Digital Fitness Barcelona, 1st edition
Digital Fitness started in the Netherlands and is now coming to Barcelona. An event about working more deliberately with technology, information, and AI.
📢 This first edition runs entirely in English. Castellano and Català editions are the plan for later!
Program
10:00–10:15 — Walk-in & networking
10:15–10:30 — Opening
10:30–11:15 — Show & Tell, Block 1
🎤 Mark Meinema — What It Means to Be Digitally Fit
🎤 Bob van Duuren — Digitally fit with AI
11:15–12:00 — Community Ask & Tell (round 1) + coffee break, combined
12:00–12:45 — Show & Tell, Block 2
🎤 Martijn Aslander — Accessible Isn't Autonomous: Digitising vs. Informatising
🎤 Stephan van de Ven — Building a Personal Knowledge System
12:45–13:15 — Community Ask & Tell (round 2)
13:15–14:00 — Closing + networking (with cava)
14:00 onwards — Optional group lunch *(opt-in)
About the Speakers
Martijn Aslander — Dutch technology philosopher, professional lifehacker, and author, and co-founder of Digital Fitness alongside Mark Meinema. He has been a keynote speaker on the network and information society for over 25 years. Founder of lifehacking.nl and co-founder of Permanent Beta, he is the author of Information Autonomy (foreword by Fons Trompenaars) and co-author of Mastering Obsidian.
Mark Meinema — Co-founder of Digital Fitness alongside Martijn Aslander. With over 25 years of experience as a speaker, speaking coach, educator, and teacher, he has worked internationally, from TEDx Groningen to Tehran. His focus is combating information overload and "filter failure" — the noise that keeps knowledge workers from finding what actually matters. He's currently writing a book on Digital Fitness.
Bob van Duuren — Dutch publisher and author of books on AI, productivity and related topics. Although he has lived in Barcelona for many years, his publishing company is based in the Netherlands. Bob has written numerous books on practical applications of AI and makes extensive use of AI in his own daily work.
Stephan van de Ven — Facilitator, coach, community builder, and PKM practitioner who has spent almost two decades designing spaces where real work happens between people. He also runs the Third Brain Guild, a community of practice where people sharpen their own knowledge work and build in the open with others doing the same.
Thank you to 42 Barcelona for willing to host us at their campus in Barcelona. We are looking forward to bringing this event to your community!
Who should attend
Freelancers, consultants, and remote professionals navigating AI and too many tools
Founders and team leads who want a healthier relationship with technology in their own organisations
PKM / Obsidian practitioners, and anyone building their own knowledge system
Anyone curious about the Dutch Digital Fitness movement and what it looks like outside the Netherlands
People looking for real conversation and high-level networking, not just another mixer!