TNW Conference

JF Gauthier (Startup Genome) on Insights from 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report | #TNW2019

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Premiere of 2019 Startup Genome’s Global Report, including a world’s first: the rankings of deep tech startup ecosystems along the subsectors of l...

Michael Martin (Nike) on The Power of Digital Transformation | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nike's keynote will give an overview of the Nike Direct strategy and how Nike is innovating to completely transform digital/physical retail and create...

André Kuipers (Astronaut) on Educating a generation of earth ambassadors | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are all passengers on a spaceship with limited resources: our planet. An astronaut’s journey into space bolsters this realization through ‘the ...

Georgina Ustik (TNW) on The big spam on the big stage | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Big Spam, if you don’t know, is a sassy love/hate letter to technology that Georgina started in 2018 and handwrites daily. Besides delivering the mo...

Stephanie Hannon (Strava) on Building products for a better world | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a product leader at Google, Facebook, Strava, and more, Stephanie has dedicated her career to creating products and advancing technologies that dri...

James Beacham (CERN) on Solving the mysteries of time and space | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our universe is bizarre. Why is most of the cosmos composed of mysterious dark matter? Why is the Higgs boson so strange? Why do atoms exist? The hott...

James Bridle (Author) on The New Dark Age | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Instead of a utopian future in which technological advancement casts a dazzling, emancipatory light on the world, we seem to be entering a new dark ag...

Gillian Tans & Lauren Valbert (Booking.com & Edelman) on Future of tech in Europe | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tech companies based in Europe are faced with challenges. With a heavy emphasis on regulation and lack of funding, the EU should place higher priority...

Guy Kawasaki (Author) on Lessons from a Life in Technology | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kicking off the TNW2019 Conference in Amsterdam, tech evangelist Guy Kawasaki shared a number of unforgettable pieces of wisdom from his life in the i...

Amy Whitaker (Author) on Vulnerability, creativity, and leading from questions | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you are creating a work of art in any area of your life, you are not going from a known point A to a known point B but you will invent point B alon...

Gilad Lotan (BuzzFeed) on How machine learning and AI are transforming media | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

BuzzFeed publishes content across the largest digital media network in the world, fueled by world-class tech stack, and a number of innovative applica...

David Kerpen (Author) on The art of people: Skills in a technology-driven world | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

NY Times bestselling author and serial entrepreneur Dave Kerpen shares key lessons learned on how to build successful relationships with other people ...

Des Traynor (Intercom) on What happens after product market fit | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Des launched Intercom in 2011 as the first to bring messaging for sales, marketing, and customer service to one platform – helping companies of all ...

Raj Samani (McAfee) on Cybercrime: The biggest threat in the digital age | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Raj is Chief Scientist and McAfee Fellow for cybersecurity firm, McAfee. He has assisted multiple law enforcement agencies in cybercrime cases, and is...

Karen Wickre (Author) on Building your network for life | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In a world of gigs, frequent job changes and geographical moves, it's more imperative than ever to build your network for life. Having a personal "bra...

Louise Troen (Bumble) on The power of kindness in brand building | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This session will take you through the Bumble story - from fighting misogyny to launching disruptive creative campaigns whilst highlighting how Bumble...

Jonathan Rochelle (Google) on Changing school to help students become entrepreneurs | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Students learn a lot in school - but are they learning the skills they need to be productive people at work, in their community, and their own lives?...

Jack Constantine (LUSH) on The future of retail: What Amazon can’t do | #TNW2019

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

At TNW2018, Jack Constantine, CDO of Lush Cosmetics, took the stage with a rallying cry for other organizations to get their hands dirty and produce ...

Nir Eyal (Hooked) on mastering the skill of the century

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ever get the feeling you’re bombarded with too many pings, dings, and rings? You’re not alone. In an age of ever-increasing distraction, technolog...

Åsa Nyström (Buffer) on five years of salary transparency

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

5 years of salary transparency, what it's like to take salaries public and what we've learned since then. This talk is about how Buffer took our salar...

Kevin Langeree on kitesurfing into the future

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Making a career out of a niche sport is hard – even when you’re the best kitesurfer in the world. As social media began to skyrocket, Kevin Langer...

Nick Caldwell (Reddit) on high stakes of hyper growth at Reddit

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Reddit has 330 million monthly visitors, ranking as the #4 most-visited website in U.S., and growing fast. It has tripled in size to keep up with such...

Ariel Ekblaw (MIT) on designing our sci-fi space future

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Join the MIT Media Lab’s Space Exploration Initiative in designing our Sci-Fi Space Future! Learn about our latest research and how we are working t...

Zach Lieberman (Artist and Educator) on Poetic computation

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What would it be like if we could see our voice? How can we paint with code? Zach Lieberman writes software to make art and in this talk, he'll discus...

