{"id":3953,"date":"2026-08-31T16:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/?page_id=3953"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:20","slug":"startpagina-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/nl\/","title":{"rendered":"Home event waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3953\" class=\"elementor elementor-3953 elementor-3952\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fe99a9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"9fe99a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:2989,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/tedxvub.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-18-1.webp&quot;}],&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-569da39\" data-id=\"569da39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba2d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dba2d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welkom bij <strong style=\"color: #eb0028;\">TEDx<\/strong>VUB!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8e40d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db8e40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TEDxVUB is een onafhankelijk georganiseerd TEDx-evenement dat de VUB-gemeenschap een podium biedt om<strong><span style=\"color: red;\"> idee\u00ebn die het waard zijn om te verspreiden<\/span><\/strong> te delen. Meer dan alleen een platform voor inspiratie en innovatie, stimuleert het gedurfde gesprekken, interdisciplinair dialoog en de connecties die echte verandering teweegbrengen.<\/p><p>Bij TEDxVUB delen studenten, docenten en alumni niet alleen kennis, maar ook visie, passie en de overtuiging dat <strong><span style=\"color: red;\">idee\u00ebn alles veranderen.<\/span><\/strong> Het is een ruimte waar nieuwsgierigheid en moed samenkomen en waar het onmogelijke mogelijk wordt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ff724 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24ff724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TEDxVUB is een onafhankelijk georganiseerd TEDx-evenement dat de VUB-gemeenschap een podium biedt om idee\u00ebn die het waard zijn om te verspreiden te delen. Meer dan alleen een platform voor inspiratie en innovatie, stimuleert het gedurfde gesprekken, interdisciplinair dialoog en de connecties die echte verandering teweegbrengen. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48335d elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f48335d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/nl\/ticketverkoop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Reserveer uw plaats<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-301f3d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"301f3d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93cc45e\" data-id=\"93cc45e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca29bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca29bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f6f5e0\" data-id=\"5f6f5e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bdec11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bdec11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What if? \u2014 16 oktober 2026 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7236d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7236d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Na de oproep van vorig jaar om nooit &#8216;nooit te zeggen&#8217;, zet deze editie van <strong style=\"color: #eb0028;\">TEDx<\/strong>VUB de volgende stap: <strong>What if?<\/strong> Waar we voorheen veerkracht en de moed om grenzen te verleggen vierden, richten we ons nu op de kracht van verbeelding en mogelijkheden.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What if?<\/strong> Het begint met nieuwsgierigheid. Het gaat erom het onbekende te omarmen, het vertrouwde achter je te laten en je door vragen te laten leiden naar nieuwe perspectieven \u2013 het moment waarop aarzeling overgaat in durf, waarop twijfel verandert in ontdekking en waarop \u00e9\u00e9n enkel idee een verandering teweeg kan brengen in hoe we de wereld zien. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a972667 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a972667\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f7197f\" data-id=\"2f7197f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf4069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdf4069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waar Gedurfde Idee\u00ebn Beginnen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a01ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92a01ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dit thema viert menselijke creativiteit en innovatie: de bereidheid om gedurfde vragen te stellen, toekomsten te bedenken die nog niet bestaan, en de onzekerheid te omarmen die zo vaak tot baanbrekend denken leidt. Op <strong>16 oktober 2026<\/strong> brengen we sprekers samen die aannames ter discussie stellen, nieuwsgierigheid aanwakkeren en de deur openen naar nieuwe manieren van denken. Want elke betekenisvolle verandering begint met een simpele vraag: <strong>What if?<\/strong>  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2b039 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dc2b039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/nl\/ticketverkoop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Koop je ticket<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f154fc\" data-id=\"2f154fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6068342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6068342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gallery-ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-002.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3708\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gallery-ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-002.webp 1024w, https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gallery-ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-002-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gallery-ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-002-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3e431f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3e431f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bfaf02\" data-id=\"2bfaf02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b0975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31b0975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sprekers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb431fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb431fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We presenteren de opmerkelijke line-up van sprekers voor TEDxVUB 2026! Van dynamische jonge leiders die barri\u00e8res doorbreken in de publieke sector tot visionaire innovators die de toekomst van technologie vormgeven. