09:30 - 09:45 Bruisend hart ENGLISH

Marie Postma

Marie Safar Postma is Professor of Computational Cognitive Science at Tilburg University and founder of the Academic Collaborative Centre for Resilient Democratic Society (REDES). She combines computational methods from AI and data science with insights from cognitive science to investigate how technology influences cognitive performance and shapes human beliefs and trust. Her current research increasingly applies computational approaches to cognitive security in military and defence contexts. In her lecture, she will focus on the impact of so-called ‘AI Scientist’ systems, which are already capable of taking over the work of entire research teams in various fields.

09:45 - 11:00 Bruisend Hart ENGLISH

Inti de Ceukelaire

Inti De Ceukelaire is one of the most outstanding ethical hackers of his generation. In 2018, he won the World Hacking Championship in Las Vegas, taking home the prestigious ‘Most Valuable Hacker’ award, also known as the Golden Boot for IT professionals. Two years later, he became the youngest-ever winner of ‘IT Person of the Year’, awarded by leading Dutch technology platform Computable. In 2023, he was named ‘Young Cyber Security Professional of the Year’ at the Belgium Cyber Security Awards.

Known for his appearances on talk shows such as De Ideale Wereld, De Afspraak, Factcheckers and De Tafel van Gert, Inti regularly appears in the media as a cyber security expert, raising awareness among companies and organisations about digital threats. His career as an ethical hacker includes some remarkable achievements: from hacking the Vatican’s website and uncovering Melania Trump’s private email address to manipulating a tweet by President Donald Trump. As Head of Hackers at Intigriti, he helps organisations identify security vulnerabilities and weaknesses.

11:15 - 12:00 Bruisend hart ENGLISH

Jelle Postma

Jelle Postma is the founder and Director of the Amsterdam-based Justice for Prosperity Foundation, an independent research platform that investigates and exposes societal manipulation, anti-rights networks, and subversive influence targeting democratic institutions and human rights.

His work focuses on strategic polarisation, disinformation, foreign interference, cognitive warfare, and the online and offline actors that exploit public grievances to erode democratic resilience and benefit from network corruption. Under his leadership, Justice for Prosperity has supported journalists, human rights defenders, and civil society organisations through investigations, training, and operational support.

Before founding Justice for Prosperity, Jelle worked for the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), the Office of the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV), and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism in New York. He regularly contributes to public debate, media coverage, and policy discussions on democratic security, manipulation, geopolitics, and anti-rights influence.

12:00 - 12:45 Bruisend Hart ENGLISH

Bas van Abel

Bas van Abel is an entrepreneur, designer and technologist with over 20 years of experience in social innovation. He is passionate about transforming the economic system through a design-led approach. He believes that businesses play an essential role in the transition towards a more sustainable economic system.

As a designer, Bas delves into the invisible world behind our production systems, uncovers the challenges within them and uses his ventures to demonstrate that things can be done differently. Bas is an experienced speaker who not only inspires his audience but also provides practical examples and tools that empower them to take action themselves.

Afternoon programme

After a shared lunch, the afternoon programme begins with a range of optional sessions. Don’t forget to visit the demo area, where short demos will be presented throughout the afternoon!

Forum

Meet the Trollbots

What happens when AI is used to make high-stakes decisions? Jurriaan van Diggelen, lead researcher in Human-Machine Teaming at TNO, is investigating how people and AI can work together responsibly and effectively in the fields of defence and security.

During this breakout session, you will discover how AI can assist in assessing information and making decisions, whilst humans retain control. Drawing on his research into military AI, Jurriaan will guide you through questions concerning trust, explainability, human control and ethical boundaries. How do we ensure that we understand AI, and that AI properly understands our intentions and considerations?

Cyber Resilience in Digital Services

Cyber resilience is an important prerequisite for maintaining the trust that customers, employees and society place in digital services every day. Organizations must not only protect themselves against cyberattacks, but also be resilient enough to absorb disruptions and recover quickly.

As Group Information Security Officer at Achmea, Martijn de Laat is responsible for strengthening the organization’s resilience against an increasingly sophisticated cyber threat landscape. During this session, Martijn will provide an insight into the current cyber threat landscape facing Achmea. More importantly: how can organizations build an effective defense against these attacks?

Drawing on practical examples, he will share how Achmea works to strengthen its cyber resilience, the challenges involved, and the lessons that can be valuable for organizations preparing for the digital risks of tomorrow.

When everything else fails

Res-Q Net builds infrastructure-independent emergency communication systems for when disasters take down the grid. Its decentralized, solar-powered ad-hoc mesh network lets emergency teams stay connected without cell towers or internet, even when conventional infrastructure fails completely. Res-Q Net grew out of direct feedback from firefighters who needed a communication system built specifically for crisis response, not adapted from general-purpose technology.

Expect an interactive session on why emergency communication collapses during disasters, and what resilient systems design can do about it.

