SingularityU Benelux

Our SingularityU Brussels Summit (23-24 September 2019) was where the world’s leading speakers, experts on exponential technologies and inspirators congregate. Gathered there, were those who are changing and shaping the world in a positive way. They sharesd ethical dilemmas and multiple perspectives on exponential topics and provide you with the mindset, knowledge, tools and skills needed in an exponentially changing world.

https://www.subenelux.org/events/brussels-summit-23-24-september-2019/

Kris Verburgh - Health & Longevity at the SingularityU Benelux Executive Program (Nov 2019).

As a racing yacht skipper in Big Ocean Races you sail with a team for 27 days in a row. To win the race, you need to cope with 24hr decision-making which has a crucial impact on team performance and safety, far away from civilization. Under the most extreme circumstances, leadership is challenging and confronting but above all: inspiring. With each big-data performance tool available for speed, life science and environment, it becomes an art to bring rational approach and intuitive determination closer together. Simeon will take you on a journey about life and death decision-making in world’s most brutal arena of top-sport.

Learn more about Simeon Tienpont and Leadership in the Volvo Ocean Race at:
https://www.subenelux.org/people/simeon-tienpont/

What happens if we run out of the element that enables life? Already today, 2/3 of the world population faces water shortages. Through our food, products and energy, our water footprint stretches out further than we might realize. With water as a human right, it remains difficult to put a value and ownership on it. This century will be about technological advances to get access to more water out of unconventional sources, to re-use water and to increase efficiency. Through different examples of water challenges worldwide, we get a glimpse of the multi-stakeholder management our most precious resources. Will it be possible to move from scarcity to abundance?

Learn more about Sid Vollebregt and the Future of Water at:
https://www.subenelux.org/people/sid-vollebregt/

Proteins are a valued part of our diet, yet their production is resource intense and especially animal proteins have a large environmental impact. New technologies collectively referred to as cellular agriculture aims to provide the same products, e.g. meat, through alternative methods with much higher efficiency and smaller footprint. By their perceived disruptive nature and because food is emotion rather than reason, cellular agriculture technologies reveal the tension between rational benefits of innovation and emotional resistance against the prospects of future innovative realities. These aspects are discussed using cultured meat as an example.

Learn more about Mark Post and the Future of Food at:
https://www.subenelux.org/people/mark-post/

Deborah has a deep interest in the reasons why people are suspicious of new technologies. And why it is that, throughout history, the same arguments have been used over and over again to express fears and concerns regarding new technologies. She is currently developing a set of design strategies, enabling companies to apply new technologies in a way that delivers maximum value to users, resulting in higher adoption rates.

Learn more about Deborah Nas and Strategic Design for Technology-based Innovation at:
https://www.subenelux.org/people/deborah-nas/

As a Faculty Fellow at Singularity University she investigates the societal and cultural impact of exponential technologies. Her focus is on changing ideas about humanity in technological contexts such as Artificial Intelligence, (autonomous) robotics, information technologies, and digital environments. Additionally, Alix has written about cyberpunk and science fiction literature, autonomous weapons, and embodied robotics. She has an MA in Cultural Analysis and has graduated from Singularity University’s Graduate Studies Program in 2015. Her most recent publication is a chapter in Augmented Intelligence: The Future of Work and Learning (2018).

Learn more about Alix Rübsaam, Critical Thinking, Decision Making & Ethics at:
https://www.subenelux.org/people/alix-rubsaam-2/

Nanotechnology is always 5 years away from disrupting material research and our daily lives. Traveling around the globe and speaking with more than 1000 researchers gave Aaike a good overview what is happening in the field of material research and enables him to predict what really will happen in the near future. There are two major fields in material research that will be covered in this talk: biotech and nanotech.

Learn more about Aaike van Vugt and Nanotechnology at:
https://www.subenelux.org/people/aaike-van-vugt/

Exponential technologies are transforming how we work, how we co-exist, and how we lead as positive #ChangeAgents. This session will explore some of the debates about what the future of work will be if exponential trends continue, as well as the ripple effects of such trends on how societies govern themselves in a networked era and what new strategies private or public sector leaders will need to employ to be effective. Come prepared to both learn and share your thoughts on the hard society-level questions for our shared exponential future ahead.

Learn more about dr. David A. Bray and his view on Impact and Disruption at:
https://www.subenelux.org/people/dr-david-a-bray/

Tools that were only available to the wealthiest research labs are being democratized such that small teams the world over, can now accomplish what only governments and corporations could do just 15 years ago. Our understandings of the past are no longer sufficient to inform us about where we are headed as a species. Understand how exponential growth in technology will accelerate human progress towards the edge of what’s possible. Extended reality is the spectrum of immersion from Augmented to Virtual Reality. Jody will provide an overview of all of the different technologies, what they’re each good for, how they work with our brains, and how rapidly the market is expected to grow. Next, she’ll discuss the implications of these technologies on humanity, and how they unleash truly Superhuman abilities.

Learn more about Jody Medich and her view on Exponentials, AR and VR at:
https://www.subenelux.org/people/jody-medich/

The nature of being human is tumbling from solution to solution. This is also the nature of life and reality. Our freedom, beauty, and existence, therefore, requires us to come to a new solution for the problems the other solution caused. The world is dynamic, not static it isn't a pretty picture for us to live in forever.

Learn more about Jaron Lanier and his view on the Future of the Internet at:
https://www.subenelux.org/people/jaron-lanier/