# Talks and keynotes

- [VISCOMM keynote 2025](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/ieee-vis-keynote) — As invited keynote speaker for the VISCOMM workshop at IEEE VIS conference, I talked about current trends in data visualization, my design approach, and how our profession is changing in the recent wave of AI tools. (2025)
- [Truth & Beauty for the German administration](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/oeffentliches-gestalten) — At the 11th Öffentliches Gestalten meetup on "Visualising data", hosted by CityLAB Berlin and DigitalService des Bundes, I shared more recent work for and with the German Federal government — including the Climate—Conflict—Vulnerability Index (CCVI) for the Federal Foreign Office and the official COVID-19 vaccination dashboard for the Federal Ministry of Health. (2025)
- [Kiel Life Science New Year's Reception](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/kiel-life-science) — I was invited by Kiel Life Science to speak at their New Year's Reception at the Zoological Museum Kiel, where around 75 guests gathered to gain insights into visualizing scientific data. (2025)
- [Eurovis keynote 2022](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/eurovis) — As invited keynote speaker for the EUROVIS conference, I talked about the iconic power of data visualization, the role of emotions, culture, symbols and how we read "between the lines" of data visualizations. (2022)
- [Visual Rhetorics / Data Art for Climate Action](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/daca) — In my keynote at DACA 2022, I presented my perspective on climate visualization — from data sculptures over dashboards for beehives to Ed Hawkins' warming stripes. (2022)
- [Designing the official German COVID-19 vaccination dashboard](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/encore) — A concise, remote presentation on the design rationale and process behind the Impfdashboard — the official German COVID-19 vaccination dashboard. (2021)
- [The dataviz mindset](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/solutions) — This (German language) talk from the Solutions conference summarizes my thoughts on what constitutes the unique dataviz mindset. Enjoy! (2021)
- ["It's a process"](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/datavis-lisboa) — Hear me talk about my design process at Datavis Lisboa. (2020)
- [dataviz : ecologies](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/eyeo-2019) — At this year’s eyeo festival, I talked about visual strategies for data visualization in the realm of ecology and climate change. Contents may include data sculptures, bee data dashboards, hyperobjects. (2019)
- [Keynote at VIZBI 2019](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/keynote-at-vizbi-2019) — I was invited to give a keynote at VIZBI, the scientific conference for visualizing biological data. I talked about "The art and science of data visualization" — reaching from data legibility to data art, and bigger questions in the relation of the arts and the sciences. Watch it on youtube. (2019)
- [Keynote at OpenVisConf 2018](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/openvisconf-2018) — It was a huge honor for me to keynote the first European edition of one of my favorite conferences: OpenVisConf in Paris, May 14-16, 2018. I talked about the projects Peak Spotting and Multiplicity. → Watch the video on youtube (2018)
- [Data Cuisine talk at eyeo 2016](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/eyeo-2016) — Can we use food as a medium for information? This talk from eyeo 2016 presents the Data Cuisine project, which turns abstract data into delicious experiences. (2016)
- [Data with a cause](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/vis-panel) — I moderated a panel on visualization for policy change at VIS 2014, featuring Tariq Khokhar , Scott David , Matteo Maggiore , and Greg McInerny . We tried to shed some light on what it’s like to work with and publish data in the NGO context, and how we can improve! (2014)
- [Keynote: Search is Over](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/search-is-over) (2014)
- [Keynote at Gurus of BI](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/gurus-bi) — I presented some of my the off-the-beaten-track work at Gurus of BI 2014, a leading conference in Business Intelligence. (2014)
- [Visualized NY](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/visualized) (2014)
- [European Communication Summit 2013](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/ecs) (2013)
- [Eyeo 2012](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/eyeo-2012) — "OMG — it's all connected": I presented my experiences with network visualizations at eyeo festival 2012. (2012)
- [Eyeo 2011](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/eyeo-2011) — I presented my work at eyeo festival 2011. (2011)
- [decoded 2010](https://truth-and-beauty.net/appearances/talks/decoded) (2010)

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