Platform 1

Scientific - REDES

13:30 - 13:50 | Bruce de Kok | ENG
13:50 - 14:10 | Zeno Geradts | ENG
14:10 - 14:30 | Jorim Theuns | ENG
14:30 - 14:50 | Christine Liebrecht | ENG
14:50 - 15:10 | Michal Klincewicz | ENG
15:10 - 15:30 | Ömer Yetimoglu | ENG
15:30 - 15:50 | Rosa Vroom | ENG
15:50 - 16:10 | Eric Postma | ENG

Jorim Theuns

In his talk, Jorim will run a live, language model assisted deliberation with the room. He will take apart the data and financial flows that make it possible today, and explore what needs to change to make it viable for the future.

Christine Liebrecht

In her talk, she will discuss chatbot design features that may stimulate users' information processing and, consequently, improve the accessibility and effectiveness of chatbot-based communication.

Ömer Yetimoglu

Ömer will be talking about Factstream AI, Coders Beyond Borders' legal information platform for asylum seekers. It is a live case study in the core question of who governs AI systems and for whose benefit.

Platform 2

Journalistic applications

Debby den Heijer

Debby den Heijer is Programme Manager for Resilience and Preparedness at Breda City Council. She visited the city of Lviv in Ukraine in February this year to learn about the city’s resilience during wartime. In this session, she shares the lessons she learnt and explains what the city of Breda plans to do to better prepare for long-term disruptions.

70 Years AI news reviewed

Journalists have been reporting extensively on AI for the past seventy years. In recent years, in particular, news articles about the technology have become increasingly widespread. Lecturer and researcher Jessy de Cooker (Design in Journalism research group at Fontys Journalism) is examining coverage of AI in Dutch daily newspapers dating back to the 1950s. In this session, he will present the trends, sources and other patterns that have emerged, with a particular focus on AI coverage in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Bruce Mutsvairo is interim dean of Amsterdam University College and Professor of Media, Politics & the Global South at Utrecht University. He will share insights and practical tips on how to consider and incorporate non-Western perspectives and influences when thinking about AI technology.

During the session, Jessy and Bruce will challenge you to move beyond your own perspective and consider AI from different viewpoints.

Potje Buurtpreppen

How do you prepare for an emergency together with your neighbours? Journalist and lecturer-researcher Daphne van Paassen (De Groene Amsterdammer, de Volkskrant and Fontys Journalism) discovered that getting neighbours to talk to each other about emergency preparedness is not as easy as it sounds.

Together with the research group at Fontys Journalism, she developed ‘Potje Buurtpreppen’: a playful and sometimes hilarious game designed to spark conversations about community resilience. During this breakout session, you’ll discover the research behind the game and get the chance to play it yourself.

0.14 | 15:30 - 16:00

Wargame

Journalistic wargame

How does an editorial team make sound ethical decisions under pressure? The Fontys Research Group on Design in Journalism, in collaboration with BUas, has developed a journalistic war game that enables editorial teams to test their own decision-making processes and ethical instincts.

During this breakout session, guided by Anne Lisa van Giesen and Nick van Apeldoorn, you will step into the role of an editorial team member. You will be presented with a morally complex dilemma: to publish or not to publish? By thinking aloud, negotiating with others and justifying your choices, you will discover the assumptions and values that underpin journalistic decisions.

Platform 3 | 12:30 - 16:00

Demo's

12:30 - 16:00 | The Lab

How resilient are you in a rapidly changing world?

Following the success of AIAIAI at MindLabs Meets 2025, Geert Jan van Ouwendorp and Daan Rutjens from Yonder PIT are back with a new, mysterious research clinic: OEI OEI OEI.

During this interactive demo, you’ll be put through the OEI OEI OEI test. Are you resilient enough in a rapidly changing world? The researchers will find out for you. And don’t worry: if there’s work to be done, they’ll be happy to help…

12:45 - 16:00 | Platform 3

Poster area

In the poster area, you can explore research by various academics from Resilient Democratic Society (REDES) at Tilburg University. Take a look at the posters and discover the current societal issues they are working on.

During the lunch break, the researchers will be available to explain their work and discuss it with you.

You’ll also find an interesting demo by Futurized in this area, so there’s plenty to discover even outside the lunch break.

12:45 - 13:55 | Cinema Room

NPO broadcast blackout

Take a seat in the Cinema Room and watch Black-out, the NPO programme in which the Netherlands is faced with a fictional, large-scale power cut caused by a cyberattack.

What happens when the power goes out for an extended period? How do the government, organisations and society respond? Black-out shows just how vulnerable our society can be and encourages you to reflect on our resilience in times of crisis.

16:15 - 17:00 Bruisend Hart ENGLISH

Laurens van der Maaten

From being a PhD student at Tilburg University to working on reinforcement learning for Claude at Anthropic, Laurens has experienced the development of AI first-hand and helped shape it. Previously, he was technical co-lead for Llama 3 at Meta and Senior Research Director at Facebook AI Research. His academic publications have now been cited more than 200,000 times.

During our interview with Laurens, we look both ahead and back. What have we learnt from 70 years of AI? Where is the technology heading? And above all, what does it take to make AI an ally of our democracy?