#DLD19 Recap: Everything Must Change
“Adapt or die” has been nature’s governing principle since the beginning of time. Humans are experts at adjusting to change – and entrepreneurs cherish the…
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“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.”
“Music is a universal connector. It encompasses everything that is stimulating to us.”
“We can build a totally new, urban transportation system that is roughly five to ten times as efficient as cars, at least ten times as safe, and also cost-competitive.”
“We believe that our European, human-centric approach is the way forward.”
“Our European way of life and the future of liberal democracy are closely linked to digitalization.”
“I always thought space was somewhere else – but space is part of where we live.”
“How do we make sure that future technology is hardwired for human progress?”
“Regulation should not stifle innovation – but we should be very careful not to put innovation in a higher order of significance than democracy.”
“Capital is relatively mobile. The resource we crave the most is talent.”
“It’s drugs and technology that look at us as ‘users’. I would say that big data is like Big Tobacco.
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#DLD19 Recap: A Matter of Trust
Trust is a simple concept that has enormous power. Without trust there would be no community, no commerce, no democracy. Trust requires faith – in…
Highlights of DLD Europe in Brussels
If you couldn’t attend DLD Europe – here are some highlights. If you want all the panel content, just visit our YouTube page.
Highlights of DLD Campus Karlsruhe
If you couldn’t attend DLD Campus Karlsruhe – here are some highlights.
Highlights of DLD Europe in Brussels
If you couldn’t attend DLD Europe – here are some highlights. If you want all the panel content, just visit our YouTube page.
Highlights of DLD Campus Karlsruhe
If you couldn’t attend DLD Campus Karlsruhe – here are some highlights.
Glamorous Evening in Davos
As part of this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF), around 600 guests followed the invitation to the Burda DLD Nightcap in Davos. On Tuesday evening,…
DLD Munich 18 in 90 Seconds
DLD Munich 18 was a great success. If you missed a panel or want to watch them again, soon you can find all videos on…
“Many of the most important innovations will come from Africa”
Today, the second largest continent after Asia is also the world’s poorest. More than 430 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa live on less than $2…
“Europe needs to be the smart middle ground”
At DLD Munich 2019, from January 19-21, we’re bringing together some of the brightest minds and most influential leaders in science, business, politics, and culture.…
“Time To Break Up the Big Four: Amazon, Google, Apple & Facebook”
A cherished DLD tradition and one of the most anticipated lectures every year at the conference is Scott Galloway’s morning keynote covering the latest numbers &…
Two Elephants in the Room
Four powerful women on the stage at DLD Munich 18: Kara Swisher (ReCode) moderated a passionate and intelligent debate between Miriam Meckel (Wirtschaftswoche), Hilary Rosen…
“Time To Break Up the Big Four: Amazon, Google, Apple & Facebook”
A cherished DLD tradition and one of the most anticipated lectures every year at the conference is Scott Galloway’s morning keynote covering the latest numbers &…
Two Elephants in the Room
Four powerful women on the stage at DLD Munich 18: Kara Swisher (ReCode) moderated a passionate and intelligent debate between Miriam Meckel (Wirtschaftswoche), Hilary Rosen…
Take Responsibility!
Lack of trust is a central issue of our time. Without trust, institutions don’t work and people lose faith in their leaders. What should we do…
Establishing New Standards For EU Digital Single Market
Making her debut on the DLD stage, the European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel spoke about the legislation for a European single digital market…
We Are Running Out of Time
No wonder Christiana Figueres is called the “climate saver”. From 2010 to 2016 she was Secretary General of the UN Climate Change Secretariat. Figueres has made a…
“Facebook Is Not the Digital Wild West!”
Sunday at DLD Munich started with Elliot Schrage’s for Facebook surprisingly open and self-critical keynote. He is Vice President of Public Policy and Communication at Facebook, where…
Pitch Night: Meet Nine of Germany’s Most Promising Startups at DLD Munich
Ready to conquer the future? All over Germany, founders are capitalizing on the strengths of their particular regions to come up with new technologies and…
Rachel Botsman: Why Innovation Depends On “Leaps of Trust”
Trust enables new ideas to travel. Without it, we’d never get behind the wheel of a self-driving car or let a smart assistant into our…
Company Culture In The Era Of New Work
Digital transformation does not only have effects on products, business strategies and processes. A central success factor for successful transformation are the people who implement…
Regional power
After a successful start last year, Europe’s leading innovation conference DLD (Digital, Life, Design) returns to German universities for its regional conference format DLD Campus.…
Company Culture In The Era Of New Work
Digital transformation does not only have effects on products, business strategies and processes. A central success factor for successful transformation are the people who implement…
Regional power
After a successful start last year, Europe’s leading innovation conference DLD (Digital, Life, Design) returns to German universities for its regional conference format DLD Campus.…
Closing the Female Leadership Gap
Despite multiple and long-term efforts by business, legislation and politics to balance out the gender gap in corporate leadership, the figures of women in C-suite…
Unicorns Made in Germany
There are a lot of very successful tech companies in Germany – one of them is Auto1 which recently raised $558 million from Softbank to…
“We Can Look Inside Heads!”
