"The old is dying, and the new cannot be born", volgens Gramsci.Met de juiste hulp wordt de nieuwe wereld radicaal beter, volgens Strategies & Leaders. Als impact DJ breng ik een scherp blik en enthousiasme mee voor het ... • Faciliteren van workshop. • Ontwikkelen van strategieën. • Begeleiden van leiders. • Peuteren aan de cultuur. • Creëren van een nieuwe wereld

Humanity Rebooted. Dat is de titel van het vak dat ik aan de 3de jaars studenten Idea & Innovation Management mag geven. (Officieel heet het Technologische Innovatie, maar ik mag er mijn touch aan toevoegen.)Idea & Innovation Management is een professionele bachelor die studenten opleidt in creativiteit, innovatie, ondernemerschap en people skills.Ik dompel ze in dit vak in de wereld van technologie en leer ze kritisch kijken naar huidige trends. Zowel in de tech wereld als maatschappij. Zowel een blik in de tech laboratoria vandaag als een oog op lange termijn verandering. 🤓 De cultuur van technologie - Met Gerrie Smits - Digital Strategy Consultant🤖 Artificial Intelligence, overal en nergens - Met Erik Mannens - Professor - Sustainable AI Universiteit Antwerpen🦿 Technologie en/in ons lichaam - Met Wouter Van den Bosch - Program Manager Health & AI @ Imec⚡️ Energie, dé sleutel tot transitie - Ruben Baetens - Manager of the 'Leuven Institute for Energy & Society'🍄‍🟫 Technologie zoals (in) de natuur - Barbara Seynaeve - Communicatie strateeg Voelbaar🎲 Kwantum; verstrengeling van wetenschap en technologie -Mixl Kiemen - Postdoctoral Researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology

Do you also see the challenges ahead?Well, don't fall into despair. Fall into community. Long Term Society - a regenerative community of rising change makers and senior leaders that face the challenges of long-term impact together.https://longtermsociety.eu/

Gastdocent bij Prof. Erik Mannens.De studenten inspireren en uitdagen in hun denken.Gastdocent in het vak Duurzaamheid, Ondernemerschap en Ethiek. En in het vak Kennismaatschappij en Ethiek.

Experienced speaker and lecturer for companies, public sector and education. Talks• People centric: Digital Humanism, advice for humans in the age of AI.• Planet centric: Radical ideas for the 22nd century. Mixing hope with critical thinking. Cocktail of storytelling and challenging ideas, how small events signal the bigger picture.2022 highlight: Voka nieuwsjaarsreceptie - GentRadical ideas for the 22nd century. 2022 highlight: WOW Conference - OostendeWith Esther Perel2021 highlight: Talk for Dutch National TelevisionBrainwash Talks: "Mens, niet Machine centraal"HUMAN 26 september 2021https://www.brainwash.nl/speel~VPWON_1326088~fredo-de-smet-mens-niet-machine-centraal-brainwash-talks~.html2020 highlight: ADI-FAD BarcelonaDesign Beyond Technology, Digital Realities“A Cultural Revolution”2020 highlight: Voka Tech Summit - Antwerp2019 highlight: EBU Media Summit - Porto2018 highlight: Opening Keynote "Informatie aan Zee"

Content programming for festivals, conferences and organisations.Focus on various industries, from technology to sustainability, and different disciplines such as philosophy to creativity and leadership. Always peaking around the corner of the future. Skills: combination of concepts, communication and production needs.Talks host & curator: Gent MExhibition curator: Hello, Robot (Designmuseum Gent)Conference Curator: Media Fast Forward (VRT)Festival Curator: Brainwash Festival (NL)

Curator van and& 2024 in het kader van FTI. Sinds 2018 komen denkers, ondernemers, onderzoekers, artiesten en innovators samen op and& festival, het grootste innovatiefestival van het land. Ze maken van Leuven een stadslabo waarin de toekomst wordt onderzocht. Samen innoveren for the better.Het festival benadrukt de waarde van zowel denken & voelen, kunst & ondernemen, Vlaamse toppers uit binnen & buitenland, technologie & innovatie, en jonge & diverse standpunten.Centrale thema van FTI by and& is "Young Perspectives"

To face the clusterfuck on crisses and challenges, we need to start thinking and acting for the longterm. That's why we're setting up a new concept: LTS.

Kunnen zijn wie je bent. Dat verdient iedereen.

