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An Artistic View of Circularity
World-famous artists Es Devlin and Hans Zimmer come together in this DLD session to share their perspectives on sustainability and a circular economy with moderator Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Galleries).…
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Building a Sustainable Digital Economy
What is the role of consumers in a circular economy? How can buyers really make a difference? And when does shifting to a sustainable lifestyle become the norm? These questions…
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Architecture for the Future
Renowned architect Francis Kéré is known for his daring, innovative designs and for pioneering sustainable modes of construction. In this engaging DLD Circular presentation, Kéré combines personal observations with the…
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“We’re Not Using Our Best Weapons To Fight Global Warming”
MIT researcher Andrew McAfee explains what should be done to battle climate change, how to regulate innovation and why intuition often leads us astray…
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Accelerating Government’s Digital Transformation
“Everybody feels that government still operates like in the 1960s”, Burda Media CEO Paul-Bernhard Kallen observes in this DLD Summer session. “The task is clear: digitally deliver.” Diego Piacentini has…
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Courage & Decency: The Story Behind a Story
The collapse of Wirecard, among allegations of widespread fraud, has become one of the biggest scandals of the international financial world. In this DLD Summer session, Wirecard’s former senior legal…
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Science Works: The Power of Basic Research
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown both the benefits of science as well as the need to explain its benefits better, as Ann-Kristin Achleitner (University of Munich) and Robbert Dijkgraaf (Institute…
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Surveillance Capitalism: Do We Need A New Social Contract?
How can we reap the benefits of social media, and being connected, without surrendering all control to the digital giants who own the platforms? This is one of the key…
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The Great AI Game
Don’t think about data as the new oil, Oxford economist Carl Benedikt Frey argues in his DLD Summer session with Azeem Azhar – because data alone doesn’t make you a…
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Covid-19: From Global Crisis to a Better World
In this DLD Sync webinar, renowned Oxford economist Ian Goldin analyzes the Covid-19 pandemic in the context of globalization, sustainability and social justice. “We need to do things differently”, he…
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Noise: The Secret Enemy of Good Decision-Making
Hidden factors often influence our judgement, in life and business, Nobel Prize Laureate Daniel Kahneman and marketing guru Scott Galloway show in their DLD talks…
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The Art of Planetary Storytelling
Discover highlights from our arts and culture talks at DLD All Stars, with international top speakers from culture, science, politics and business…
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Automate to Regenerate
How can automation and digital technologies scale the circular economy and bridge the gap between intention and action? Moderated by Susanne Kadner (Circular Republic), this DLD Future Hub panel discussion features expert insights by Christina Reuter (Technical University Munich), Felix Heinricy (Resourify)...
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Welcome Back: A Call to Nature and Climate Action at DLD25
As Maria Furtwängler (MaLisa Foundation) and Eckart von Hirschhausen (Foundation Healthy Planet, Healthy People) welcome back the audience to day 2 of DLD Munich 2025, they discuss the urgent need to address biodiversity loss and climate change – and see both as...
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