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e542cc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e542cc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5de802\" data-id=\"e5de802\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6765e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6765e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ruben D'Hooghe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e54e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4e54e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Je bent hier ontzettend goed in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9921c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9921c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ruben D\u2019Hooghe, oprichter van Kommodoor, adviseur van oprichters en iemand die wel het een en ander weet over productief afgeleid zijn.<\/p><p>Jarenlang bouwde Ruben systemen, trechters en nieuwe richtingen rondom zijn talent, om er uiteindelijk achter te komen dat al die &#8216;vooruitgang&#8217; soms gewoon een zeer geraffineerde manier is om het enige dat er echt toe doet te vermijden.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9a2ca5\" data-id=\"a9a2ca5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb72748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb72748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meryem Ben Elajla<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c62e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c62e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wat als je carri\u00e8re een routekaart nodig heeft in plaats van een ladder?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f43a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83f43a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meryem Ben Elajla, fotonica-expert, deep-tech professional en iemand wiens carri\u00e8re haar langs onderzoek, technologie, bedrijfsleven en alles daartussenin heeft gevoerd.<\/p><p>Meryem heeft zoveel verschillende paden bewandeld en weet uit eigen ervaring dat een carri\u00e8re zelden in \u00e9\u00e9n rechte lijn verloopt. In haar lezing daagt ze de traditionele carri\u00e8reladder uit en stelt ze de vraag: wat als we zouden stoppen met klimmen en in plaats daarvan zouden beginnen met het uitzetten van de route? <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d0cf4\" data-id=\"42d0cf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abb57a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7abb57a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tom Verstraten<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2ffbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc2ffbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Waarom het maken van een goede prothese moeilijker is dan het bouwen van een humano\u00efde robot<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a408742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a408742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tom Verstraten, hoogleraar robotica aan de VUB, onderzoeker en iemand die zich inzet om robots beter te laten functioneren voor de mens.<\/p><p>Van protheses tot exoskeletten en humano\u00efde robots: Tom onderzoekt de complexe mechanica achter zowel het menselijk lichaam als robotica, en wat er nodig is om de twee echt goed te laten samenwerken.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0044ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0044ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d2043a\" data-id=\"8d2043a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85987f1\" data-id=\"85987f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0133c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0133c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lien Smeesters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a9692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13a9692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Het onzichtbare zichtbaar maken: hoe licht de voedselveiligheid kan transformeren<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad1d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ad1d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lien Smeesters, professor en fotonica-onderzoeker aan de VUB, gebruikt licht om te onthullen wat het menselijk oog niet kan zien.<\/p><p>Via haar onderzoek naar optische detectie en spectroscopie onderzoekt Lien hoe licht kan worden gebruikt om schadelijke stoffen in voedsel snel en zonder het product te beschadigen op te sporen. In haar presentatie laat ze zien hoe fotonica ons kan helpen onzichtbare risico&#8217;s te ontdekken en nieuwe mogelijkheden te cre\u00ebren voor veiliger voedsel. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffeb010\" data-id=\"ffeb010\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1159f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc1159f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Milena Matevosyan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94be8f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94be8f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wat als je nog g\u00eananter was?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aca8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aca8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Milena Matevosyan werkt op het snijvlak van startups en technologie en heeft uit eigen ervaring gezien dat gedurfde idee\u00ebn vaak het risico met zich meebrengen dat ze er een beetje dwaas uitzien.<\/p><p>De afgelopen vijf jaar heeft Milena gezien hoe oprichters idee\u00ebn presenteerden die nog niet bestonden, weddenschappen aangingen zonder garanties en zich in de schijnwerpers plaatsten, wetende dat ze publiekelijk konden falen. De rode draad? De bereidheid om schaamte te riskeren om iets opmerkelijks te proberen.<br\/>In haar presentatie onderzoekt ze waarom we zo bang zijn geworden om &#8220;tenenkrommend&#8221; over te komen en wat we zouden kunnen winnen door ons iets minder druk te maken over er cool uitzien.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3390fa\" data-id=\"d3390fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6eada5b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6eada5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-280f318\" data-id=\"280f318\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f76feb8\" data-id=\"f76feb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a6c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73a6c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-teams=\"true\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">Maak deel<\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">uit !