Futurist, Innovation Scientist, Biohacker: human enhancement, & transhumanism expert
Europe
Holland - Netherlands
Biohacker and future thinker Peter Joosten investigates the impact of biohacking, human enhancement, and transhumanism. Someone who regularly speaks at TEDx events, he also consults at various companies and institutions. Amongst his varied appearances, he includes the Biohacker Summit Stockholm (Sweden), University College London (United Kingdom), Biohacking Conference Riga (Latvia), Darefest Antwerpen (Belgium), and the KPN Telecom (Netherlands).
Peter Joosten is the curator of Superhuman Talks, a platform where he writes and interviews experts about the coming era of upgraded humans. He is the author of “Biohacking”, a book about human enhancements and the implications thereof on organisations. Peter is also a guest lecturer at various universities, such as the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven and the Hogeschool Utrecht.
Due to his expertise, Peter Joosten has been interviewed by various international media. These include The Biohacking Secrets Show podcast (United States), Breaking It Down (United States), VC Earth (China), Digital.se (Sweden), Decoding Superhuman (United States), How to Live to 200 (United States), and The Bio Alchemy podcast (Australia).
Concerning his education, Peter Joosten studied journalism and innovation at the Rijksuniversiteit of Groningen, Netherlands. In 2019, he studied at the Waag Amsterdam’s Biohack Academy and, during the same summer, attended the School of Bioethics at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum Athenaeum and the Università Europea di Roma, Italy. From there, he studied science journalism in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2020.
As a keynote speaker, Peter Joosten focuses on biohacking and the effects of human enhancements in the future workplace. He lives in the Netherlands and speaks Dutch and English.
“Peter gave the keynote on Health x Tech, an evening on the topic of medical technology organized by the faculty associations of medicine and engineering science at KU Leuven. Almost 500 students and alumni attended the event. With his accessible and interactive lecture, Peter was able to create a curious mindset among the public and set the tone for a successful evening. He was well prepared and even introduced the other lecturers when touching their fields of experience in the keynote. Peter is a very approachable and kind person and the communication to make arrangements on the keynote was smooth and enjoyable."
“Imagine Superman without the cape. Imagine Batman without the mask. Imagine Richard Branson without the long hair but with the same entrepreneurial spirit. Imagine all of that talent combined with some Dutch flair and you have Peter. He can upgrade me any day! Great motivational speaker. Biohacking influencer pur-sang.”
“Peters bijdrage op onze quantifiedstudent.nl conference 2017 was precies in de roos. Enthousiast en op basis van eigen ervaringen weet Peter een abstract iets als quantified self tot iets heel praktisch te maken. VerwAcht geen holle goeroe verhalen, maar praktisch met een vleugje humor en ook serieus! Tnx peter!”