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DLD (Digital, Life, Design) is an inspiring community for the 21st century which features digital innovation, new markets, science and culture and brings together thought leaders, creators, entrepreneurs and investors from Europe, the Middle-East, the Americas and Asia. The DLD community meets in various styles and formats throughout the year and around the globe. Watch fascinating keynotes, highlight talks and the most exciting moments from the DLD conferences as well as the latest news.
DLDwomen is scheduled for 10-11 June 2010 in Munich. DLDwomen (Digital - Life - Design) is a two days conference experience bringing together an extraordinary group of over 50 international high profile speakers and 500 opinion-forming participants, both women and men, from the fields of digital, business, design, media, society, health, politics and science.
Discussion about a new model of art schools. The black mountain college serves as an example. Moreover reports from artists about their contemporary projects.
This panel values the essential. It explores the laws of simplicity, and simplicity as a success factor in business and design. Does real beauty lie in simplicity? Panellists discuss the art of understatement and the resonance of leaving space.
The panelists face the question how the financial and business realities look alike in a world of financial crisis. They talk about structural changes and chances.
David Kirkpatrick interviews Mark Zuckerberg on his comany`s growth, philosophy and privacy issues. Zuckerberg announces an extensive user growth on the German market.
The panelists are talking about future business models for journalism. It-s about new media strategies and the importance of the world wide web. What is the medium of the future and what happens to the traditional print media are raised questions?
The 21st century has ushered in fascinating new technologies and innovations in the world of robots. This panel look at the role that robots will play in our daily life and future society. Can robots ultimately replace humans? And if we one day find ourselves playing a robot Badminton partner, should we be elated or concerned? Where do the boundaries lie and how can robots impact and enhance our lives? Panellists present some of the most sophisticated robot creations, and discuss robot ethics.
The panelist share their personal approach to storytelling via blogging, film, video mesaging or design. Being the oldest form of communication, the internet revolutionises the way we tell stories today.
The spanish speaking population is one of the fastest growing markets. But it-s not ONE market, because the cultures fall in love with different things. The panelists discuss the differences between various hispanic cultures and factors that guarantee success.
Cloud computing is about accessibility to data without being tied to a personal comoputer. The more efficient way is to store information in a virtual brain. The panelists discuss oppotunities and frontiers.
The panelists discuss what is remarkable about women-s leadership and their unique qualities. They talk about the role of women in society and in the business world.
Over the past few years the internet has revolutionized the way we seek for information. It has become the main source of information and knowledge. New technologies enable companies to develop education services that will also revolutionize the way we learn. The digital education sector is the next big market opportunity for savvy content and technology providers. The panelists talk about the opportunities of -digital education-. They discuss technologies and business models.
The panelists discuss about the future of architecture using Dubai as an example for visionary projects. They emphasize the limitations of the construction-boom due to financial crisis but also see the cultural mission that city building contains.
Feng Jun presents several technical design innovations from china such as a MP6 pen which recognizes visual tags at mark and delivers instant information.
Marc Ecko and Xavier Court are talking about fashion business and philosophy behind their businesses. They explain their marketing approaches through print magazines, internet and viral campaigns. Moreover they are telling why Airforce One is a different Airforce One, when used by Barack Obama.
Barack Obama has been named the first -Internet President-. The panelists discuss how technology is changing the way politics work. They mention new social media tools and its impact on political campaigning and fundraising.
The future of software lies in its relationship with the Cloud: the knowledge centre of the future. For software to succeed it has to demonstrate multi-platform usage, with greater speed, precision and usability in accessing and managing content. A group of experts exchange ideas on the future of software business models and design.
What makes a product compelling? Why do other vanish? The panelists discuss the emotional aspects and the international social power of the most successful web products.
Matthew Bishop leads a discussion on the new age of charity an social entrepreneurship. The participants illuminate different systems and ideas for investing private wealth back into the society. They talk about the importance of such projects, present their own charity visions and call on the public to help the poor.
Industry leaders discuss the challenges in a world ruled by globalization.They underline the fact that the most important resource are people. Economy has to invest in education. They talk future prospects, ecological problems and the possibilities going along with the current economic crisis.
Philipp Pouletty about heart transplantation, the technique, development and the transplantation market. He explains how the dream about artificial hearts became reality.
