MUNICH, Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hubert Burda Media will host the 11th DLD (Digital, Life, Design) Conference, an innovation conference, from January 18 to 20, 2015, at the HVB Forum in Munich. Travis Kalanick, CEO of ride-sharing company Uber, will be...Travis Kalanick...among the featured speakers. Kalanick is scheduled to take the stage on the first day of the conference. Additionally, aerospace engineer and Head of Flight Operations at Rosetta, Andrea Accamozza; Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield ; Arianna Huffington of The Huffington PostArianna Huffington; and Troy Carter, the man who discovered Lady GagaTroy Carter; along with many other international speakers, have confirmed their attendance at the event.
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The 2015 DLD Digital Conference continues to be supported by leading companies: around 30 international partner companies help make DLD a global network, with outstanding innovators from various fields such as telecommunications, mobility, consulting, and banking represented as partner speakers. Ian Robertson From BMW Group will give a keynote speech discussing new mobility solutions in the digital world, Michael Mendenhall from Flextronics will speak on the topic “IoT Connection Point: Intelligence of Things.” Wirecard’s Markus Braun will introduce the upward trends in the mobile and wearable payments industry as well as innovations and services in contactless payments. Wirecard will demonstrate how payments integrate with everyday life at DLD15. Thomas von Koch from EQT will participate in the panel discussion “Driving Change -- – The Responsibility of Operators,” which will explore the responsibilities of operators in supporting and advancing digital transformation in business. In addition, the COO of Allianz Group Christof Mascher will explain how consumer behavior and needs are changing in the digital age and the challenges and opportunities these changes bring to international financial service providers. Representatives from the newly established Lufthansa Innovation Hub team will also attend DLD15 and will present long-standing partnerships and technologies for global travelers.
Key events of the conference include the “Chairman & Speakers’ Dinner” (location: Residenz, date: January 18) and the DLD Party(location: Haus der Kunst, date: January 19). Two side events organized by Burda advertiser BCN and hosted by Professor Scott Galloway (L2) will offer best practices and insights to help luxury and beauty brands enhance their digital and e-commerce operations (locations: Literaturhaus and Bayerischer Hof, date: Monday, January 19, at 12:00 PM and 3:30 PM).Two side eventswill provide best practices and views to help luxury and beauty brands enhance their digital and e-commerce businesses (locations: Literaturhaus and Bayerischer Hof, time: 12:00 PM and 15:30 PM on Monday, January 19).
The news magazineFOCUS will also hold the third edition of theDigital Star Awards, which recognize digital innovators from Germany. The awards include EUR 50,000 worth of free advertising and will be presented during the DLD Conference on January 19, 2015.
DLD Campus will make another appearance at DLD15 in collaboration with the Internet Business Cluster: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels will deliver a public lecture at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich on January 19. A member of Burda Digital’s Executive Board Stefan Winners act as the host. The DLD FOCUS Nightcap event will take place during the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, marking the conclusion of the 2015 DLD Conference.
For details about DLD15, please visit the DLD website: http://dld-conference.com/DLD15.