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Revisit our online event, which brought together top speakers from science, business, arts and politics to explore what’s next.
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.
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.
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.
Investors and consumers are forcing companies to change for the better. Transparency could take the revolution even further.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Revisit our week of inspiring Power Talks about making Europe more innovative – highly snackable superfood for your brain!
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Table of Contents

A Better World: The Impact of Sustainable Investing
- Business ·
- Investing ·
- Sustainability ·

Trust and the Pandemic
- Business ·
- Covid-19 ·
- Society & Politics ·

Why Covid-19 Highlights the Limits of Capitalism
- Business ·
- Covid-19 ·
- Democracy ·

Make Uncertainty Your Friend!
- Covid-19 ·
- Leadership ·
- Society & Politics ·

Digital Europe After Covid-19
- Business ·
- Covid-19 ·
- Investing ·

The Great Disruption: Scott Galloway on Business in Times of Covid-19
- Business ·
- Covid-19 ·
- Education ·

How China Is Leading the Way in Artificial Intelligence
- AI ·
- Business ·
- Innovation ·

How Can We Trust Social Media Again?
- AI ·
- Social Media ·
- Trust ·

“We Have Over-Optimized Our Economy”
- AI ·
- Automation ·
- Covid-19 ·

The New Code of Cities
- Covid-19 ·
- Mobility ·
- Society & Politics ·

Listen To the Nuzik: Brian Eno on Art, Earth And Humanity
- Music ·
- Society & Politics ·
- Sustainability ·

Algo Rhythms: How Henrik Schwarz Finds Creativity In Code
- AI ·
- Innovation ·
- Music ·

The Future of Human Evolution
- Covid-19 ·
- Health ·
- Innovation ·

Gene Editing: Great Potential, Great Concerns
- Covid-19 ·
- Ethics ·
- Health ·

Coronavirus: Managing A Crisis That Changes Everything
- Covid-19 ·
- Innovation ·
- Medicine ·

Europe: Powerhouse of Innovation
- Europe ·
- Innovation ·
- Society & Politics ·

Quick Take: Highlights of DLD20
- AI ·
- Business ·
- Innovation ·

DLD Singapore: Asia Rising
- Asia ·
- Innovation ·
- Investing ·
Insights from DLD Speakers
“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.”

“I always thought space was somewhere else – but space is part of where we live.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Uncertainty is an absolutely defining quality in life, and we should stop fighting it and learn how to make it our friend.”
“Music is a universal connector. It encompasses everything that is stimulating to us.”
“Robotics is not dangerous. Robots are a tool to help us and make us more powerful.”
“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.”
“Regulation should not stifle innovation – but we should be very careful not to put innovation in a higher order of significance than democracy.”
“It’s drugs and technology that look at us as ‘users’. I would say that big data is like Big Tobacco.”
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus explains why fixing financial inequality would address many other problems as well
Snap co-founder Evan Spiegel explores creativity and social networking in conversation with artist Alex Israel
Historic: David Kirkpatrick interviews the Facebook founder at DLD Munich 2009
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tells interviewer Tanit Koch where he wants to take the mobility service provider
The birth of Udacity: Online learning pioneer Sebastian Thrun launches his digital university at DLD Munich 2012
The PayPa co-founder and famous investor lays out his vision on “Developing the Developed World”