Media & Culture Fast Forward is a VRT initiative in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Youth and Media about the future of media and culture. It emanated from Media Fast Forward, an annual inspiration and networking festival from VRT that brings together professionals, entrepreneurs, creatives, researchers and policy makers of the media industry to think about digital challenges. Media Fast Forward & Culture Fast Forward are scheduled for Dec 10 & 11, 2020

Every year, VRT invites the media sector to think about the future of media. From new business models and digital formats to new tools and media literacy. Together, we share inspiration about media, innovation and technology. Furthermore, Media Fast Forward is also the place and space to reflect on the responsibilities and culture we are representing.

Co-curator and advisor for the exhibition "Hello, Robot - Design between human and machine." A co production between Vitra Design, MAK (Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna) and Design museum Gent.

For companies, but also for regular people, there is a big challenge in finding a way to deal with the new digital reality. I way that leads to leadership, not to perishing. Somewhere between a political pamphlet and philosophical criticism, this book is in the first place a personal search for what it means to stay human in a changing world. A world where standing still is more dangerous than moving forward. Artificial Stupidity is therefor a manual for digital humanism. A book that starts from my personal experience as a music lover and dj and that offers 10 rules of thumb in dealing with the digital world.

Gent M is a forum for Digital Creativity in Ghent.We've organised over 30 events connecting people and make them interact about digital creativity in their sector. We're looking for answer on the question people and brands are confronted with living in the digital disrupted society.I am the co-founder, host and speaker of Gent M. I describe answer to the challenges of digital in our lives and organisations.

Currently working on a report for imec on virtual reality and augmented reality. This VR/AR Industry Report studies the professional possibilities of emerging technologies where the human at the center of the experience. What we now call Virtual or Augmented Reality could as well be a buzzword as a it can be a new power that will transform your industry. What is the future of this technology? What is happening in Belgium? And how can VR and AR create value for your business? This report will include inspirational examples // expert interviews // technical challenges // glossary and a scenario analysis.

Sandbox+ is an international joint platform for collaborative innovation, put together by VRT, EBU and iMinds. This Real Life Future Media Sandbox supports innovative collaborations and smart co-creation for public and private organisations.Sandbox opperates as matchmaker between the creative industry (start-ups, vendors, production companies, research institutions) and the VRT media ecosystem (Eén, Canvas, Sporza, Q Music, Ketnet, Studio Brussel...). We setup short-time collaborations with new technologies or innovative approaches regarding media, big data, broadcasting, content production and so on.

(REC) Academy is the newest chapter of the educational offer of (REC). This training programme is fit for the best digital storytellers (to be) with the ability to turn their hand to anything (i.e. Vine, Instagram, Snapchat,…). After successfully completing the programme the freshly graduated media makers will be granted a European (REC) certificate proving them to be a storyteller for the new generation, capable of telling stories in the apt medium for the job with an emphasis on mobile first and cross-media content.The finish this programma the students have to produce a mediastory of choice, inspired by De Krook. As a freelance media expert I will be coaching 3 digital storytellers to craft their story.

At Fisheye I'll be helping brands to connect to their audience by means of thoughtful experiences. Whether these experiences are immersive, instructive or interactive, they should be highly shareable and talk to the audience on a personal level. On a daily basis I will be creating concepts and content for different projects and services such as retail solutions, brand activations, trade show stands, broadcast media, events, video production, etc.

Together with the team I have launched the virtual reality studio Fisheye VR. Creating interactive stories and simulations. 360 degrees storytelling for physical and digital settings.For Artistic and commercial industries such as Television, Music industry, Automotive, Tourism, Arts, Real Estate.More info on www.fisheye.eu/vr

Avenue LAn analog agency. We celebrate and communicate, for friends and brands. //Connecting people through experience marketing, concept events, brand activations, community management, pop-up concepts & guerilla actions.//We organise campaigns and events, think about open innovation and write strategies about on- & offline community management. //Our mission is to help our clients to bridge the gap between digital and analog, and theiraudience to engage with the brand in the real world. //Working in an Open Office in Ghent.

Professional as dj, producer & curator.

My partner Thang and I were looking for a sequel to Fredo & Thang. The meeting of Seba gave an impulse to this. So Villa was born.There were a string of tasty edits and the remixes for Keane, Moby and The Golden Filter. Endorsments from the likes of Erol Alkan and Aeroplane. A few festival slots and high profile club bookings. But still, when, sometime in back end of 2010, Villa started to tiptoe into the modest corner of the limelight, it was still a project into its growing pains. 2011 was going to be all or nothing for Villa. Since i was already busy working at avenue L, I decided to take a step aside, and let Thang rule the world.

Bringing the radio from a student & hobbyclub to a professional level. From an evening only schedule to a 24/7 radio station.