Theme: THIRD SELF

The first digital revolution led man to be connected to machines and to observe a new way of his mechanical ability to interact with the outside world. Man doubled his ability, delegated some functions, but controlled the objects of his technological choices. It is in this context that Sherry Turkle, in 1984, theorized the Second Self. Today we have quickly entered the era in which the unconscious improvement of a new sensory and perceptive dimension is challenging man in every instant of his daily life, while the technological transformation – of which he is often unaware – is in fact placing him in front of the prophecy of overcoming one’s own kind. The virtual and interconnected world we live in is already massively increasing the prospect of developing a new self. In this context, the ideas amplified, processed and filtered by the digital tools we use have a strong and lasting impact on our identity; and it is precisely the relationship between ideas and identity that is influencing our world on a value, perceptive and intellectual level. Thanks to our multidimensionality, in which physics intersects with biology giving life to a new experiential model, we experience the present as a mirror of the future; a future too distant for us to possess, but which our third selves are programmed to encode as a unique opportunity for human progress.

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Italy

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado

Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Stowers Institute for Medical in Kansas City

Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Stowers Institute for Medical in Kansas City, Alejandro explores the genetic process of tissue regeneration and maintenance, identifying genetic programs that drive regeneration, starting from that of a worm, the Schmidtea mediterranea.

Alex Braga

Musician and artist

Alex Braga is an experimental musician and artist pioneering the field of artificial intelligence in the arts. He created A-MINT, an adaptive AI with which he makes performances around the world.

Alex Jaimes

Artificial Intelligence experts, Scientific Director and SVP of Artificial Intelligence at Dataminr

Among the first in the world Artificial Intelligence experts, Scientific Director and SVP of Artificial Intelligence at Dataminr, Alex has always worked to bring to life products that put humans at the centre of the experience with machines.

Andrea Colamedici

Professor and founder of the philosophy school and publishing house Tlon

Professor and founder of the philosophy school and publishing house Tlon, he is involved in cultural popularization, particularly interested in how philosophical tools (and technology) can enhance creativity and imagination. In 2022 he conceived and started "ilPod," Italian Podcast Awards.

Atelier dell'Errore

Art collective

Atelier dell'Errore (AdE) is an artist collective of neuroatypical young artists dedicated to visual arts and performance. Atelier dell'Errore was founded in 2002 by the artist Luca Santiago Mora and since 2015, completely autonomous from local health services, is permanently hosted by the Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia (IT). www.atelierdellerrore.org

Donnie SC Lygonis

Founder of the leading technology development centre at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and of "Entrepreneurs Without Borders,"

Founder of the leading technology development centre at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and of "Entrepreneurs Without Borders," he focuses on robotics and AI as tools for good with which we must act responsibly and ethically for the future of those who will come after us.

Evie Kendal

Health scientist and professor

A public health scientist and professor at Swinburne University of Technology in Victoria, Evie's research focuses on reproductive biotechnology, ethics in aerospace medicine and planetary defence.

Giuseppe Stigliano

Global CEO of Spring Studios

Global CEO of Spring Studios, a marketing professor, leader of a team of more than 200 people, and co-author of a book with marketing guru Philip Kotler. He hosts two podcasts, one of which discusses the skills needed today to sit on the Board of Directors.

Laila Al Habash

Artist

From Italian and Palestinian background, Laila Al Habash is already one of the great promises of the Italian scene. Recently included in Spotify's "Radar Italia" program for emerging talents, she is building a new kind of pop with her music and personality.

Livia Ileana Duce

Psychologist and psychotherapist

A psychologist and psychotherapist, Livia has written numerous scientific publications and conducted various studies and research during her 35-year career. She has taught as a master lecturer to recent graduates in medicine and psychology, participating in congresses, seminars, and workshops, focusing on Systemic-Relational Psychotherapy issues

Lucrezia Fattobene

Economics researcher and professor

An economics researcher and professor, Lucrezia focuses on neurofinance and its applications in banking and finance to better study how we make our financial decisions from a neuroscientific perspective.

Luigi Zoja

Psychoanalyst

World-renowned psychoanalyst and essayist, among the leading exponents and popularisers of Jung's theory, Luigi Zoja investigates society through the lens of archetypes because, as he says, "we are frightened by the increasing speed with which technology, culture, and economics are changing the world around us."

Maurizio Ferraris

Philosophers and professor

One of the most original and interesting philosophers of our time. Appreciated all over the world, he is a philosopher and professor of theoretical philosophy at the University of Turin. Maurizio has initiated new courses of thought and study in at least four areas: hermeneutics, aesthetics, ontologies and philosophy of technology.

Max Haarich

Artist and AI researcher

Max Haarich is an artist, ethicist, AI researcher, and ambassador for the Republic of Užupis, one of the smallest republics in the world. He is the Director of the Institute for Applied Paradox, a reviewer for MIT Press journals, and a Board Member of conferences such as Ethics x AI.

Missey

Artist

Missey, stage name for Francesca Sevi, is one of the promising talents of the Italian R&B genre, according to DLSO. In 2022 she published FUTURO3, an R&B work with soul-jazz inlays, which has now close to 300,000 streams on Spotify.

PLASTICA

Artist

Attentive and active on various social issues, PLASTICA is one of the founders of “POCHE”, an open collective that aims to give space to women in the world of music production through culture, information and inclusion.

Racheal Adriko

Director of the Metropolitan Montessori School in New York City

Director of the Metropolitan Montessori School in New York City, Racheal currently explores new educational and learning formulas that consider technology, changing demographics and human connections. She believes in building a multicultural community, and – to achieve this – creates meaningful and targeted training and education opportunities for both teachers and students.

Susan Barbour

Artist

Artist, scholar, fragrance and wine expert, Susan is currently researching the role of smell in human connections to make encounters with others more conscious (and less guided by prejudice).

Wael Al Awar

Architect

He won the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2021 by proposing a building model that links craftsmanship and advanced technologies. An architect living between Dubai and Tokyo, Wael designs buildings with concrete made from the crystals of Middle Eastern salt flats, better known as sabkha.