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Fantastic line-up and great job publishing it ahead of time!
The Lineup for EAGxAmsterdam 2025 is Here! Apply by December 8th
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Fantastic line-up and great job publishing it ahead of time!
Thanks!! It was a little goal of mine to get it out there before applications closed
Very impressive line-up. Congrats to the organising team
Thank you very much! Ricardo van Mildert isn’t on the forum but he was responsible for the programme :)
December 12–14, 2025
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We also welcome attendees from elsewhere in Europe (and Turkey), particularly if you don't have a nearby EAG(x) or summit.
Apply nowEA Netherlands is pretty chuffed to share the complete lineup for EAGxAmsterdam. Three days, 30+ sessions, and some pretty sick speakers. Here's what's coming.
When will transformative AI arrive? The answer shapes everything—which problems to prioritise, which careers to pursue, how much time we have to prepare. Ben co-founded 80,000 Hours in 2011 and built it into one of the most influential organisations in EA. His TED talk has been viewed over 5 million times. In this session, he'll examine the range of forecasts for advanced AI development and what the implications are for how we should act today.
A fireside chat with the CEO of one of GiveWell's top charities. HKI distributed over 87 million vitamin A capsules in 2024. A single capsule costs just over $1 and can prevent blindness and death. Based in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sarah leads an organisation that operates at the intersection of rigorous standards and massive scale.
The conversation will explore what it takes to maintain both—how you preserve high standards whilst delivering interventions across 20 countries, how you work with governments and communities to implement life-saving programmes, and what the global health landscape looks like from inside one of EA's flagship recommendations.
How do you turn an insight from an economics paper into a programme that reaches 150 million children? Arthur is Chief of Staff to Michael Kremer, one of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners in Economics. Kremer's research on school-based deworming led him to co-found Deworm the World.
If insects can suffer—and trillions are affected by human activity annually—could we be overlooking one of the largest sources of preventable suffering? Bob led Rethink Priorities' Moral Weight Project, which Peter Singer called "truly ground-breaking." This is the sort of question that sounds too strange for most audiences, but the EA movement takes seriously: following the evidence wherever it leads, even when it's uncomfortable or counterintuitive.
What if measuring happiness directly could reveal that the best charities are roughly 1,000 times more impactful than others? Michael founded the Happier Lives Institute after speaking at an EA Netherlands event in 2018. His research now appears in the World Happiness Report. He'll share how this new science of wellbeing means we can finally measure what matters—and why it gives us completely different priorities.
When will transformative AI arrive? The answer shapes everything—which problems to prioritise, which careers to pursue, how much time we have to prepare.
In September 2024, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa stood before the UN General Assembly launching the Global Call for AI Red Lines—signed by over 200 prominent figures including Nobel laureates and former heads of state. Charbel initiated and co-led this campaign. He'll detail the ambitious roadmap to establish binding agreements on what AI should never be allowed to do.
A high-level overview of the AI governance landscape from one of the world's largest funders of AI safety work. Where are the most promising opportunities to reduce catastrophic risk?
How can AI help us think more clearly about catastrophic risks when the outcomes won't be known for years or decades?
A practical workshop on building and sustaining AI safety communities, from two people who've done it.
Talos has launched 100+ people into AI governance roles across Europe. 70% of alumni have successfully transitioned into roles at the EU AI Office, UK AI Safety Institute, OECD, and leading think tanks.
How do you safeguard the building blocks of synthetic biology without stifling the innovation needed to prevent the next pandemic? Joshua is a co-founder of Sentinel Bio, a philanthropic fund dedicated to making pandemics history.
Nuclear weapons are often presented as an intractable problem. But what if it's actually solvable? Susi is from the organisation that won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for establishing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
What if measuring happiness directly could reveal that the best charities are roughly 1,000 times more impactful than others? Michael will share how this new science of wellbeing means we can finally measure what matters—and why it gives us completely different priorities.
A fireside chat with the CEO of one of GiveWell's top charities. HKI distributed over 87 million vitamin A capsules in 2024. What does it actually take to maintain evidence standards whilst delivering interventions across 20 countries?
How do you turn an insight from an economics paper into a programme that reaches 150 million children? Arthur is Chief of Staff to Michael Kremer, one of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners in Economics.
If insects can suffer—and trillions are affected by human activity annually—could we be overlooking one of the largest sources of preventable suffering? Bob led Rethink Priorities' Moral Weight Project, which Peter Singer called "truly ground-breaking."
With over 500 companies working on plant-based, cultivated meat, and fermentation products across Europe, where do we go from here? Alex will lay out GFI Europe's roadmap for the next five years.
When plant-based sales are slowing and animal welfare is becoming increasingly polarised, what does strategic animal advocacy look like? An honest assessment from the author of How to Create a Vegan World.
What if the nonprofit sector's biggest bottleneck isn't funding—but its inability to absorb all the talented people who want to help?
Which climate organisations make the most progress per euro donated—and how do you figure that out when precise impacts can't always be quantified?
A workshop on thinking strategically about climate impact in your career.
GWWC recently celebrated its 10,000th pledger. Sjir is the CEO of GWWC, donates 50% of his income, and co-founded EA Netherlands. He'll share lessons from building the effective giving movement.
The differences in charity effectiveness are staggering—the most effective charities can be 100x more impactful than average. Yet most donors don't give to these organisations. Why?
How do you live with the knowledge of preventable suffering in the world whilst also enjoying your own fortunate circumstances? A deeply personal perspective on why Stien donates.
What if your entrepreneurial skills could generate millions for the world's most effective charities? Jacintha runs the Founding to Give programme, which helps people launch high-growth tech companies with founders committing to donate at least 50% of their personal exit earnings.
Practical frameworks for making your movement people-powered, from the former president of Volt Netherlands.
Does caring about justice mean we should prioritise the long-term future—or does justice actually argue against longtermism?
Paul spent 16 years as Deputy Director of one of the world's largest diplomatic training institutes. The session combines historical case studies with simulation exercises for hands-on learning.
Learn how to develop a Theory of Change and translate it into a practical measurement system.
A hands-on workshop on a structured approach to complex decisions. Bring a decision you're currently facing.
After nearly 30 years working across the nonprofit sector, what are the mistakes you see organisations make again and again?
Your thesis could be more than an academic requirement—it could be a pathway to real-world impact.
Lisa leads international AI strategy for the Netherlands. She'll share concrete strategies for driving change inside government, including the Impact Challenge initiative she launched.
How to navigate EAGxAmsterdam effectively: booking 1-1 meetings, approaching conversations with confidence, and turning brief interactions into meaningful relationships.
Stijn Bruers is a moral philosopher with doctorates in economics and natural sciences. In this talk based on his recent book, he reveals how you can achieve 100 times more impact with surprisingly little effort—becoming what he calls a "superweldoener."
Throughout the conference, we're running:
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Awesome line-up, nice work!
Thank you! Ricardo isn’t on the forum but he worked his socks off to put this together