Nicky Birch (BBC) on designing voice-first experiences

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Voice interfaces like Alexa and Google Home are limited by their own technology. We can choose to be frustrated with AI, or we can work with their con...

Maykel Loomans (Facebook) on meaningful numbers

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As digital product creators, we are problem solvers. As a part of the product development process, we ever more focus on metrics. This talk covers the...

Purna Virji (Microsoft) on designing conversational AI

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We’re moving into brave new world where conversation is the new interface. Designed correctly, chatbots and voice apps can engage and delight custom...

Didier Rappaport (Happn) on data, AI & human relations

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At Happn we are convinced that AI is the opportunity that can radically augment and enhance people interactions, and doing so could improve life exper...

Des Traynor (Intercom) on product strategy when scaling a company

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A good idea can carry a company through one cycle of tech innovation, but building a company that lasts and thrives in a fast-growth environment is an...

Tricia Wang on using 'thick data' in marketing

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Why are we now in what Doc Searls calls the largest boycott in human history with 1.7 billion people blocking ads? Tricia Wang reveals how marketing s...

Jelle Prins (Uber) on global design for local audiences

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Designing Uber’s global app is one thing. Tailoring it for Amsterdam is quite another. As one of the first employees at Uber, Jelle Prins explains h...

David Rose (Warby Parker) on the history and future of eyes

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wearable cameras and AI are causing radical shifts in how we sense, see, and work. It’s changing transportation with self-driving, disrupting retail...

Lex Hoefsloot on a smart and sustainable mobility economy

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Designing a smart and sustainable mobility: economy autonomous vehicles, multi-modal transportation, and the ever-changing technology that fuels mobil...

David Mattin (Trendwatching) on AI and core human needs

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Great innovation and design starts with core human needs and wants. In this fast-paced session TrendWatching's Global Head of Trends and Insights, Dav...

Che-Wei Wang (CW&T) on designing within generative design

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The traditional design workflow is getting a turbo boost from algorithms (don’t worry. The robots aren’t taking over…yet). With new types of gen...

Adolfo Fernández (Google) on international expansion for startups

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the rise of competition around the globe, it is becoming increasingly more difficult for startups to differentiate from competitors. As tempting ...

Clarissa Shen (Udacity) on translating data into global good

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In a world in which we speak 7,000 different languages and we have 44 billion connected devices creating a constant flood of data, we need help to und...

Ella Saltmarshe (The Comms Lab) on how to be plural

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The 21st century is calling us to move beyond the era of the monomath. Automation, economic uncertainty, rising complexity & a growing desire for grea...

Mike Rigby on R/GA’s guide to connected brands

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The world's most valuable business, such as Apple, Google and Amazon, have created powerfully Connected Brands. And they win with a disruptive, new pl...

Leila Janah (Samasource) on transforming the workplace

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Machine learning is often associated with Silicon Valley and expensive, cutting-edge technology. Samasource provides the poorest communities with jobs...

Heather Zynczak (Pluralsight) on secrets of a growth marketer

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Slack, Dropbox, Pluralsight. Ever wonder how these companies achieve high-growth rates? Pluralsight CMO Heather Zynczak reveals her secrets on how to ...

Kipp Bodnar (Hubspot) on spotting AI hype

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The first time HubSpot’s CMO, Kipp Bodnar, was fooled by AI hype he was in the 6th grade on an awe inspiring field trip to a local science museum, b...

Elisa Jagerson on experience engineering for healthcare

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Drawing on over 20 years of work in the consumer market, both through brand marketing and hands-on product design – and using case studies including...

Lupina Iturriaga & Sofia Benjumea on user acquisition after the first 100K

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Acquiring users for your platform is a never ending challenge. Lupina Iturriaga explains how her company Fintonic has leveraged marketing to achieve t...

Len Shneyder (Sendgrid) on why email wins in a crowded market

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With an ROI of $38 of return for every $1 of investment email is unmatched in its ability to not only connect companies to customers, but also to deli...

Coen van Oostrom & Mark Rolston on the future of cities

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Building smarter spaces requires more than just technology. It means focusing on sustainable solutions to make your experience better. Coen van Oostro...

Roxanne Varza (Station F) interviews John Collison (Stripe)

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John is going to do a keynote on empowering small businesses. This is a follow-up on his keynote as well as a more intimate interview on his vision fo...

Eva de Mol (De Mol Ventures) on building a stellar tech team

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What are the characteristics of a successful entrepreneurial tech team? This is the leading question of Eva’s talk. Eva collected data of 800+ entre...

Mitu Khandaker on why conversational AI needs storytellers

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Conversational AI should entail more than a rigid structure – it needs to allow for the flow of human interaction. The best way to do that is to inv...

Axel Bard Bringeus & Robert Gaal on international expansion

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this session, Axel Bard Bringéus, International Expansion Partner at EQT Ventures, will discuss how to decide if international expansion is worth ...

