Ursula von der Leyen
European Commission
Ursula von der Leyen is the first woman to become President of the European Commission. A longtime member of Germany’s CDU, Ms. von der Leyen served in the cabinet of Angela Merkel before moving to Brussels in 2019 to lead the EU Commission.
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New European Bauhaus on Tour
Meet the European Innovation Roadshow of DLD and UnternehmerTUM, supported by the European Commission. Founded in 2005, DLD has become an internationally connected, interdisciplinary community of top-tier innovators, entrepreneurs, business leaders, scientists, investors, political decision makers, and creators from all industries and backgrounds. UnternehmerTUM, founded in 2002 as an affiliated institute of Technical University of…
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The New European Bauhaus: A Vision for Europe
In her opening keynote address for DLD All Stars, Ursula von der Leyen explains the EU’s New European Bauhaus initiative and how it will help the European economy to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. “We need projects that open a perspective for the future, that make us dream, that touch our emotions and stimulate creativity”,…
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Key Insights: What We Learned at DLD All Stars
A world in crisis is also a world of opportunities. This was on full display at DLD All Stars, our three-day online conference that featured top speakers from politics, business, science and culture. The event illustrated the wealth of opportunities that arise when different disciplines inspire each other – with art meeting technology, AI speeding…
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