Dan Ariely, Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, explains how people act in the marketplace and how they decide under different emotional states. He exemplifies this based on visual illussions.
Uploading the 21st century: At `Digital Life Design` 2008, about 800 selected entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, and artists ventured a look into the future. Watch inspired keynotes, highlight talks and the most exciting moments in a 30-minute DLD documentary.
What happens when digital becomes physical, ist the central topic in this discussion. Digital drafts of contemporary art or architecture more and more find their way out of digital space and into the physical world. On the one side, digital things serve here as model for further developments, on the other side, they are used as a basis to translate artistic thoughts from one aggregate state to another.
How can people keep their mobile lifestyle without polluting the environment? How can trade and transport be made as environment-friendly as possible and which new technologies are there? Shai Agassi who is driven by the idea to make the world a better place is sharing his visions on that topic.
There are new discoveries every day about our universe and its origins. They come from very different approaches - sometimes, science even links with art to gain some of the most surprising insights. How it might look like, will be demonstrated on stage.
What happens when digital becomes physical, ist the central topic in this discussion. Digital drafts of contemporary art or architecture more and more find their way out of digital space and into the physical world. On the one side, digital things serve here as model for further developments, on the other side, they are used as a basis to translate artistic thoughts from one aggregate state to another.
The panelists are talking about Africa as a continent of opportunity. At the same time they also examine and explain difficulites and problems companies have to deal with while doing business in Africa
David de Rothschild, founder of `Adventure Ecology`, an independently run organisation that uses adventure, education and the arts to address global sustainability issues, interviews Tom Varsavsky, a 14 year old boy, about his online habits.
The panelists are discussing the role of music in the digital age. After years of dramatically declining revenue, music companies try to win ground with new applications and platforms. Following television casting shows like `Deutschland sucht den Superstar` (a German version of the `Idols` series), new stars rise through social music networks, where newcomers can present themselves. Music producers frequently scan the net for promising talent - but the question remains: What is music worth in the first place?
Energy is everywhere: without energy, there would be no digital life, and life would be hardly possible at all. The panel `Visions on energy` focuses on all the sources of energy used by mankind, their respective efficiency and their significance for the future.
The panelists are discussing the role of music in the digital age. After years of dramatically declining revenue, music companies try to win ground with new applications and platforms. Following television casting shows like `Deutschland sucht den Superstar` (a German version of the `Idols` series), new stars rise through social music networks, where newcomers can present themselves. Music producers frequently scan the net for promising talent - but the question remains: What is music worth in the first place?
Watching TV via IP on a personal computer is only the first step towards the television of the future. Mobile TV is the next. How people will watch clips, shows and serials everywhere you want is an important topic concerning TV managers. The panelists are dicsussing how the future of television will look like.
International investors are nowadays taken for granted in the economy landscape. This discussion centers around this fact and the following questions: Which influences do investors exert? And do those investors really respect the business culture of the companies that they invest in? How can investors come to a promising decision? Where are risks and how can they be minimized?
rene obermann is talking about mobile communications. He remembers his pioneership in the internet based-service world seventeen years ago. Furthermore he points out some trends in the mobile business.
What does the inconvenient truth look like? How can it be brought to light? Which methods and approaches are necessary to inform people about things that some groups are just too likely to cover up? Kenneth Roth will be interviewed by Kara Swisher.
There are new discoveries every day about our universe and its origins. They come from very different approaches - sometimes, science even links with art to gain some of the most surprising insights. How it might look like, will be demonstrated on stage.
Matthewated by John Brockman, the leading scientists Richard Dawkins and Craig Venter are discussing the gene-centric view of life and are also talking about the -digitalisation- of genetics.
The marketing of search engines is a booming sector, and the online giant Google particularly thanks its growth to algorithms for page ranks. But some search engines (for example Maholo.com, Wikia.com) are going in new directions. jason mccabe calacanis and Jimmy Wales are talking about their human-powered approach in the search engine market.
Roughly a third of the world`s population lives in China and India. The former `sleeping giants` offer huge economic potentials. Both countries are facing fast-paced centuries - not without risks. Freedom of information is not guaranteed everywhere. Which role does the Internet play for those developments will be discussed in this panel.
How can people keep their mobile lifestyle without polluting the environment? How can trade and transport be made as environment-friendly as possible and which new technologies are there? Shai Agassi who is driven by the idea to make the world a better place is sharing his visions on that topic.
