Daphne Laan is Founding Partner of Planetir, an AI-native ecosystem platform connecting people, knowledge, capital and communities to build towards a regenerative future. With a growing network of Planeteers in more than 55 countries, Planetir shows how technology can amplify collective wisdom and enable collaboration at global scale.
With 25 years of experience in technology, leadership and ecosystem orchestration — across telecom, media and technology sectors and at Google — Daphne operates at the intersection of AI, entrepreneurship, creativity and human development. Her conviction: the greatest breakthroughs don't come from technology alone, but from people connecting their unique talents to a shared mission.
Alongside Planetir, she is co-founder of The Board Whisperers and founder of House of Wonder, where entrepreneurship, art, nature and imagination converge. She collaborates internationally with mission-driven organisations, the Next Gen community and Indigenous leaders on regenerative innovation ecosystems, and serves on the board of the Dutch Internet Society.
From energy and water to construction and new economy: how do we design the city of tomorrow together?
What if we look at the city not just as a place where we live and work, but as a living ecosystem in which energy, water, buildings, people and economy are all interconnected?
In this interactive Planetir Living Lab, we work together on the question: what does the city look like in which we truly want to live? No keynote — an active session in which participants bring together perspectives, ideas and concrete possibilities.
We explore what a future-proof city needs — from smart and sustainable energy and water systems to circular construction and new economic models. And above all: what role can we ourselves play in making this happen?
By bringing together different perspectives and disciplines, we make visible where opportunities for collaboration arise and how we can move from isolated initiatives towards a stronger urban ecosystem.
From thinking to doing. From sectors to ecosystems. From the city we have to the city we want to create together.
Your ticket gives you full-day access to all sessions, workshops and networking.