Theme: #DISRUPTyou

How would you describe our world today? Connected. Dynamic. Challenging. Advanced.

Technology, science, the climate, and even our jobs are transforming at a breathtaking pace. Today, we are being impacted by change like no other time before us. Yet, we are the most educated and diverse in history. We are aware and adaptable. Inspired and creative. Our opinion matters.

Yet, we also face the biggest challenges. A shortage of jobs, lower wages, rising costs and a fast changing business landscape. Companies that survived over decades are put out of business seemingly over night.

With #DISRUPTyou we will show you how every threat to the status quo is actually an opportunity in disguise. Disruption is not what happens to you, it is how you respond to what happens to you.

At TEDxKlagenfurt 2016 we want to show you how to master personal transformation, seize opportunity and thrive in this era of endless innovation. To change who you are, you must first change who you think you are.

Schleppe Brewery - Event Hall
Schleppeplatz 1
Klagenfurt, Kärnten, 9020
Austria

Kiss Me Yesterday

Electro Swing Live Act

Kiss Me Yesterday is an Electro Swing Live Act based in Vienna. Consisting of Pao Lee, Lisa und Dolores Dream the trio combines groovy Beats with swingy elements. So they create a shimmering show, where nobody can stand still. February 2016 the band released their second 11 track studio album called “Radio Flapper Beats FM”. Framed by a 20s style Radio Show, the album strikes with an innovative mix of remixes and new handmade tracks. Especially the charming dandy attitude and the gorgeous animated music video of their single “Red Fruits” is an outstanding example for Kiss Me Yesterdays music. “Radio Flapper Beats FM” is a shimmering listening experience for all the Electro Swing Fans, who like to be taken on a musical journey back to the marvelous world of the Golden Twenties.

Zombie Boy

Actor & Model

With over 90% of his body covered in skeletal tattoos, Rick is known as Zombie Boy. The mysterious 31-year-old has become a cult figure in media after displaying his macabre body art in Lady Gaga's single “Born this Way”. He worked with all the big names in fashion industry such as Vogue, CQ, Vanity Fair and was featured in L’Oreal “Go Beyond the Cover” advertisement.

Cathy Kwanten

After a career in marketing & events and pro-make-up artistry, Cathy is ready to turn the table around and make a statement, following her mission based on the talents encrypted in her blueprint. Started off by writing a blog as one of the ambassadors for Boomcast she says that “ We can only find acceptance if we give one to ourselves!”

Charlotte Ernst

Charlotte Ernst, a student of Vienna Business School, points out that our formal education system might turn into a disaster, if we keep on undervaluing and pressuring our children. This fifteen-year-old courageous and bright young lady speaks out for her generation. Charlotte’s view is that developing a love to learn can have a powerful lifetime benefit and that mainly teachers are the one here to inspire youth to achieve this. Unfortunately, some teachers feel that motivating students is not one of their job responsibilities.

David Anderson

Entropreneur & Author

David is a global futurist, strategic thinker and expert in investment banking, he has been selected as a Global Shaper by The World Economic Forum. He is a senior advisor to Honorary Consul to the country of Moldova. Furthermore, he co-founded School Loan 411 and was an aide in the Executive Office of President at the The White House for Barack Obama. Learn more about David at http://www.officialdavidanderson.com & http://www.thedelusionofpassion.com

Dergin "STiX" Tokmak

Dancer

Can a physical disability keep you away from following your passion? As a child Dergin suffered from infantile paralysis. Even though this disease made Dergin lose control over his feet, he kept on following his passion for dancing. At age of 12 he was strongly inspired be the breakdance scene in Augsburg/Germany. When Dergin was training with his cousin, they watched a sequence of a man dancing on his crutches. This moment changed his life and Dergin started to train harder and harder, in order to become a master in his art. His passion made him grow stronger so that Dergin became publicly known under his pseudonym Stix.

Dhairya Dand

Inventor & Futurist Technologist

Dhairya is an award-winning researcher, inventor and futurist technologist who believes that human well-being can be achieved by an interaction of mindful design, innovative engineering, and radical paradigms. Besides many other awards, he was part of the Forbes '30 under 30' list, ELLE's '20 Names to Know list and named as the first WIRED innovation fellow 'innovators who will change our world'.

