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The Age of Human Enhancement
Christian Angermayer (Apeiron Investment Group) and Anne Philippi (New Health Club) discuss the rapid evolution of human enhancement, from psychedelics to performance-enhancing drugs. Angermayer introduces the Enhanced Games, a global…
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Who Controls the Future Stack? Quantum, AI, and the New Sovereignty Battle
Digital sovereignty isn’t about choosing between innovation and control; it’s about having the capacity to act and decide independently. In this DLD26 session, investor Dorit Dor (Qbeat Ventures) and Wieland…
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Journalism Against the Autocratic Playbook
Information integrity is crucial for defending democracy against dictators and autocrats, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa argues in her thoughtful, inspiring DLD26 talk. Drawing from her experience as the…
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How Not to Destroy the World With AI
The fundamental safety risk of AI lies in humanity’s pursuit of machine intelligence superior to its own, without knowing how to maintain control over it. That’s the core argument that…
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New Metrics for the AI Economy
AI adoption is the single most important metric for measuring success in the AI economy right now, Liam Booth-Smith, Anthropic’s Head of Policy for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, makes…
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Hacking the Manosphere
Maria Furtwängler, co-founder of the MaLisa Foundation, and youth media expert Dr. Maya Götz (Bayerischer Rundfunk) address how the “manosphere” seduces male adolescents with a worldview promoting political polarization and…
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Three Perspectives on Longevity
The quest to live longer, happier lives is about far more than outrunning death, this inspiring DLD26 session makes clear. Longevity demands a fundamental redesign of how we live, work,…
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Innovation, Regulation & Geopolitics: Accelerating Europe’s Competitive Future
Three leading experts discuss Europe’s most pressing dilemma: how to remain competitive in an era where power increasingly trumps democratic values. Moderated by author Andrew Keen, this DLD26 expert panel…
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Humans We Invented: Understanding People Who Don’t Exist
Synthetic humans are generative AI models of culture, behavior and emotion. In her DLD26 presentation, Karin Immenroth, Global Chief Data Officer and Managing Director at Mediaplus Group, shows how these…
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Empowering Humans in Age of AI
The concentration of AI power in the hands of a few thousand people poses a systemic risk – but 8 billion humans don’t have to wait for permission to shape…
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Falling Birth Rates, Rising Robots and the Future of Learning
As AI systems become more capable, the question becomes not what machines can do, but what humans should still learn – and why. In his DLD Munich 2026 talk, Pegor…
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Redefining Education: Harnessing AI for Cognitive Growth
In the age of Artificial Intelligence, schools and universities have to fundamentally rethink their approach to education, Kristina Kallas, Estonia’s Minister of Education and Research, argues in her DLD26 talk.…
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Sustainable Cities
Cities keep growing, they’re home to more than half the people on earth. But they’re also in urgent need of an upgrade. Smart energy solutions and smart buildings as well as creative and innovative city councils are key to making urban spaces...
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For the past 100 years, progress in food production has been mostly the result of chemical and industrial advances. Better fertilizers, more efficient pesticides, tractors, industrial food production. Now we’re entering a new age of farming, one in which sensors measure soil...
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