Edgar Perez is recognized globally as one of the few business and technology experts who can deliver thoughtful and educational presentations on a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence, the metaverse, Web3, quantum computing and fintech, and is a well-known international consultant, author and dynamic speaker. Perez is the author of Wall Street Nightmare: The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Greatest Risk in Financial Markets and Trading Efficiently: Insights into the New High-Frequency Trading that is Changing the Investment World. He has also written for The New York Times and China's Sina Finance. Mr. Perez has served as a Vice President at Citigroup, a Senior Advisor at IBM and a Strategic Advisor at McKinsey & Company in New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from the National University of Engineering in Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from ESAN University in Lima, Peru (1997) and an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York (2002), with a concentration in Finance and Management.