Theme: INTERFACE/ INTERACT

There is always something to learn from another point of view. Are you ready to go beyond, to stay open?

TEDxLausanne’s 2015 event Interface/Interact will take you on an exciting journey into unknown territories, enabling you to connect new points and open up to new horizons.

You, me, us, them…we are more and more connected, through traveling, computers, networks, smart phones and everyday objects… but are we really? As information and knowledge become increasingly and freely accessible how are we bridging the gaps that create conflicts, poverty and pollution? What, how and to whom are we really communicating? What do we gain and what do we lose when we exchange? Who is innovating, and how are they doing it? What happens when interaction is lost and how do we restore it? How do we work together, and what could we do as individuals to make it better?

There is always something to learn from another point of view. Are you ready to go beyond, to stay open?

Universite de Lausanne
Amphi Max
Lausanne, Vaud (fr), 1015
Switzerland

Theoriz

Théoriz is an art and technology studio creating interactive audiovisual performances and installations. Théoriz was founded by Jonathan Richter and David-Alexandre Chanel, both engineers, researchers and artists specialized in new media. In collaboration with graphic designers, engineers and interactive media specialists, Théoriz mixes traditional animation, augmented reality and sound environment to challenge the audience on their perception of reality. Their work has been shown in Dubaï, Germany, France, Israël…

Ailin Conant

Ailin Conant is an American-born theatre director currently based in London. She is the artistic director of Theatre Témoin, a company dedicated to international collaborations in the creation of new works of socially engaged physical theatre.

Alisée de Tonnac

As far as Alisée remembers, she has been traveling around the world, from Singapore to Italy, California to France & Switzerland. She started her career as product manager for luxury brands at L’Oréal Group before discovering her entrepreneurial spirit and taking off for a one-year world tour to set up the first edition of Seedstars World, an international startup competition focused on emerging markets. Alisée is now managing the company with the objective of spreading to 50 cities in 2015.

Bettina Neidhardt

Bettina Neidhardt is an expert on cultural agility, and a firm believer in the power of interaction and our potential for change. She uses the lens of culture to understand and solve human interaction challenges. Bettina has worked in global senior leadership positions interacting with over 35 countries and holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations.

Christèle Delbé

Christèle joined the Vodafone Group in March 2010 as Head of Sustainability for Enterprise. Her role is to identify and lead the identification, testing and scaling of innovative, sustainability focussed solutions in partnership with Vodafone’s Enterprise customers on a global scale. Prior to this, Christèle was Head of Sustainability at Orange, having responsibility for developing and implementing the Corporate Responsibility strategy at a Group and later on UK level. Christèle also worked as a consultant for Ethics Quality Management and SustainAbility, advising multi-national businesses on designing and implementing Sustainability programmes. Christèle holds an MSc in Environmental Management and Policy from the University of Lund in Sweden and a BA in Business Studies from the London South Bank University in the United Kingdom.

Dan Acher

Dan Acher is an artivist from Geneva whose work focuses on creating happy cities by changing the way people engage both with their environment and with each other. He transforms movie nights into a participative experience by gathering large crowds in moonlit parks, while his nationwide Neighbourhood Exchange Boxes spark countless human encounters (and tons of trades). He shakes up routines with daily dares and places outdoor pop-up dance floors along commuter routes to generate impromptu tangos and disco moves.

Frank Waldman

Frank is an American serial entrepreneur who started his first company with his MIT professor after grad school in 1982. He has launched four successful companies with patented technologies since then and continues to enjoy the thrill of entrepreneurship. Frank is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Spritz and lives in Boston.

George Kohlrieser

George Kohlrieser’s expertise and insights are drawn from his rich professional career as a clinical psychologist and hostage negotiator. He is currently a Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the IMD business school in Lausanne. He is the author of the award-winning bestseller Hostage at The Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict.

Gilles Furtwängler

I create my life… Derived from their musical project I create my life, I create the exact amount of my financial freedom. J’ai bien joui, Gilles Furtwängler and Lionel Friedli present a performance composed especially for TEDxLausanne 2015. Following the theme interface/interact, they let the words and the music echo each other and take us “where lies power and the image of power. Running peanuts, running red meat. Ray-Ban loves your nose”.

John Antonakis

As a child John Antonakis watched his parents successfully managing their businesses, winning community leadership elections, and South Africa transitioning from apartheid to democracy. All because of leadership. John became a professor at the University of Lausanne where he carries out research on, what else? Leadership.

Lionel Friedli

I create my life… Derived from their musical project I create my life, I create the exact amount of my financial freedom. J’ai bien joui, Gilles Furtwängler and Lionel Friedli present a performance composed especially for TEDxLausanne 2015. Following the theme interface/interact, they let the words and the music echo each other and take us “where lies power and the image of power. Running peanuts, running red meat. Ray-Ban loves your nose”.

Michelle Blanchet

Michelle Blanchet is an educator and social entrepreneur, who is passionate about inspiring innovation in the field of education. She has been working with young people for the past ten years and recently founded the Social Innovation Institute for Educators (SIIE), which aims to revolutionize teacher trainings and support educational innovation. Michelle earned a Master in International Relations in Madrid. She teaches sociology and economics, and contributed to the book Generation Jobless? Turning the Youth Unemployment Crisis into Opportunity. Michelle is a part of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper initiative.

Nicolas Henchoz

Nicolas was trained as a scientist, worked as a science journalist and at the direction of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He is now leading the EPFL+ECAL Lab which explores the perspectives of emergent technologies through Design. He has curated many projects and exhibitions worldwide and is the author of the book ”Design for Innovative Technologies, From Disruption to Acceptance". The work of the EPFL+ECAL Lab was awarded at the Festival of Design of Berlin (2010, 2011).