Patrick Schwerdtfeger, founder of Trend Mastery Inc., is a business futurist specializing in technology trends including big data, artificial intelligence, and blockchain. He's an award-winning author and full-time professional speaker and has spoken at hundreds of conference all around the world. He is the author of Anarchy, Inc: Profiting in a Decentralized World with Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain. He has lectured at numerous academic institutions including Purdue and Stanford Universities and is a regular speaker for Bloomberg TV.