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The European Digital Agenda
Has Europe missed the first digital wave? No, Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, told the audience in his DLD20 keynote. “Europe is not lagging behind.” With…
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Technology for Human Progress
Merck CEO Stefan Oschmann analyzes the resurgent sense of techno-pessimism as well as the immense potential of disruptive technologies, particularly the data storage capacity of the human genome. “How do…
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Disruption & Trust: DNA, Ethics and Regulations
Three presentations explore the importance of trust in the digital society. Hyunjun Park, co-founder of CEO of Californian startup Catalog, describes how data can be stored in the form of…
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A Green New Deal for Europe
In this riveting talk, bestselling author and economist Jeremy Rifkin calls for a radical transformation of energy production and distribution in order to keep the climate crisis in check. “We…
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Gender Equality in the Digital Age
Is AI advancing or prohibiting gender equality? That’s the core issue that computer scientist Joy Buolamwini, Harvard University professor Iris Bohnet and Maria Furtwängler, founder of the MaLisa Foundation, discuss…
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Truth Decay and the Technology Threat
Tristan Harris, Co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, speaks with Financial Times journalist Rana Foroohar about digital media, democracy and the loss of trust. Fake news can inflict lasting…
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Leading Change in a Digital Society
In an era of digital transformation, how can leaders manage a team, or an organization, successfully? In this DLD20 discussion moderated by WIRED UK editor Greg Williams, Deutsche Telekom board…
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Hunting Deepfakes
Giorgio Partini (Deeptrace, now Sensity) and Alex van Someren (Armadeus Capital) discuss how artificial intelligence is abused for the creation of “deepfakes“. The availability of images online has created the ability…
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New Rules for the Internet
Journalist Tanit Koch and Facebook’s VP of Communications, Nick Clegg, discuss Facebook’s measures to protect the U.S. 2020 election and monitor the spread of misinformation. “It is now possible for campaigns,…
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World’s First Ever Global Action Plan
In this passionate DLD20 talk, climate activist Marc Buckley discusses his global change manifesto and how society can reach the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations.…
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Tackling Turbulences in Tech and Society
All around the globe, major shifts are happening in society, politics and technology. In this DLD20 talk with Hannes Ametsreiter (Vodafone Germany) and Andrew McAfee (MIT Sloan), moderator Amy Wilkinson…
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What Are You Adding?
Clara Barnett of the UK’s Government Digital Service was the inspiration for the DLD Munich 2020 motto, “What Are You Adding?” She opened the conference with an analysis of the…
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