Theme: Turnover Overturn

Regardless of your generation, all women struggle with their identity and words are often used to deconstruct one’s identity
into either/or choices. Labels present us with binary choices, box us in and divide us. Come with us and bridge the gap between who we are as women and the words that define or confine us. Let’s provoke discussions that will force you to think about the
identities, the labels and the language that we use every day and how they affect us in our daily lives.
Feminist and Feminine can come together. To many they are part of the same identity. You can be both, they are not mutually exclusive.
A shift in perspective can provide us a newfound source of power and reshapes the conversations around what it is to be a
woman. TEDxAmsterdamWomen wants to take you on a journey to overturn your own labels. Let go of the black and white and
step into a world of opportunities. Turn Over with us and explore!

Royal Tropical Institute
Mauritskade 63
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, 1092 AD
Netherlands

Anna Nooshin

Author & online entrepreneur

Anna Nooshin is a fashion blogger, online entrepreneur and author. With over 2.5 million views per month on YouTube, she is quickly becoming one of the most influential style icons in the Netherlands. Originally from Teheran, Anna and her family fled to the Netherlands in 1993. At age 22, she completed her Communication Science studies -- cum laude -- and continued with an internship in New York. Soon thereafter, Anna co-founded the webzine NSMBL, one of the biggest lifestyle websites in the Netherlands. Since its incredible success, she has launched her own lingerie line at Hunkemöller, published her own book, and started a jewelry line, Anna + Nina. Anna’s talk will illustrate her transformative journey from refugee to entrepreneur.

Annelies Damen

Photographer

Annelies Damen graduated from the Academy of Photography, Amsterdam in 2006, after transforming her career from business to fine art photography. Using this medium, Damen (born in ‘68, lives in Amsterdam) has skillfully and sensitively captured strong female imagery from a myriad of cultures. This female poetry complements the surrounding landscape, creating a fluid interaction in her work. Damen’s photography has taken her across many continents; her favorite is Africa where she describes the magic, proud independence, and sensuality of women in a variety of cultures, as the inspiration for her work.

Emma Evelein

Choreographer

Hani Andary, Serano Pinas, Marie Korbl, Alessio Reedijk, Jori Meijer, Ruben Sanchez, Alec Kakinsina and Emma Evelein graduated in urban/contemporary dance at the Hogeschool van de Kunsten Amsterdam. Initially brought together by Emma for a video project, the group’s style is characterized by pure, fast yet flowing movements with a raw intensity. Honesty and contact melt into one. While a group, each artist also works independently, in other groups, projects, children’s productions, bands and musicals, and as singers and choreographers.

Eric van Furth

Prof. dr. of eating disorders at Leiden University

Eric van Furth, Ph.D., FAED is Clinical Director of Rivierduinen Eating Disorders Ursula in Leiden and Professor of Eating Disorders at the department of psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). He is a clinical psychologist specialized in family therapy, with over 30 years of research in eating disorders. His most recent work focuses on e-mental health and other interventions to improve patient outcome. He’s also involved in research on orthorexia nervosa – the obsession with healthy eating – an alleged eating disorder which is on the rise with today’s health and wellness movement. On the TEDxAmsterdamWomen 2017 stage, Eric will summarize the available research and present his views on orthorexia nervosa.

Evelien Fokker

Yoga instructor & music therapist

Evelien Fokker is a yoga instructor and music therapist from the Netherlands. She combines live cello with yoga classes and therapeutics to support personal growth, transformation, and deep relaxation. During workshops, retreats, festivals and in corporate settings, Evelien inspires individuals to connect with their inner self. Her unique and diverse background provides her with the tools needed to stimulate a connection between heart and head. Evelien will bring her art to the TEDxAmsterdamWomen 2017 stage, stimulating rest, space and inspiration in the audience.

Héléne Christelle

Writer

Hélène Christelle Munganyende, called Christella amongst friends, moved from Rwanda to the Netherlands when she was 5 years old. She studied Political Science at VU Brussels and is the founder and president of IamSHERO – an organization focused on showing young women in the Netherlands and Belgium that there are equal chances for all. As a young feminist, Christella strives to bring more attention to the practical side of feminism and highlights the importance of diversity in female role models. Her TEDtalk will center on the definition of the Afropean identity – a story close to her heart.

