The Optimist – Conversations with the leaders and industries shaping Europe’s digital future
The Optimist – Conversations with the leaders and industries shaping Europe’s digital future
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Welcome to The Optimist! Enjoy real talk with the leaders shaping Europe’s future, exploring the innovations that drive progress across the continent.
The Optimist is presented and produced by ‘TECH by Handelsblatt‘ and hosted by Felix Zeltner, award-winning journalist and founder of Remote Daily.
The Optimist builds a year-round community leading up to the Technology Experience Convention Heilbronn (TECH). With TECH, Handelsblatt Media Group, Handelsblatt and Schwarz Digits are creating a strategic platform to strengthen the European tech ecosystem. TECH‘s mission is to establish a „cluster of optimism“, connecting Europe’s most influential leaders across technology, industry, politics, and academia. More at tech-europe.org
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This podcast focuses on innovation, technology leadership, and digital sovereignty, with episodes covering AI advancements through interviews with key figures like Dr. Andrej Levin and discussions on Europe's potential in cybersecurity and quantum computing with guests like Rolf Schumann.
Welcome to The Optimist! Enjoy real talk with the leaders shaping Europe’s future, exploring the innovations that drive progress across the continent.
The Optimist is presented and produced by ‘TECH by Handelsblatt‘ and hosted by Dr. Dale Rickert, Managing Director at TECH by Handelsblatt.
The Optimist builds a year-round community leading up to the Technology Experience Convention Heilbronn (TECH). With TECH, Handelsblatt Media Group, Handelsblatt and Schwarz Digits are creating a strategic platform to strengthen the European tech ecosystem. TECH‘s mission is to establish a „cluster of optimism“, connecting Europe’s most influential leaders across technology, industry, politics, and academia. More at tech-europe.org
With Carlo Ratti, Director of the MIT Senseable City Lab and CEO of Carlo Ratti Associati
Cities generate more data than ever before. But can that data help us create better places to live?
In this episode of The Optimist, Dale Rickert speaks with Carlo Ratti, Director of the MIT Senseable City Lab and CEO of Carlo Ratti Associati, about how data, AI, and human intelligence are transforming the future of urban life.
From traffic patterns and public spaces to social integration and sustainability, Carlo explains how new technologies are helping researchers and city leaders understand cities in ways that were impossible just a few years ago. The conversation explores the opportunities and risks of data-driven decision-making, the importance of digital ethics and sovereignty, and why cities remain humanity’s greatest innovation.
They also discuss the growing role of AI in architecture and design, where machines can accelerate analysis and inspiration, but human creativity remains essential for imagining what has never existed before.
A must-listen for anyone interested in urban innovation, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and the future of how we live together in an increasingly connected world.
The Optimist is presented by TECH by Handelsblatt Media Group and independent from the Handelsblatt editorial team.
With the Technology Experience Convention Heilbronn (TECH), Handelsblatt Media Group, Handelsblatt and Schwarz Digits are creating a strategic platform to strengthen the European tech ecosystem. TECH‘s mission is to establish a „cluster of optimism“, connecting Europe’s most influential leaders across technology, industry, politics, and academia. More at tech-europe.org
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