What Happens When Yesterday Invents Tomorrow?
TEDxHaarlem returns with an edition that captures past and future in one movement. Under the banner PAST FORWARD, speakers from science, design, art and technology explore how heritage is not a brake on progress, but its engine.
What does neuroplasticity have to do with a generational divide? What can a hacker teach us about digital rights and freedoms? And what do historical moral dilemmas teach us about AI ethics? The answers to tomorrow's big questions are often hidden in yesterday's layers more often than you'd think. An evening full of ideas that stick with you. Speakers who will surprise you. And Haarlem as the backdrop — a city that has been rehearsing its future for centuries.
Warm, sharp and full of energy, PAST FORWARD shows how an old city builds a new world. It's not nostalgia. It's an evening that will make you think differently about where the future comes from.
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2026: fifteen years of TEDxHaarlem
15 years of TEDxHaarlem.
15 years of ideas that inspire, challenge and connect.
This anniversary edition celebrates stories about resilience, innovation and what makes us human: from AI to personal transformation. A stage full of energy, perspectives and new ideas. Moving forward together. For 15 years already.
Frederique Veldhuis, chairperson TEDxHaarlem
About TEDxHaarlem
TEDxHaarlem is an independently organized TED event in Haarlem where inspiring speakers, innovative ideas, and a diverse community come together annually.
It is a platform where local and international thinkers, makers, and changemakers share their stories and inspire others. Welcome to the 15th edition!
