Sven Smit

Sven Smit, McKinsey

McKinsey Global Institute

Sven Smit is a senior partner at McKinsey and co-chairman of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), and a member of the McKinsey Shareholder Council. He works with leading companies to develop strategies for growth, serving all industries. As chair of MGI he leads research and authors MGI reports on global economic trends.

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Sven Smit (McKinsey Global Institute) on stage at the DLD Munich Conference 2026. Credit: Sebastian Gabriel / picture alliance for DLD / Hubert Burda Media

Century of Plenty

Sven Smit, Chairman of the McKinsey Global Institute, presents a compelling vision for a “Century of Plenty.” Humanity is at the cusp of a new era, he argues, where abundance in energy, food,…
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Sven Smit, McKinsey, speaks about Europe’s technology gap at DLD Munich

Securing Europe’s Future Beyond Energy

In this DLD Munich session, Sven Smit, Chairman and Director of the McKinsey Global Institute, addresses Europe’s challenges in energy and technology dependence. “We went gone global, which is a good thing”, Smit…
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Colorful illustration by Annette Jung representing the DLD Munich 2026 conference design

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 2022 conference page with videos, talks, conference highlights

DLD Munich 2022

All about DLD Munich 2022 on one page: speakers, DLD talks, articles and more. DLD is Europe’s leading innovation conference.
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