Wolf Lotter

Self-employed

Author, Journalist

Wolf Lotter - Photo: Katharina Lotter — Photo: Katharina Lotter

Wolf Lotter is a journalist and author specialising in the transformation of work and society. He has been writing about digitalisation and change for more than four decades. He was a founding member of brandeins and its lead essayist for 23 years. He has been giving keynotes for decades as one of the leading German-speaking voices on transformation and business and calls for more self-determination and independence in digitalisation and in dealing with AI, most recently in his books "Die Gestörten" (2023), "Echt" ( 2024) and the brand new "Digital Erwachsen. A polemic for natural intelligence" (2025).

Programm

Apr28.

Digitally Grown Up: Why We Need to Know What Digitalisation Is – In Order to Change It

This keynote will focus on the foundations of the idea of digitalization, its development and its cultural connections to industrialization and in the knowledge economy. Platforms, technocrats and authoritarian tendencies in large corporations show us that we urgently need to advance the idea of self-determined, human-centred digitalization. To do this, we can build on good traditions.

"We have the choice between being immature consumers and designers of technology. The decision is now," says Wolf Lotter.

Before the keynote, there will be an opportunity to meet Wolf Lotter in person in the foyer at 15:00 and have his book "Digital Erwachsen" signed.

15:30–15:45h

Wolf Lotter

Self-employed

Programm

Digitally Grown Up: Why We Need to Know What Digitalisation Is – In Order to Change It

Format: Keynote

Stage: K6