What the World Can Learn from Africa
Africa has become one of the world’s most dynamic laboratories for deep tech, resilience, and leapfrog-style innovation, this DLD26 expert panel makes clear – and it’s one that other parts…
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The Promptah No. 4: “It’s Only the Beginning”
Conference HighlightsGrab your free digital copy of DLD’s people magazine for curious minds to read essays and interviews by some of the world’s leading experts on AI, business, and culture.
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AI in Medicine: “A Pivotal Moment”
DLD Health x BAIOSPHEREAward-winning researcher Fabian Theis of Helmholtz Munich explains why the next leap in understanding biology and curing diseases will from Artificial Intelligence and big data.
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Opportunities of a Sustainable Economy
BusinessAhead of DLD Munich 2026, Stientje van Veldhoven (World Resources Institute) highlights the many benefits of shifting from extractive business models to sustainable ones.
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Recent Articles
- Digital & Technology
Good or Evil? How AI Is Transforming Life, Work and Society
Will artificial intelligence turn out to be a blessing or a curse? DLD speakers from science, business and technology share expert opinions.Read the Article - Social & Politics
Sustainability: “Recycling Should Only Be a Last Resort”
Circular economy expert Ramona Liberoff explains how companies and consumers can make the biggest impact in reducing their environmental footprint.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
When AI Becomes “Smarter than Its Developers”
In one of his last interviews, the late German author, filmmaker and philosopher Alexander Kluge explores Artificial Intelligence and its ability to reveal hidden truths in unexpected ways.Read the Article - Life & Science
Turning Cancer Against Itself
Californian startup Earli aims to outsmart one of the world’s deadliest diseases by combining biology, engineering and software. CEO Cyriac Roeding shares details with DLD.Read the Article
“I’m strongly convinced that we will see fusion energy in the next 10 to 15 years. It’s real, it’s happening and for many of you, this will impact your business.”
“Over half of the world’s GDP is dependent on nature and the services it provides. Yet our human activity is pushing ecosystems towards irreversible tipping points.”
“Software has eaten the world, and now it’s AI’s turn. AI is now eating software.”
“The winners in AI are whoever have the most data. And the good news is that the good guys have way more data than the bad guys have.”
“Best practice thinking, that mindset is about locking the future into the past. It’s about learning from the past and continuing to perpetuate that.”
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