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Outdoor portrait of innovation economist Francesca Bria, wearing colorful clothes, smiling at the camera.

Meet the EuroStack: “The World Desperately Needs a Third Way”

Innovation economist Francesca Bria has developed a strategy for making Europe digitally autonomous. She explains how the EuroStack can boost the continent’s competitiveness.
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A city in the Global South after a flood. People push bikes through the streets, next to cars driving through high water.

The Hidden Link Between Climate Change and National Security

As nature suffers, so do humans. Security researcher Florian Krampe explains why climate action is crucial to preventing conflicts, near and far.
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Portrait of Apolitical co-founder Lisa Witter in studio environment before a blue background.

“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…
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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.
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UCLA professor Ramesh Srinivasan speaking at DLD Munich 2020

Tech, Trust & Society: “We Must Become a Global Community”

DLD23 Speaker Ramesh Srinivasan explains how technology can bring us together and help create a better, more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow.
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Maria Ressa’s Fight for Democracy in the Digital Age

“A lie told a million times becomes fact”, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa told the DLD audience in 2020. Her fight against disinformation is more important than ever…
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“We’re Not Using Our Best Weapons To Fight Global Warming”

MIT researcher Andrew McAfee explains what should be done to battle climate change, how to regulate innovation and why intuition often leads us astray…
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A Better World: The Impact of Sustainable Investing

Consumers and investors are forcing companies to act more responsibly. But to really make a difference, impact investing needs transparency, argues Sir Ronald Cohen.
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Trust and the Pandemic

Public confidence in companies has fallen in the coronavirus crisis, survey data shows. Communications experts Margot and Richard Edelman explain what business leaders can do to win back trust.
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Isabell Welpe, Albert Wenger

Why Covid-19 Highlights the Limits of Capitalism

The pandemic demonstrates why we cannot put a price on everything. Isabell Welpe and Albert Wenger discuss where markets fail, and what alternatives they see.
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“All Bets Are Off”: Covid-19 As a Catalyst for Change

Sir Martin Sorrell predicts the coronavirus crisis will speed up digital transition and lead to higher taxes as governments try to pay for stimulus packages.
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Jeremy Rifkin, Green New Deal, wind power, renewable energy, climate change

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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Neurologist Zvi Ram (University of Tel Aviv) speaks at the DLD Munich Conference 2024, with an illustration showing the human brain behind him on a screen.
Neurosurgeons face a huge challenge: there’s no atlas for the brain that could guide them during surgery, for example when they need to remove a brain tumor without damaging the patient’s cognitive functions. Watch this fascinating DLD24 presentation by Prof. Zvi Ram,...
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UCLA professor Ramesh Srinivasan speaks about sustainable growth at DLD Munich
We recently crossed a threshold: There are now more than 8 billion people alive – and still just one planet to sustain them, as well as all other life on earth. In this DLD 23 talk, Ramesh Srinivasan, Director of the Center...
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