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).

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Netherlands

Camiel Jansen

Camiel Jansen is an experienced composer who writes music for orchestras, festivals and films. As a composer, he is always looking for a connection with current affairs. For instance, he produced a piece for 5 woodwinds and a sampler called “Het Toeslagenschandaal” and he wrote a film symphony for orchestra with a mouse in the lead role. Camiel is also active at the Amsterdam Conservatory as a teacher of entrepreneurship for classical music. He is deeply interested in studying and elaborating on everything that has anything to do with art and creativity. Camiel's objective is to inspire us on how to develop our own creative language. Having experience in the world of art he believes that everybody has the potential to be a creative thinker, as long as we re-envision the process behind getting great ideas.

Erik Dirksen

Erik Dirksen’s career has been mostly centered on the faculty of Economics of UvA with a lifelong interest in the interface between International Economics, Politics and Business, topics he has been teaching for over 30 years. He has also been a Soviet economy specialist, lecturing and researching the Soviet planning system, between 1976 and 1992. With the demise of the Soviet Union, the field transformed into Transition Economics, where he led research on the transition from Socialism into Capitalism. Besides, from 1988 onwards he has been a visiting lecturer at the Clingendael Institute of International relations, lecturing on topics straddling the interface between International Economics, Politics and Business, what is nowadays called geoeconomics. In 1995 he transferred from the micro-economics Department to the International Strategy, where he gave lectures on Business Strategy. Between 2004 and 2017 he was involved as chair and lecturer with NGO SPARK in Kosovo and other areas.

Maxime Lubbers

Maxime Lubbers is an experienced technology strategy consultant, women empowerment foundation board member, speaker, and former professional rower. She comes from an entrepreneurial family and is very social, driven, and hard-working. Connecting business and technology excites her as it enables her to combine her knowledge of and passion for technology to make a societal impact. While working for one of the world’s most renowned technology consulting firms, Accenture, she was part of the Global Technology Innovation Team in which she gained experience with future technologies, such as Blockchain, Quantum Computing, and Artificial Intelligence in various industries. Besides her work, she executed a multi-year qualitative study to understand the implications of Blockchain technology for businesses. Her refreshing perspective on technology has earned her opportunities to speak on various stages, ranging from impact investment funds to multiple universities and businesses.

Piet Hein van Dam

Piet Hein got his PhD in physical chemistry in 1993 at the University of Amsterdam. He started his corporate career at Unilever, in functional foods. After 7 years, he became a strategy consultant at KPMG. In 2005 Piet Hein was appointed as CEO of Motivaction - a well-known Dutch market research agency. Being a scientist, marketeer and entrepreneur, Piet Hein discovered his true sweet spot in 2010: building data-driven startups. He worked mostly as scale-up CEO in ao. adtech, mediatech, HRtech and fintech. With two exits under his belt, he started Clear.bio in 2019, from scratch. Clear.bio specializes in precision nutrition for reversing and preventing diabetes type 2. Piet Hein is a well-known speaker and lecturer, has 6 patents, he is the winner of the Unilever R&D Golden Jubilee Award and was just selected in the TOP 50 Global HealthTech CEOs of 2022.

Puck Kroonsberg

After a burn-out at the age of 22 Puck transformed her life and liberated herself into who she truly is: her true (authentic) self. Today she shares stories to inspire & empower people to discover & free themselves. Envisioning a brighter future where authenticity is the norm.

Roos van Dalen

Roos van Dalen is an expert on Diversity & Inclusion, especially focused on gender. She conducted research on the ways Dutch top women make sense of gender inequality at the top of organizations, speaking with relevant female leaders from multiple corporates in The Netherlands. Her goal is to build bridges together with both women and men regarding (gender) diversity and inclusion. Roos has written multiple articles for newspapers and monthly columns, while also speaking at events, and giving workshops. Through her research, she found that there has been written a lot about the shortage of women at the top, but not so much from the point of view of those who already made it there.

Rufaro Hoto

Rufaro is a bachelor student of psychology in his 3rd year at the University of Twente, Rufaro is also an entrepreneur, who founded Atlas Events a social organization based on creating social value and GConnection an HR tech startup looking to shake the recruitment process. He is passionate about topics such as education and entrepreneurship and believes these 2 go hand in hand.

Sanne Wevers

Sanne Wevers is a Dutch artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympian, having competed in 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo. Sanne is the 2016 Olympic champion on the balance beam and was the first Dutch female gymnast to become an individual Olympic champion. She is known for her daring and difficult spins on the balance beam. She and her sister were both on the 2016 and 2020 Olympic teams.