BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28490@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:TEDxAmsterdam 2026: After Growth DTSTAMP:20261010T213834Z DTSTART:20261112T130000Z DESCRIPTION:Long-standing international rules\, financial institutions and technological\nparadigms are shifting substantially. The world we’ve built is changing and with\nit\, some of the assumptions we’ve taken for grante d. So\, what comes After\nGrowth?\n\nIn the 16th edition of TEDxAmsterdam\ , we open the floor to dissect the questions\nthat could shape what comes next.What happens when technology changes what it\nmeans to be human? Can we build economies that thrive without perpetual growth?\nWhat does it tak e to remain hopeful when the problems we face feel bigger than\nany one of us? And how do we decide what and who gets to shape the world that\ncomes next?\n\nFrom the personal to the political\, the human to the technologi cal\, After Growth\nasks us to look at the world we’ve inherited and quest ion what comes next.\n\nTogether with Hans Stegeman Hoofdeconoom Triodos B ank\, Group Director Impact &\nEconomics [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hans -stegeman/?ppe=1] Lucy van de Wiel\nSchrijver Freezing Fertility\n[https:/ /www.reprosoc.sociology.cam.ac.uk/directory/lucy-van-de-wiel] Fieke\nOpdam Former Nun Turned Comedian [https://fiekeopdam.nl/] Jelle Postma Former\n AIVD intelligence officer [https://www.linkedin.com/in/postma-jfp/] Juan C ruz\nTubio Fungal Biotech Entrepreneur [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jctubi o/] Nhiyc\nArtist\, climate storyteller\, advocate\, and activist. Founder of Nū Atlas and\ncreator of the Ruthless Hope framework.\n[https://www.li nkedin.com/in/nhiyc/?isSelfProfile=false] Rivelino Rigters Artist\n& Found er of Criminal Minded\n[https://www.linkedin.com/in/rivelinorigters/?local e=nl_NL]\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS DR. HANS STEGEMAN\n\nChief Economist Ques tioning Perpetual Growth\n\nDr. Hans Stegeman has spent two decades inside the Dutch financial system\, from\nCPB and Rabobank to his current role a s Chief Economist at Triodos Bank. A PhD\neconomist and columnist\, he wri tes about the systems shaping our economy and\nsociety. His work challenge s one assumption we rarely question: that economies\nmust keep growing\, a nd asks what happens when growth is no longer taken for\ngranted.\n\n\nDR. LUCY VAN DE WIEL\n\nFertility Technology Researcher & International Speak er\n\nDr. Lucy van de Wiel studies what happens when Silicon Valley and ve nture\ncapital enter the world of fertility. A Senior Lecturer at King’s C ollege London\nand international speaker on reproductive technology\, she researches\ndevelopments from egg freezing to embryo selection and reprodu ctive\noptimisation. Her work looks beyond what these technologies can do\ , considering\nhow they might change our ideas about reproduction.\n\n\nFI EKE OPDAM\n\nFormer Nun Turned Comedian\n\nFieke Opdam went from spending nearly ten years as a cloistered nun to becoming\na stand-up comedian. Tod ay\, she uses humour and storytelling to explore trauma\,\nidentity\, resi lience and the unexpected things that can grow from difficult\nexperiences . Her story moves from religious life to the stage\, asking us to\nconside r whether the experiences that change us might also shape the things we\ne ventually have to offer the world.\n\n\nINGRID TAPPIN\n\nLeadership Strate gist\, Author & Creator of Identity IntelligenceTM\n\nCreator of Identity IntelligenceTM\, a framework exploring how lived experience\nshapes the wa y people perceive\, decide and lead\, Ingrid Tappin is also the\nfounder o f Diverse Leaders in Tech. She has spent years working with leaders and\no rganisations on identity\, leadership and systemic change.\n\n\nJELLE POST MA\n\nFormer AIVD intelligence officer\n\nJelle Postma spent his career in side Dutch intelligence\, national security and\ninternational diplomacy b efore founding Justice for Prosperity. A former AIVD\nintelligence officer \, he now investigates disinformation\, foreign interference\nand the forc es that can deliberately undermine democratic societies. His work\nlooks c losely at the systems behind polarisation and fear\, and how those\ndivisi ons are created.\n\n\nJOE WILSON\n\nEntrepreneur\, Global Citizen\, Chief Evangelist at bunq\n\nJoe Wilson is an entrepreneur\, former Microsoft exe cutive and Chief Evangelist\nat bunq whose career spans startups\, global technology and sustainable\ninvestment. He has founded five companies\, ac hieved two successful exits and\nlived with his family across multiple cou ntries and cultures. A lifelong\ntraveler\, Joe brings a global perspectiv e to questions of identity\, belonging\nand connection. ‍\n\n\nJUAN CRUZ TUB IO\n\nFungal Biotech Entrepreneur\n\nJuan Cruz Tubio is using fungi to ret hink one of our most fundamental\ninfrastructure challenges: how we treat water. He is the founder of MycoFarming\,\na Netherlands-based deep-tech c ompany developing scalable mycofiltration systems\nthat use fungi to filte r and regenerate water. His work explores what might\nbecome possible when we stop looking only to technology for solutions and start\nlooking more closely at nature.\n\n\nNHIYC (NHI)\n\nArtist\, climate storyteller\, advo cate\, and activist. Founder of Nū Atlas and\ncreator of the Ruthless Hope framework.\n\nNhi believes the climate crisis has a communication problem as much as a\ncoordination problem. An artist\, applied researcher and fo under\, she works\nacross climate justice\, science\, deeptech\, robotics and storytelling to close\nthe gap between what we know and what we do. Th rough her ventures\, she explores\ncollective storytelling\, advocacy and education\, bringing what she calls\n“ruthless hope” to the challenge.\n\n \nRIVELINO RIGTERS\n\nArtist & Founder of Criminal Minded\n\nRivelino Rigt ers\, known as Blackrockstar\, has spent more than two decades\nturning mu sic and storytelling into a vehicle for connection and change. The\nDutch- Surinamese artist\, author and social entrepreneur founded Criminal Minded \,\nwhere he works with young people in- and out of detention through crea tivity\,\nmentoring and talent development. His work explores the role cre ativity can play\nin helping people see themselves\, their choices and the ir possibilities\ndifferently.\n\nOur 2026 main event will bring an exciti ng lineup of speakers to the\nTEDxAmsterdam stage and their talks could go on to reach audiences far beyond\nAmsterdam through the official TEDx You Tube channel. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/tedxamsterdam-2026-after-growth GEO:52.376857;4.9220756 LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger - Piet Heinkade 179\, 1019 HC Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,eastern docklands,music,stories,storytelling,t alk,technology X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Long-standing international rules, financial i nstitutions and technological paradigms are shifting substantially. The wo rld we’ve built is changing and with it, some of the assumptions we’ve tak en for granted. So, what comes After Growth?

