In which direction will technological evolution go? How will it affect our future, with the increasingly rapid changes it brings both in everyday individual life and in societies and markets? These are very common questions, especially for young innovative companies that build their value proposition on the frontier of cutting-edge technologies, a constantly changing boundary that brings revolutions—sometimes even sudden ones—to many industrial sectors.

To understand which technologies and development models might change our lives the most in the next five, ten, or even twenty years, the Incubator of the Polytechnic University of Turin, I3P, has organized a free in-person event on Thursday, June 20, 2024, with Massimo Canducci, a manager, technologist, and essayist who leads the innovation and future scouting activities of one of the most important Italian digital transformation companies.

There are two phrases that best describe what Massimo generally thinks about innovation and the future. The first is “We are just at the beginning“, highlighting how the growing availability of technology, which day by day changes our lives, is actually only the antechamber of what will happen in the future, which can be imagined by following the evolutionary curves of technological ecosystems. The second is “If you are not building a better world, then you are not innovating at all“, emphasizing that innovation is not mere application of technology for its own sake, but it is above all the search for a positive impact on the world around us and on our future lives.

Massimo Canducci is also a member of the Global Faculty of Singularity University and teaches innovation management at the Executive MBA Ticinensis and at the Universities of Turin and Pavia. Furthermore, he is part of the Advisory Group “Standardization for Emerging Technologies and Innovations“, which guides ISO’s strategic choices worldwide on emerging technologies and innovation.

The meeting on June 20 at I3P is organized as part of the special event series titled “Scintille“: a series of meetings with brilliant minds and prominent personalities, not only from the world of technology, who have made a significant mark in their field and beyond. The series is promoted by the incubator on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, to continue offering the community of innovators new opportunities for meeting, discussion, and inspiration for the entrepreneurship of tomorrow.

How to participate

The event will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2024, starting at 6:00 PM, in person at the Agorà Hall of the I3P incubator, located within the Campus of the Polytechnic University of Turin and accessible both from the main gate at Corso Castelfidardo 30/A and from the pedestrian entrance at Via Pier Carlo Boggio 59.

Participation in the event is free, with prior registration on Eventbrite.

Program

6:00 PM | Welcome of participants

6:10 PM | Introductory greetings – Paola Mogliotti, Director of I3P

6:15 PM | Opening of the meeting – Adriano Marconetto, Entrepreneur In Residence of I3P

6:20 PM | Conversation with Massimo Canducci, manager, technologist, and essayist

7:00 PM | Q&A session with the audience present

7:20 PM | Conclusion of the meeting

When: Wednesday, June 12 · 6 – 8pm 
Where: Impact Hub Torino – Piazza Teresa Noce 17D – Torino

Traditional control-oriented business models based on supply chain linearity are no longer sufficient to handle the complexity of today’s world. That is why it is necessary to build organizations based on decentralization, which encourage people to be active and responsible players. One such model is definitely the “platform model”, although many companies still mistakenly confuse the concept of platform with that of digital service.

On the occasion of the launch of Sara Malaguti’s new book “Impact Ecosystems”, we organized a panel to dialogue about the future of platforms as innovation tools to foster environmental and social sustainability.

Topics

• CASE HISTORY – Flowerista benefit company, innovative startup and digital ecosystem that offers training, business coaching, consulting and visibility to all those who want to start or grow their business, particularly in the creative sector
• Differences between a digital service and a platform
• Collaboration vs. competition
• What leadership model for platforms
• CASE HISTORY – Re4Circular, a platform created by Atelier Riforma that connects the companies that collect and sort used clothing with circular fashion companies that seek them out for resale, recycling or upcycling
• CASE HISTORY – Mercato Itinerante, an innovative startup that has developed a marketplace that empowers farmers, merchants and small businesses to replicate their stall or store also in online mode, stimulating the ‘purchase of local products, integrating fragile individuals in the logistics stages and reducing food waste
• Local vs. international

Speakers will include:

1. Sara Malaguti, CEO and founder @Flowerista benefit company
2. Daniel Trabucchi, Senior Assistant Professor @Politecnico di Milano and Scientific Director of Platform Thinking HUB
3. Edoardo Ramondo, Partner @Impact Hub
4. Elena Ferrero, CEO and Co-Founder @Atelier Riforma
5. Andrea Scalogna, CEO and Co-Founder @Mercato Itinerante

The panel will last about 1 hour, followed by a Q&A session.

A copy of Sara’s book, “Impact Ecosystems”, will be available for purchase on site.

You can register for free here

Sentie(Ri)Generativi is the new project launched by (RI)GENERIAMO Società Benefit and B Corp.

The project plans to define paths shared with businesses towards the implementation of actions and initiatives aiming to generate positive social and environmental impacts, wherein businesses can take the opportunity to play a role as “contributing” organizations and multiply their positive impact on society and the environment.

