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  • Vita Curriculum vitae with the most relevant achievements of my professional life so far.
  • Events More or less complete list of professional appearances at past and future events.

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  • Notes Reflections on the things that keep me busy during the day and up at night.
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Events

Benjamin Wiederkehr

I’m regularly invited to share my work at conferences, congresses, and festivals worldwide. Besides public events, I’m asked to present to corporate companies and to lecture at academic institutions. The main topics of my talks include interaction design, information visualization, and data-driven storytelling. To inquire about an appearance at a future event, please get in touch.

Events

This Year

2019
University of St.Gallen, Switzerland, «Data Storytelling Lecture»
2019
EU Dataviz Conference Talk, Luxembourg, «Talk on Exploratory and Explanatory Data Visualization»
2019
Market Information Services Conference Switzerland, « Talk on Data Visualization»
2019
World Interaction Design Day, Switzerland, «Talk on Truth and Responsibility in Data Visualization»
2019
Lucern University of the Arts, Switzerland, «Talk on Data Storytelling
2019
swissQuant Private Wealth Conference, Switzerland, «Talk on Customer Journey Mapping»
2019
IT-Beschaffungskonferenz, Switzerland, «Talk on Open Source Software for Governments»
2019
Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, «Lecture on Data Visualization»
2019
SUPSI BA Visual Communication, Switzerland, «Lecture on Portfolio Design»
2019
SHOW Conference, Switzerland, «Design Against Violence»
2019
Jallé, Switzerland, «Talk on Strategy Visualization»
2019
University of Bern, Switzerland, «Lecture on Data Visualization»
2019
Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, «Lecture on Data Visualization»

Past Public

2018
Creative Hub, Switzerland, «Talk on Creative Entrepreneurship»
2018
World IA Day Talk, Switzerland, «Design Against Violence»
2017
Zürich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, «IAM Live Panel»
2017
Open Food Hackdays, Switzerland «Culinary Data Visualization»
2016
UX Camp, Switzerland, «Talk on Living Style Guides»
2016
MAZ MultimediaTag, Switzerland, «Talk on Interactive Storytelling»
2016
Interactive Media Talk, Switzerland, «Talk on Information Visualization»
2016
Visualized, USA, «Panel on Information Visualization»
2016
Budapest BI Forum, Hungary, «Talk on Data-Driven Storytelling»
2015
Big Dive, Italy, «Talk on Information Visualization»
2015
Visualized, USA, «Talk on Information Visualization»
2015
Push Conference, Germany, «Talk on Information Visualization»
2015
UX Romandie, Switzerland, «Talk on User-Centered & Data-Driven Design»
2014
Data2Day, Germany, «Talk on Information Visualization»
2014
BI Forum, Hungary, «Talk on Information Visualization»
2014
Netzwerk Recherche, Germany, «Panel on Data Journalism»
2014
If Book Then Conference, Italy, «Talk on Data-Driven Storytelling»
2014
Visualized, USA, «Talk on Information Visualization»
2014
Hacks/Hackers NYC, USA, «Talk on Data-Driven Storytelling»
2014
ScienceComm 14, Switzerland, «Talk on Visualization in Science Communication»
2013
Zürich University of the Arts Incubator Inauguration, Switzerland, «Talk on Cultural Entrepreneurship»
2013
Storytelling Conference, Switzerland, «Talk on Data-Driven Storytelling»
2013
Open Knowledge Conference, Switzerland, «Workshop on Data-Driven Storytelling»
2013
Open Knowledge Conference, Switzerland, «Talk on Data-Driven Storytelling»
2013
Ars Electronica, Austria. «Talk on Visualization & Narration»
2013
Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel, Switzerland, «Information Visualization»
2013
Digitale Wirklichkeiten, Switzerland, «Talk on Information Visualization»
2013
SEE Conference, Germany, «SEE+ Workshop»
2013
Data Visualization Roundtable, USA, «Social Impact Through Data Visualization»
2013
Typotag, Germany, «Human Centered Information Visualization»
2013
Lift Conference, Switzerland, «Workshop on Persuasive Design»
2013
UX Schweiz, Switzerland, «Designing User-Centered Visualizations»
2012
Junior Design Research Conference, Switzerland, «Persuasion in Information Design»
2012
Visualized Conference, USA, «Parts of the Process»
2012
Internationaler Medienkongress Berlin, Germany, «Experience Data»
2012
SEE Conference, Germany, «SEE+ Workshop»
2012
UC Berkeley School of Information, USA, «Data Visualization»
2012
Bay Area Data Visualization Meetup, USA, «Data Visualization for Multi-Touch Devices»
2012
SXSW, USA, «Intent & Impact: How Visualization Makes A Change»
2012
Lift Conference, Switzerland, «Presenting The Ville Vivante Project»
2011
Swiss Informatics Society, Switzerland, «Workshop on Information Visualisation»
2011
Trend Forum Basel, Switzerland, «Introduction to Data Visualization»
2011
Data In Sight, USA, «Intent & Impact: Thoughts on Persuasion in Visualization»
2011
SEE Conference, Germany, «SEE+ Workshop»
2011
SXSW, USA, «Social Media Data Visualization»

