Talks

Next Nature talks present a richer understanding of nature. Our speakers present inspiring Stories for Change: new narratives on possible and preferable futures in which biology and technology are fusing. Curious?

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Koert van Mensvoort

• Next Nature: How technology becomes nature

  The next nature philosophy radically shifts your notion of nature. Our image of nature as static, balanced and harmonic is naive and up for reconsideration. Where technology and nature are traditionally seen as opposed, they now appear to merge or even trade places.

  Speakers:
  • Koert van Mensvoort
  • Floris Kaayk
  • Hendrik-Jan Grievink
  • Chloé Rutzerveld
  • Ruben Baart
  • Jasna Rok
  • Lewis Just
  • Lisanne Buik
  • Elise Marcus
  • Mathilde Nakken

• Bio Design

  Bio design crosses the border between the ‘made’ and the ‘born’. Enabling living organisms as essential design elements, it bring us products that adapt, grow, sense and repair themselves. A happy marriage between biology and technology.

  Speakers:
  • Koert van Mensvoort
  • Floris Kaayk
  • Hendrik-Jan Grievink
  • Chloé Rutzerveld
  • Ruben Baart

• Humane Technology

  We must be mindful about how we engage with technology: what we use it for, why, and whether it helps or hinders us. As we can redirect our technological growth, why shouldn’t we direct it towards humans? Let’s design the future with people, not things, in mind.

  Speakers:
  • Koert van Mensvoort
  • Floris Kaayk
  • Hendrik-Jan Grievink
  • Ruben Baart
  • Jasna Rok
  • Lisanne Buik
  • Peter Joosten
  • Yfke Laanstra

• Future Food

  What will you be having for breakfast, lunch or dinner in 2050? Where will this food be sourced? And how will it be prepared? Edible insects? A hamburger made from in vitro meat? Or personalized vegetables?

  Speakers:
  • Koert van Mensvoort
  • Ira van Eelen
  • Hendrik-Jan Grievink
  • Chloé Rutzerveld
  • Mathilde Nakken

• ECO coin

  Would the rain forest still be destroyed if we could pay people to let the trees stand? The ECO coin is an alternative currency to express environmental value. This is how we connect economy and ecology.

  Speakers:
  • Koert van Mensvoort
  • Lewis Just

• Wild Systems

  We know that the world’s climate is changing, in large part thanks to us. As this process accelerates, a growing number of scientists are looking at geoengineering; changing the climate itself to confront the rising dangers.

  Speakers:
  • Koert van Mensvoort

• Koert van Mensvoort

  Artist and philosopher. The discovery of Next Nature has been the most profound experience in his life so far. It is his aim to better understand our co-evolutionary relationship with technology and help set out a track towards a future that is rewarding for both humankind and the planet at large. Read more about Koert.

  Topics:
  • Next Nature
  • Bio Design
  • Humane Technology
  • Future Food

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• Floris Kaayk

  Floris Kaayk is a digital artist and filmmaker. He is a master in the creation of futuristic fairy tales (and nightmares), in which he manages to involve a large audience through the inventive use of transmedia storytelling. Read more about Floris.

  Topics:
  • Next Nature
  • Bio Design

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• Hendrik-Jan Grievink

  Hendrik-Jan Grievink is designer at Next Nature Network since 2007. He is an expert in translating philosophy into clear-cut objects and experiences. Read more about Hendrik-Jan.

  Topics:
  • Next Nature
  • Bio Design
  • Humane Technology
  • Future Food

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• Chloé Rutzerveld

  Chloé Rutzerveld is a critical food designer who explores and challenges food production and consumption. She is fascinated by nature, the human body and the (strange) relationship people have with food. Read more about Chloé.

  Topics:
  • Next Nature
  • Future Food

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• Ruben Baart

  Ruben works as the editor-in-chief at Next Nature Network. With a broad interest in technological developments and their impact on the society as a whole, he is considered a human radar for all next nature related topics and themes. Read more about Ruben.

  Topics:
  • Next Nature
  • Bio Design
  • Humane Technology

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• Jasna Rok

  Jasna Rokegem is a young pioneer who combines innovative fashion with cutting-edge technology. She shows the endless possibilities of technology and science today, by making them visible, tangible and understandable for the big audience through interactive fashion. Read more about Jasna.

  Topics:
  • Humane Technology
  • Future Fashion

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• Lewis Just

  As a post disciplinary designer, Lewis explores the intersection of the biosphere, technosphere and economy using a systems and human-centric approach. His role at Next Nature is to explore the future of money by helping to develop the ECO coin. Read more about Lewis.

  Topics:
  • Next Nature
  • ECO coin

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• Lisanne Buik

  Lisanne Buik is a speaker, writer, experience designer and entrepreneur who invents stories, experiences, communities and tools to help organizations and professionals navigate the uncertainty of this technological moment with grace. Read more about Lisanne.

  Topics:
  • Humane Technology
  • Next Senses

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• Ira van Eelen

  Ira is the daugther of the godfather of in vitro meat, Willem van Eelen. As a passionate advocate of her father’s legacy, she aims to bring in vitro meat to the market. Ira advises on all aspects of in vitro meat and has extensive knowledge and insights to inspire people around the globe. Read more about Ira.

  Topics:
  • Food Technology

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• Elise Marcus

  As a sustainability designer, Elise Marcus is developing new ways for humans to connect with each other and their surroundings. Read more about Elise.

  Topics:
  • Next Nature
  • Humane Technology

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• Mathilde Nakken

  Mathilde is a young design graduate from the Design Academy Eindhoven. At the ‘Food non Food’ department, she discovered her drive to create projects that focus on science and technology, landscapes and food. Read more about Mathilde.

  Topics:
  • Next Nature
  • Food Technology

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• Peter Joosten

  Peter Joosten is a biohacker and public speaker. He investigates the impact of biohacking, human enhancement and transhumanism. Read more about Peter.

  Topics:
  • Next Nature
  • Humane Technology

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• Yfke Laanstra

  Yfke Laanstra is a futurist, keynote speaker, trainer and author. She is passionate about computer technology and human potential. Read more about Yfke.

  Topics:
  • Humane Technology

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