The current explosion of media is about more than users generating content: The roles of users, producers and publishers melt into each other and become interchangeable. Digital tools allow everybody to create his own media sphere. How do these trends change social life? How can media companies sustain their revenues after having lost the monopoly on access to the infrastructure?
David de Rothschild, founder of `Adventure Ecology`, an independently run organisation that uses adventure, education and the arts to address global sustainability issues, interviews Tom Varsavsky, a 14 year old boy, about his online habits.
The decoding of the human DNA opened a new field for human genome research. By now, the reproduction of stem cells and the control of genetic diseases seem realistic. The company `23 and me` wants to realize genetic testing for everyone - for only 999 US-Dollar. Host and Investor Esther Dyson is explaining why this may alter the modern way of living.
What does the city of the future look like? Which impact will the climate change have on city planning? How do urbanisation and megacities change our way of life? Leading architects discuss their ideas.
After receiving the Aenne Burda Award for Creative Leadership 2008 Martha Stewars shows her luggage, which is full of technical gadgets. She talks about how accustomed she is to modern electric gadgets and internet communities such as Facebook.
This panel is set in two parts: at first, information scientist Sugata Mitra will present new ways of education on the basis of his experiment `A hole in the wall`. In the second part daniel dubno shows some pictures of exploding things. He thinks it`s important for kids to blow things up, it`s a good way of learning stuff. gregory w. harper shows all kinds of fun technical stuff you don`t really need, Chuck Hoberman talks about the transformability of design, and Hacker Pablos is talking about credit cards.
The internet offers many opportunities to present nearly everything visually, with the help of icons, pictures, graphics or drawings. Because of that, the amount of text declines more and more. Is there a tendency towards more creativity or visual thinking? Or perhaps a depletion of speech? The discussion in this panel centers arund this questions.
Data handling and archival storage more and more help to work artistically in retrospect. What role do archives and memory play in contemporary art, especially in a time which is increasingly influenced by information technologies and data storage? Hans-Ulrich Obrist, one of the world`s most acknowledged curators, is moderating the panel.
The internet offers many opportunities to present nearly everything visually, with the help of icons, pictures, graphics or drawings. Because of that, the amount of text declines more and more. Is there a tendency towards more creativity or visual thinking? Or perhaps a depletion of speech? The discussion in this panel centers arund this questions.
The current explosion of media is about more than users generating content: The roles of users, producers and publishers melt into each other and become interchangeable. Digital tools allow everybody to create his own media sphere. How do these trends change social life? How can media companies sustain their revenues after having lost the monopoly on access to the infrastructure?
Watching TV via IP on a personal computer is only the first step towards the television of the future. Mobile TV is the next. How people will watch clips, shows and serials everywhere you want is an important topic concerning TV managers. The panelists are dicsussing how the futur of television will look like.
The marketing of search engines is a booming sector, and the online giant Google particularly thanks its growth to algorithms for page ranks. But some search engines (for example Maholo.com, Wikia.com) are going in new directions. jason mccabe calacanis and Jimmy Wales are talking about their human-powered approach in the search engine market.
Energy is everywhere: without energy, there would be no digital life, and life would be hardly possible at all. The panel `Visions on energy` focuses on all the sources of energy used by mankind, their respective efficiency and their significance for the future.
A discussion about new technologies and opportunities on mobile markets: Mobile telecommunications are one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. More and more bits and bytes floating round the world enable mobile surfing and mobile television. With the growth of the sector, the number of the competitors is growing rapidly. The market for mobile communications becomes more and more international, and the importance of international regulation rises.
What does the inconvenient truth look like? How can it be brought to light? Which methods and approaches are necessary to inform people about things that some groups are just too likely to cover up? Kenneth Roth will be interviewed by Kara Swisher.
This panel is set in two parts: at first, information scientist Sugata Mitra will present new ways of education on the basis of his experiment `A hole in the wall`. In the second part daniel dubno shows some pictures of exploding things. He thinks it`s important for kids to blow things up, it`s a good way of learning stuff. gregory w. harper shows all kinds of fun technical stuff you don`t really need, Chuck Hoberman talks about the transformability of design, and Hacker Pablos is talking about credit cards.
