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TEDxReykjavík 2017 #reimagine

Hi friends! We are so excited to announce the date of our 2017 TEDxReykjavík event! 🙌🏻 see program and speakers below. We have a limited number of seats for this event, so get your ticket while you still can! https://midi.is/atburdir/1/10100/TEDxReykjavik TEDxReykjavík will be held for the seventh time on September 9th. This year, the theme is “Reimagine”. We bring to stage some of the most inspiring thinkers and entrepreneurs in Iceland to share their stories of how they reimagined the world around them. 7 ideas from 7 different walks of life with one common factor: reimagining the norm. Our world is in continuous evolution. New ways of thinking and new systems are needed to redefine our relationship with society and environment to create a better world. How can we break away from established norms of thinking to reimagine ourselves and our relationship with the world around us? Light lunch and coffee included in the ticket. All talks and discussions will be in English. PROGRAM Registration open from 10:00-11:00. SESSION I - 11:00 Benjamín Sigurgeirsson - PhD in biotechnology. Towards a plant-based diet The human diet exploits animals and is destructive to the environment and life on our planet. Do we have what it takes to change this? Ari Jóns - product design student Steal This Project The story of how an idea for a solution to the plastic problem morphed into something more, and why we should all copy the idea. SPEAKERS Q & A Annamaria Lopa & Jon Gudmundsson Musical performance LUNCH - 12:10 SESSION II - 13:10 Sigurður Ólafur Sigurðsson - photographer Refocusing through photography How can photography help us refocus on current issues and help us see things from a new perspective? Can a photograph really tell the whole story? Aishling Muller - visual artist Rethinking creativity It's time to rethink the role of creativity in our world and lives. Should more of us be considering creative expression as a way to enhance and enrich our lives? Jonatan Van Hove - game designer Breaking the game A light-hearted look into a phenomenon from inside video gaming culture. Why do some people decide to play games in ways that were clrearly not inteded by the game's creators - and what can we learn from it? SPEAKERS Q & A COFFEE BREAK - 14:30 SESSION III - 15:00 Tristan Gribbin - CEO & founder of FLOWVR The Meditation Technology Revolution How advanced technology like virtual reality is changing how we think about meditation. Halldóra Mogensen - member of parliament Universal basic income: enriching humanity on an individual level It's time to start questioning our current economic model and inventing our way into a more sustainable future. SPEAKERS Q & A HOSTED BY: Jonathan Duffy