Ping-pong session at DLD Munich 18: Author and MIT scientist Andrew McAfee and Openwater founder Mary Lou Jepsen ask each other questions. Mary Lou Jepsen…
Is Authenticity Overrated?
Is authenticity still an issue? Scanning through book shops and finding titles like “How to be yourself“ answer that question quite clearly. With these words Herminia…
Kai-Fu Lee on AI: “This Is Not A Race of Man Against Machine”
Artificial intelligence is a key technology, often seen as decisive for the future of whole nations: If you know how to build the smartest algorithms…
“We Are Entering A Whole New Dimension of Connectivity”
Smart cities, lightning-fast mobile downloads, Industry 4.0 – all of this depends on a modern infrastructure. 2019 promises to be the year of 5G, a much…
Responsible technology: “A New Era of Leaders Will Take Us There”
Winners in the digital economy benefit from network effects and their own popularity, as user growth tends to attract additional users, fueling further growth. In…
Kim Polese: “To Unlock AI’s True Potential We Need Systems That Can Explain Their Decisions”
Computers are numbers guys. It took researchers decades to teach machines that can only handle zeros and ones how to deal with the uncertainties of…
Responsible technology: “A New Era of Leaders Will Take Us There”
Winners in the digital economy benefit from network effects and their own popularity, as user growth tends to attract additional users, fueling further growth. In…
Kim Polese: “To Unlock AI’s True Potential We Need Systems That Can Explain Their Decisions”
Computers are numbers guys. It took researchers decades to teach machines that can only handle zeros and ones how to deal with the uncertainties of…
The Promises & Perils of Robotics and Automation
Do intelligent robots take over our work? The expectations of the people and the actual reality on this topic are far apart. The renowned US…
“Uber den Wolken”
Dara Khosrowshahi made a political fashion-statement on stage at DLD Munich 18: The new Uber CEO wore a protest-slogan T-Shirt “We are all dreamers” – an…
Shaping the Future of Mobility
From autonomous flying to hyperloops – how will the future of mobility look like? Discussing innovative transport concepts, the sharing economy as well as new…
E-Baby, E-Government & Education
She not only wants to disrupt her own countrys’ society but the whole regions. Ana Brnabić, prime minister of the Republic of Serbia, has the great…
Make Rock Great Again
Can the right song get your ad campaign to take off? Can music accelerate your business and what would you have to do in order…
“A credible source is not defined by its popularity”
Art, culture and design are always important topics at DLD. This year co-founder Steffi Czerny was very happy to welcome Hito Steyerl. The German filmmaker, visual artist, writer…
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The Future of Love
Esther Perel is recognized as one of today’s most insightful and original voices on modern relationships. With her podcast “Where Should We Begin?” the Belgian psychotherapist…
Pioneering Health Care Technology
Mary Lou Jepsen surely deserves to be called a technology pioneer. Most recently, she was an engineering executive at Facebook working on its Oculus virtual reality…
Reconquering Values in the Light of Populism
In the spirit of this year’s theme, experimental psychologist and Harvard professor Steven Pinker discussed reconquering values of enlightenment in conversation with journalist Andrian Kreye (Süddeutsche Zeitung) and philosophy…
Of Real Planets & Synthetic Cells
One important part of DLD’S DNA are the life sciences. Breaking it down to the essentials, Petra Schwille, Director of the Max Planck Institute of…
Reconquering Values in the Light of Populism
In the spirit of this year’s theme, experimental psychologist and Harvard professor Steven Pinker discussed reconquering values of enlightenment in conversation with journalist Andrian Kreye (Süddeutsche Zeitung) and philosophy…
Of Real Planets & Synthetic Cells
One important part of DLD’S DNA are the life sciences. Breaking it down to the essentials, Petra Schwille, Director of the Max Planck Institute of…
Data Collected by Butterflies
Localising forest fires, estimating biomass or carbon storage – analyzing the quality of habitants for certain animal species. All that is possible thanks to remote…
DLD 2009: David Kirkpatrick interviews the Facebook founder
Richard Browning, Gravity Industries, lifts off at DLD Munich 2018
Tanit Koch speaks with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi at DLD Munich 2018
Sebastian Thrun launches Udacity at DLD Munich 2012
MIT Media Lab fellow Marco Tempest performs magic onstage at DLD Summer 2015
DLD Munich 2012: “Developing the Developed World”
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