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Geert Hofman is a lecturer at Howest, University College of West-Flanders, the host of this TEDx. He is a philosopher by education, a computer scientist by profession. He was the project lead of an exploratory research project into the different aspects and possibilities of emergent collectives. In his talk he tries to clarify why emergent collectives are so crucial in this day and age, and what might be interesting avenues to develop in the near future to realize the full potential of this interesting evolution.

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Lies Vanhaelemeesch, Michael Gaillez and Kurt Callewaert are lecturers at Howest, University College of West-Flanders, specializing respectively in innovation, programming and mathematics. The were part of a team that conducted an exploratory research project focused on emergent collectives under the project lead of Geert Hofman, curator of this TEDx. The question they are trying to answer is the following: how are governments, businesses and educational institutions leveraging the new technological possibilities? In this talk they each focus on a specific aspect of the environment in which emergent collectives function. Lies Vanhaelemeesch imagens a story about a traditional entrepreneur confronted with new emerging technologies. Michael Gaillez describes how governements think about those same technologies and how they could use these. Kurt Callewaert tells the story of how emergent collectives can be constructed once the new collaboration technologies get integrated into education.

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Fabien Pinckaers is the founder and CEO of OpenERP, an open source business applications company. His talk is about how open source communities can leverage their cooperative business model to compete in a market that is crowded with commercial players. Open source collaboration gives an edge to innovative early market players.

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Jo Caudron is a media thinker, innovator & strategist. He is a long time Internet entrepreneur and is interested in all things digital, social & mobile, new & connected. He is a consultant and often asked speaker. He has written several books on the topics of the rising digital age. In this talk Jo wants to show us the other side of the well connectedness of humanity in the digital age. If we do not watch out, emergent collectives will be walled in by corporate agendas and the potential of the digital age could be transformed into the next phase of the control society. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance...

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Bernard Lietaer, author of The Future of Money, is an international expert in the design and implementation of currency systems. He has studied and worked in the field of money for more than 30 years in an broad range of capacities including as a Central Banker, a fund manager, a university professor and a consultant to governments in numerous countries, multinational corporations and community organizations. He co-designed and implemented the convergence mechanism to the single European currency system and served as president of the Electronic Payment System at the National Bank of Belgium. He co-founded and managed GaiaCorp, a top performing currency fund whose profits funded investments in environmental projects. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Center for Sustainable Resources of the University of California at Berkeley. He is also a member of the Club of Rome, a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences, the World Business Academy and the European Academy of...

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Jürgen De Blonde (known under the artist name Köhn) is an electronic music performer experimenting with soundscapes that emerge when applying on site bricolage. He is also a member of the post rock group "De Portables" based in Ghent. His music could be described as an emergent collective of electronics, individual and notes. He plays two intermezzos in this TEDx illustrating this concept. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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Jürgen De Blonde (known under the artist name Köhn) is an electronic music performer experimenting with soundscapes that emerge when applying on site bricolage. He is also a member of the post rock group "De Portables" based in Ghent. His music could be described as an emergent collective of electronics, individual and notes. He plays two intermezzos in this TEDx illustrating this concept. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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Charles Petrie is a retired researcher of Stanford University, specializing in semantic networks and logic. He is currently guest professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and at the Karlsruhe University. He is also former editor-in-chief, retired now and currently editor of the "Peering Column" of the IEEE Internet Computing journal. He has introduced the concept of emergent collectives in the context of Internet based collaboration. In this talk he looks at the applicability of these concepts in the realm of disaster relief organization. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program,...

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Dr. Jan Devos is a practitioner and researcher at Howest, University College of West-Flanders. He has a broad experience in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and related services (advisory, auditing and management). In this talk he tries to explain what emergent collectives are and in what sense they are unique for our age. He uses lots of practical examples to make his point. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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Walter Dejonghe is a research fellow in Howest, University College of West-Flanders. He is specializing in mathematical models for creative stimulation. The talk in this TEDx is about the non-reductability of reality to our models and the unavoidability of emergence. About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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Introduction to the first TEDxUHowest, with the theme "emergent collectives" by Lode De Geyter, general manager of the hosting organisation Howest.