TEDxHamburg – x=independently organized TED event

ALIN COEN „Wer bist du“ (Who are you?) Date of Release: August 27th 2010 „You want more of it, you want to hear it on repeat constantly!“ – „Her voice is addictive.“ This is the way fans frantically talk about … Read more »

Joost Holthuis (1963) is co-founder of the Service Design Network Netherlands (SDNN) and design director at the Amsterdam office of Edenspiekermann. Joost helps organisations develop service concepts that are relevant for customers and deliver on the brand promise, thus building … Read more »

Born in 1974, Stefan Keller studied Music with a focus on oboe and composition in his home town Zurich, at the Konservatorium Utrecht and at the Hans Eisler college for music in Berlin. As a composer he has received, amongst … Read more »

Wolfgang Müller-Pietralla Head of Future Affairs Volkswagen Group Research Wolfgang Müller-Pietralla studied Biology at the University of Hanover, focusing on models and simulations of ecologic systems. In 1992 he joined Volkswagen where he introduced a sustainable environmental management system. During … Read more »

Matthias Oelmann is managing director of 4=1 Multimedia in Hamburg where
he develops the Maongo/MP cross-platform-multimedia-authoring-framework
which also powers the Social Video Event Toolkit.
He started his career as a freelance journalist before he
developed the first Website for a TV-Broadcaster in Germany (VH-1derland) as
well as the first Electronic TV-Guide for “TV-Movie” in 1995.
He was one of the Founders of “Lava Gesellschaft für Digitale Medien mbH”
where he developed websites and contentmanagement-systems for customers
like Hoechst, Milka, Tagesschau, Zeit and Stern. After the sale of Lava
to iXL Enterprises, he worked as as a freelance consultant until joining
4=1 in 2006 to focus on infographics and next generation multimedia solutions. Read more »

Linda Polman is a Dutch freelance author, columnist and journalist. She studied at the School for Journalism in Utrecht and for the past 20 years worked for international radio, TV and press. She is a contributor to Dutch national newspapers, … Read more »

Jörg Reckhenrich is jointly Professor in Innovation and Creativity at the Lorange Institute of Business, Zürich and Antwerp Management School. He is also visiting faculty at London Business School and the European School of Management and Technology Berlin. He was … Read more »

Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD is an internationally known evolution biologist, futurist, author, professor and business consultant, a member of the World Wisdom Council and a fellow of the World Business Academy. After a post-doctoral NIH fellowship at the American Museum of … Read more »

Peter H. Seeberger – Biographical Sketch Peter H. Seeberger received his Vordiplom in 1989 from the Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, where he studied chemistry as a Bavarian government fellow. In 1990 he moved as a Fulbright scholar to the University of Colorado … Read more »

Bright B. Simons’ interests are in technology, development, political economy, and how these phenomena intersect to create large-scale change. His work in these areas has been channeled through the mPedigree Network (www.mPedigree.Net); as well as through the public interest organisation, … Read more »

Dr Michael Trautmann, has been active in field of branding from various perspectives. As Director of the Marketing Foundation at the University of Augsburg, he was involved in marketing research and received his PhD in 1993. He worked as Manager … Read more »

Christian Wiebe is the press officer of Viva con Agua, an internationally operating NGO with its roots in Hamburg-St. Pauli, Germany. The aim of Viva con Agua is to sustainably improve drinking water access and sanitary facilities in developing countries … Read more »