INDIGO Ink

Diverse group of performing word artists

Indigo Ink is a diverse group of performing word-artists with a variety of disciplinary backgrounds (i.e. poetry, spoken word, rap, singer-songwriting). They combine efforts through a shared platform to bring an uplifting and conscious message and open the doors for positive change. The original styles and genres of each artist make this crew's performance into a surprising and exciting mix. Through their collective awareness of social, political and environmental issues, they aim to connect heart and mind, body and soul, art and vision.For it is their belief that words have the power to induce growth; they resonate and connect into an energetic field of inspiration. Performers include: Leonie Klooster, Joan Gannii, Benjamin Fro, Gimotion (Guillermo Blinker)

Jeanette Ten Kate

Founder of Sinopia Art Consultancy

Drs. Jeannette ten Kate (1962) was trained at Sotheby’s after receiving her masters in art history (University of Leiden) in 1988. She is the founder of Sinopia Art Consultancy, the Arts Club, an Investment fund for Chinese Contemporary Art, and co-founder of the Art Connector. In addition, she is an ambassador of Unseen, Advisory board member of Studio Stallinga and Jury member of beelden in Leiden. Jeannette has developed a holistic vision of how the ‘spirit of time’ determines the emergence of new artificial currents -- in the past, present and future. And, utilizing her vision, has accompanied countless collectors and organizations on their way in the art market. During her TEDxAmsterdamWomen 2017 talk, Jeannette will walk-the-talk with inspiring examples of art -- both in the past and where we stand today.

Karoli Hindriks

Founder & CEO of Jobbatical.com

Karoli Hindriks is the founder and CEO of Jobbatical.com – a platform designed to connect globally-minded companies with a community of ready-to-relate business, technology and creative professionals. In short, Jobbatical’s mission is to help the world work together and think beyond borders. Prior to founding Jobbatical, Karoli received accolades for being, at 16, the youngest investor of a patent in Estonia; and at 23, being hired as CEO of MTV Estonia, the youngest CEO MTV has ever appointed. More recently, Karoli was listed, in 2016, among the 50 most influential women in the European startup and venture capital space by EU-Startups.com. In 2017, she was listed as one of the Inspiring Fifty women in technology in Europe and nominated as the Person of the Year by the Estonian ICT Association.

Leila Janah

Author entrepreneur

Leila Janah is the Founder and CEO of Samasource and LXMI, two companies that go beyond charity to give work to low-income people around the world using cutting-edge social enterprise models in technology and luxury skincare, respectively. She is the author of the forthcoming book Give Work (Penguin/RandomHouse), to be released in September, 2017. Prior, Leila was a Visiting Scholar with the Stanford Program on Global Justice and Australian National University’s Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. She was a founding Director of Incentives for Global Health and a management consultant at Katzenbach Partners (now Booz & Co.).Leila is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, a Director of CARE USA, a 2012 TechFellow, recipient of the inaugural Club de Madrid Young Leadership Award, and the youngest person to win a Heinz Award in 2014. She was named one of Fortune’s Most Promising Entrepreneurs in 2014 and was the subject of cover stories in Entrepreneur, Fast Compa

Lilli Van Belle

Poet

Lili van Belle, with a master’s degree in comparative modern literature, is a student from Ghent, Belgium, on the road to becoming a teacher. Her studies inspired an evaluation of common assumptions associated with youngsters; specifically, their perceived decreased interest in traditional literature and poetry, as compared to previous generations. Lili’s master’s degree is focused on a new vision for these areas, as she evaluates literature and poetry’s purpose and use within today’s world – one with increased technology. Her TEDtalk will focus on her research into this new vision of poetry.

Lokke Moerel

Prof. Data privacy

Prof. Lokke Moerel is among the world’s best-known data privacy lawyers consistently ranked as a leader in her field by publications including Chambers Global and Legal 500. Her work with large US tech giants on their strategic privacy and ethical issues has made her an expert on big data and artificial intelligence (AI). She is part of the global privacy & cybersecurity team of the technology-focused US law firm Morrison & Foerster, and also a professor of Global ICT law at Tilburg University. In addition, Moerel is a member of the Dutch Cyber Security Council (the advisory body of the Dutch cabinet on cybersecurity) and, in 2016, was appointed as co-author of the annual public advice to the Dutch government on behalf of the Dutch Lawyers Society (under auspices of the Dutch Supreme Court) on Big Data and the Internet of Things. Lokke Moerel’s TEDxAmsterdamWomen 2017 talk will touch on the positive and negative aspects of artificial intelligence.

