TEDxGhent

01/03/2021

🎞 TEDxGhent 2020 videos are out!!! 🎞

🍿*grab your popcorn* 🍿

Watch all the talks on our website and let us know which one is your favorite.🤩

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https://www.tedxghent.be/2021/03/tedxghent-2020-videos/

TEDxGhent 2020 videos | TEDxGhent

13/12/2020

And it’s a wrap! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you everyone for being here with us this afternoon, for participating, speaking and supporting our first online-only event! 🤗🤗🤗🤗 it’s been wonderful 😻

13/12/2020

And we’re started 🤩🤩🤩🤩 follow our stories for more highlights 🙈

11/12/2020

Only 2 days to go!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩Join is in our first ever online and free event! TEDxGhent will be back for a day of ideas worth spreading on December 13 and you can still get your tickets! We are looking forward to (virtually) seeing you there!

https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

04/12/2020

To solve global challenges, we need to act fast and effectively! 💥 Now, what about using open labs to solve them? 🧪 These labs combine community, entrepreneurship and sustainability in a strong local ecosystem. 🌿 Winnie takes us into his story about highs and lows, the do’s and don’ts of starting and running a space, a community and organisation that are forever changing. 💫

Book your free ticket here: https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

03/12/2020

Have you ever wondered how young people join violent extremist groups? And have you ever wondered what we could do to stop them? ⛔️ Well, Dr. Erin Marie Saltman has and when we think of a badass, we think of her!🦸🏻‍♀️ As Facebook's Counterterrorism Policy Manager based in London, Saltman regularly speaks with both governments and NGOs on issues related to how Facebook counters terrorism and violent extremism. 🙅🏻‍♀️ In her talks she shares her research on the evolving nature of online extremisms and terrorism, gender dynamics within violent extremist organisations and youth radicalisation. We guarantee you’ll sit on the edge of your chair at the end of this +1million time viewed TEDxGhent talk! 🤯

https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

02/12/2020

His mind, his ideas, his eyes. What is there not to love about Tom? 😍 One of Tom’s driving questions in life is how he could impact a billion+ people positively. As a creative, strategic entrepreneur with a focus on creating value through paradigm shifts with technology, he is at his best when conceptualising and figuring out a way to bring « something new » to life. 🌿 In his re-broadcasted talk on ‘Absolute vs Relative truth and the importance of opening up to paradox’ , Tom takes us into a musical journey that will open your eyes (ABRE). 👀 He further spoils us with an update on what he is currently working on! Curious?
Get your free tickets today!

https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

01/12/2020

Ready for even more? 👏🤩👏🤩👏🤩
Besides our incredibly inspiring speakers, this year we will also catch up with 3 speakers from previous TEDxGhent events. Join us to see what they have been up to and how their ideas have been changing the world ever since their TEDx talks!
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https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

30/11/2020

Would you like to know more about the role of bureaucracy in promoting and protecting the public interest and the common good? We are proud to introduce you to our next speaker, Karl-Filip Coenegrachts! 🥳🥳 Karl-Filip served as Chief Strategy Officer of the City of Ghent in Belgium between 2004 and 2018, where he was responsible for the city´s long-term strategy.
He founded the Cities of People partnership in 2018, to develop and implement an alternative people centered model for future cities. He is currently the Belgian ambassador of the International Creative Bureaucracy Movement and serves as advisor for the annual Berlin Creative Bureaucracy Festival. Get your tickets below for his and many other inspiring talks! ⭐⭐⭐

https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

29/11/2020

Justine is a consultant on culture, brand building, and organizations 💫💫 She uses a mix of applied anthropology, narrative writing and psychology in her approach to brand communication. She graduated from Cornell University with honors in Anthropology (BA) and Urban & Regional Studies (BSc). She will soon be telling us about the need to rethink our views of community and the collective. 👫👭👬
Check the link below to get your free ticket for our online event on Dec. 13, and to read more about the work of Justine and all our amazing speakers!
https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

28/11/2020

Meet our next speaker, Jelle Saldien! ⭐ He is an associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Product Design of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Ughent. 👨‍🏫👨‍🏫👨‍🏫
On his talk, Jelle will tell us a story about how education, research and innovation need to be powered by creative thinking, and about the confrontation with failure and perseverance in order to shape a better and more sustainable society.
We are looking forward to hearing more about this fascinating topic!

Join us on December 13th, online 🥳
https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

27/11/2020

Have you ever heard of the Museum of Doubt?
Doubting? 🧐
Well, meet Dr. Marjan Doom, who studied Veterinary Medicine and did research into the anatomy of the vascular system. 🧑🏻‍🔬 What does that have to do with doubt? Marjan delivers a passionate plea for a better dialogue between science and art, but also for a revaluation of doubt in the new Ghent University Museum (GUM).
Like science itself, a museum is an ideal sanctuary to let go of false certainties and give doubt its rightful place again!

Book your free ticket today: 👇👇👇👇👇
https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

26/11/2020

We are all different in our own unique ways, yet most modern medical treatments ignore individuals’ genetic differences. 🤕 We are limited to drugs based on a genetic set that is entirely different from our own.
Until today...
Meet Dr. Cinzia Silvestri. 👩🏽‍🔬 She is developing new technology to create medicine designed around your DNA! 🧬 Her technology is part of a sophisticated innovation chain that includes advanced stem-cell technology and big data processing automation technologies. 🤖

Curious to hear how that all works? Listen to her TEDxGhent talk on December 13th!
https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

25/11/2020

Three years ago, Stijn Geerinck got thrown of his bicycle when he got hit by a drunk driver. For months his life was hanging by a thread. Despite his unexpected revalidation, Stijn nowadays goes through life with a brain injury.
Yet, militant pessimism and illusions are nevertheless of little use for this man! 💪🏽 Stijn strives for a rationally balanced optimism! He want’s to achieve this by talking extensively with many people who have well-thought-out, constructive intentions. Why? Well in his own words: « Because it's possible! And because having constructive ambition is not prohibited 😉. »

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Reserve your free ticket here to hear Stijn's story: https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

24/11/2020

We are proud to introduce you to our speakers for TEDxGhent 2020 main event! 🥳🥳
Stay tuned to get to know each one of them and a little sneak peak into the topics of their talks. Remember to get your free tickets for December 13! 🤩🤩
https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

20/11/2020

🎉🎉🎉🎉We're very excited to invite you to a new, reimagined TEDxGhent event. Join 'Building Bridges' where we'll hear from 6 awesome people with ideas that define the future of our city and beyond and we'll re-listen to 3 of our existing talks, from previous editions, with fresh comments from the speakers themselves.
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Check-out this year's line-up and reserve your free ticket on the website: 👇👇👇👇👇
https://www.tedxghent.be/2020/11/tedxghent-2020-event/

In a year that no one could have imagined, how do we build bridges instead of confining walls? TEDxGhent 2020 brings together people and ideas that define the future of our city and beyond. Join a dedicated community ready to build up wonderful bridges. The event will be 100% free, virtual and in a

03/06/2020

The first step to help in the struggle for equality is getting informed. Here is a playlist of TED talks that can help you understand racism in America:

https://www.ted.com/playlists/250/talks_to_help_you_understand_r

Thoughtful talks on a deeply complicated issue.