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DLD: Entrepreneurs Setting the Agenda for the Year 2012
MUNICH, Germany, January 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
High-profile founders, managers and investors look to the future
Main topics: social, commerce, data, mobile and emerging markets in Israel,
Russia and Turkey
Founders like Jack Dorsey (Twitter), CEOs like Rupert Stadler (Audi), Christoph Franz
(Lufthansa) and John Danahoe (Ebay) as well as investors like Yuri Milner (Founder, DST)
and Jim Breyer (Accel/ Board of Directors, Facebook) are once again making the
international digital DLD conference in Munich a hub of entrepreneurial ideas and visions
(22 to 24 January). Three days before the World Economic Forum in Davos (WEF), leading
representatives from international companies are starting to shape the agenda for what
will be, from an economic perspective, a challenging year in 2012.
To this end, DLD is assembling lateral thinkers from a broad array of economic sectors
in Munich and will specifically highlight upcoming developments in the digital world. The
largest technology stock market launch of the decade will also be a topic: Facebook's COO,
Sheryl Sandberg, will talk about the social impact of social media and and numerous CEOs
will outline how the sales approach and business model are changing as a result of digital
media and data. In addition, DLD will shine a spotlight in 2012 on emerging markets:
Digital entrepreneurs from Israel, Russia and Turkey will present their projects. In
addition, the Turkish Minister for EU affairs, Egemen Bagis, will speak about his
government's plans.
Additional speakers at DLD include: Nikesh Arora (Chief Business Officer Google),
Barbara Kux (Chief Sustainability Officer, Siemens), Hiroshi Mikitani (CEO, Rakuten), Rene
Obermann (CEO, Deutsche Telekom) Sean Parker (Founder, Napster, Founding President,
Facebook), Rene Schuster (CEO, Telefonica Germany), Arkady Volozh (Yandex) and Niklas
Zennstrom (Founder, Skype).
Additional information regarding the conference can be found at
http://www.dld-conference.com
About DLD:
DLD is a Burda Digital company, one of the leading European Internet companies related
to a media group. The group with managed revenues of Euro 1.2 billion contains the
companies Tomorrow Focus AG, Burda Consumer Tech Group, Burda Direkt Services and Xing AG
as well as a venture business with holdings in, among others, Zooplus, Glam Inc. and
Ubermedia.
Additional information
Michael A. Pries
Corporate Communications
Hubert Burda Media
Tel.: +49-89-9250-3784
E-mail: michael.pries@burda.com
Source: Hubert Burda Media
DLD: Entrepreneurs Setting the Agenda for the Year 2012
MUNICH, Germany, January 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
High-profile founders, managers and investors look to the future
Main topics: social, commerce, data, mobile and emerging markets in Israel,
Russia and Turkey
Founders like Jack Dorsey (Twitter), CEOs like Rupert Stadler (Audi), Christoph Franz
(Lufthansa) and John Danahoe (Ebay) as well as investors like Yuri Milner (Founder, DST)
and Jim Breyer (Accel/ Board of Directors, Facebook) are once again making the
international digital DLD conference in Munich a hub of entrepreneurial ideas and visions
(22 to 24 January). Three days before the World Economic Forum in Davos (WEF), leading
representatives from international companies are starting to shape the agenda for what
will be, from an economic perspective, a challenging year in 2012.
To this end, DLD is assembling lateral thinkers from a broad array of economic sectors
in Munich and will specifically highlight upcoming developments in the digital world. The
largest technology stock market launch of the decade will also be a topic: Facebook's COO,
Sheryl Sandberg, will talk about the social impact of social media and and numerous CEOs
will outline how the sales approach and business model are changing as a result of digital
media and data. In addition, DLD will shine a spotlight in 2012 on emerging markets:
Digital entrepreneurs from Israel, Russia and Turkey will present their projects. In
addition, the Turkish Minister for EU affairs, Egemen Bagis, will speak about his
government's plans.
Additional speakers at DLD include: Nikesh Arora (Chief Business Officer Google),
Barbara Kux (Chief Sustainability Officer, Siemens), Hiroshi Mikitani (CEO, Rakuten), Rene
Obermann (CEO, Deutsche Telekom) Sean Parker (Founder, Napster, Founding President,
Facebook), Rene Schuster (CEO, Telefonica Germany), Arkady Volozh (Yandex) and Niklas
Zennstrom (Founder, Skype).
Additional information regarding the conference can be found at
http://www.dld-conference.com
About DLD:
DLD is a Burda Digital company, one of the leading European Internet companies related
to a media group. The group with managed revenues of Euro 1.2 billion contains the
companies Tomorrow Focus AG, Burda Consumer Tech Group, Burda Direkt Services and Xing AG
as well as a venture business with holdings in, among others, Zooplus, Glam Inc. and
Ubermedia.
Additional information
Michael A. Pries
Corporate Communications
Hubert Burda Media
Tel.: +49-89-9250-3784
E-mail: michael.pries@burda.com
Source: Hubert Burda Media