SPEAKERS

TEDxAmsterdam invites speakers to inspire with powerful stories. Each year, a new theme sparks inspiration and ideas.

Hive Mind: Nature’s Blueprint for Humanity

Saraab Alfar
Urban Beekeeper

Building a Future Beyond The Headlines

Tessa Cramer
Futurist & Professor

Why Words Are The Most Powerful Tool We Have

Safi Graauw
Filmmaker & Scientist

Ending Sexual Violence: A Collective Responsibility

Cindy de Koning
Police Officer / Ambassador Wij Zijn M

Coffeeshops: The Surprising Solution to Care and Healing

Simone van Breda
Chairman & Advocate

Nightlife Saved Me ... And It Can Save Our Cities Too

Freek Wallagh
Night Mayor of Amsterdam

Transforming Our Future, One Orgasm at a Time

Jo Sarah
Founder & Motivational Speaker

The Vertical Revolution: How Green Walls Can Heal Our Cities

Naud van der Padt
Founder & Urban Green Advocate

Past speakers

HUMAN MATERIAL LOOP

Zsofia Kollar

designer, researcher, published author & the founder of Human Material Loop

LAYCO MEDICAL DEVICES

Thom Weustink

co-founder of Layco Medical Devices

All the sea we do not see

Lisa Becking

tropical marine biologist

The reality of living the fantasy

Ma’Ma Queen

professional drag artist

Error 404: human face not found

Robin Pocornie

student, AI justice advocate and changemaker

Growing back ice, in the Arctic?

Fonger Ypma

founder & CEO

Redefining poverty: towards a better understanding of inequality

Milio Van De Kamp

sociologist and writer

How technology is changing the way we experience art

Friendred Peng

computational artist