Digital Life Design

Digital Life Design (DLD) is a global conference network, organized by Munich-based DLD Media, a company of Hubert Burda Media.

In 2005, Stephanie Czerny founded DLD as an annual conference scheme. The main purpose of DLD is to bring together business, creative and social leaders, as well as investors and opinion formers, to exchange ideas and get inspired. Since its first gathering, DLD hosted events in New York City, Beijing, San Francisco, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv and Munich.[http://www.dld-conference.com/articles/article/dld-digital-life-design_aid_11.html "DLD Conference"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227072253/http://www.dld-conference.com/articles/article/dld-digital-life-design_aid_11.html |date=27 December 2011 }}. DLD-conference.com.

DLD Conference is referred to by the Economist as one of Europe's leading conferences on innovation.David Rowan (2 February 2011). [https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-02/02/dld-conference-eric-schmidt?page=all "Why DLD is Europe’s hottest conference invitation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003528/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-02/02/dld-conference-eric-schmidt?page=all |date=5 March 2016 }}. Wired.co.uk[http://www.economist.com/node/16317551?story_id=16317551 "Europe's tech entrepreneurs - Blooming"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616055329/http://www.economist.com/node/16317551?story_id=16317551 |date=16 June 2010 }}. Economist.com. 10 June 2010. New-media site Sifted, backed by the Financial Times, recently ranked the event platform as one of "Europe's best tech conferences".{{Cite web |title=Tech conferences 2022/23 — the events you need to know about {{!}} Sifted |url=https://sifted.eu/articles/european-tech-conference-event/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=sifted.eu |date=9 August 2022 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531042254/https://sifted.eu/articles/european-tech-conference-event |url-status=live }}

The company's flagship conference, DLD Munich, hosts over 1000 guests from more than 50 countries.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-20 |title=DLD Munich: Amazon, Meta, BMW: Stars of the digital and tech scene are guests at the Burda digital conference - KXAN36 - Austin Daily News |url=https://www.kxan36news.com/dld-munich-amazon-meta-bmw-stars-of-the-digital-and-tech-scene-are-guests-at-the-burda-digital-conference |access-date=2022-08-25 |language=en-US |archive-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825125506/https://www.kxan36news.com/dld-munich-amazon-meta-bmw-stars-of-the-digital-and-tech-scene-are-guests-at-the-burda-digital-conference |url-status=live }} The three-day event always takes place in January, right before the World Economic Forum in Davos. DLD's motto, Connect the Unexpected, brings people together from various fields and interests, addressing a wide range of topics such as technology, arts, science and politics, and talking about the future and its implications on today's life.

Past speakers include Mark Zuckerberg, Lady Gaga, Yoko Ono, Jimmy Wales, Maria Ressa, Kai-Fu Lee, Francis Kéré, Satya Nadella, Zaha Hadid, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Scott Galloway, Sheryl Sandberg, Margrethe Vestager, Emmanuel Macron and many more.{{Cite web |title=DLD Conference: Digital-Life-Design |url=https://dld-conference.com/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=dld-conference.com |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309094322/https://www.dld-conference.com/ |url-status=live }}

Background

Stephanie Czerny is the event platform's co-founder and managing director, chaired by Hubert Burda and Yossi Vardi.

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After bringing DLD Conference to life in 2005, DLD Media GmbH has been founded as a subsidiary of Hubert Burda Media to expand the brand. Steffi Czerny and Co-Founder Marcel Reichart were named its managing directors. Since then, the company has steadily grown and is now offering various conferences besides DLD Munich around the globe, as well as salons, dinners, lectures, hikes and other events.

All events are by invitation only. However, those interested can apply via the company's website.{{Cite web |title=DLD Conference: Digital-Life-Design |url=https://dld-conference.com/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=dld-conference.com |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309094322/https://www.dld-conference.com/ |url-status=live }}

Until 2018, the conference's venue was the listed bank building at Kardinal-Faulhaber-Straße 1 (HVB Forum). In 2019, DLD Munich took place at Alte Kongresshalle for the first time.{{Cite web |title=DLD Munich 2019 |url=https://dldnews.com/dld-munich-2019/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=DLD News |language=en-US |archive-date=13 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413000341/https://dldnews.com/dld-munich-2019/ |url-status=live }}

All talks and sessions can be watched over a live stream.

Each year the slogan of the conference accordingly changes to the dominant theme.

Conference	Theme
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DLD 2006	No specific theme
DLD 2007	No specific theme
DLD 2008	Uploading the 21st century[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dld-presents-the-new-picture-of-the-world-59134322.html "DLD Presents "The New Picture of the World""] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102123058/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dld-presents-the-new-picture-of-the-world-59134322.html \|date=2 November 2013 }}. Hubert Burda Media. 17 January 2008. via PRNewsWire.
DLD 2009	New Realities[http://www.hubert-burda-media.com/hbmi-mainentrys/dld-new-realities_aid_50040.html "DLD New Realities Aid"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612221611/http://www.hubert-burda-media.com/hbmi-mainentrys/dld-new-realities_aid_50040.html \|date=12 June 2012 }}. 25 January 2009. Hubert Burda Media.{{cite web\|url=http://www.dld-conference.com/news/dld-events-related/digital-life-design-new-realities_aid_677.html \|title=DLD New Realities \|author=Bernd Hölzner \|publisher=Huburt Burda Media \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528225244/http://www.dld-conference.com/news/dld-events-related/digital-life-design-new-realities_aid_677.html \|archivedate=28 May 2012 }}
DLD 2010	Map your Future{{cite web \|url=http://www.hubert-burda-media.com/press/press-releases/-dld-conference-presents-programme-entitled-map-your-future_aid_55073.html \|title=DLD Conference presents programme entitled "Map Your Future" \|type=Press release \|publisher=Hubert-burda-media.com \|date=18 January 2010 \|accessdate=10 February 2012 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908051434/http://www.hubert-burda-media.com/press/press-releases/-dld-conference-presents-programme-entitled-map-your-future_aid_55073.html \|archive-date=8 September 2012 \|url-status=dead }}
DLD 2011	Update your Reality{{cite web \|url=http://www.hubert-burda-media.com/press/press-releases/-dld11-connects-arts-technology-urbanism-and-sustainability_aid_55086.html \|title=DLD11 connects arts, technology, urbanism and sustainability \|type=Press release \|publisher=Hubert-burda-media.com \|accessdate=10 February 2012 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125153023/http://www.hubert-burda-media.com/press/press-releases/-dld11-connects-arts-technology-urbanism-and-sustainability_aid_55086.html \|archive-date=25 January 2013 \|url-status=dead }}
DLD 2012	All you need is ... Data?
DLD 2013	Patterns That Connect
DLD 2014	Content & Context {{cite web \|url=http://www.dld-conference.com/articles/content-context \|title=DLD Magazine Content & Context \|type=article \|publisher=dld-conference.com \|accessdate=9 March 2017 \|archive-date=12 March 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033001/http://www.dld-conference.com/articles/content-context \|url-status=live }}
DLD 2015	It's Only the Beginning
DLD 2016	The Next Next
DLD 2017	...what's the plan?
DLD 2018	Reconquer
DLD 2019	Optimism & Courage
DLD 2020	What are you adding?
DLD 2021 \|What the World Needs Now…
DLD 2022 \|Reality Rules!?

Aenne Burda Award

In memory of his mother's entrepreneurial and social commitment, Hubert Burda established the Aenne Burda Award for creative leadership, honoring women with visionary ideas.

Past laureates have been:

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