In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).
Speakers
Speakers may not be confirmed. Check event website for more information.
Alexandre Meurisse
Space Resources Scientist
Alexandre is a Researcher at the European Space Agency.Berran Tuncer
Entrepreneur
Berran is a former English teacher. Now she’s an entrepreneur.Emily Salvia
Entrepreneur & drag performer
Luuk just finished the study Film, Photography and The Digital at the Art School of Breda. They are an entrepreneur and drag performer. As a child Luuk had problems showing their vulnerable side. But when they created their drag persona Emily Salvia, they discovered that this vulnerability can be their biggest strength. Now they want to inspire others and break gender norms through art. As a child Luuk was raped by somebody they saw as a friend. In their search for someone to relate to, they found no one. That’s why during their Talk Luuk breaks with the taboo and aims at offering similar others someone to relate to.Erik van Haren
Math psychologist
Erik is a math teacher, the founder of Mathplay, but most of all a math psychologist.Erwin Meinders
Innovation officer
Erwin is an entrepreneur and innovation manager with a 20+ years track record, mainly in the fields of advanced manufacturing and 2D/3D printing for emerging flexible electronics applications, smart devices, free-form electronics, medical applications, food printing, and high-tech systems.Eva Wentink
Chip & digital technologies scientist
Eva is a principal scientist at an R&D company that uses chip and digital technologies to develop solutions for a healthy planet and a sustainable society. What if you could improve your health by feedback from your toilet? Many diseases are reliant on what you eat and drink. Diabetes for instance, but also cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases. Measuring what we consume is already a challenge, but measuring what comes out might be just as- if not insightful. Therefore, Eva sets out to see how we can use state of the art technology to measure a number of indicators when you sit down on the toilet. We all visit the bathroom, so it’s easy and it would reduce the need for complicated measurements and wearables. What could we determine from that bathroom visit about our health? In her Talk, Eva will present how sensor technology can make our toilet smart - and how personalized data can result in your personal at home doctor and food advisor all in one.Francesca Giardini
Associate professor in sociology
As an associate professor in sociology, Francesca is interested in understanding how gossip and reputation work. Reputation is ubiquitous. Individuals, groups, communities, companies and even countries have reputations. In the offline world, these are usually based on casual conversations about individuals’ choices and actions, i.e., gossip. Although reputations are thought to be an effective and inexpensive instrument to discriminate between bad and good partners in human societies, they often don’t completely line up with reality. Why do reputations fail? In this TEDx Talk, Francesca shares some possible explanations for these reputational failures.Inna Stochak & Tasha Mhishi
Artists
Inna Stochak & Tasha Mhishi.Lora van Rijn
Body language expert
Lora is a mother of three kids, works as a visual designer for a communication company and runs a website agency with her husband, and… oh yeah she’s deaf. When Lora meets hearing people, they will mostly pay attention to that last feature of her. And even weirder, they see it as a limitation. Her whole life people look at her as someone who cannot hear. Personally she experiences herself as a vivid person who has the gift of speaking an intimate and personal language: Body Language. And now, she aims at sharing this gift by giving body language training in corporate settings. During her TEDx Talk, she will explain how everyone - both humans as well as animals - speak body language, but only few are aware of this.Tijmen Wisman
Assistant professor of privacy law & chairman of the Platform for Civil Rights
Tijmen is an assistant professor of privacy law & chairman of the Platform for Civil Rights. In societies perceived to be democratic we’ve got used to taking our human rights for granted, even though they are under an unprecedented threat. It exists in the ever-growing body of data-driven technologies and artificial intelligence in the administration of governance. This threat is often unnoticed, let alone questioned. The increasing information asymmetry seems like a bargain in return for efficiency, security and comfort. But do we really know the price we pay? In this talk Tijmen Wisman explains why we need to challenge the naked power exercised through data-driven window dressing by breathing life into our hard-won rights.Tim Sweere
Geochemistry & palaoceanography
Tim is a geochemist and palaeoceanographer. He is currently doing post-doctoral research at ETH Zürich in Switzerland.Organizing team
