Theme: Human Being - Being Human

Proudly presenting our TED Talk event: “Human Being – Being Human”. On June 1st 2019, prepare to be inspired, entertained, and enlightened!

Held at one of the most breathtaking venues in Frederiksberg, speakers will present ideas worth spreading that all connect us to our humanity and the experience of being human.

Will we all be replaced by robots in the future? Will we continue to hold onto what makes us human? What will the nature of work look like for our children? Technology, mankind, culture, and the ways in which we interact with one another are common talking points now. Elements of the world we live in today would feel like science fiction merely half a century ago. And the more the world around us changes, the more relevant discussions about us as humans become.

The Royal Danish Academy of Music
Rosenoerns Allé 22
Frederiksberg, Hovedstaden, 1970
Denmark

Anne Lise Kjaer

Since 1988, renowned futurist and entrepreneur Anne Lise Kjaer has been helping organizations understand how to balance people, planet, and purpose with profits. In addition to contributing to numerous academic papers and publications, she is also the author of the Trend Management Toolkit – A Pratical Guide to the Future. A regular media commentator on trends she has featured on BBC, CNN, Aljazeera and was in the 2012 Ericsson documentary: The Networked Society. Holding the honorary title of Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador, Kjaer was recently appointed by Singapore’s Urban Development Authority’s (URA) as a member of the IPE (International Panel of Experts) 2018-2021 to help them plan 2060.

Anne-marie Curry

Actress and Meditation Teacher Anne-marie Curry works passionately with the challenge of bringing life and presence to her characters. Anne-marie is known for exceptional presence in her work that includes performances in various Danish television roles and feature films such as “Ditte and Louise” and in her voiceover work for top brands like Coca Cola and B&O. Her meditation teaching revolves around the same topic, How to bring life and presence to the characters we play in real life.

Bettina Ezaki

“Halvcirkel” (DK/SE) is a Copenhagen based string quartet, consisting of four classically trained musicians, Pernille Kristiansen, Bettina Ezaki, Mika Persdotter and Nicole Hogstrand. The group has recorded works of Shostakovich, Pärt and Riley, amongst others, specializing in a more modern and minimalistic repertoire. Known for their way of working with improvisation and their collaborations with contemporary composers, they are unique in their skill set and therefore sought after by various venues and artist. Halvcirkel has been known for their take on a new frame for the string quartet, that takes account of the audience and the performative narrative of the concert, yielding an intimate and inclusive atmosphere.

Bettina Ezaki /Halvcirkel String Quartet

“Halvcirkel” (DK/SE) is a Copenhagen based string quartet, consisting of four classically trained musicians, Pernille Kristiansen, Bettina Ezaki, Mika Persdotter and Nicole Hogstrand. The group has recorded works of Shostakovich, Pärt and Riley, amongst others, specializing in a more modern and minimalistic repertoire. Known for their way of working with improvisation and their collaborations with contemporary composers, they are unique in their skill set and therefore sought after by various venues and artist. Halvcirkel has been known for their take on a new frame for the string quartet, that takes account of the audience and the performative narrative of the concert, yielding an intimate and inclusive atmosphere.

Bettina Ezaki & Halvcirkel Quartet

“Halvcirkel” (DK/SE) is a Copenhagen based string quartet, consisting of four classically trained musicians, Pernille Kristiansen, Bettina Ezaki, Mika Persdotter and Nicole Hogstrand. The group has recorded works of Shostakovich, Pärt and Riley, amongst others, specializing in a more modern and minimalistic repertoire. Known for their way of working with improvisation and their collaborations with contemporary composers, they are unique in their skill set and therefore sought after by various venues and artist. Halvcirkel has been known for their take on a new frame for the string quartet, that takes account of the audience and the performative narrative of the concert, yielding an intimate and inclusive atmosphere.

