Event highlights 2023

Curious about my work? Here is what I did in 2023!

• CogX. I curated the AI & Deep Tech Summit , three days on AI, biotech, quantum and more, as part of the London CogXFestival, bringing together leading speakers from across the industry to discuss recent developments in AI, quantum, biotech and other transformative tech fields.
• Wired. I helped put together the Wired Energy Tech Summit in London, which brought together global leaders and thinkers from energy and technology to showcase how we can make the switch to net-zero energy in less than a decade.
• Nextconf. I curated the speaker program of the annual Nextconf in Hamburg, which aims to shift your perspective on digital business. The program ranged from brain science to design, food, and art, and speakers covered topics like AI, sustainability, trends, and outer space.
• The Conduit. I selected speakers for The Conduit , a collaborative community committed to creating a just, prosperous, and sustainable future with hubs worldwide. The series of 10 impact sessions kicked off the activities of the Oslo office .
• SXSW. I was asked to join the New Dutch Wave delegation - founded by WINK in collaboration with the Kingdom of the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Creative Holland. I curated and hosted some of the Innovation Bridge Europe House sessions in Austin, Texas.
• MediaPerspectives. For the last 19 years, I have dedicated myself to curating and moderating the Cross Media Cafes hosted by MediaPerspectives and the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision. These gatherings in Hilversum provided a platform for media professionals to delve into the forefront of media, technology, and innovation. (MediaPerspectives stopped end of 2023).

• Various. I helped put together the speaker program of Emerce Eday (Amsterdam), Tweakers Developers Summit (Utrecht), and Drive 10 years / CreativeNL ( Eindhoven) and moderated sessions for MET AMS (Amsterdam), Dataxis (Prague and London), Thingscon and Immersive Tech Week (Rotterdam) and contributed to a.o. DEN , Superconnectors session , Sijthoff Media
• One more thing - something tiny, all my own, Van Dusseldorp's 2-hour Cocktail Party: a monthly gathering at my office with a carefully curated group of 20 guests every time. Ten sessions so far...

Still here? Ok then... this is what 2023 looked like in chronological order...

January

• MxT23 (Groningen, January 17-19) was all about music and tech. Invited to contribute to the Superconnectors session , which helps a selection of start-ups with new connections for their next phase. Successfully connected an online events platform to an international events expert.

February

• Cross Media Cafe Datakluis (Hilversum, Feb 13th). Curated and hosted a session with five major Dutch media companies that are developing a new data infrastructure, with the user as the owner of his data shared in a so-called personal data vault. In Dutch.
• Sijthoff Media (Amsterdam, Feb 15th), Retail CTO Dinner, assembled the guest list. In Dutch.

March

• SXSW Festival (Austin, Texas, March 10-19). Curated and moderated some of the sessions held in the Innovation Bridge Europe House , which brings together german.innovation , New Dutch Wave , and Advantage Austria . Also co-hosted a Meetup on the Future of Events.
• Sijthoff Media (Amsterdam, March 22), Tech Dinner. I assembled the guest list and co-hosted the evening. In Dutch.

April

• Cross Media Cafe Breaking the news (Hilversum April 17th). Curated and moderated a session on how Gen-Z consume and produce media. (In Dutch)

?May

• Next TV Europe , Prague, May 11-12. Moderator of some sessions.

June

• DEN Conferentie , Online, June 1-2. Digital transformation in the Dutch cultural sector. Program consultant.
• Nextv Sports Europe ?Prague, June 12-13. Moderator of a few sessions.
• Cross Media Café Generative AI (Hilversum, June 6t). Curator and moderator of a session on generative AI and its implications for Dutch media organizations. (in Dutch)

September

• Tweakers Developers Summit (Utrecht, September 12). Curation of the main stage program.
• Cogx Festival (London, September 12-14). Curated the AI & Deep Tech stage for the world's biggest festival of inspiration, impact, and transformational change, addressing the question, “How Do We Get The Next 10 Years Right?”.
• Wired Octopus Energy Tech Summit , (London, 14 Sept). Curator of the speaker program together with the team at Octopus and Wired.
• Nextconference , (Hamburg September 21). Curator of the speaker program

October

• Cross Media Café Immersive (Hilversum, Oct 3rd) during Dutch Media Week on immersive content in different forms. Curator and moderator.
• Emerce Eday (Amsterdam, Oct 5th) Curator of some sessions and moderator of the media track.
• Drive 10 years / CreativeNL ( Eindhoven, Oct 28) Program consultant and moderator.
• Next Mobile Europe (Prague, Oct 31) moderator of a few sessions.

November

• MET AMS , Amsterdam, 1-3 November. MET AMS is Europe's leading metaverse festival and explores different aspects of metaverse culture. Moderator of some sessions.
• Next TV Europe , London, 6-7 November. Moderator.
• Cross Media Café , Hilversum, Nov 21st, about developments in audio/radio. Curator and moderator (in Dutch)
• Immersive Tech Week , Rotterdam Nov 27 - Dec 1. Immersive Tech Week is a unique festival where creativity, innovation, business, research, and art meet to explore the impact of immersive technologies on our planet, culture, and society. Member of the Program team and moderator of some sessions.

December

• Conduit Club Oslo (Oslo 6 Dec). :aunch of a series of 10 Impact talks, curator of the series.
• Thingscon , 15 December, Rotterdam. ThingsCon is a global initiative to explore and promote the development of fair, responsible, and human-centric technologies for the IoT and beyond. Hosted the main stage program.

If you are interested in my services, drop me a line at [email protected] .

Apart from curating and/or moderating events, I also welcome requests to do brainstorms, jury memberships, podcasts, or anything else that brings me new knowledge or brings me to new cities.