Lonny van Ryswyck

Lonny van Ryswyck

Lonny is a designer passionate about sharing the wonders of everyday things that often go unnoticed. This celebration and recognition is visible in all aspects of her work. As Co-founder of Atelier NL, an Eindhoven-based design studio, Lonny’s work strengthens the connection between earth’s materials and its living communities. Ted Talk Have you ever looked at a grain of sand? Look very closely. You are holding the world in the palm of your hand. As you grow to appreciate the things around you, more and more worlds reveal themselves. Every earthly element tells a different story and yields a different product. As we start to understand that everything is related back to earth, its geology, and the cultures living on it - we begin to change our way of living and see even the most mundane things around us with new eyes.

MD Dance Monique Duurvoort

Choreographer

Monique Duurvoort is a Dutch choreographer. Born in Amsterdam, with roots in Surinam and the US, Monique received her education at the School of the Arts in Amsterdam and worked for thirteen years as a professional dancer at the Dutch National Ballet. After ending her career at Dutch National Ballet in 2003, Monique studied Arts and Cultural Management at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and started choreographing. In 2007 she received the prestigious 'Prize of the Dutch Dance Days', for most talented choreographer in the Dutch professional dance scene. The choreography “Dentro” premiered earlier this month, and was specially created by Monique Duurvoort for the Black Achievement Month in association with the Dutch National Ballet. “Dentro” is performed by dancers Bruno Da Rocha Pereira and Daniel Robert Silva.

Nafisah Babah

Dancer

Nafisah Baba is a contemporary dancer from London. In April 2017, she was awarded the BBC Young Dancer 2017 prize, beating out four other finalists. She started ballet at the age of 3, and is currently a member of post-graduate dance company Chyrysalis London, and is an associate with Ballet Black – a professional ballet company aimed at bringing ballet to a more culturally diverse audience by celebrating black and Asian dancers.

Rens Kroes

Author & healthy lifestyle blogger

At an early age, Rens Kroes was introduced to the healing powers of herbs and biological farming thanks to her ”Beppe & Pake” – Frisian for grandmother and grandfather. Her interest in good and healthy food and the psychological aspects associated with it led her to set-up her own Food Coaching practice. Her cookbooks are published in the Netherlands, USA, UK and Australia and are ranked high in the Dutch Bestseller Top 60. This year, Rens is trading Amsterdam for New York as she has gotten an American Book deal. She will also trade in her coaching clients for a larger reach through her books, vlogs, blog and social media, in order to inspire more people to live a happier and healthier life.

Senay Özdemir

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST / WINE ENTREPRENEUR

Senay, known as the ‘European Oprah’, is an author, publicist, lecturer, women’s rights advocate and wine connoisseur. She is known as tv-presenter for TROS, the largest broadcast organization of The Netherlands. In addition, Senay was the producer of TROS’ news programs like 2Vandaag, and Radar. Before becoming publisher of SEN, an award-winning monthly magazine targeting Mediterranean women, she served as director, producer, and presenter for regional tv-channels. In 2013, she founded the first wine marketing agency, House of Red & White focusing on promoting ‘wines with a road less traveled’. Senay’s TEDtalk will focus on female leadership within the wine

Ying Zhang

Prof. dr. Zhang Ying

Doctor Ying Zhang, originally from China, with a background in industrial engineering, economics and management, is an Associate Dean for China Business & Relations and a tenured Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. In 2015, Professor Zhang was recognized as "Best 40 Under 40" Business School Professors worldwide awarded by Poets & Quants. Professor Zhang is also founder and Head of the Erasmus-Huawei Collaboration Program which aims to facilitate knowledge-sharing between technology, innovation, business development and education in order to add value to the local social-economic community. Her role as an educator directly influenced Zhang’s most recent research on the value of social business and the role of education in creating a social environment which includes individual responsibility in crafting a sustainable society – what professor Zhang’s TEDtalk will focus on.