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DLD Munich 2025: Speakers & Topics
Conference HighlightsIn its 20th year, the DLD conference will be bigger than ever. Read our preview article to find out who’s speaking and how to join us from January 16-18, 2025, in Munich.
Read the articleThe Tech Way to Fight Cancer
HealthCalifornian health startup Earli aims to outsmart one of the deadliest diseases with the help of AI, biology and engineering. CEO Cyriac Roeding explains.
Read the articleWhy Climate Change Is Becoming a Security Risk
Social & PoliticsSIPRI researcher Florian Krampe explains how extreme weather and biodiversity loss create new risks to business and society.
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- Digital & Technology
AI in Business: “Building the Right Competencies Is Key”
How to get the most out of generative AI? Put an emphasis on upskilling, governance and building trust in the technology, IBM top manager Ana Paula Assis says.Read the Article - Social & Politics
“Democracy Has a Delivery Problem”
Why is trust in government so low, where does widespread anger at politics come from? Lisa Witter, Co-founder of Apolitical, shares ideas on how to strengthen democracy and encourage citizen…Read the Article - Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Circularity: “The Biggest Obstacle Is Managing Radical Change”
Joe Iles, Programme Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, explains how the circular economy can gain traction – in business and our personal lives.Read the Article - Art & Design
“Art for All, Open to Everyone.” Meet London’s Serpentine Galleries
Get the inside view on one of the world’s leading cultural institutions, as Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist explains Serpentine’s mission and how he came to be DLD’s creative pathfinder…Read the Article - Life & Science
Rethinking Fashion: “We Need to Make Sustainability the Norm”
Dressing up is fun, but garment production often harms the planet. Fashion expert Katrin Ley explains what you can do to stay stylish and help reshape the apparel industry –…Read the Article
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“As technologists and as digital leaders, we have a responsibility to use our technology for good.”
“We need to think about the role of women and more diverse governance because complexity is solved through diversity.”
“We’re seeing more and more scale-ups, more and more unicorns coming out of Europe, more and more companies really shaping the global stage.”
“I had faith in this idea that chess could give a child from the slums and poverty an intellectual identity. And I picked up a chess board and I put it in front of them.”
“As a physician, I was trained to analyze the pulse and the vital signs. How are the vital signs of Mother Earth today? We have to move from personal health to planetary health.”