TEDxAmsterdam is organized by a nonprofit foundation (stichting) driven by volunteers and financially supported by sponsors from the corporate world. The main goal of the foundation is to organize several annual TEDxAmsterdam events and create a movement around ‘ideas worth doing’ .

TEDxAmsterdam is an initiative of Jim Stolze, Dutch author and internet thinker, who was a speaker at TED 2009. He was granted the right to organize TEDxAmsterdam by the TED organization. In total, more than 100 volunteers contribute their time, knowledge and energy towards the many activities around TEDxAmsterdam. The following people are members of core teams and you can contact them for questions related to the area they’re working on.

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Daily operations

• Bernice Thijm – Executive producer
• Diederick Croese – Director partnerships
• Tessa Bensch-Stolze – Office

Left to right: Diederick, Tessa and Bernice

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Program commission

• Jim Stolze – Host
• Monique van Dusseldorp – Curator
• Anne Cramwinckel – Speaker liaison
• Joost Brillemans – Speaker liaison

Left to right: Jim, Monique, Anne and Joost

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Communication team

• Marian Spier – Communications director
• Sjoerd van Sprang – Press contact concerning TEDxAmsterdam

Left to right: Marian and Sjoerd

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Special forces

• Barbara Putman-Cramer – Food curator
• Paul Rispens – Treasurer
• Jan Scheele – Guestlist coordinator
• Irene Rompa – Sustainability & Giftbag coordinator
• Erik Bronsvoort - Carbon gatekeeper

Left to right: Barbara, Jan, Paul, Irene and Erik

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Production team leaders

• Xander Kranenburg – Production manager
• Albert-Jan Tebbe – Live stream & viewing party coordinator
• Maarten Fijnaut – Volunteer coordinator
• Mara van Barneveld – Volunteer coordinator
• Coen Rispens – Volunteer coordinator

Left to right: Xander, Albert-Jan and Marck

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Communications online

• Matthijs van den Broek – Editor-in-chief, manager online
• Oliver de Leeuw – Social media coördinator
• Galit Ariel – Live blogger
• Andrew Maaldrink - Blogger in residence
• Jasper Bergink – Blogger
• Ai Lin Haijer – Blogger
• Kelly van der Kwast – Blogger
• Evelyn Grunau – Blogger
• Stephanie Felix – Blogger
• Annelies Verhelst – Blogger
• Sanne van der Beek – Columnist & blogger
• Henri Smeets – Photographer
• Simone McKenzie – Proof reader
• Allison Cohen – Blogger
• Vanessa Burgmans – Blogger
• Sasha Naod – Blogger
• Indre Lauciute – Website editor
• Peter Smith
• Randolph Plomp – Webdesign
• Marck Feller – Producer
• Bibi Veth – Photography
• Wesley ter Haar – Chief interaction design
• Martijn Zijerveld – Director of Photography
• Melody Rae - Photography
• Brett Russel – Photography

Left to right: Matthijs, Oliver, Andrew, Sanne and Jasper

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Sponsor team

• Jasper de Valk – Manager Sponsoring
• Tjerk Potma – Sponsoring
• Judith Smaling – Sponsoring

Left to right: Jasper and Tjerk

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TEDxAmsterdamLive

• Josette de Vroeg – Organisation
• Gladys Camphuijsen
• Nienke Dijkstra
• Anne Rose van Servellen

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TEDxAmsterdam Award / Ideas Worth Doing

• Linda van Aalten – Communications manager
• Jasper de Valk – Online & Fan Strategy
• Martijn Winkler
• Dominique Jans

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More TEDx events in Amsterdam

Besides the annual TEDxAmsterdam Conference our team members also organize the following TEDx events that are aimed at a particular audience or around a certain theme. Please note that each team has its own curators, communicators, sponsor managers and press officers.

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TEDxAmsterdamWomen

• Marian Spier – Founder
• Marjan Straathof – Speakers production
• Nancy Poleon – Sponsoring
• Nienke Dettmeijer – Sponsoring
• Gladys Camphuijsen – Sponsoring
• Nina Sickenga – Project manager
• Saskia Kok – Speaker liaison
• Yaela Betsalel – Guest communication
• Hedwig Wiebes – Blogger
• Bibi Veth – Photography
• Anouk Schepers – Sponsoring
• Jamie Kim – Speaker
• Barbara Barnes Gravesteijn – Press relations
• Ijoya van Gemert – Guest communication
• Carolien Vader – Communication
• Carlijn Vader – Blogger
• Loes van Dokkum – Blogger
• Marloes Grimbergen – Blogger
• Elles Beijers – Blogger

Visit the website of TEDxAMS Women Website for more information.

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TEDxYouth@Amsterdam

• Evelyne Peeters – Production leader
• Annemarie Ruesink – Communication manager
• Michael Lindhout – Social media manager
• Jeffrey Kroonstuiver – Experience
• Atekeh Raisi – Projectmanager & Internal Communication
• Myrddin Baars – Communication manager
• Marieke Reuter – Production

Visit the TEDxAMS Youth Team for more information.

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TEDxAmsterdamED (Education)

• Nephtalie Demei - Co-founder
• Kristel Kuit – Project manager
• Jessika Lynch – Co-founder
• Derek Harwell – Production
• Rikkert Heydendael – Guest relations
• Daniel Groenendijk – Guest relations
• Kay Lankreijer – Speakers’ Liaisons
• Allison van Dams – Sponsoring
• Fleur Oude Voshaar – Communications & PR
• Bart Hoekstra – Social Media coordinator
• Karim Amrani – Experience
• Ragna Heidweiller – Giftbags

Visite the TEDxAMS Education Website for more information.

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All photography by Jan-Jaap Heine & Brett Russel (CC)

For any questions please visit this page to find out your main point of contact.

 

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