TEDxHilversum 2016

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxHilversum, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxHilversum event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

TEDxHilversum

On Wednesday December 7, 2016, Hilversum will again be featured as a TEDx location. At our TEDxHilversum event, TEDTalk videos and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection. TEDxHilversum will take place from 16.00 until 21.30, and dinner and snacks are included in the ticketprice.
 
<H2>TEDxHilversum 2016 Speakers:</H2>
Bart Hufen
Although gaming is nothing more than a repetitive routine, many of us get hooked by it. That is, if a designer creates the game in an attractive way. A gamer gets in a flow, endorfines run through his blood. What if you could use this principle in organisations?, is the question Bart Hufen asked himself. What if you could make your work just as fun as gaming by applying gaming principles? What if you could bring your work experience to the next level and get more engaged by the art of games. These and other related questions will be answered by Bart Hufen in his talk on our stage.
Bart Hufen is a gamification expert. His first book became a huge success. In his most recent book (nov. 2016), “Gamification as the driver of change”, Bart reveals how organizations can use games to optimize processes and get employees motivated to perform above average.
 
Kristien Hemmerechts
Kristien is a Belgian author with a vast track record: stories, essays, novels, non-fiction. She’s been a reviewer for multiple newspapers and magazines, such as ‘Vrij Nederland’, ‘De Morgen’, ‘De Standaard’ and ‘Volkskrant’. She’s currently writing a blog every two weeks for the VRT website (Belgian TV broadcaster).
And then the diagnosis hit her hard: breast cancer. But not just her, Belgian author Kristien Hemmerechts, it also hit her friends and family and students* and neighbours and fans and other people who know her. But in a different way than she expected. Quickly she found out that it is a binary world out there: those of the healthy people and those who have cancer. She discovered that people found it very difficult to cope with the situation. More difficult than she expected. “The unclearness of the situation has to do with it”, she says. “You do not look ill, you do not act ill. You do not feel ill. But there is a devastating disease in your body at work and you are terrified.” When Kristien lost two sons, reactions were warm. “We can all relate to that. And the response is accordingly.” Her mentally ill sister always told her: “Kristien, you have no idea what it feels like to have a mental illness”. Kristien: “I understand that better now.” Kristien wanted her daughter and step children to continue to behave normally after her diagnosis, she has been brought up in the idea that you should not be weak nor vulnerable and yet she needed attentiveness at the right moment without having to ask for it. “That’s the hard part, you give mixed signals yourself.”
 
All in all, there is a taboo on cancer and a huge lack of knowledge on different types of cancer and treatments. This translates in the awkward situations Kristien felt herself in during the period she had breast cancer. No reason for her friends and relatives to feel guilty now. She simply feels we can all learn from her experience. We can all be inspired by her journey. That’s why she wrote the book ‘Er gebeurde dit, er gebeurde dat’, which felt like a coming out. Surely we will be inspired when Kristien starts talking on stage and shares her very personal story about life and (near) death, about those who are healthy and those who are sick.
* Kristien Hemmerechts is also professor in English literature at the University of Leuven, Belgium.
 
Mohamed El Bachiri
Mohamed lost his wife in an underground train bombing during the Brussels Terrorist Attacks, on March 22nd earlier this year. Up to that day, Mohamed worked as an underground train driver, but had a day off during the attacks. Right at that moment, his wife was on the train that was bombed. Mohamed is a Muslim and lives in Molenbeek. Because of that, people view him as a potential terrorist, even though he’s a victim at the same time.
Even though Mohamed has never returned to the underground after the attacks, he is not bittered. He wants to spread a message: Muslims, Christians, Atheists, everyone lives together in a Western society. We’ll have to get along with eachother and try to create a society based on understanding, tolerance and love.
The beautiful and heartbreaking poem that Mohamed wrote for his passed wife was put online, and shared across the whole world.
 
Cris Toala Olivares
Cris (born in Ecuador, living in the Netherlands) has made multiple series as a photographer for National Geographic. He is winner of many awards, including the prestigious Magnum Photography Award in 2016. He shares his photos in many ways, most often with his 24.000 followers on Instagram. In search of the best stories and most stunning visuals, Cris travels to all corners of the world with his camera. On one of his recent trips, he photographed a series of erupting volcanoes. At TEDxHilversum, he’ll tell his story of the relation between volcanoes and mankind, illustrated with marvelous pieces of his own work.
 
Shanna Zwart (ShannaNina)
The newest trend in the world of online video is shoutcasting; livestreaming your gaming session with your own commentary. A growing number of platforms facilitate this, of which Twitch is the most popular. Shanna Zwart is an official partner of Twitch, and weekly streams her gaming sessions to over 40.000 subscribers, on her channel called ShannaNina. At TEDxHilversum, she’ll tell us all about shoutcasting, and how it changed but also saved her life.
 
Tori Egherman
Even though she’s a professional in the field of Marketing and Communication, Tori has a very strict personal social media policy; she keeps her online followers and friends to a bare minimum. In her crisp and humorous talk about “shrink-hacking”, she’ll reveal the secrets and successes of an engaging social media presence.
Tori is a writer and shrink hacker with eclectic interests. Her work has been published online and in print, including in The Guardian, Hollands Licht, and Global Voices. She’s been published on topics as wide ranging as the American Dream, election campaigning in Iran, and the New York City subway system.
 
Erik van der Ven
What started off as a joke, has grown into a true internet phenomenon. In 2014, Erik created a music video for Pharrell’s song “Happy”, but without music, just with sound effects. The video went viral and was shared all over the world. The start of a series, called #WITHOUTMUSIC! The series has already been viewed millions of times, and in the past few years their YouTube channel has gathered over 400.000 subscribers.
 
Isaac Bullock Kintu
Isaac came to the Netherlands as a refugee from Uganda, and studied Communication Sciences at the Free University of Amsterdam (VU). Now working at consultancy company Accenture, Isaac got involved in the development of a digital platform with a smart algorithm aimed at bridging the gap between refugee talents and employers, bringing in his own experiences and network. The goal is to accelerate sustainable integration and economic independence of refugees in the Dutch society.
At TEDxHilversum, Isaac will share his personal story; the story of how he once was a refugee without a bright future, and how he has developed into someone who can contribute to the society he has now become a part of.
 
Dr. Wouter van den Berg
Dr. van den Berg is a neuro-economist, who has developed a way to combine DNA research and neuro-scientific assessments into a tool to determine which talents you can best use and improve to grow professionally. But how does this influence the relationships at work, for example between employers and employees?
 
Maurits Jan Groen
As an expert in the field of Data Insights and the Internet of Things, Maurits will take us along on a journey into the future, and show us how the Internet of Things will develop and grow to change our lives.
 
Host: Manuel Venderbos
With over 15 years of experience in radio and TV, Manuel Venderbos surely knows his way around media, and most importantly: the stage is his comfort zone. On December 7th, he’ll guide us through the TEDxHilversum program as our official host.
 
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