Pandora Rivista, in collaboration with Fondazione MAST, presents the 2024 edition of the Pandora Rivista Festival which, now in its seventh year, changes name and becomes Festival del Presente. A widespread review to reflect on contemporary transformations with 16 days of dialogues, lectures, meetings, interviews and talks in Bologna's cultural venues on the theme ‘Intelligence - human, artificial and global’.
During the inauguration, many authoritative voices will take part, proposing a reflection, at different times, on research, knowledge and innovation, in a scenario of technological transformation that poses new challenges and questions on human beings and society.
OPENING PROGRAMME
Festival opening
Giacomo Bottos, Director of Pandora Rivista
Ambient intelligence: research, innovation and development
Simone Gamberini, President of Legacoop Nazionale
Matteo Lepore, Mayor of Bologna
Giovanni Molari, Magnifico Rector of the University of Bologna
Emma Petitti, President of Legislative Assembly of the Emilia-Romagna Region
Alessandra Poggiani, General Director of Cineca
Moderates: Dario Di Vico, Corriere della Sera editorialist
Research: human intelligence at the frontier of knowledge
Elena Cattaneo, Full Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Milan and Senator for Life
Technology and humanity
Romano Prodi, former President of the Council of Ministers and the European Commission
Matteo Maria Zuppi, President of the Italian Bishops' Conference
Moderates: Dario Di Vico, Corriere della Sera editorialist
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