Theme: A Post Truth World

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Boom Chicago
Rozengracht 117
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, 1016 LV
Netherlands

Ana Kappelhof And Nici Misri

Two students of AICS show their musical skills with their version of the song 'Jungle' by Tash Sultana.

Alex Blackwood

Illusionist/Mentalist

Alex is perhaps the only magic performer to have enjoyed a successful international business career (finance, sales, corporate management) before devoting himself full time to magic. He is in high demand as a corporate speaker and entertainer and brings a wealth of real-world experience to each performance. His primary value add is helping companies communicate their values, concepts and messages in a truly unforgettable manner.

Debra Barraud

Founder & Photographer for HumansofAmsterdam

While working in the Middle East as a dialogue facilitator Debra Barraud discovers the vital importance of dialogue and the power of storytelling. After returning to Amsterdam Debra, inspired by Humans of New York and Humans of Tel Aviv decides to create Humans of Amsterdam. After four years of hard work the blog counts over 500.000 loyal online followers world wide. Debra also has her own weekly column in the daily paper 'Metro' and she recently published her first book with National Geographic called Humans of Amsterdam.

Dottie James

YouTuber & Poet

Dottie James is a young writer and poet who begun uploading poetry to her rising YouTube channel in 2014. She has since gathered an audience of 170,000 individuals who watch her monthly uploads. She has made a career of speaking from the heart and is continually surprised when people want to listen. She has a collective following of over 300,000 people on her online platforms and regularly posts snippets of her poetry to her Twitter and Instagram.

Euro Beinat

Artificial Intelligence

Masters in Computer Science, PhD in Economics. Chair in Geoinformatics and Data Science University of Salzburg Austria. Board Member PhD School in Geospatial Data Sciences. Chairman CS Research Foundation. Managing Director Numerico Technologies. Advisor to Corporations and Governments in Europe on A.I. and Data Science. Board member Data Science for Social Good Europe. Formerly Vice President for Internet of Things at Zebra Technology Corp, CEO Geodan Mobile Solutions, Managing Director Currentcity, Vice President Location Solutions Zebra Technologies Europe.

Ioana Murariu

AICS MYP4 student Ioana plays Telemann's 'Fantasia VII'.

Neima Ahmed

Truecolours Textile

Neima Ahmed is a graduate from two well-renowned Canadian universities, has taken part in community activism and global health initiatives for about ten years. Recently worked with two Canadian schools supporting locals in Uganda to have better access to entrepreneurship, education and enterprising for social change. Currently living in the Netherlands and exploring further consulting, freelance, and capacity building projects.

Philip Tuparev

DP1 student Philip Tuparev performs on chello 'Suite No. 1 Allemande' by J.S. Bach.

Shawna Snow

Founder & Director of InSite

Shawna worked with enthusiasm as a public school science teacher in California. She earned her Master’s Degree in Global Urban Leadership and put classroom learning into action over the past two decades in urban and cross-cultural environments in the US, Europe and Africa. In 2008, she founded Stichting Reckoning, putting all her experience and expertise to use. The Amsterdam-based development specialist loves travel and literature.

Sheetal Shah

Psychology Professor at Webster University & Involved in rehabilitation of trafficked women

Sheetal Shah is a psychologist in practice since 1999. She specialises in the field of counselling for chronic illnesses and special target groups like commercial sex workers and victims of human trafficking. She has worked with a team to establish India’s first helpline for telephonic counselling focused on issues related to HIV/ AIDS and sexuality (the 1st of its kind in Asia-for Population Services International (PSI), Washington. Having worked with diverse populations from different countries she is well sensitised towards the cross-cultural issues that influence client - counsellor dynamics. Currently she is Head of department of Behavioral & Social Sciences at Webster University, The Netherlands and works passionately on the Bijlmer Project/Bridge 2 Hope; a research and intervention project that addresses the psycho-social and vocational needs of sexually trafficked women in the European Union.