The opening ceremony for TNW Conference has become a bit of a competition. Each year, we try to outdo ourselves with mind-blowing visuals, meticulously designed stages and loud, explosive performances. 11 annual, ever-growing editions later, however, and it’s become increasingly more difficult and elaborate to achieve the same sense of awe. But then we found Josephine. Josephine is 11 years old. She’s an inspiring reminder that it isn’t just technology that advances at an alarming rate over the course of a decade – we do, too. We invited her on stage because it’s easy to get lost in the bubble of technology and…

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