Gordon Willoughby & Boris on taking over the CEO-steering wheel

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What is it like to take over the role of CEO from the company’s founder? When start-ups grow into scale-ups, most founders step down as CEO at some ...

Adrian McDermott (Zendesk) on future customer experiences

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Every industry and software technology seems to be infatuated by artificial intelligence while simultaneously fearing the possibility of machines repl...

Holley Murchison (Oratory Glory) on becoming who you are

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Contextualizing it's larger call to action within today's ever-precarious sociopolitical climate, Become Who You Are is a talk encouraging a future-fo...

Bryce Bladon (CryptoKitties) on blockchain and the future of art

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With blockchain, digital art can now be personalized, interactive, and extendable. It can truly be owned, digitally scarce, and even a cultural follow...

Maria Chatzou & Max Kelly on how advances in AI are shaping the future

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this session we will cover the basics and key concepts of machine learning, as well as the latest advances. The emphasis will be on how they are sh...

David Ryan Polgar & Joe Leonardo do Funny as Tech Show

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Funny As Tech is a podcast where a tech ethicist & and comedian tackle the thorniest issues in tech! Tech ethicist David Ryan Polgar and comedian Joe ...

Panel on how technology holds the key to fan engagement

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Oliver Weingarten (Virtually Live) , Bill Martens (BAMTECH Media), Shireen Hamdan (Populous Architecture) & Andy Miah (Author). Expect to hear how i...

Mark Rolston (Argo Design) on dark interactions

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ubiquitous information and communication has dramatically changed how we work. Yet we still like to work together, in teams, in shared spaces. We have...

Juanita Devis on shaping spaces through tech & perception

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Technology is increasingly shaping the way we experience cities and our workspaces. As makers of our future environment, we mainly focus on the object...

David Polgar & Joe Leonardo do Throwback Thursday

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There are some products like the iPhone and Facebook that revolutionized the tech industry and changed the way we live our everyday lives.. We won't t...

Sander Klous (KPMG) on trust in a smart society

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are moving at light speed toward a smart society where almost all of our decisions are supported or taken over by systems and algorithms. It is mor...

Daniel Gebler (Picnic) on everywhere commerce

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this keynote we will show how a unique combination of IoT, AI, Drones and autonomous vehicles is forming the next generation of commerce. From mobi...

Panel on big questions for smart cities

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Lantzsch (Intel), Phil Skipper (Vodafone), Juanita Devis (MIT) & Linda Martinez (St. Louis) Cities are set to take advantage of the latest in ...

David Goldberg on why we are so bad at doing good

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Most founders are big-picture problem solvers. So why are we still struggling with the same endemic societal problems that we have for decades? Let's ...

Panel on big business in challenging regions

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Sturgill (Gaza Sky Geeks), Thor Muller (Off Grid Electric) & Judith Walker (African Clean Energy). Difficult environments attract the most inven...

Diana Wehmeier on inspiration toward the future

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As technology has advanced, so has science fiction, painting more and more realistic portraits of what life in space could look like. Science and Sci-...

Panel on disrupting the agency model

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Wills (R/GA), Amanda Feve (Anomaly), Blake Harrop (Wieden+Kennedy) and Emily Hinks (Mischief Makers). For an industry that prides itself on crea...

Maddie Raedts on your best self in the age of social media

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As a social media pioneer, Maddie weighs in on how she keeps a clear head while she scrolls chaotic newsfeeds on the daily. With the pressures of soci...

Chris Slowe (Reddit) on design for the most vocal users

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Reddit's popularity has surged to 330 million monthly active users in spite of a UX largely unchanged for a decade. Since users have created, moderate...

Panel on the disruption of music consumption

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Henrik Landgren (EQT Ventures), Meindert Kennis (Digital Marketing Strategist) , Sulinna Ong (Deezer) and Georgia Meyer (Boiler Room). Digital Democr...

Andy Miah on the brave new digital world of sport

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Brave New Digital world of Sport will see augmented reality, artificial intelligence, gamification and playable arenas transform the experience an...

Panel on Formula 1 esports gaming revolution

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Giedo van der Garde (Professional Racing Driver), Koen Schobbers (Esports Expert) & Charmaine Crooks (Five Time Olympian). Extraordinary changes and ...

Eszter Ozsvald & Charmaine Crooks on the consumer IOT revolution of sports

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ancient Greece introduced us to the idea of sports and athletic excellence and continuous self-improvement. Modern Olympics introduced us to the metho...

Nicholas Horbaczewski (DRL) the future of sports

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

ESport. VSport. TSport. There’s a revolution of technology-enabled sports -- and no shortage of new catchy sports-category titles. Join Nicholas Hor...

