News and Conference Highlights

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How is the pandemic shifting the power balance between East and West? Join us for a free webinar with John Micklethwait, Tom Enders and Adrian Wooldridge.

DLD All Stars

February 21–22

DLD All Stars

See the future from up close: Our online event on February 21 – 22 brings together top speakers from science, business, arts and politics to explore what’s next. Come join us! This one is on us …

Conference Highlights

DLD Collection: Health & Medicine

Who’s behind the Covid-19 vaccine? Which foods strengthen your body’s immune system? What’s next in AI, gene editing and medicine? Get answers from DLD’s community of expert speakers.

Digital & Technology

Is China Winning the AI Race?

Bestselling author and investor Kai-Fu Lee explains why China has an advantage in benefitting from artificial intelligence and what Europe can do to catch up.

Digital & Technology

Social Media’s Trust Issues

Misinformation keeps spreading wildly on social networks. What to do? DLD speakers offer solutions on how to manage one of the most troubling developments in technology and society.

Social & Politics

Sustainable Investing

Investors and consumers are forcing companies to change for the better. Transparency could take the revolution even further.

Life & Science

The Future of Human Evolution

Genetics pioneer George Church explores the possibilities of biotechnology in conversation with Ellen Jorgensen and Jamie Metzl. Read our summary for key insights and watch the video of the complete session.

Art & Design

The New Code of Cities

How will the corona crisis change office work, commuting and the way we live? MIT researcher Carlo Ratti and Steelcase VP James Ludwig had many ideas and insights to share in their DLD Session.

Art & Design

Listen To the Nuzik

Our DLD Sync session with legendary British musician Brian Eno was a journey through a wonderland of ideas and insights, with Hans Ulrich Obrist as a tour guide. Follow along in our recap!

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Managing Uncertainty

Don’t try to plan out every future move, author Magaret Heffernan advises. Instead be agile, open and creative in responding to the challenges of the moment. Watch her DLD Sync session with Niki Kolev about better ways to deal with risk.

DLD Europe

DLD Europe 2020

Revisit our week of inspiring Power Talks about making Europe more innovative – highly snackable superfood for your brain!

Social & Politics

Trust and the Pandemic

Business leaders have largely failed to meet the public’s expectations during times of crisis, survey data shows. In a DLD Sync session, Edelman top executives explain how brands can to step up to the challenge.

Discover DLD Sync!

DLD Sync is our interactive webinar format that brings together outstanding speakers and our DLD community online. Find upcoming events and an archive of video recordings on our dedicated DLD Sync page.

Social & Politics

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Margaret Heffernan, author, DLD conference

Make Uncertainty Your Friend!

Don’t try to fight uncertainty, learn to manage it, author and consultant Margaret Heffernan says. Watch her DLD Sync session with Niki Kolev about better ways to deal with risk.

Leadership ·
Society & Politics ·
Work ·

Klaus Hommels, Stefan Oschmann, DLD Sync

Digital Europe After Covid-19

DLD Sync: Watch investor Klaus Hommels and Merck CEO Stefan Oschmann discuss the continent’s economic future in a post-pandemic world.

Business ·
Investing ·
Society & Politics ·

Digital & Technology

China, artificial intelligence, illustration

Is China Winning the Race for AI?

Bestselling author Kai-Fu Lee explains why China has an advantage in benefiting from artificial intelligence, and what Europe needs to do to make up for lost ground.

AI ·
Business ·
Innovation ·

Carl Benedikt Frey, Oxford, economist, DLD Sync

“We Have Over-Optimized Our Economy”

In the DLD Sync kick-off session, Oxford economist Carl Benedikt Frey shares his insights on the future of work, automation and the economy after Covid-19.

AI ·
Automation ·
Society & Politics ·

Art & Design

smart cities, urbanization, urban planning, future of cities

The New Code of Cities

How will the corona crisis change office life? What should cities do to reinvent themselves for tomorrow? MIT researcher Carlo Ratti and Steelcase VP James Ludwig shared plenty of ideas in their DLD Sync session…

Mobility ·
Society & Politics ·
Work ·

Listen To the Nuzik: Brian Eno on Art, Earth And Humanity

Musician Brian Eno is an eager explorer of connections between art, science and society. His DLD Sync session was full of wondrous insights and enlightening moments.

Music ·
Society & Politics ·
Sustainability ·

Henrik Schwarz, musician, studio, keyboards

Algo Rhythms: How Henrik Schwarz Finds Creativity In Code

When you listen to the new song In Spite of Everything you’ll be hard-pressed to note the presence of a third creator. Officially, the vibrant…

AI ·
Innovation ·
Music ·

Life & Science

The Future of Human Evolution

Biotechnology promises to revolutionize health and medicine. Harvard geneticist George Church shared his insights in a DLD Sync session with Ellen Jorgensen and Jamie Metzl.

Health ·
Innovation ·
Medicine ·

gene editing illustration, DNA, double helix

Gene Editing: Great Potential, Great Concerns

Fixing errors in the human DNA could cure diseases and greatly improve health – but only for the wealthy? UC Berkeley ethicist Jodi Halpern warns of a new gap between rich and poor.

Ethics ·
Health ·
Medicine ·

Coronavirus: Managing A Crisis That Changes Everything

Drowning in news about the Covid-19 pandemic? We’ve created an overview of reliable sources, expert voices, studies and interactive tools. Take a look!

Innovation ·
Medicine ·
Society & Politics ·

Conference Highlights

Europe: Powerhouse of Innovation

Top research, growing investments and a lively startup culture give Europe a good chance to become an innovation leader. DLD Europe 2020 showed how.

Europe ·
Innovation ·
Society & Politics ·

Quick Take: Highlights of DLD20

An astronaut, a Nobel Prize winner, a chess champion, many champions of a sustainable future: Take a look at select videos of DLD20.

AI ·
Business ·
Innovation ·

DLD Singapore, Gwendolyn Regina, Asymmetry Media

DLD Singapore: Asia Rising

Our second conference in Singapore illustrated a wealth of business opportunities in a vibrant, fast-growing market.

Asia ·
Innovation ·
Investing ·

Insights from DLD Speakers

DLD20

“I believe that technology can make the world a better place – but we’ve forgotten that. In our pursuit of billions, we have forgotten our humanity. And that is a tragedy.”

Roger McNamee

ELEVATION PARTNERS

DLD20

“I always thought space was somewhere else – but space is part of where we live.”

Cady Coleman

ASTRONAUT

DLD Sync

“There was a social norm of having to be at the office. I think that has changed … Maybe we find a better reason than just going to the office.”

Carlo Ratti

MIT SENSEABLE CITY LAB

DLD20

“We’ve created a system that sucks all the wealth and brings it to the door of some select people. It’s a ticking time bomb – socially, politically and economically.”

Muhammad Yunus

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE

DLD20

“Uncertainty is an absolutely defining quality in life, and we should stop fighting it and learn how to make it our friend.”

Margaret Heffernan

AUTHOR

ART & DESIGN

“Music is a universal connector. It encompasses everything that is stimulating to us.”

Beatie Wolfe

SONGWRITER

DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY

“Robotics is not dangerous. Robots are a tool to help us and make us more powerful.”

Philipp Zimmermann

FRANKA EMIKA

DLD SYNC

“We’re going to see big tech partner with universities. In ten years, a school like MIT will not welcome 3,000 students to its freshman class but 30,000.”

Scott Galloway

NUY STERN

DLD20

“Regulation should not stifle innovation – but we should be very careful not to put innovation in a higher order of significance than democracy.”