Theme: TEDxFerrara - Possibili Utopie

In ancient Greek, Utopia was both ou ("not") and tópos ("place") the "non-place," and eû ("good or good"), tópos, the "good place," and it is precisely this dualism that prompts us to look to the future with curiosity and a desire to make possible what now seems impossible that the fifth edition of TEDxFerrara wants to explore. We believe that utopia is not to be considered only as a chimera but as the "non-place" of all potentials in which we can find tomorrow's solutions.
In this edition we want to imagine and investigate with our speakers a different, alternative reality, a possible utopia, infact, that is built from the world around us. Using today's technologies and all those elements at our disposal we will attempt to design “the non-place” where everything is possible, not forgetting that this journey also passes imperatively through self-awareness.
In fact, as Pierre Rabhi reminds us in "Manifesto for Earth and Man," "The first utopia we must embody ourselves, social transformation will not take place without the change of human beings."

Ferrara
2 Piazza del Municipio
Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, 44121
Italy

Claudia Cherubini

Professor and Engineer

Claudia Cherubini teaches at the University of Ferrara, as well as being Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland (Australia) and Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics. Over the years her research on hydrogeology topics applied to different sectors of Environmental Engineering, led her to obtain numerous awards. She is currently the sole manager for the University of Ferrara of the European Project "Air Break" under the Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) program.

Daniele Vecchioni

Athlete and entrepreneur

Founder of @correrenaturale, a reality that has helped over 100,000 people achieve their best physical and mental fitness through his method, Daniele has over 20 years of experience in the science and art of human movement. He completed over 8 IRONMANs, numerous marathons and ultra-marathons. His mission is to transform people's bodies, minds and lives through running.

Diletta Huyskes

co-founder and CEO of Immanence

Diletta originally from Castelfranco Veneto (IT), studied Philosophy in Italy and the Netherlands, her two nationalities, and is currently a PhD candidate in Sociology. She’s the CEO and co-founder of Immanence, a benefit company that evaluates the design and impact of Artificial Intelligences, providing solutions to make them ethical and responsible.

Ilaria Fioravanti

Actress

Ilaria Fioravanti is an actress and performer. She supports the role of art and theater in schools as tools to increase empathy and social development. She also promotes a feminism of "sisterhood," that is, one that does not discriminate but unites men and women in achieving common goals. She has captivated audiences with shows such as "Il Marchese del Grillo" and "Mamma Mia!" She currently brings to the stage her one-woman show "Stordita," in which she plays nine women in an ironic journey through the female world. A lover of research and human interactions, she believes in the healing power of theater.

Jessica Barbieri

Tour Leader

Jess was born in the small town of Consandolo in 1992. After spending her childhood in Ferrara she moved to Milan to pursue a “standard” career. However, at the age of 24, after graduating with a degree in Marketing, she decided to change her life and now accompanies group travels around the world, creates online content and above all, wakes up with a smile.

Luca Dann

cofounder of BankStation

Bank Station is a startup that focuses on financial education on social media, with a following of over 60K, the goal of Bank Station is to communicate complex economic-financial concepts in an accessible and sometimes humorous way, without ever trivializing them.

Marco Rovelli

Author and musician

Marco Rovelli is an author, musician and teacher of philosophy and history. He was a singer and author in the group Les Anarchistes, with which he won the Ciampi Prize in 2001, before embarking on a solo path. Author of narrative reports, including "Lager italiani" (BUR 2006), "Lavorare uccide" (BUR 2008), "Servi" (Feltrinelli 2009) and nonfiction investigations such as "Soffro dunque siamo. Mental distress in the society of individuals" (minimumfax 2023).

Maria Giulia Bernardini

Researcher in Philosophy of Law

Maria Giulia Bernardini is committed to fighting discrimination related to disability and gender, especially all the challenges regarding sexual rights and gender-based violence. Among the most difficult controversies she has faced is the issue of non consensual sterilization, a human rights violation legitimized by stereotypes regarding the asexuality of women with disabilities.