Alexandre Ricard & Ciara Byrne on future-proof companies

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our world is changing at a rapid pace, and companies need to adapt quickly if they want to remain viable in the future. How can businesses and brands ...

Anjali Sud (Vimeo) on changing the course of your company

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Within her first 90 days in office, Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud led the video platform's transition from consumer destination to software-as-a-service busine...

Kim Houser (Washington State University) on GDPR

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On May 25, 2018 the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will begin to be enforced. This presentation will note the new requirements that ...

Ray Chan (9GAG) on how to win China & make $$$

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

China is an enticing growth market, particularly for tech companies. But according to 9Gag CEO Ray Chan, it’s also the place where Western tech comp...

Susan Lindner on strategic storytelling to engage talent

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Gallup’s State of the Workplace reveals that two-thirds of the American workforce feels disengaged and 75% of this group are actively looking for ne...

Christina Xu on divergent evolution on the Chinese internet

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Chinese internet remains an abstraction to many outsiders due to technical, cultural, and linguistic barriers, but the stakes of misreading the te...

Panel on debunking myths on corporate innovation

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Heike Riel (IBM), Jason Williamson (Oracle), Bernhard Schambeck (BMW) and Bindi Karia (Boutique Advisory Firm). Innovation is key for corporations lo...

Bracken Darrell (Logitech) on design companies

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Logitech CEO, Bracken Darrell, had a vision of Design as transformative for business since the early days of Design Thinking when he was working for B...

Bryce Bladon on how to solve the problems of the blockchain

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In late 2017, the world’s second-largest blockchain was brought to its knees by a game featuring digital cats, underlining the obstacles blockchain ...

Yoni Assia (eToro) on the rise of the crypto asset

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Yoni Assia, CEO and founder of eToro, explains how crypto assets are becoming the preceded asset class for millennials, and what it means for the pric...

Alex Mashinsky on how to bring 100 million users onto the blockchain

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The crypto community has run out of anarchists, libertarians and almost absorbed all the speculators it can handle, the next 100m users to join crypto...

Tim Draper & Justina Lee on investing in blockchain

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As someone who's been in venture capital for a long time now, Tim Draper has seen the industry struggle with & adapt to technological innovation. The ...

Panel on the path towards mass adoption

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Panel with Kavita Gupta (ConsenSys), Margarita Khartanovich (Binary District) & Marloes Pomp (the Dutch Blockchain Initiative). What are the barriers...

Panel on ethical tokens: blockchain regulation & responsibility

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Panel with Justina Lee (Bloomberg), Nick Grossman (Union Square Venture), Toni Lane Casserly (CULTU.RE) and Katrina Arden (Blockchain Law Group). The...

David Schwartz (Ripple) on interoperability & decentralization

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As the blockchain space continues to deal with increasing fragmentation, achieving interoperability between different platforms has become ever more i...

Kavita Gupta on the danger of investing in coins instead of equity

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The blockchain ecosystem is in its infancy, its real use is still misunderstood. Both traditional and innovative VC firms still need to understand the...

Kary Bheemaiah (The Blockchain Alternative) on measuring the value of a token

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Current speculation of token prices led to poor capital allocation with sources stating that 10% of ICOs were scams and that 46% were failures. As the...

Vesna Petresin (AHK) on media opera and live performance art

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live performance art is valuable to technological innovation in emerging media where real-time audience engagement is often missing. ‘ An artistic e...

Marshmallow Laser Feast on making the invisible visible

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Can we experience the world beyond our senses by using technology? It is a close look into collective’s thought process of generating digital fossil...

Alex Wills (R/GA) on prototyping in VR, AR and AI

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The next phase of virtual and augmented reality will be the emergence of a new network or ‘cloud’ to facilitate this digital twin; underpinned by ...

Alice Tomassini on discovering storytelling for VR

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This speech explores ideation and experimentation in a mixed experience, through the eyes of the documentary director Alice Tomassini and thanks to he...

Andrew Huang & Margarita Khartanovich on innovation for the independent

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What are the opportunities for an independent artist in the 21ste century? With the power of social media on your side, they’re endless. You just go...

Benji Rogers (dotBlockchain Music) on music on the blockchain

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

To address the unique challenges facing artists releasing their work in the digital economy, Rogers also co-founded the Dot Blockchain Music Project, ...

Gilles Peterson with Young Marco on the psychology of DJing

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Gilles Peterson has been one of the world's top DJs for three decades, but his fascination with the craft remains as bright as ever. So in The Psychol...

Alexis Ohanian on initializing startup davids against tech goliaths

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There's been a democratization in tools & approaches to machine learning that we haven't seen in other fields, which allows smaller companies to punch...

Kevin Kelly (Wired) on the emerging V-Cloud

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The first network platform is the web, gated by Google. The second network platform is the social graph, gated by Facebook and WeChat. The third netwo...