Also because of the new European regulations that make it mandatory for companise to assess and report their social and environmental impact, the “three stones” depicted in Sentie(Ri)Generativi’s logo, in addition to recalling the importance of simplicity and concreteness of the mountain world that inspired it, represent the three pillars lying at the roots of the project:

• Duty
• Innovation
• Enhancement.

The paths draw on the principles of Civil Economy and generativity and are organized in four stages:

• Guidance
• Path
• Roadmap
• Destination.

Luca Pereno, Cofounder and Director at (RI)GENERIAMO: «We want to make our knowledge and experience available to businesses interested in transforming themselves into “contributing” organizations».

A presentation of Sentie(Ri)Generativi is available on (RI)GENERIAMO’s website.

Appointment on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Cottino Social Impact Campus for an informational seminar aimed at businesses, lawyers, and chartered accountants to explore sustainability in the evolving socio-cultural and economic context.

Session Program

2:00 PM Participant Registration

2:30 PM Opening

Marella Caramazza – Cottino Social Impact Campus, Istud, CeVis
Presentation of OP4Impact
Paola Baldassarre – Bar Association of Turin
Davide Barberis – Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Turin

2:50 PM Keynote Speech “Sustainability Beyond Compliance”

Emiliano Giovine, Scientific Director, Legal Impact Pillar CSIC and ISTUD

3:00 PM Governance: Third Pillar of ESG or a Prerequisite for Business Sustainability?

Manuela Monti and Emanuela De Sabato – Lawyers of the Turin Bar Association

3:20 PM Value Chain, Community, and Stakeholders – From Selective to Comprehensive Sustainability

Roberta Zizzari, Lawyer of the Turin Bar Association
Caterina Soldi, Cottino Social Impact Campus

3:50 PM Communication and Reporting. What Risks and Opportunities?

Giuseppina Cavasino and Filippo Traviglia, Lawyers of the Turin Bar Association
Davide Barberis, Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Turin

4:20 PM Break

4:45 PM Workshop and Final Feedback

A session to discuss insights gained in the first part of the event and to integrate the perspectives of professionals and businesses on the three areas covered in the panels: governance, value chain and community, communication, and reporting. The groups will be guided by the Cottino Social Impact Campus team, panel speakers, and representatives from the partner organizations.

5:30 PM Workshop Feedback by Group Spokespersons

6:00 PM Closing

Registrations for businesses here

Registrations for lawyers through the RICONOSCO platform. Participation provides 3 CFU.

Registrations for chartered accountants through the Formazione Commercialisti platform. Participation provides 4 CFU.

There is no sustainable and ecological transition without communication. This is the underlying thesis of the new book “Dove i fatti non arrivano. Antologia ragionata e appassionata della comunicazione ambientale” (Facts are not enough. A Rational and Passionate Anthology on Environmental Communication), published by Pacini and co-edited by Stefano Martello and Sergio Vazzoler. In a moment of profound transition towards a more sustainable paradigm, communication is the tool that can bridge gaps, combat misinformation, and stimulate behavior change.

The book is the concluding chapter of a trilogy that began with the “White Paper on Environmental Communication” (2020) and “The Missing Link. Environmental communication facing the ecological transition” (2022). The new text focuses on the investigation of 50 words – typical of the processes and challenges of an increasingly urgent present – within a hybrid, usable and multidisciplinary narrative framework, in which strategic communication and environmental responsibility mutually contaminate. A true manifesto that photographs the existing and speaks to the future.

Words. Yes, precisely the words

Along with 34 authors, the co-editors of this anthology seek to unravel the paradox surrounding the role of environmental communication today. On the one hand, under scrutiny is the drift of fake news created and fueled by those who intend to oppose or at least slow down the ecological transition. Simultaneously, environmental communication is also associated with the corrosive practice of greenwashing, which, through an inauthentic narrative, benefits in terms of reputation and image by deceiving citizens.
The mainstream solution to combat these distortions is a return to the primacy of facts. A primacy towards which the curators of this book harbor a sense of conscious skepticism, while still acknowledging the value the of scientific evidence and empirical data.

Facts and storytelling

“What prompted us to build this anthology,” explains Sergio Vazzoler, “and therefore, to accompany the primacy of facts with the necessity and urgency of words is a simple observation: there are many, indeed too many, who refer to communication while ignoring or forgetting its original meaning of “sharing” and incorrectly thinking of reality only as a series of facts rather than a collection of facts and their narrative (as Alessandro Baricco said).”

That is why the curators speak of a paradox: by confusing the distorting effects of environmental communication with communication itself, that crucial collective effort to address the epochal challenge of the ecological transition and sustainable development is being moved away. And how to succeed in this endeavor if not patiently sharing data and lived experiences, reasoning and feelings, rationality and emotions? Hence, the curators and authors of the book attempt with this reasoned and passionate anthology.