<\/span><\/strong><br><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8dfced elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8dfced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Mis het niet, koop vandaag nog je TEDxVUB-ticket en maak deel uit van een onvergetelijke avond vol idee\u00ebn die het waard zijn om te verspreiden!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab001a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cab001a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ben jij klaar om deel uit te maken van iets transformatiefs? Sluit je bij ons aan als spreker, sponsor of vrijwilliger en draag bij aan het onvergetelijke succes van TEDxVUB. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8eb80 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9b8eb80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/nl\/ticketverkoop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Koop nu je ticket<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f52d33\" data-id=\"7f52d33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e1b452 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e1b452\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14448a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e14448a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bekijk het Evenement van Vorig Jaar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09849ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09849ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We presenteren de opmerkelijke line-up van sprekers voor TEDxVUB 2025! Van dynamische jonge leiders die barri\u00e8res doorbreken in de publieke sector tot visionaire innovators die de toekomst van technologie vormgeven. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-906bf2e elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"906bf2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/speakers-ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-03.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"906bf2e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"speakers-ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-03\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzU4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RlZHh2dWIuYmVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzExXC9zcGVha2Vycy10ZWQteC12dWItYnJ1eGVsbGVzLWJlbGdpcXVlLTAzLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjkwNmJmMmUifQ%3D%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vEIhsHjynv0?feature=oembed&amp;autoplay=1&amp;rel=0&amp;controls=0\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"speakers-ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-03\" style=\"background-image: 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url(&#039;https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/speakers-ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-04.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-play\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M838 162C746 71 633 25 500 25 371 25 258 71 163 162 71 254 25 367 25 500 25 633 71 746 163 837 254 929 367 979 500 979 633 979 746 933 838 837 929 746 975 633 975 500 975 367 929 254 838 162M808 192C892 279 933 379 933 500 933 621 892 725 808 808 725 892 621 938 500 938 379 938 279 896 196 808 113 725 67 621 67 500 67 379 108 279 196 192 279 108 383 62 500 62 621 62 721 108 808 192M438 392V642L642 517 438 392Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Play<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" 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url(&#039;https:\/\/tedxvub.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/speakers-ted-x-vub-bruxelles-belgique-02.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-play\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M838 162C746 71 633 25 500 25 371 25 258 71 163 162 71 254 25 367 25 500 25 633 71 746 163 837 254 929 367 979 500 979 633 979 746 933 838 837 929 746 975 633 975 500 975 367 929 254 838 162M808 192C892 279 933 379 933 500 933 621 892 725 808 808 725 892 621 938 500 938 379 938 279 896 196 808 113 725 67 621 67 500 67 379 108 279 196 192 279 108 383 62 500 62 621 62 721 108 808 192M438 392V642L642 517 438 392Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Play<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button 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class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ontdek meer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e59dec1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"e59dec1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b462bd7\" data-id=\"b462bd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-935db28\" data-id=\"935db28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804a02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"804a02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-teams=\"true\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">Durf te Vragen &#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">What If?<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d8379 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23d8379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>TEDxVUB 2026 is op zoek naar sprekers met originele idee\u00ebn, nieuw onderzoek, transformerende ervaringen en krachtige inzichten. We hechten waarde aan authenticiteit, duidelijkheid en de moed om conventioneel denken uit te dagen. Als jouw idee aanzet tot reflectie en zinvolle gesprekken stimuleert, dien dan vandaag je aanvraag in en maak deel uit van een podium gewijd aan mogelijkheden.  <\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60572e7 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60572e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/AwNnvnpKJmgu5ZM89\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Doe nu mee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7abc38\" data-id=\"f7abc38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welkom bij TEDxVUB! TEDxVUB is een onafhankelijk georganiseerd TEDx-evenement dat de VUB-gemeenschap een podium biedt om idee\u00ebn die het waard zijn om te verspreiden te delen. Meer dan alleen een platform voor inspiratie en innovatie, stimuleert het gedurfde gesprekken, interdisciplinair dialoog en de connecties die echte verandering teweegbrengen. Bij TEDxVUB delen studenten, docenten en alumni [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3953","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TEDxVUB Brussel 2026: What if ? Gedurfde idee\u00ebn &amp; innovatie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Doe mee met TEDxVUB 2026 rond het thema What if ? 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