Past Academic

2018
Lucern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, «Lecture on Interactive Visualization»
2018
University of Bern, Switzerland, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2018
Hochschule Mannheim, Germany, «Lecture on Data Visualization»
2018
Bern University of the Arts, Switzerland, «Lecture on Interactive Visualization»
2018
Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, «Talk on Human Data Design»
2018
Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, «Lecture on Data Visualization»
2017
Zürich University of the Arts, Switzerland, «Module on Interactive Visualization»
2017
Zürich University of Applied Sciences School of Management and Law, Switzerland, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2017
University of Bern, Switzerland, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2016
Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany, «Seminar on Data-Driven Storytelling»
2016
Zürich University of the Arts, Switzerland, «Mentoring on Interaction Design»
2016
University of Bern, Switzerland, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2016
Zürich University of Applied Sciences School of Management and Law, Switzerland, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2016
Zürich University of the Arts, Switzerland, «Talk on Interaction Design»
2016
University of Zürich, Switzerland, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2015
University of Bern, Switzerland, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2015
SUPSI MAS Interaction Design, Switzerland, «Lecture on User-Centered & Data-Driven Design»
2015
Zürich University of Applied Sciences School of Management and Law, Switzerland, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2014
Università Iuav di Venezia, Italy, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2013
Zürich University of the Arts, Switzerland, «Talk on Cultural Entrepreneurship»
2013
Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel, Switzerland, «Talk on Information Visualization»
2013
FH Potsdam, Germany, «Digitale Ebenen: Urban Data Visualization»
2013
Haute Ecole de Gestion Geneva, Switzerland, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2012
UC Berkeley School of Information, USA, «Workshop on Data Visualization»
2012
Junior Design Research Conference, Switzerland, «Workshop on Persuasion in Information Design»
2011
Haute Ecole de Gestion Geneva, Switzerland, «Lecture on Information Visualization»
2011
Zürich University of the Arts, Switzerland, «Lecture on Mobile Interaction Design»
2010
Zürich International School, Switzerland, «Lecture Data and Information Visualization»
2008
Swiss Marketing Academy, Switzerland, «Lecture on Usability and Webdesign»

Past Corporate

2017
United Nations, Switzerland, «UN Expert Group Meeting Talk»
2017
United Nations, Switzerland, «UN Designers Lunch»
2013
SRF, Switzerland. «Storytelling Through Data Visualization»
2013
Namics, Austria, «Talk on Information Visualization»
2012
United Nations, Switzerland, «Work Session on the Communication of Statistics»
2012
LinkedIn, USA, «Introduction to Data Visualization»
2011
Mozilla, USA, «Introduction to Everyday Visualization»
2011
Swiss Confederation, Switzerland, «Open Data»

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