In the 16th editio n of TEDxAmsterdam, we open the floor to dissect the questions that could shape what comes next.What happens when technology changes what it means t o be human? Can we build economies that thrive without perpetual growth? W hat does it take to remain hopeful when the problems we face feel bigger t han any one of us? And how do we decide what and who gets to shape the wor ld that comes next?

From the personal to the polit ical, the human to the technological, After Growth asks us to look at the world we’ve inherited and question what comes next.

Togeth er with Hans Stegeman Hoofdeconoom Triodos Bank, Group Director Impac t & Economics Lucy van de Wiel Schrijver F reezing Fertility Fieke Opdam Former Nun Turned Comedian Jelle Postma Former AIVD intellige nce officer Juan Cruz Tubio Fungal Biotech Entrepreneur Nhiyc Artist, climate storyteller, advocate, and activist. Founder of Nū Atlas a nd creator of the Ruthless Hope framework. Rivelino Rigt ers Artist & Founder of Criminal Minded

About the speake rs Dr. Hans Stegeman

Chief Economist Questioning Perpetual Gro wth

Dr. Hans Stegeman has spent two decades inside the Dutch f inancial system, from CPB and Rabobank to his current role as Chief Econom ist at Triodos Bank. A PhD economist and columnist, he writes about the sy stems shaping our economy and society. His work challenges one assumption we rarely question: that economies must keep growing, and asks what happen s when growth is no longer taken for granted.

