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Jacob Gelt Dekker: It starts with you
In November 2009, the first TEDxAmsterdam brought together a selection of wonderful speakers, and we wanted to know what they are doing now. Lieke Voermans recently visited globetrotter Jacob Gelt Dekker in his Amsterdam canal house for a conversati
TEDxLahore for TEDxAmsterdam
As the New York Times recently reported ”Already this year there have been 531 TEDx events. Another nearly 750 are to take place this year and beyond.” TEDxAmsterdam is only one of many events around the world, and we make an active effo
Merlijn Twaalfhoven: Art is the new journalism
TEDxAmsterdam is publishing a series of interviews with the speakers of TEDxAmsterdam 2009. Last year, composer Merlijn Twaalfhoven shared his idea that art should become more part of our daily lives. Recently Barbara Putman Cramer caught up with him
Frans Timmermans: Bye, bye beastie?
In his TEDxAmsterdam talk in 2009, Dutch politician Frans Timmermans summoned the public to face its fears, and look the metaphorical beast in the eye. Timmermans was the Minister for European Affairs during Balkenende IV and devoted tremendous effo
Today is the day …your ideas can become reality
TEDxAmsterdam has always been about ideas – ideas worth spreading. The TEDxAmsterdam CHALLENGE is about Ideas Worth DOING. Great solutions that have a positive effect on others. And it’s also the best way to get yourself a ticket to TEDxA
Looking back at TEDxChange 2
Although the speakers were very busy, I found some of them in a tranquil moment and asked them if the event was what they expected it to be. Challenging, energized and grateful is the average feeling the 8 speakers felt during our local TEDxChange e
Looking back at TEDxChange
On September 20, to coincide with the United Nations summit on the Millennium Development Goals, a global event organized by TED and the Gates Foundation took place in New York. In Amsterdam, a remarkable group of individuals joined to watch the li
Amsterdam, City of Ideas
On September 13, the TEDxAmsterdam partners had the pleasure of attending a small event at the Bazel, home to the Amsterdam City Archives. We were welcomed by Marens Engelhard, director of the archives, who spoke about the history of the Bazel, the g
Which Kenyan artist do you want to see at TEDxAmsterdam?
During TEDxChange in Amsterdam, jazz pianist Mike del Ferro of Africa Unsigned kicked off a unique ‘crowd-funding’ competition. He launched a crowdsourcing contest between three Kenyan musicians, and invited everyone to join: the artist
Salmaan Sana
What is your TEDx job? Coordinating the volunteers and otherwise jumping in and helping out where I can. Your Favorite TEDtalk? As most would say, there are too many favourites to choose from, although I’m going to go for a short 5 minute clas
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