TEDx Leuven

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TEDx is once more coming to Leuven!  As a member of Leuven.Inc you get the privilege to participate. Listen to and share ideas worth spreading during this half-day conference on "Invent happiness".

Started in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At a TEDx event, the world's most fascinating thinkers and do-ers are challenged to bring their story in 18 minutes time. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com.

TEDx Leuven speakers

• Kasper Bormans - How powerful research, technology and communication help shape the happiness of Alzheimer's patients
• Koen Damhuis - How to survive in our 'Facebook society'
• Hélène De Rudder - 11 year-old Hélène will talk about an essay she wrote for school, on an imaginary trip to a happy, sunny paradise
• Dirk De Wachter - Why countries with high levels of happiness also show high levels of psychiatric issues and suicides
• Joren De Wachter - How a society can ensure it has the highest possible level of innovation and creativity
• Eduardo Estellita - How organic living, based upon nature's knowledge, can help you lead a happier life
• Martijn Joris - 3Dprinting and the impact it can have on product design, entrepreneurship and society
• Gill Ruidant - How adversity can generate energy and creativity
• Arnout Van den Bossche - Survival techniques that can make any relationship work in the long term
• Antoon Vandevelde - How three theories about love correspond to three distinct conceptions of happiness
• Brenda Wiederhold - The treatment of anxiety, panic, phobias and PTSD with VR exposure and cognitive-behavioural therapy
• Emre Yaksi - How our brains process sensory information and control our behaviour or mood

Further info on the speakers and their topic can be found on the TEDx Leuven website www.tedxleuven.com

Location

TEDx Leuven is a half day event, from 14:00h until 19:45h. Registration opens at 13:00h.

The  conference will take place at 30CC - City Theatre (Schouwburg) Leuven, Bondgenotenlaan 21, 3000 Leuven.
30CC is located at the heart of the city (Bondgenotenlaan 21), easily accessible by all forms of public and private transport.

Pre-registration

Pre-registration is required and possible via the TEDx Leuven website.  If selected, you will receive the actual order details via e-mail.

Students pay 9 euro, all others 39 euro.