John Thornhill
Financial Times
John Thornhill is one of the most senior journalists at the Financial Times. He writes an award-winning column on the impact of technology and is also the founder of Sifted, an FT-backed media site covering Europe’s startup world.
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Capital in an Unstable World
European technological sovereignty and defense innovation take center stage as DTCP unveils a major new investment vehicle at DLD Munich 2026. “We are happy to announce today here that we start a 500…
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When Energy Meets Quantum: From Complexity to Competitive Advantage
Optimizing the energy grid may be one of quantum computing’s first promising applications. That’s the takeaway from this DLD Munich 2026 exchange between Victoria Ossadnik (E.ON) and Heike Riel, Lead of IBM Research…
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Tech for Innovation: Europe, a Global Leader in Future Tech?
How can Europe translate its strength in research and innovation into building global tech champions? This question lies at the heart of this DLD26 expert panel discussion, moderated by John Thornhill (Financial Times)…
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AI Enabling Innovation
Generative AI has seen a huge surge in interest as the technology has advanced significantly. This DLD24 conversation with Ewa Duerr (Google) and Thomas Saueressig (SAP), moderated by John Thornhill (Financial Times), highlights…
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Challenges of Generative AI
The rise of generative AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E has raised both excitement and concerns over the capabilities of artificial intelligence in general. How good, how reliable are these systems really? Can…
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Sustainable Cities
Cities keep growing, they’re home to more than half the people on earth. But they’re also in urgent need of an upgrade. Smart energy solutions and smart buildings as well as creative and…
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Good or Evil? How AI Is Transforming Life, Work and Society
Will artificial intelligence turn out to be a blessing or a curse? DLD speakers from science, business and technology share expert opinions.
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DLD Munich 2026
From January 15-17, 2026, DLD Munich will bring together more than 250 speakers across different disciplines. Find out how to attend the premier gathering of the year…
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DLD Munich 2025
Europe’s leading innovation conference celebrates its 20th anniversary from January 16-18, 2025, in Munich. Find out about speakers, location details and how to attend…
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DLD Munich 2024
DLD24 brought together experts from business, science and culture. Revisit this exciting event here with talks, videos, images…
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