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Translating Climate Data into Art and Impact
Pioneering artist Beatie Wolfe shares her award-winning environmental projects, including an 800,000 year NASA climate data visualization, the world’s first bioplastic record – which she recorded with R.E.M. singer Michael…
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Virtual Society
Virtual worlds are not just about social media and entertainment – they also open up entirely new possibilities when it comes to running simulations that can benefit businesses, research and…
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New News
When it comes to news, how do we find what’s relevant, on a personal level? And how can we be sure that what we’re reading and seeing is actually true?…
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Will Machines Think?
Conversational AI is one of the hot trends in the field of artificial intelligence – especially in the field of search where AI chatbots deliver search results in a conversational…
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Unicorn Tracking: A New World Map
What is the real value that startups have beyond stock markets – and beyond Silicon Valley? This DLD 23 Session featuring Linda Rottenberg, CEO of Endeavor, will introduce you to…
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Building a Better Future
Reconstructing war-destroyed Syrian cities in the Metaverse. Preserving the Amazon rainforest with real-time data sharing. Empowering outdoor enthusiasts to support breakthrough environmental research. Across the globe, social entrepreneurs use technology…
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Constructivity in Media & Society
Bad news, name calling, fights on social media: There is a lot of negative content we’re exposed to on a daily basis. This DLD23 panel discussion asks which factors cause…
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Using Technology to Support Democracy Movements Around the Globe
How can technology help safeguard democracy in countries around the globe? This DLD 23 session offers insights from Natalia Brzezinski, Head of Strategy Klarna, and Iranian-American entrepreneur/investor Shervin Pishevar.
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Policy-Making in Times of Epochal Change
Russia’s war on Ukraine has challenged Europe’s political leaders to come together and defend democracy and liberty. Another task has been to design a proper response to the aggression, both…
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Impact Finance
Many investors care about more than making money, as the ESG trend shows. But what’s the best way for them to have a positive impact on society? Nobel Prize-winning economist…
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Is the Breakup of the Internet Inevitable?
There was a time when the digital world seemed open, free and full of boundless opportunities. Now, this global network appears to be in danger. This talk features one of…
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Keynote: Bavaria’s Tech & Science Ecosystem
The state of Bavaria has long been a driver of innovation and digital change in Germany. In his DLD23 keynote address, Dr. Florian Herrmann, Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery…
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The Untold Story of Space
The satellite business is booming, with ever more data becoming available that used to be exclusive to governments and big corporations. In this DLD Munich session, former NASA engineer Will Marshall explains in conversation with Kara Swisher (ReCode) why he founded Planet...
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Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.
In their lively and wide-ranging DLD25 conversation, architect Carlo Ratti (MIT Senseable City Lab) and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Galleries) discuss how different forms of intelligence – natural, artificial, and collective – can reshape architecture to address climate change and urbanization....
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