Exploring the moments that shape us, the ideas we retain, and the future we remember.

What is TEDx?

What is TEDx?

TEDx is a program of independently organized local events, licensed by TEDx, that bring people together to share ideas in communities around the world.

Each TEDx event is organized by passionate volunteers, with the goal of celebrating innovation, connection, and dialogue at the local level.

ABOUT TEDxBroerstraat 2026

ABOUT TEDxBroerstraat 2026

TOPIC

This year, we explore one of the most powerful yet elusive elements of human experience: Memory

As individuals and societies, our memories shape who we are: what we believe, how we relate, and what we create. But in the age of rapid technological advancement and artificial intelligence, memory is no longer just a personal archive. It’s becoming a system: stored, analyzed, and even replicated by machines.

DIVE INTO THE WONDERS OF MEMORY

DIVE INTO THE WONDERS OF MEMORY

Set on Broerstraat, the oldest street in Groningen and a witness to centuries of human experience, this year’s event bridges ancient memory and artificial intelligence. We gather thinkers, scientists, storytellers, and visionaries to ask:

What do we remember — and what remembers us?

SPEAKERS TEDxBroerstraat 2026

The Market of Flesh: Porn, Power, and the Politics of Remembering

Gracie Waltono

Law student examining how the pornification of experience trains indifference in a culture that can no longer remember.

How Memory Taught Me to Speak

Prisha Goyal

A deaf perspective on how memory shapes voice, identity, and worldview, reframing deafness as an ability.

How Collective Memory Shapes Mental Health

Malaysia H. Harrell

Psychotherapist redefining success by exploring how memory shapes mental health, leadership, and resilience.

Remembering the past through digital evidence

Anastasiia Liulina

Legal researcher exploring how digital evidence shapes justice, accountability, and collective memory.

Collective Memory: How it shaped our civilisation and how it might do the same for AI

Atakan Tekparmak

AI researcher exploring how memory, alignment, and collective behavior shape intelligent agents.

Forget me please

Imaan Kanji Lalji

A law student troubled with the hidden consequences of digital data collection.

Big Brother Is Watching: Technology Never Forgets

Mihai Coca-Constantinescu

International technology lawyer examining how digital memory, data, and design influence human choice.

One word a day keeps the doctor away

Natasha Macri-Schaffer

A polyglot uncovering how the cure for your brain begins with a single word

Designing Memory For Prosocial Superintelligences

Ilija Lichkovski

AI researcher grappling with adaptive foundation models.

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Our Audience

100 in-person attendees: engaged, curious, and ideal for networking and outreach
300+ followers and 40K+ online impressions with strong growth potential
Students from University of Groningen and Hanze University of Applied Sciences
Access to a multidisciplinary, high-potential community
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