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MEET ADRIENNE DAROCZI Adrienne Daroczi is a recently graduated UWC Maastricht alumna. She grew up around many different types of handicapped people, and it was always her goal to help dissolving the stigma around them. TED TALK TOPIC: Adrienne will discuss some of the history behind the treatment of disabled people, recent research in neuroscience involving neuroplasticity and autism, as well as incorporate some personal experiences she has obtained over the years. |
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MEET JULES OVERES Jules Overes is a double degree master student in international management/CEMS with a focus on organisational change. his passion lies in developing individuals and organisations alike, in order for them to become their best version. He has founded a start-up called Evolore together with a good friend of his. Evolore is focussed on providing training and coaching. TED TALK TOPIC: "One thing which I noticed in the past and what was highlighted during this pandemic, is that adversity is part of our lives and will arise every now and again. We are however, not equipped for this as this is something which is not taught. Not dealing with it (adequately) can have very serious consequences. Therefore, I want to talk about what I consider one of the most important skills in your professional and personal life: Dealing with adversity. Why is it so important and how can you do it?" |
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MEET MARIAN SPIER Marian Spier is a social impact and cultural strategist. She has been a manager and lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, for eight years. In 2012, she started consulting and had built a diverse portfolio of clients in 15+ countries that range from industries, sectors, and size. Marian mentored and trained many young female entrepreneurs from the Netherlands, Poland, Hong Kong, The US, Algeria, The Caribbean, and Moldova. She founded the first Female Startup Award in the Netherlands and serves as an advisor and board member of several non-profits like the Van Gogh Museum. TED TALK TOPIC: How to demystify the world of funding for female entrepreneurs |
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MEET YNZO VAN ZANTEN
Tony’s Chocolonely isn’t your average chocolate company, but a chocolate company with a huge mission; to end modern slavery and exploitation in the cocoa industry. They set the example and show that chocolate can be made in a more responsible way; in taste, packaging and the way they build long term relationships with cocoa farmers and the way they handle an open and transparent value chain. Ynzo van Zanten, Tony’s ‘Choco Evangelist’ will tell the story of Tony’s roadmap towards 100% slave free chocolate and how everyone can join this movement to unmute the reality behind chocolate. |
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MEET YUSTINE ALVARES Yustine Alvares is a successful entrepreneur and runs multiple businesses and worked for more than 14 years in Asia, Europe, and South America. As co-founder of Dark Blue International she focuses on marketing, personal & business branding, design and (international) growth. TED TALK TOPIC: Stop Talking and Speak Up! Inspiring women to overcome their fear of speaking up, be more visible and use their voice to take a stand for things they care about so they can reach their full potential and live a happier life. |
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MEET ERIK SCHOPPEN Erik Schoppen (1968) is doing his PhD research on Trusting Sustainability at the University of Groningen (Behavioral and Social Sciences, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental Psychology). He holds a master in virtual media and technology (Advanced Studies in New Media), and studies the effects of biological and technological trust systems on our brain and society. He developed Build Bridge Bond - Method for building sustainable (brand) trust relationships, and is co-author of the BNL Edition of Strategic Brand management. He lectures Brand Management, Neuroscience, Psychology and Sustainable Behavior at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen. TED TALK TOPIC: An unmuted voice needs no leader - a new system to rebuild trust in our sustainable future "Right now, we are at a point in the climate crisis where we have to make a choice whether we follow leaders who do not think cross-generational. Time is running out on our planet and many young people feel they have no voice. They want to express that their existential expectation is based on their trust in a sustainable future. We need cross-generational decision making. Therefore, we need a system with a people-planet approach. That uses our existing voting system, but incorporates a planetary voicing system too, to make future proof decisions that have no negative impact on the world. We not only give every human a voice, but give all life ecosystems on this planet a voice as well." |
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