BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23278@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:​​Falling Walls Lab Amsterdam​ DTSTAMP:20260601T215230Z DTSTART:20260618T180000Z DESCRIPTION:Three minutes is all it takes! During the Falling Walls Lab\, s tudents and\nearly-career professionals present their innovative and groun d-shaking ideas to\na distinguished jury and the public. Which research wi ll tear down walls in the\nfuture?\n\nOn 18 June 2026\, the Duitsland Inst ituut Amsterdam will host the Falling Walls\nLab Amsterdam as part of its 30th anniversary.\n\nDuring this Science Slam\, students and early-career professionals will pitch\ntheir innovative and groundbreaking idea or rese arch in 3 minutes to a\nprofessional jury. The central question is:\n\n“Fo llowing the fall of the Berlin Wall\, where will walls come down and\nbrea kthroughs occur in the near future?”\n\nThe winner will travel to Berlin i n November for the Falling Walls Global\nFinale.\n\nThe jury consists of: Anahit Galstyan (Head of Agronomy\, Operations Technology\,\nat BASF| Nunh ems)\, Thomas Walter (Policy Officer at the German Embassy The\nHague)\, L eah Niederhausen (PhD candidate Restitution\, Archives and Historical\nJus tice at the University of Humanistic Studies)\, Felix Bohr (Journalist at\ nGerman weekly Der Spiegel) and David Caspar Peter (Associate Professor in \nFinancial Accounting at the Erasmus University Rotterdam).\n\n\nSPEAKERS \n\nEllen Ipenburg Tomesen (moderator) has been working at the Dutch Embas sy in\nBerlin for four years and is Head of the Science and Education Team . She is also\naccredited to Switzerland. Prior to this\, she worked on va rious international\ndossiers and themes for the Dutch Ministry of Educati on\, Culture and Science.\n\nJury:\n\nAnahit Galstyan is a Plant Geneticis t with extensive international experience\nspanning both academia and indu stry. Currently\, she leads a global\,\nmultidisciplinary Agronomy team at OTEC within BASF | Nunhems. In this role\,\nthey focus on scouting\, deve loping\, and implementing innovative technologies\nthat enable efficient a nd reliable seed production across diverse crops. They\npartner closely wi th crop seed production teams worldwide to address production\nchallenges\ , enhance operational efficiency\, and improve overall productivity.\n\nFe lix Bohr is a historian\, author and journalist. He studied history and\nC atholic theology in Berlin and Rome. He has been working for the news maga zine\nDer Spiegel since 2012 and currently heads the history department.\n \nLeah Niederhausen is a historian and PhD Candidate at the University of\ nHumanistic Studies\, Utrecht. She conducts research into the restitution of\ncolonial archives\, focusing on the (re)production of historical knowl edge\,\nnarratives\, and justice.\n\nCaspar David Peter is an Associate Pr ofessor in Financial Accounting. He joined\nthe Rotterdam School of Manage ment after completing the PhD Program at WHU –\nOtto Beisheim School of Ma nagement in 2015 and holds a Diploma (MSc equivalent)\nin Business and Eco nomics from the Ruhr University Bochum. His research interest\nfocus on ec onomic consequences of transparency and combine the fields of\nfinancial a ccounting and economics.\n\nThomas Walter is the Cultural Affairs Officer at the German Embassy in The\nHague\, with many years of experience in the fields of event management and book\nretail. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/falling-walls-lab-amsterdam GEO:52.3685931;4.8896879 LOCATION:SPUI25 - Spui 25-27\, 1012 WX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,plants,slam,spui X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Three minutes is all it takes! During the F alling Walls Lab, students and early-career professionals present their in novative and ground-shaking ideas to a distinguished jury and the public. Which research will tear down walls in the future?

On 18 June 2 026, the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam will host the Falling Walls Lab Ams terdam as part of its 30th anniversary.

During this Science Slam, students and early-career professionals will pitch their innovative and gr oundbreaking idea or research in 3 minutes to a professional jury. The cen tral question is:

“Following the fall of the Berlin Wall, where wi ll walls come down and breakthroughs occur in the near future?”

Th e winner will travel to Berlin in November for the Falling Walls Global Fi nale.

The jury consists of: Anahit Galstyan (Head of Agronomy, Ope rations Technology, at BASF| Nunhems), Thomas Walter (Policy Officer at th e German Embassy The Hague), Leah Niederhausen (PhD candidate Restitution, Archives and Historical Justice at the University of Humanistic Studies), Felix Bohr (Journalist at German weekly Der Spiegel) and David Caspar Pet er (Associate Professor in Financial Accounting at the Erasmus University Rotterdam).

Speakers

Ellen Ipenburg Tomesen (moderator) has been working at the Dutch Embassy in Berlin for four years and is Head of the Science and Education Team. She is also accredited to Switzerland. Prior to this, she worked on various internati onal dossiers and themes for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

Jury:

Anahit Galstya n is a Plant Geneticist with extensive international experie nce spanning both academia and industry. Currently, she leads a global, mu ltidisciplinary Agronomy team at OTEC within BASF | Nunhems. In this role, they focus on scouting, developing, and implementing innovative technolog ies that enable efficient and reliable seed production across diverse crop s. They partner closely with crop seed production teams worldwide to addre ss production challenges, enhance operational efficiency, and improve over all productivity.

Felix Bohr is a histor ian, author and journalist. He studied history and Catholic theology in Be rlin and Rome. He has been working for the news magazine Der Spiegel since 2012 and currently heads the history department.

Leah Niederhausen is a historian and PhD Candidate at t he University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht. She conducts research into t he restitution of colonial archives, focusing on the (re)production of his torical knowledge, narratives, and justice.

Caspar Da vid Peter is an Associate Professor in Financial Accounting. He joined the Rotterdam School of Management after completing the PhD Pro gram at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in 2015 and holds a Diplo ma (MSc equivalent) in Business and Economics from the Ruhr University Boc hum. His research interest focus on economic consequences of transparency and combine the fields of financial accounting and economics.

Thomas Walter is the Cultural Affairs Officer at the German Embassy in The Hague, with many years of experience in the fields of event management and book retail.

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