• [Video] Welcome by Chris Anderson, Director TED
• Joris Luyendijk, host
• Job Cohen, Mayor of Amsterdam, “Welcome to Amsterdam, City of Ideas”
  

• Frans Timmermans, Minister for European Affairs “Be like Jack Sparrow; embrace your fears”
• Jacob Gelt Dekker, Philanthropist and entrepreneur, “In Search of the Pot of Gold”
• Christien Meindertsma, designer “PIG 05049”
• Prof. dr. Nico Baken, “Holons and Holarchies, Complex Networks Unravelling the Origin of Knowledge and Culture“
• Mabel van Oranje, CEO, The Elders “Changes and transformations”

• Video of TED Talk: Alain de Botton, A kinder, gentler philosophy of success
• Jan Donner, President, on the Royal Tropical Institute
  
• Prof. dr. Louise E.M. Vet, Director Netherlands Institute of Ecology “Towards a circular economy”
• Tech demo: Gernout Erens, General Manager, on Wattcher
• Rabbijn Soetendorp’s plea for compassion
• Dr. Gerhard Knies, President DESERTEC “DESERTS – the global powerhouse of the future?”
• Gary Carter, COO Fremantle “Learning to kiss”
• Performance of the song Learning to Kiss (Music by Jonathan Cooper, lyrics by Albana Shala, performed by Paulien Adriana, Marius de Vos and Kevin Walton, pictures by Ania Dabrowska)

• “Visions on Energy” (in cooperation with Liander)
• “Smart Living” (in cooperation with KPN)

• Video of TED Talk: Rives on 4 a.m.
• Kevin Kelly, author, visionary “What technology wants”
• Tech demo: Claire Boonstra, Co-Founder, Layar
• Tech demo: Alexander Bucksch/Daniel Berio, 3DRange
• Hans Aarsman, former photographer, writer “From pretty to ugly and back again; mysterious ways of beauty in photography”
• Prof. dr. Marcel Dicke “Why not eat insects?”

• Karsu Dönmez, singer/songwriter and pianist, together with violinist Muge Alpay: ”I”ll leave alone” and “Cok Uzaklarda”‘
• Prof.dr. Robbert Dijkgraaf, President Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, “The Unknown Universe”.
• Mark Kamau, General Manager Nairobits, “I escaped by dreaming”
• Tech demo: Rafaël Redczus, Yellowbird
• Merlijn Twaalfhoven The Music of the Real World
• Bjarke Ingels, BIG, ”Yes Is More”
• A moment of condensed time
  

• 17.30u Drinks and walking dinner
• 18.30u TEDxAMS university

• Bruno Giussani, Ideas About Spreading Ideas: Inside TED
• Prof.dr.Wubbo J. Ockels, “Is time a creation of life in response to gravity?”
• Tech demo: Danny Plass, Bram van de Laar, Universiteit Twente, aWoW (Alpha World of Warcraft)

Winners TEDxAmsterdam Challenges:

• Bobby Voeten, Moon Advertising (Video Challenge)
• Gaston Peer, Green Turbo injection for beaches (NRC Challenge)
• Emma Bruns, Melody Memories (Folia Challenge)

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

TEDxAmsterdam was a remarkable event last November in Amsterdam. The day-long event brought together 550 opinion and business leaders from all walks of life to listen to top speakers with an ‘idea worth spreading’, watch amazing tech demo’s, get inspired by local talent, and enjoy superb art and entertainment.
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Our venue

TEDxAmsterdam 2009 took place at the beautiful Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam. The institute has an amazing ambiance and can hold 600 people across several rooms and halls.

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