Marte Ruud Sandberg
TEDxArendal 2024 When do you put on your best Poker Face? Marte Ruud Sandberg, Partner at Norway’s leading communications agency, First House, and champion poker player, will be sharing her insights at TEDxArendal on November 1st. With expertise in both high-stakes business and poker, Marte will reveal how the skills behind a great pokerface can […]
Dagny Thurmann-Moe
TEDxArendal 2024 Is grey your favorite color? Dagny Thurmann-Moe is revolutionizing the way we see our cities. As a leading expert in urban color design, Dagny has helped architects and city planners worldwide create more engaging and human-centric public spaces. At TEDxArendal, she will share how thoughtful use of color can enhance our quality of […]
Saeid Hosseini
TEDxArendal 2024 Saeid Hosseini, Co-Founder and CEO of Vilje Bionics, is pioneering the future of wearable robotics. Driven by a desire to make a global impact, Saeid’s work is transforming lives by empowering individuals with arm disabilities to regain independence through cutting-edge assistive devices. At TEDxArendal, Saeid will tell the stories of both the people […]
Pavan Ramdya
TEDxArendal 2024 Do fruit flies have brains? Dr. Pavan Ramdya, Director of the Neuroengineering Laboratory at EPFL, is reverse-engineering the fly’s brain to inspire the next generation of autonomous robots. Join us at TEDxArendal on November 1st as Dr. Ramdya reveals how the humble fruit fly may hold the key to building more intelligent AI […]
Thor Pedersen
TEDxArendal 2024 Thor Pedersen is the first person in history to visit every country in the world without flying. Over the course of nearly a decade, Thor demonstrated extraordinary resilience, adaptability, and a deep curiosity about humanity. At TEDxArendal, he’ll share the invaluable lessons he learned along the way and how global citizenship can expand […]
Vibeke Gwendoline Fængsrud
TEDxArendal 2024 Vibeke Gwendoline Fængsrud is the visionary behind House of Math, Norway’s fastest-growing EdTech platform for mathematics! With an impressive academic background and over 20 years of experience teaching math, Vibeke has helped countless students bridge the gap in their math education. At TEDxArendal on November 1st, she’ll reveal the secrets to mastering math […]
Celine Sandberg
TEDxArendal 2024 Can seaweed transform the furniture industry? Celine Sandberg, founder and CEO of Agoprene, is leading the way in green innovation by creating sustainable furniture foam from seaweed. At TEDxArendal, Celine will share her journey from experimenting in her kitchen to building a business that challenges one of the furniture industry’s biggest environmental issues. […]
Alexander Refsum Jensenius
TEDxArendal 2024 Can doing nothing tell us everything? Meet Professor Alexander Refsum Jensenius, a music researcher exploring the deep connections between sound, space, and the human body. Through his fascinating studies on stillness and motion, Alexander has discovered surprising insights into how we interact with our environment. Speaker Bio Alexander Refsum Jensenius is a music […]
Nicolas Bras
TEDxArendal 2023 talk: Nicolas Bras is a homemade instrument builder, musician, composer and video content creator.
Bjørn Utgård
TEDxArendal 2023 talk: Can we improve our society by thinking new about our waterways? Bjørn Utgård is a cleantech engineer and entrepreneur who saw the potential for improving urban mobility. On a mission to reduce emissions and make urban mobility easier, Bjørn found that designing a new type of ferry could solve many issues. His […]