Theme: Into the Wild

At the heart of the cosmopolitan city of Brussels lies a wild territory of unused opportunities and untapped points of view. TEDxBrussels offers you a chance to enter this space of ideas where the infinite capacities of the human mind meet the diversity of our community.

Brussels, where more than a hundred languages are spoken by 180 nationalities, is a crossroads of ideas, dreams and people who really move the world forward. Because in the convergence of ideas and minds lies the solution.

Join us on 14 November to explore this space full of promise and help shape our shared future.

Théâtre National
Emile Jacqmainlaan 111/115
Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de (fr), Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (nl), 1000
Belgium

Denis Semionov

New Media Artist

Denis Semenov aka Saint Denis is a new media artist, co-founder and director at SAINT D Studio. Currently he lives and works in France. Saint Denis generally creates virtual and artificial intelligence art. He works primarily in the fields of audiovisual performance and immersive installation. His particular works explore how the power of AI algorithms can create art pieces that challenge the boundaries of human imagination. Being immersed into AI and VR, he combines in his art creativity and cutting-edge technology. The artist is exploring how technologies generate new artistic forms, from paintings to music compositions. This intersection of human creativity and machine learning produces artworks that can provoke real thought and emotion.

Fred Jordan

Scientist

Fred Jordan is an inventor, entrepreneur and scientist. He holds a PhD in signal processing from EPFL in Switzerland. He is also co-author of 19 peer-reviewed publications and over 50 patents. His first company, AlpVision, is active in digital authentication technologies and has been profitable since 2003. In 2014, Fred Jordan co-founded FinalSpark with Dr. Martin Kutter, dedicated to build the first computer based on living neurons.

Habibitch

Artist-Activist

At the crossroad of multiple disciplines and identities, Habibitch is an Algerian-born Paris-based non-binary fem boss dancer and activist building themselves an art practice as woke as they are. Using spaces from the Ballroom Scene to feminist and institutional stages to express their north-african queer decolonial self, their performances and words are always intersectional, decolonizing the dancefloor everywhere they go.

Hanane Baghdali

Painter

Hanane is all about capturing nature's raw beauty and bringing it to life on canvas. Inspired by the world around her, she loves blending realism with a fresh, youthful vibe. What's unique about her art? Well, she takes her inspiration from her travels, infusing each piece with the sights, sounds, and stories she encounters along the way. Whether she’s trekking through dense forests or exploring hidden gems off the beaten path, her art is a reflection of the places she has been and the people she has met. Join her on this adventure, where every stroke of the brush is a new discovery waiting to unfold!

Jamie Clifton

Editor

Jamie Clifton is a writer and producer, who in his role as VICE Editor in Chief spent over a decade chronicling youth culture in all its forms. For the last four years, he has written and hosted 'War On Drugs', a documentary series that explores the numerous ways in which users, marginalised communities and society as a whole have been failed by drug legislation and policing.

Leïla El-Mahi

Poet, Journalist & Story-teller

Leïla El-Mahi is a talented journalist and producer, known for her podcast "Toutes Entières, au-delà du tabou de l’excision" ("All Whole, beyond the taboo of excision"), where she tackles sensitive and often marginalized subjects with a committed voice. Versatile, she is also a project manager, communications consultant, poet and leader of therapeutic writing workshops. Passionate about narrative journalism, Leïla has been exploring stories combining photos and text for over ten years, with a particular interest in issues of migration, plural identities, mental health and access to culture. Born in Belgium of Moroccan parents, with a particular attachment to Spain, she draws on her origins and multicultural experiences to create content that resonates deeply with her audience. A polyglot globetrotter, she describes herself as the sum of multiple stories and worlds, offering her audience a unique and inspiring perspective on universal themes.

Ralfagram

Photographer

Ralfagram is a young Belgian artist from La Hulpe. Since 2018, he has been devoting his energy to a photographic project that aims to cultivate singularity. Using words and aesthetic imagery, he helps hundreds of people to rebalance their self-esteem. Every week, he shares photos of people considered by society to be different. The simple aim is to give as many people as possible the chance to understand themselves better and to find themselves less alone when faced with life's doubts and difficulties. It opens the door to discussion on subjects that are still little known, and provides an opportunity to break down taboos.

Sally

content creator and director of her own series

Sally is a multi-faceted content creator: host of her podcast ‘Chez Sally’ on Spotify, director of her own series Motherland and a fashion enthusiast with a unique talent for storytelling, she navigates these different roles to offer her community content that is both captivating and meaningful.

Thomas Jean

Director & Photographer

Thomas Jean is a Belgian photographer and video maker with a passion for nature. In 2017, he founded La Minute Sauvage, a project that informs and raises public awareness of the importance of preserving biodiversity in the city, in order to make our cities more resilient and maintain a viable urban environment. Through his work, he puts into perspective our perceptions of the city, wildlife and our relationship with Life.

Tom Moylan

Community Organiser

Tom is the founder of Restless Brussels, a community that brings international people in Brussels closer to the city. The community learns about the issues facing and forces transforming the city by meeting the people working on them - in politics, activism, academia, business and more. As his day job, Tom is Director of a communications agency that serves clients such as the EU institutions and the OECD, as well as various NGOs and associations.