Dr. Lucy van de Wiel

Fertility Technology Researcher & International Speaker

Dr. Lucy van de Wiel studies what happens when Silicon Valley a nd venture capital enter the world of fertility. A Senior Lecturer at King ’s College London and international speaker on reproductive technology, sh e researches developments from egg freezing to embryo selection and reprod uctive optimisation. Her work looks beyond what these technologies can do, considering how they might change our ideas about reproduction.

F ieke Opdam

Former Nun Turned Comedian

Fieke Opdam went from spending nearly ten years as a cloistered nun to becoming a stan d-up comedian. Today, she uses humour and storytelling to explore trauma, identity, resilience and the unexpected things that can grow from difficul t experiences. Her story moves from religious life to the stage, asking us to consider whether the experiences that change us might also shape the t hings we eventually have to offer the world.

Ingrid Tappin

Leadership Strategist, Author & Creator of Identity IntelligenceT M

Creator of Identity IntelligenceTM, a framework exploring ho w lived experience shapes the way people perceive, decide and lead, Ingrid Tappin is also the founder of Diverse Leaders in Tech. She has spent year s working with leaders and organisations on identity, leadership and syste mic change.

Jelle Postma

Former AIVD intelligence offi cer

Jelle Postma spent his career inside Dutch intelligence, n ational security and international diplomacy before founding Justice for P rosperity. A former AIVD intelligence officer, he now investigates disinfo rmation, foreign interference and the forces that can deliberately undermi ne democratic societies. His work looks closely at the systems behind pola risation and fear, and how those divisions are created.

Joe Wilson

Entrepreneur, Global Citizen, Chief Evangelist at bunq

Joe Wilson is an entrepreneur, former Microsoft executive and Chief Evangelist at bunq whose career spans startups, global technology and sust ainable investment. He has founded five companies, achieved two successful exits and lived with his family across multiple countries and cultures. A lifelong traveler, Joe brings a global perspective to questions of identi ty, belonging and connection. ‍

Juan Cruz Tubio

Fungal B iotech Entrepreneur

Juan Cruz Tubio is using fungi to rethink one of our most fundamental infrastructure challenges: how we treat water. He is the founder of MycoFarming, a Netherlands-based deep-tech company d eveloping scalable mycofiltration systems that use fungi to filter and reg enerate water. His work explores what might become possible when we stop l ooking only to technology for solutions and start looking more closely at nature.

Nhiyc (Nhi)

Artist, climate storyteller, advoc ate, and activist. Founder of Nū Atlas and creator of the Ruthless Hope fr amework.

Nhi believes the climate crisis has a communication p roblem as much as a coordination problem. An artist, applied researcher an d founder, she works across climate justice, science, deeptech, robotics a nd storytelling to close the gap between what we know and what we do. Thro ugh her ventures, she explores collective storytelling, advocacy and educa tion, bringing what she calls “ruthless hope” to the challenge.

Ri velino Rigters

Artist & Founder of Criminal Minded

Rivelino Rigters, known as Blackrockstar, has spent more than two dec ades turning music and storytelling into a vehicle for connection and chan ge. The Dutch-Surinamese artist, author and social entrepreneur founded Cr iminal Minded, where he works with young people in- and out of detention t hrough creativity, mentoring and talent development. His work explores the role creativity can play in helping people see themselves, their choices and their possibilities differently.

Our 2026 main event will bring an exciting lineup of speakers to the TEDxAmsterdam stage and their talks could go on to reach audiences far beyond Amsterdam through the off icial TEDx YouTube channel.

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