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Vibes of Tomorrow
From machine hallucinations to NFTs and the sound of climate change: Discover the arts & culture highlights of DLD22 in our recap article.
MoreDLD22 in Review
Revisit DLD Munich: Find speakers and talks, watch video and images, discover what you may have missed while networking behind the scenes.
MoreDeep Dive: The World of Quantum Computing
Find out how the next generation of supercomputers will enable us to speed up drug development, material science and help mitigate climate change.
MoreBusiness in the Exponential Age
Author Azeem Azhar explains which new technologies bring the next opportunities – and disruptions. And why all of us need to participate in shaping the world of tomorrow.
MoreDLD 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.
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Digital & Technology
Why Quantum Computers Are So Exciting – And Also A Bit Frightening
The power of quantum computers enables new applications, but also threatens data security. Expert Gabi Dreo Rodosek explains why companies need to act now…
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Social & Politics
Jeremy Rifkin: “The Fossil Fuel Civilization Is Collapsing”
In “The Green New Deal”, author Jeremy Rifkin argues that renewable energy can prevent the worst of climate change.
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Green Energy’s New Dawn
U.K. startup Bulb is reinventing the energy market by making power from renewable sources cheaper and more accessible. DLD spoke with CEO Hayden Wood.
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Art & Design
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…
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Life & Science
New Ways To Feed A Hungry Planet
We need alternative food sources, like lab meat and insects, to nourish ever more people without depleting the planet’s resources.
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“We need projects that open a perspective for the future, that make us dream.”
“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.”
“Mobility is a deep-seated need of people. We are aware that we now have to change dramatically to sustain this freedom.”
“We do have the technology, we do have the means to decarbonize Europe.”
“We grow up thinking that government is a necessary pain. And we don’t think that government could also be done in a good way.”
Featured Video
The Coded Gaze: Bias in AI
In her DLD Munich 2020 talk, Joy Buolamwini, founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, paints an alarming picture of the racial, gender and class bias present in current AI systems.…
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Images

DLD20 quantum computing Europe panel video featured

“Sophia” of Hanson Robotics

Team DLD

Spinning records at the DLD Circular Nightcap

Bill Liu presents Royole’s flexible display

Playing chess with the master – Garry Kasparov won, naturally

Welcome to DLD Singapore

MINI Vision Urbanaut

Aenne Burda Award ceremony

Welcome to DLD Summer

DLD18 Party at Heart Club, Munich

Author Jeremy Rifkin describes the Third Industrial Revolution at DLD16

DLD founder Steffi Czerny admires the synthesizers of Stroeme Band

“Rocket Man” Richard Browning flying high at DLD Campus Bayreuth
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