overview of talks

1. 9.15

1.1. [Video] Welcome by Chris Anderson, Director TED

1.2. Joris Luyendijk, host

1.3. Job Cohen, Mayor of Amsterdam, “Welcome to Amsterdam, City of Ideas”

2. 9.30-11.00

2.1. Frans Timmermans, Minister for European Affairs “Be like Jack Sparrow; embrace your fears”

2.2. Jacob Gelt Dekker, Philanthropist and entrepreneur, “In Search of the Pot of Gold”

2.3. Christien Meindertsma, designer “PIG 05049”

2.4. Prof. dr. Nico Baken, “Holons and Holarchies, Complex Networks Unravelling the Origin of Knowledge and Culture“

2.5. Mabel van Oranje, CEO, The Elders “Breakthroughs and transformations”

3. 11.30-13.00

3.1. [Video of TED Talk]

3.2. Jan Donner, President Royal Tropical Institute

3.3. Prof. dr. Louise E.M. Vet, Director Netherlands Institute of Ecology “Towards a circular economy”

3.4. Tech demo: Gernout Erens, General Manager, Wattcher

3.5. Dr. Gerhard Knies, President DESERTEC “DESERTS – the global powerhouse of the future?”

3.6. Ruud Koornstra, CEO, Tendris “Power to the people”

3.7. Gary Carter, COO Fremantle “Learning to kiss”

4. LUNCH 13.00-14.00

4.1. “Visions on Energy” (in cooperation with Liander)

4.2. “Smart Living” (in cooperation with KPN)

5. 14.00-15.30

5.1. [Video of TED Talk]

5.2. Jaap Elzas, "Ecowasbol"

5.3. Kevin Kelly, author, visionary “What technology wants”

5.4. Tech demo: Claire Boonstra, Co-Founder, Layar

5.5. Tech demo: Alexander Bucksch/Daniel Berio, 3DRange

5.6. Hans Aarsman, former photographer, writer “From pretty to ugly and back again; mysterious ways of beauty in photography”

5.7. Prof. dr. Marcel Dicke “Why not eat insects?”

6. 16.00-17.30

6.1. Karsu Dönmez, singer/songwriter “Songs”

6.2. Prof.dr. Robbert Dijkgraaf, President Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, “The Unknown Universe”.

6.3. Mark Kamau, General Manager Nairobits, “I escaped by dreaming”

6.4. Tech demo: Rafaël Redczus, Yellowbird

6.5. Merlijn Twaalfhoven The Music of the Real World

6.6. Bjarke Ingels, BIG, ”Yes Is More”

6.7. A moment of condensed time

7. 17.30-19.00

7.1. 17.30u Drinks and walking dinner

7.2. 18.30u TEDxAMS university

8. 19.30 – 21.00

8.1. Bruno Giussani, Ideas About Spreading Ideas: Inside TED

8.2. Prof.dr.Wubbo J. Ockels, “Is time a creation of life in response to gravity?”

8.3. Tech demo: Danny Plass, Bram van de Laar, aWoW (Alpha World of Warcraft)

8.4. Winners TEDxAmsterdam Challenges:

8.4.1. Bobby Voeten, Moon Advertising (Video Challenge)

8.4.2. Gaston Peer, Green Turbo injection for beaches (NRC Challenge)

8.4.3. Emma Bruns, Melody Memories (Folia Challenge)

8.4.4. Tony DiSanto, President of Programming and Development MTV: “”Telling Stories in the Digital Age”

9. legend

9.1. = will be mapped

9.2. = local speaker at Pakhuis de Zwijger

9.2.1. Vandaag