The TEDxAmsterdam Braintrust is a group of extraordinary individuals who help us to find the right themes, speakers, performers and guests for our annual event. It is a mix of people from our advisory board, former TED and TEDx-speakers and opinion leaders from different industries. Their role is to challenge, to advise and to connect.

We are delighted with the official endorsement for this event by the following people:

Prof. Dr. Robbert H. Dijkgraaf: President Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Distinguished University Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of Amsterdam. Speaker at TEDxAmsterdam 2009.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Louise Fresco: University Professor on Sustainable Development, University of Amsterdam. Member Supervisory Board Rabobank and Non-Executive Director Unilever. Crown Appointed Member Social and Economic Council of The Netherlands. Speaker at TED2009.

Melle Daamen: Managing director Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam.

Awraham Soetendorp: President of the Jacob Soetendop Institute of Human Values. Speaker at TEDxAmsterdam 2009.

Wim Pijbes: Managing director Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

Harry Hendriks: CEO Philips Electronics Nederland B.V.

Hans Wijers : CEO AkzoNobel. Non-Executive Director Shell. Former Minister of Economic Affairs. Member of the Board of Directors Concertgebouw.

Siegfried Woldhek: Former CEO Dutch World Wildlife Fund and Dutch Birdlife International. Founder Nabuur, an online volunteering platform. Portrait painter. Speaker at TED 2008.

Theo Jansen: Artist and kinetic sculptor. Speaker at TED 2007.

Nico Baken: Senior strategist at KPN and part time professor at the TU Delft in Network Architectures and Services.

Jacob Gelt Dekker: Dutch businessman that had parts of Otrabanda restored. He made his fortune with One Hour Super Photo and Budget Rent a Car.

Ernst Fuld : Director of the Netwerk Gebruikersgroep Nederland (NGN) and former director of the TINE-event.

Joris van Heukelom: Founder Institute Amsterdam. Former Managing Director Ilse Media (part of Sanoma Publishers) and former Vice President MTV Networks Benelux.

Peter van Lindonk: Founder of the Pinc Summit, a yearly gathering in Zeist, the Netherlands. Also announcer in the Christmas circus in the Carré theatre in Amsterdam. Speaker at TEDxAmsterdam 2010.

Astrid Elburg: Executive Coach and founder clubvan100 Kunsthal Rotterdam/Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

Oscar Kneppers: Serial entrepreneur with great experience in publishing and new technology. He founded magazines and websites like Bright and Emerce.

Peter Molengraaf: CEO of energy network company Alliander, member of the Supervisory Board of Kema and Ziut.

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