DLD Munich 2025
January 16-18, 2025
We’re celebrating 20 years of shaping the future!
DLD began in 2005 with the mission to explore how the Internet would change our world. Today, a new set of technologies is shaping how we work and live – from AI, robotics and biotechnology to self-driving cars, nano satellites, quantum computers and many more.
But our goal remains the same: DLD brings together a diverse group of business leaders, world-class scientists, artists and designers, startup founders and investors – people who not only imagine a better future but are actively creating it. Over the course of three days, top experts will share insights under this year’s motto Future Positive.
Contents
Highlights
DLD25 Highlights Day 1
DLD25 Highlights Day 2
DLD25 Highlights Day 3
Speakers
Speaker Selection
Speaker Company
Gary Marcus
A leading voice in artificial intelligence, Gary Marcus is a scientist, best-selling author and serial entrepreneur (Founder of Robust.AI and Geometric.AI, acquired by Uber). He is well-known for his challenges to contemporary AI, anticipating many of the current limitations decades in advance, and for his research in human language development and cognitive neuroscience.
Speaker ProfileMarietje Schaake
Marietje Schaake is international policy director at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center, as well international policy fellow at the University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Between 2009 and 2019, she served as a Member of European Parliament.
Speaker ProfileWerner Vogels
In addition to being Amazon’s Chief Technology Officer, Werner Vogels is an engineer, architect, scientist, programmer, product guy, executive, disruptor, investor, mentor, advisor, analyst, academic, sales guy, entrepreneur, data analyst, system administrator, evangelist, debater, father, musician and biker.
Speaker ProfileMatthew Prince
Matthew Prince is co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare, which runs one of the world’s largest networks to increase the security and performance of its customers’ websites and services. Matthew is a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a winner of the 2011 Tech Fellow Awards.
Speaker ProfileMoritz Schularick
Award-winning economist Moritz Schularick is President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and Professor of Economics at Sciences Po. His research spans macroeconomics, finance, international economics and economic history and has been published in many economic journals.
Speaker ProfileFrancesca Bria
A Professor at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose in London, Francesca Bria is an innovation economist working at the intersection of technology, geopolitics, economy, cities and society. Formerly the Chief Digital Technology Officer for the City of Barcelona, Bria is a member of the EU’s New European Bauhaus Roundtable and was President of CDP Venture Capital, the Italian National Innovation Fund.
Speaker ProfileCarl Benedikt Frey
Carl Benedikt Frey is one of the world’s leading AI researchers. A Professor of AI & Work at the Oxford Internet Institute, he is also Director of the Future of Work Programme at the Oxford Martin School. Frey co-authored the influential paper The Future of Employment and is the author, most recently, of the award-winning book The Technology Trap.
Speaker ProfileJaya Baloo
Jaya Baloo is a globally recognized cybersecurity leader. Formerly the CISO at Rapid7 and Avast, she currently serves as a Contributing Expert in Quantum and Cybersecurity for the World Economic Forum and advises Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). Baloo also lectures as a faculty member at Singularity University.
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Agenda
Thursday, January 16
Friday, January 17
Saturday, January 18
Location
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House of Communication Munich
Friedenstr. 24
81671 Munich
Germany
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What DLD Speakers Say
- McKinsey & CompanyDLD is like a mental spa. You come and you’re refreshed with ideas and thoughts and challenges. And above all, it’s the people. Steffi and team have created something unique.
- AmazonIf you work for a large American company, it is important to hear voices from all over the world. Because it’s easy to get locked into your own echo chamber in the U.S.
- Safaricom PLCDLD is the highlight of the beginning of the year for me, and for many people in the tech industry. Once you’re a DLD member, you become part of the community and you continue to add to the conversations that I hope will shape the future.
- Exponential ViewDLD is always in my calendar because I love coming here. Because of the energy, because of what you learn – but most importantly, because of the people that you meet.
- Artist & InnovatorI couldn’t be a bigger fan of DLD. There is something magical about the atmosphere and the warmth, and the personal connections. I feel like DLD has the best people, it has the best conversations and it has the best intentions.
- Union Square VenturesDLD is my favorite conference because it is a casual atmosphere, but at the same time it brings together people from very different backgrounds in intense exchanges that spur new ideas. Every time, I come away from DLD with a new idea to pursue.