The New Builders

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Welcome and Introduction

Winny Khine | Information Security Expert, Rabobank
Opening the evening and introducing The New Builders.

Opening – From Rebuilding to Building What Comes Next

Natalia Horvath | Founder of TEDx Coolhaven Women
The story of Coolhaven, our roots in Rotterdam and the journey from resilience and balance to leadership, building and the future we are collectively shaping.

TEDx Talks – Building from the Human Foundation

Maria Bordallo | Pilot & Founder, Mamamaria
Raising the Next Generation
Why we prepare extensively for so many important roles, yet largely leave parenting to instinct – and what could change if we treated raising human beings as the foundation-building work it is.

Varinka Bouma | Author & Leadership Relationship Coach
The Way You Love Is the Way You Lead
How the relational patterns we develop in our closest relationships travel with us into leadership – shaping how we handle trust, responsibility, conflict, control and connection.

Vassia Sarantopoulou | Psychologist, Founder & Community Builder
Rebuilding Mental Health Care Around Humans
What if the problem is not only capacity, but the system we have built around care? A case for moving beyond waiting lists and transactions towards collaborative ecosystems that support both the people seeking help and those providing it.

Fiona McDonnell | Author & Global Executive, former VP Booking.com, former Director Amazon
Redefining Context: What We Need To Adapt To Change
Skills and purpose matter, but so does context. Drawing on the unlikely career wisdom of the cheetah, Fiona explores how understanding our needs can help us choose, adapt and build working environments in which people can thrive.

Break – Ideas Into Action

Take a break, connect with others and join a surprise audience activity exploring how small changes can help us build healthier, safer and more sustainable communities.

TEDx Talks – Building What Comes Next

Kimberly Fuqua | Director Customer Experience, Microsoft
Break It to Build It
From Rotterdam’s reconstruction to breaking rules and rebuilding after profound personal loss: an exploration of why broken ground does not have to be the end of the story – and how something different can sometimes be built from what remains.

Dr. Dominika Repcikova | Scientist & Founder
It’s Not in Your Head – It’s in Your Blood
Why women’s exhaustion and anxiety can have an overlooked biological dimension, and why building healthcare around women’s actual biology starts with asking better questions and measuring what we too often miss.

Laurie Lancee | Entrepreneur & Co-founder, At Venture
Who Gets to Build – and Who Gets to Decide?
Different experiences change what we notice, what we value and ultimately what gets funded. Laurie explores why changing who sits around the investment table can reveal founders, problems and opportunities that homogeneous perspectives overlook.

Closing – What Will We Build Next?

Natalia Horvath | Founder of TEDx Coolhaven Women
Bringing the evening’s ideas together and looking ahead to the next chapter of the Coolhaven community.

Socializing and Networking

Continue the conversation with speakers, partners, fellow attendees and the Coolhaven community.

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