TEDxMaastricht 2018
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx Maastricht will provide a program that brings people together. It will motivate and inspire you, as well as, empower you with knowledge and a love of learning.
WHEN: October 12th, 2018
WHERE: MECC Maastricht
Meet this year’s speakers!
Baldwin van Gorp on how framing works and how you can use the notion of it to expand your view of the world
When Baldwin van Gorp is asked to describe himself, this is the answer you get: “I am a dreamer. But I have learned to reduce my dreams to realistic proportions so that they are really worth pursuing. For example, a dream of mine was to integrate my drawing hobby into...
Agnes Lensing: “Be proud of Dutch farmers again”
She’s a passionate, young dairy farmer and mother of three children. Agnes Lensing is proud of the farm she built with her family: “I want to be able to give my own children the same childhood I had; growing up on a farm with cows, lots of space and parents nearby all...
Peter Peters on how knowledge of nanobiology can create happy, healthy sexual lives
When Peter Peters is asked how he would describe himself in one sentence, he answers: “I am a passionate nanobiologist who aims to understand the inner working of healthy and diseased cells at the smallest detail in order to help combating diseases.” Quite a mouthful!...
Els Visser: “Whatever I do, I always push myself to the limit”
She is a survivor, doctor and Ironman champion, who pushes herself to the limit with everything she does in her life. "But to become that Ironman champion, I really had to take the courage to carve my own path", Els Visser says. "I am a shipwreck survivor and I would...
Adriaan Luteijn: More dancing, less talking
"I am a true believer of the necessity of communication between people in order to grow or to develop as human beings", says Adriaan Luteijn as he starts his story. "But not only by spoken word. I am an artist and my passion is the art of dance." In 1989 Adriaan...
Babette Porcelijn unveils hidden impact in our daily lives
She is a designer, researcher, writer and a sustainability expert all in one. Her name is Babette Porcelijn. “My passion is to inspire people to live an eco-positive life. I would love to be able to save the earth’s eco-systems, because intact eco-systems are a...
This year’s theme: Timelapse
