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Limits And Beyond
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of the Club of Rome, makes a remarkable observation in this DLD session. “We are at the risk of collapse”, she warns, calling for an urgent reform…
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Digital Bavaria
“We continue to live in difficult times, times that urge us to take action”, Bavaria’s State Secretary of Digital Affairs, Judith Gerlach, observes in her DLD Munich 2022 welcome address.…
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Entertaining the Dark Side: Iyad Rahwan’s “Evil AI” Cartoons
Can cartoons help us better understand the risks – and benefits – of artificial intelligence? Max Planck director Iyad Rahwan explains why he’s turning serious research into funny drawings.
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Positive Luxury: How To Make Sustainability Desirable?
In this DLD Sync session, Diana Verde Nieto, CEO & Co-Founder of Positive Luxury, and Bettina Fetzer, Vice President Communications & Marketing at Mercedes-Benz AG, discuss how the role of…
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Maria Ressa’s Fight for Democracy in the Digital Age
“A lie told a million times becomes fact”, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa told the DLD audience in 2020. Her fight against disinformation is more important than ever…
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The Extreme Self
This remarkable DLD Circular session brings together three of the most astute observers of cultural and societal change in the digital age: author Douglas Coupland, writer and curator Shumon Basar…
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How Networks Drive Sustainability
Infrastructure plays a crucial role in making the economy more efficient and saving resources, as this DLD Circular conversation between Victoria Ossadnik (E.On), Markus Haas (Telefónica Germany) and Ann-Kristin Achleitner…
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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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Deep Dive: From Landfill to Lifeline
Moderated by Niclas-Alexander Mauss (Circular Republic), this DLD Nature session brings together a panel of experts from various sectors to discuss the challenges and opportunities in transitioning to a circular economy, with a special focus on preserving and restoring ecosystems. Key points...
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