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Event report Youthwatching ‘09 (Dutch language alert)

Youthwatching ‘09 from trendwolves on Vimeo.
Finally, a short video overview of the event: please sit back and enjoy a last look at Youthwatching ‘09!

The event in pictures

Photos by Floris Dekker and Luc van Braekel.

Last preparations to the location

Lindstrom with the Youthwatching ‘09 Backchannel

Tom Palmaerts presents the Youthwatching ‘09 trend report

And there was coffee

Antti Ohrling (Blyk) inspires with the Blyk story

Thijs Boon (VICE)

The amazing Cameron Saunders is an exceptionally gifted speaker

Lunch with Lindstrom

Herman Konings (and made Polle’s day)

WeMasturbate announced Lorenz

Netlog’s Lorenz Bogaert

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Looking back on Youthwatching ‘09

If you missed the event or just want to enjoy all cool things again, please check the photos, tweets and articles on Youthwatching ‘09:

Youthwatching ‘09 on Flickr (be sure to check Floris Dekker’s photos)
Twitter exploded with #yw09

Articles/blogposts on Youthwatching ‘09

Live blogging from Youthwatching ‘09

Tijs Vrolix (@tijs) and Nick DeCrock (@ndecrock) of Hasselt-based Nocus will be live blogging the event (starting 12 december):

European Youth Trends in 60 seconds

Youthwatching ‘09 from youthwatching on Vimeo.
We did a video to showcase some of the figures of our European Trend Report. See the result at Vimeo.

VANS new event partner

The fantastic people at VANS sent us our new event wear to celebrate our partnership: kewl shirts and our sneakers.
The magically talented guys at Toykyo are now customising our sneakers. Talking about youth culture …

Tom showing off our new VANS wear

Youthwatching at Creativity World Forum 2008

Trendwolves over Youthwatching.com from netlash on Vimeo.
Netlash‘ Bart de Waele was kind enought to interview Maarten on Youthwatching ‘09 at the Creativity World Forum 2008 in Antwerp (video in Dutch).

Speakers hightlighted: Erik van den Branden (Deloitte)

Want to know more about job marketing? Erik van den Branden will highlight the Deloitte Facebook case at Youthwatching ‘09!
Erik Van den Branden started his career with Deloitte in 1988, at the age of 24.  He spent nearly 10 years in the audit department, where he qualified as a certified auditor.  In 1997, Erik was [...]

Press release (Dutch): Martin Lindstrom en Europese jongerentrends op Youthwatching ‘09

Marketingguru Martin Lindstrom maakt tijdens zijn Buyology wereldtournee op 12 december een exclusieve tussenstop voor het Youthwatching ‘09 seminar. Tijdens dit eendaagse seminar in Gent staan de vragen Wie zijn de jongeren van nu? Hoe zijn deze jongeren te bereiken? en Hoe houd je deze jongeren vast? centraal. Naast Lindstrom zullen onder andere ook Antti [...]

New Style elements by Toykyo

The cool people at Toykyo designed these style elements for the subjects Skills, Gathering, Hero, DIY, Looks, DIY, Travel at the Youthwatching ‘09 seminar. As our man Nalden would say: “They got swagger“. Don’t they?