The session `Ad Exchange` surveyed the next generation of advertising, focusing on web 2.0-applications. Banners, inserts, publicity texts and graphics have to be theme-focused to be successful. Several new media experts discuss at DLD how theme-oriented advertising works.
Karina Hollekim from Norway loves risk and is a professional free-skier and the only professional base jumper from the Skandinavian state. Karina Hollekom`s skills, fearlessness, struggles und successes have been documented in several films - one is `20 seconds of joy`. In the session with the same name she talks about her passions.
The panelists are talking about Africa as a continent of opportunity. At the same time they also examine and explain difficulites and problems companies have to deal with while doing business in Africa.
Data handling and archival storage more and more help to work artistically in retrospect. What role do archives and memory play in contemporary art, especially in a time which is increasingly influenced by information technologies and data storage? Hans-Ulrich Obrist, one of the world`s most acknowledged curators, is moderating the panel.
Fiction is a big part of our everyday life. Are there schemes good stories should follow? How do you create fictional stories, and what has changed in comparison with the past? How relevant is the process of creating fictional stories for their messages? What makes good stories worth reading in the long run?
Karina Hollekim from Norway loves risk and is a professional free-skier and the only professional base jumper from the Skandinavian state. Karina Hollekom`s skills, fearlessness, struggles und successes have been documented in several films - one is `20 seconds of joy`. In the session with the same name she talks about her passions.
Traditional brands have to rethink their strategy and face new challenges in today-s digital world. Mr. Göttgens is talking about global brands, current challenges and how to succeed in building up a competitive brand.
Last years winner Caterina Fake, co-founder of Flickr is handing over the award to another succesful woman in worldwide media: Martha Stewart who won the award for her work in American media.
Playing is an essential part of human life. Today, computer games imitate reality better and better, gamers delve into parallel worlds. They create an Alter Ego and connect with the global gamer community. What we can expect in the future will be discussed in this session.
The session `Ad Exchange` surveyed the next generation of advertising, focusing on web 2.0-applications. Banners, inserts, publicity texts and graphics have to be theme-focused to be successful. Several new media experts discuss at DLD how theme-oriented advertising works.
What kind of influence do computers and new technologies have on the architecture of information, on design and on architecture today and tomorrow ist he topic of this discussion. This session centers around the question how new design technologies change functionality and aesthetics in the 21st century.
International investors are nowadays taken for granted in the economy landscape. This discussion centers around this fact and the following questions: Which influences do investors exert? And do those investors really respect the business culture of the companies that they invest in? How can investors come to a promising decision? Where are risks and how can they be minimized?
Moderated by John Brockman, the leading scientists Richard Dawkins and Craig Venter are discussing the gene-centric view of life and are also talking about the -digitalisation- of genetics.
Roughly a third of the world`s population lives in China and India. The former `sleeping giants` offer huge economic potentials. Both countries are facing fast-paced centuries - not without risks. Freedom of information is not guaranteed everywhere. Which role does the Internet play for those developments will be discussed in this panel.
Fiction is a big part of our everyday life. Are there schemes good stories should follow? How do you create fictional stories, and what has changed in comparison with the past? How relevant is the process of creating fictional stories for their messages? What makes good stories worth reading in the long run?
The panelists are discussing the role of music in the digital age. After years of dramatically declining revenue, music companies try to win ground with new applications and platforms. Following television casting shows like `Deutschland sucht den Superstar` (a German version of the `Idols` series), new stars rise through social music networks, where newcomers can present themselves. Music producers frequently scan the net for promising talent - but the question remains: What is music worth in the first place?
The internet offers many opportunities to present nearly everything visually, with the help of icons, pictures, graphics or drawings. Because of that, the amount of text declines more and more. Is there a tendency towards more creativity or visual thinking? Or perhaps a depletion of speech? The discussion in this panel centers arund this questions.
After receiving the Aenne Burda Award for Creative Leadership 2008 Martha Stewars shows her luggage, which is full of technical gadgets. She talks about how accustomed she is to modern electric gadgets and internet communities such as Facebook.
Last years winner Caterina Fake, co-founder of Flickr is handing over the award to another succesful woman in worldwide media: Martha Stewart who won the award for her work in American media.
Traditional brands have to rethink their strategy and face new challenges in today-s digital world. Mr. Göttgens is talking about global brands, current challenges and how to succeed in building up a competitive brand.
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