Guy Standing

Professor of Development Studies University of London, Founder of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN)

Guy Standing, who is a Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, has written books about social uncertainty and economic insecurity. In his bestseller “Basic Income: A 21st Century Economic Right”, he argues that “Every person, regardless of age, sex, marital status or work status, should have the right to a basic income, adequate to enable him or her to cover basic needs.”

Habib Haddad

Co-Founder & CEO of Wamda ME, Founder of Yamli and YallaStartup

Habib is a serial entrepreneur and an early stage investor. He is the Co-Founder & CEO of Wamda, a platform of programs and networks that aims to accelerate entrepreneurship ecosystems across the MENA region. He is also a Venture Partner of Wamda Capital, a growth capital VC fund. In addition to being a founding member of a number of startups and non-profits, Habib is also the founder of Yamli, the leading Arabic transliteration and smart search engine, and YallaStartup, one of the first support organizations for MENA Entrepreneurs. In 2009, the World Economic Forum recognized Habib as a Young Global Leader and was named as a top innovator under 35 (TR35) by the MIT Technology review in 2011. He currently holds a Research Affiliate position at the MIT Media Lab where he focuses on the science behind building a community. Habib holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Communication Engineering from the American University of Beirut and a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering fro

Katja Poppenhaeger

Astrophysicist

Katja is a lecturer of Astrophysics at Queen's University Belfast, and a Research Associate at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Her main interest is in the formation and development of exoplanets.

Mateja Jamnik

AI expert

Mateja is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. Having previously held an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship, Mateja is definitely disrupting that typical gender stereotype of a scientist in artificial intelligence. As a founder of women@CL she reminds all how important is to celebrate the gender diversity and help women aspire to leadership positions in both academia and in.

Max Borchardt

Max and his parents are owners of a small farm in Wernberg, Carinthia. His aim is to raise the awareness of people to buy the locally grown food that was picked at the peak of ripeness and that simply tastes better. He was always determined to study agriculture and closely understand how we as humans impact the natural world. After finishing his master stadium in Agriculture and Food, he decided to make a difference in the lives of others and started to study Agricultural Pedagogy. Currently, he works in the Carinthian Chamber of Agriculture.

Milo Moiré

Milo is a conceptual artist and activist known for her nude performances and the use of her own body in her artistic experiments as a way to go beyond taboos. She takes great advantage of her master’s degree in psychology and art academy background by analysing the human behaviour and emotions when putting together a great conceptual and bold art piece.

Natalie Haas

Activist & founder of ziag.at

Natalie studied political science at the University of Salzburg. She is a kindergarten language trainer and gave workshops on nonviolence and anti-racism. Since January 2015, she has worked extensively with asylum seekers in Berndorf bei Salzburg where she frequently conducts workshops for Volunteers and Volunteer coordinators in the field of asylum. It was during this period that the vision and the idea evolved for ZIAG. Ziag.at is a web portal that facilitates a mutually beneficial and peaceful integration of Refugees and has made it their primary mission to bring about a positive difference in the lives of the refugees as well as the community.

Regina Rowland

Regina Rowland is a creative entrepreneur and trans-disciplinary scholar and professor at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland. She started off as a boutique design shop for corporate brands in the early 1990s which led her to grasping a deeper understanding and interest in matters of transcultural communication and diversity. Regina is currently focused on biomimicry which is a form of nature inspired innovation leading to sustainability.

Tonč Feinig

Jazz Pianist

Tonč is a fully committed jazz musician. He originally started as a year-old with the piano and began playing in various bands. In 1994 Tonč received his jazz-diploma at the Carinthian Landeskonservatorium for the jazz-piano. It was 2000 when he made his Master of Music in den Haag, Netherlands. As a keyboard-player, composer and producer he on diverse projects, from arranging and recording music for pre-school kids, to writing and performing theater music. But in first line Tonč is devoted to music. For this reason he spends as much time as possible with his instruments (also the Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes and the Wurlitzer e-piano), composing and playing.

William Del Negro

William is a 40 years old banker who studied Web Technologies and multimedia at University in Udine. With his ideas, he goes way beyond his everyday work. His dream is to develop a solution that will make life easier for everyone, who has special needs.