We are super excited to announce Pelle Tejsner as the last speaker for TEDxAarhus 2017! Pelle Tejsner is an adjunct professor at the Arctic Research Centre at Aarhus University. As an anthropologist he works in the humanistic branch of the centre, doing research on climate change in Greenland and the way it affects the [...]
We are beyond excited to announce Mozhdeh Ghasemiyani as a speaker for TEDxAarhus 2017! Mozhdeh Ghasemiyani is an experienced psychologist with specialist expertise in trauma, refugees and crises. She has worked in both government, local government and NGO’s in Denmark, the UK and the US to improve the treatment of refugees, especially children. She was [...]
It is with great pleasure and excitement that we can announce Morten Kirckhoff as a speaker for TEDxAarhus 2017! Morten is a creative director and adventurer, who visit abandoned places all over the world, together with his friend Jan Elhøj. Together the two of them travel the globe in order to find and document [...]
We are incredibly excited to announce that Stephen Willacy, who is the city architect of Aarhus, will be speaking at TEDxAarhus 2017! As the City Architect, Stephen has the top authority of the municipality, in all matters regarding the architecture of the city. In his talk at TEDxAarhus 2017 Stephen will be talking about [...]
We are super excited to announce that the international Wildlife Expert Joe Wasilewski will be speaking at TEDxAarhus 2017! Joe is dedicated to conserving endangered wildlife worldwide. He is an expert in understanding the complex relation between flora and fauna along with the needs for local sustainability. Furthermore he is a member of the [...]
We are super excited to announce that hypnotist and psychological manipulator Jan Hellesøe, known from the Danish hit tv-show "Fuckr med dn hjrn" will be speaking at TEDxAarhus 2017! Jan is a master of the mind, arguing that people want to be deceived and believe in supernatural things, even if they, according to him at [...]
It is with great pleasure that we can reveal Miranda Kane as a speaker for TEDxAarhus 2017! Miranda is a comedian and former plus-size sex-worker. She uses her comedy and storytelling to change the public's opinons on sex-workers, helping them to work in safety and without fear of persecution. Furthermore, she also takes part in [...]
The second speaker to be revealed for TEDxAarhus 2017 is Tinna C. Nielsen. Tinna is an anthropologist and Global Change Maker, specialising in innovative approches for accelerating inclusiveness, equality and gender parity. At TEDxAarhus 2017 Tinna will challenge us to think differently about how we perceive persons and situations, and show us how we can [...]
It is with great pleasure that we can reveal Mathias Clasen as a speaker for TEDxAarhus 2017! Mathias is a specialist in horror media and has spent years getting to the bottom of the paradox of horror: Why do people seek out the kind of entertainment that’s designed to make them feel bad? At [...]
From left to right: Kasper Tindbaek, Mads Reinholdt, Mathias Snejstrup and Morten Keil. Photo by Greg McQueen Written by: Emma Elisabeth Holtet This is the first article in the series entitled “Ideas from Aarhus”. Here we will present interviews with the creators of innovative ideas that have the potential to affect, not only Aarhus, but [...]
