keynote speakers

Aragorn Meulendijks, MC

Explorer and early adopter passionate about Technology, Psychology, and the Humanities. Aragorn spends his time dreaming and talking about Blockchain, AI, XR, Transhumanism, and the Metaverse and how they will change civilization as we know it. Aragorn is a world renown Storyteller, World-class speaker, Audience Captivator, Expert Consultant on all things Metaverse.

christian busch

Professor and serial entrepreneur Dr Christian Busch has spent a decade exploring how, if acted upon, unexpected encounters can enhance our worldview, expand our social circles and create new opportunities. By learning to identify, act on and share serendipity, we can use uncertainty as a pathway to more joyful, purposeful and successful lives.

EMMA branderhorst

Emma is an award-winning documentary film-director. At age 26, she has mastered the art of storytelling controversial subjects. Her work is pure, taken from real-life but with a cinematic touch. She tackles worldwide issues with an unflinching gaze. Her new film Spotless (2022) is nominated for the Oscar shortlist.

shaadow

Creative strategist, choreographer, entertainer, and entrepreneur, Shaadow Sefiroth is one of Europe's most well-known digital creatives in the movement and music space. Founder of Noesix, a collective for dancers and movement designers around the globe, Shaadow has choreographed and starred in some of the biggest music videos in the world. 156 million people have watched his work for producer Jax Jones.

yan liu

For nearly two decades, Yan Liu has cofounded and taken lead in many innovation ecosystems and platforms around the world. In the past a few years, Yan dedicated herself to system leadership and community weaving practice to tackle many complexed challenges such as poverty alleviation and education. Currently she is co-leading the Amsterdam Hub of Systems Innovation with the focus on system inter-being as the core of driving systems change.

Zsofia kollar

Zsofia Kollar is a designer, researcher, published author, and the founder of Human Material Loop. HML is a material innovation company developing technologies, materials, and products from waste keratin protein fiber (hair) and delivering high-performance products for the textile industry with zero negative impact on the environment. As a designer, Kollar feels responsible to offer a different narrative, challenging perceptions, and altering the norms.