Stella Toonen: “It’s a pretty big statement, but it will make sense once your hear my talk”
Professionally, she would usually introduce herself as a public programme producer for museums. Currently though, Stella Toonen works as a PhD researcher on a project about how museums can engage with audiences in new ways. “However, what characterises me more...
Music: Charly Dean & the Flying Horsemen
Charly Dean aka Serge Gulikers started his musical career more than 12 years ago on Dutch tv show Idols, where he won 6th place in the final liveshows. He started writing his own music and has been doing so ever since, developing his own musical identity. Now he is...
Music: Lotte Walda
Lotte Walda from Heerlen is a singer-songwriter and street artist in heart and soul. Through her music she wants to inspire and convey her love for people and nature to the world. Her open-mindedness and disarming character ensure that Lotte gets a lot of...
Leen Zevenbergen: “Will humanity survive? Because the planet will”
Leen Zevenbergen is a long time serial sustainable entrepreneur who founded around 20 companies and also lead many large international sustainability movements. He is most passionate about inspiring people to build a better world. “Will humanity survive? Because...
Aziza Khabbush: “Good things come in small sizes”
Good things come in small sizes. Or at least, that's what Aziza Khabbush likes to think. At only 5"1 of awesome, Aziza is a scientist, leadership expert and advocate, and is passionate about finding creative ways of amplifying the voices of those often less-heard...
Nadine Blankvoort: “What image of the ‘good’ Dutch person is shown to refugees?”
“I am passionate about being critical and questioning how our society functions, and not accepting things for as they seem”, says Nadine Blankvoort, winner of the very first TEDxMaastricht PhD Pitch Night. “With my talk, I aim to explore the discourse that refugees...