Bo Hembæk Svensson

Being human on the internet – is a matter of identity, so it matters who owns your digital identity. 30 years of software industry experience within complex sales and software development gives Bo Hembæk Svensson a keen awareness of emerging technologies and their impact. Bo holds specialist knowledge within the areas of the blockchain, crypto economy and digital transformation. An early expert in blockchain technology, this “citizen of the United States of Curiosity”, shares his research and optimism in his Talk about how technology will continue to impact our daily lives – now and in the future.

Jacob Knobel

A 2016 winner of Forbes 30 Under 30, Jacob Knobel founded and sold his first technology company at the of age 28. Today, he runs an AI consultancy company and serves as an advisor to multiple Danish governmental agencies and politicians working for ethical and strategic adaption of AI in Denmark. Jacob is part of shaping how companies and governments build a world with artificial intelligence by combining his background in theoretical mathematics and commercial understanding of data. Having deployed more than 50 artificial intelligences across many industries, Jacob speaks with authority on the impact of AI. “As I build artificial intelligence that interacts with humans in every aspect of their lives I want to make us all aware of the potential value and pitfalls.” On Saturday June 1st you will get to enjoy Jacob’s Talk about how being human at work is possible when your colleagues are made with artificial intelligence.

Karsten Klintø

Landscape architect Karsten Klintø is the head of green planning (“Stadsgartner”) in Frederiksberg. Frederiksberg is frequently referred to as “The green heart of Copenhagen”. A significant part of his work has centered on achieving the following single, noble goal: Making it possible for everyone in Frederiksberg to see a tree from their window. This goal has even become an official “tree policy” in our visionary city! Karsten has for several years also been a board member of the “Dansk Træplejeforening” which is the Danish chapter of the “International Society of Arboriculture” as well as on the board of another foundation which supports research on urban trees in Norway, Sweden and Denmark (“Nordisk Fond for Bytræer”). He has spent many years working with the development of tree plantations in the city and has always tried to make all citizens aware of the value of urban trees.

Lars Tvede

Lars Tvede is a Swiss-based bestselling author and serial entrepreneur who has a knack for understanding very counterintuitive connections between the future and the past. This thinking has led to him winning several international innovation awards and also being named as one of the world’s leading marketing thinkers in The Guru Guide to Marketing.

Nadia Plesner

Visual artist Nadia Plesner has spent a decade creating work that examines the boundaries between mass media’s editorial and advertising sides. She is inspired by the massive stream of digital images we experience through social media and news outlets. Nadia is born and raised at Frederiksberg and has studied Fine Arts at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Her cutting-edge work uses the language of advertising to create thought-provoking art.

Pavia Lumholt

Dr. Pavia Lumholt is a plastic surgeon who has spent his career in both public and private facilities. His professional focus has been on microsurgery, breast reconstruction, skin cancer, aesthetic surgery as well as medtech innovation. Coming from a musical background, Lumholts’ approach to life is inherently creative. After an incident of breast cancer in the family in 2017, his creativity led to innovative thoughts on how to optimize today’s cancer therapy.

Pia Lauritzen

The Danish philosopher Pia Lauritzen has devoted her life to understanding questions. She wrote her postdoctoral thesis on the nature and impact of questions in different language communities, has written 5 books on how questions impact our lives, and developed a digital tool called Qvest, which helps organizations leverage the power of questions.

Søren Ziebe

Professor Søren Ziebe has spent his entire professional life assisting young couples with reproductive diseases having children. Currently, he is the Head of the Fertility Clinic at Rigshospitalet and has been chairman of both Danish and Nordic Fertility Societies and board member of the European Fertility Society and the Danish/Swedish ReproUnion collaboration. In recent years, he has increasingly focused on the prevention of reproductive diseases and how knowing your biology is needed for you to make informed decisions on family building.

Tanja Rothenborg Scot

As a certified relationship therapist, Tanja Rothenborg Scot has helped couples create more empathy, communication and acknowledgement in their relationships. Tanja’s work centers around using her couple’s therapy expertise to facilitate therapeutic talks and activities that help to improve relationships. One key technique that has been found to be extremely effective in her practice is rope work. As a rope model teacher, she shows (quite literally), how being bound together can create closer relationships.