Theme: The Puzzle of Learning

In a complex world like ours, learning has become the key to open the doors of endless opportunities. Learning decides who we become in the future and how we will impact others’ lives and eventually society at large. Who learns? How do we learn? What do we learn and why? Who organizes learning and what is learning going to look like in the future? Learning can be so much more than merely education: machine learning, emotional intelligence, learning through gamification and neuro-learning are current topics that could change our lives forever. Our event will look at learning in many different disciplines that have the potential to be the foundations for much larger change.

Couch House
Straatweg 25
Breukelen, Utrecht, 3621 BG
Netherlands

Arthur Sevenstern

Speakers coach & trainer

Last year Arthur Sevenstern saw the TEDx stage from the other side - as a speakers coach.This year, he himself will be standing on our TEDx stage and share his story. Apart from speakers coaching, Arthur is also lecturer, startup coach, involved in change management and keynote speaker on topics like leadership, change and storytelling. His broad professional experience is ranging from sales to account manager and regional director. A true jack of all trades. Next to his speakers coaching, he has recently also taken on the challenge of lecturing at a Hogeschool. Arthur studied civil engineering in Delft and he also did his MBA at Nyenrode Business University. He’s always actively involved in the Nyenrode community for events like TEDx or Peer group coaching.

Daria van den Bercken

Pianist

Dutch-Russian pianist Daria van den Bercken has the world listening when she plays. With her project ‘Handel at the Piano’ Daria used alternative stages to perform her art. We can see her flying over the crowd in Brazil - playing the piano - or touring through the streets of Amsterdam - her piano attached to a car. Having finished her studies in Indiana and the Amsterdam Conservatory, Daria won the Dutch Classical Talent Award twice. Daria has also featured in a weekly series about classical music on prime time Dutch television. She played amongst others with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Daria developed the Talk & Play presentation, inviting very diverse audiences to open up to the music.

Erno Pickee

Teacher

After having worked for several years in marketing, Erno traveled the world - from the Netherlands to Asia, South America, and New Zealand. After this, he started teaching and coaching and is now on his mission to make the world a better place with education. Erno is Nyenrode alumnus and founder of ‘Your Legacy Academy’. In his academy, he focuses on the purpose, cause, and belief that inspire his students and who they want to be in the future. He hands out the exam sheets on the first day of class and asks his students to only stay if they are interested. He sends his students away on a plane without anything and asks them to apply the skills learned to come back.

Katja Schipperheijn

Learning professional/Expert in learning technology and learning eco-systems

Katja is a dedicated learning professional and a people connector par excellence. She holds a Master in Economic Sciences and an eMBA from Antwerp Management School. With over 15 years’ experience as manager and trusted advisor for multinational companies, Katja has developed expertise in corporate collaboration tools and knowledge sharing. In recent years she has used her experience and talent to develop learning frameworks for corporate universities, integrating social tools and performance management, focused on the individual. Katja is co-founder of the LearnScape, a learning eco-system that uses social apps, e-coaching and safe intranet to stimulate formal and informal learning. She is currently also Customer Success Director at Habit of Improvement, a company preparing organisations for sustainable growth and the transition to a collaborative culture.

Mark Tuitert

Athlete/Business owner

Even though the Olympic Games 2016 are over now, with Mark Tuitert as our speaker at TEDx Nyenrode 2016 the Olympic spirit lives on. Mark is a speed skater who has participated in several Olympic Games and even won the gold medal in speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He’s also participating in the Sports Leadership program at Nyenrode Business University due to his interest in linking sports with entrepreneurship. With the Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi, Mark finished his skating career and is now commercial director of iSkate (an organization supporting skaters along their career), owner of MIZ (importer of unique skate and sports products) and analyst/columnist of skate competitions. Additionally, Mark is an inspiring speaker and coach - talking about dreaming, personal limits and success and ‘the art of the peaks’ and ‘how to get the best out of yourself’.

Nupur Kohli

Medical Doctor/Healthcare consultant

In a unique and interactive way, Drs Nupur Kohli takes us into the world of stress and the ingredients to keep your stress under control. Nupur is a medical doctor, author, global speaker and a strategic healthcare consultant. Fascinated by the human body she obtained her Master's degree in medicine from the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam. Thereafter she did Fundamentals of Business from Harvard Business School - HBX, USA. The combination of medicine and business gives her a unique angle to look at stress. Nupur aspires to reduce stress in societies, businesses and the corporate world, affecting decision making, productivity and profitability. She did substantial research on stress and productivity and is the author of the book 'Chill! How to survive stress and improve personal and professional productivity. Symptoms and solutions to chronic pressure.' Shortly after her TEDx talk, Nupur won the VIVA400 Award for the most inspiring woman in the Netherlands.

Ritik Mehta

Student/Entrepreneur/Teacher

Ritik Mehta is a student at the Onze Lieve Vrouwe College in Antwerp, Belgium. But besides being a regular 16-year-old, he has a life most adults would envy. An expert in the field of 3D print and 3D Design, he gives talks on the matter and workshops to help his generation bridge a potential skill gap. He is now venturing into new domains of interest: (Synthetic) Biology and Space Exploration. Ritik is an example of a new generation that is fascinated by the potential of new technologies but can not find the right exposure in current educational frameworks. At age 10 he got fascinated with 3D printing and became the poster boy for the technology and its potential in the hands of unbiased youth. He then took this interest to another level by starting to teach other kids about 3D modelling and instilling a skill that would allow them to solve their own problems.

Tijmen Blankevoort

Artificial Intelligence specialist

Tijmen is co-founder and CTO of Scyfer, a company that applies the latest developments of machine learning on large companies. At Scyfer, he applies Deep Learning to a wide variety of problems, simulating human-like intelligence when solving problems. Tijmen studied Japanese and Mathematics along with Computer Science at the University of Leiden and spent a year abroad in Japan. He also holds a Master’s in Artificial Intelligence. Tijmen recently had a talk at Amsterdam Artificial Intelligence conference. When he’s not using insanely smart machines, Tijmen likes to do Parkour (sport of moving rapidly through an area, negotiating obstacles by running, jumping, and climbing) and play Magic: The Gathering.