The identified words

“Along with some more technical words that concern methodologies and equipment, there are also others that are more generic and subtle, apparently generalistic and even off-topic,” says Stefano Martello. “It is not a provocation distilled among the pages, but a precise will. With decidedly surprising results, when ordinary and reassuring words have generated completely unexplored or simply less traveled paths that it will be the task of each individual to select, deepen, test, stress, recognize, or reject.”

Each word is then enriched by one or more insights: in this case as well, the curators have opted for a broad evaluation that includes not only the usual reference bibliography but also literary texts, films, comics, podcasts.

The volume is available on the Pacini Editore website.
Visit the dedicated page.

Dove i fatti non arrivano

Antologia ragionata e appassionata della comunicazione ambientale

Edited by Stefano Martello and Sergio Vazzoler
Contributions by Giulia Armuzzi, Federica Bosello, Micol Burighel, Pietro Citarella, Matteo Colle, Emilio Conti, Elisa De Bonis, Giulia Devani, Marcella Felerico, Daniele Fiani, Nicola Giudice, Giorgia Grandoni, Roberta Iovino, Fabio Iraldo, Irene Ivoi, Stefano Martello, Alberto Marzetta, Gloria Milan, Giuseppe Milano, Biagio Oppi, Luca Palestra, Leonardo Parigi, Riccardo Parigi, Luca Poma, Massimiliano Pontillo, Roberto Scalise, Francesca Schirillo, Rossella Sobrero, Donato Speroni, Marco Talluri, Francesco Testa, Massimo Vaccari, Luca Valpreda, Sergio Vazzoler

Pacini Editore, 2024
New Fabric collection
ISBN 979-12-5486-359-6

Yesterday afternoon, May 28th, the CIS – committee for social entrepreneurship of the Turin Chamber of Commerce convened, with Mario Calderini reconfirmed as president by the chamber’s board. Professor Calderini has been instrumental in collaborating with the committee to establish and support Turin Social Impact, the city’s ecosystem for social entrepreneurship and impact investment. The committee, officially established in 2016, built upon the work of the previous decade by the civil economy observatory, which aimed to comprehensively understand the structure and dynamics of the third sector.

The work carried out by the committee in recent years has contributed to the debate on new forms of social impact entrepreneurship, especially in light of the reorganization decree for the third sector, emphasizing the importance of impact measurement and social impact finance. This has been further bolstered by the chamber’s adherence to the Social Impact Agenda for Italy and support for social innovation projects at the territorial ecosystem level.

One of the committee’s most significant initiatives during its first term was the 2017 launch of the Turin Social Impact project platform. This initiative aimed to promote Turin’s metropolitan ecosystem for social entrepreneurship, social innovation, and social impact finance, positioning it on the international map of social economy ecosystems. The platform now boasts over 300 partners, up from 100 in 2020 and 12 in 2017, including public and private entities, both for-profit and non-profit, forming a vast ecosystem that represents a cluster of competencies, activities, and services to strengthen and promote the region.

To ensure continuity of the work and support ongoing and future activities benefiting social impact entrepreneurship and the development of its ecosystem, as well as to better monitor the progress of these initiatives, it was necessary to renew the appointments of the committee members and its president, as stipulated by the specific regulations.

The newly appointed committee, which convened yesterday, is composed as follows:
Mario Calderini, president
Federico Michele Bellono, representing trade unions within the chamber’s council
Giuseppe D’Anna, representing AGCI Piemonte
Irene Bongiovanni, representing Confcooperative Piemonte Nord
Paolo Petrucci, representing LegaCoop Piemonte
Paolo Biancone, representing the University of Turin
Francesca Montagna, representing the Polytechnic University of Turin
Silvio Magliano, representing the world of volunteering

AGCI Piemonte joins the CIS for the first time with President D’Anna. Dr. Bongiovanni and Prof. Montagna are new members of the Committee, representing Confcooperative Piemonte Nord and Politecnico di Torino.

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3. Watch, share, vote, and save the videos to help them climb the rankings!

Your vote counts!

The votes cast through the app will be added to those of the special jury to determine the winner of Dream Jobs

The special jury consists of:

• Emanuela Confalonieri – ASAG | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Gianluca Rosso – Sporthype | Università degli Studi di Torino
• Fabio Santoro – formerly Lega Serie A | FIGC Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
• Valeria Santagata – formerly DS IIS Pacinotti – Archimede
• Marta Serrano Valenzuela – Sport Innovation Hub
• Rocco Galasso – ADISE – Associazione Italiana Direttori Sportivi

Make a difference, participate, vote now, and crown the winners of Dream Jobs!

180 Degree Consulting Turin is excited to announce the opening of applications for new projects to be developed during the 2024-2025 academic year. We are a student-led consulting organization based in Turin, committed to providing innovative and sustainable solutions for the social sector.

Who we are

Part of a global network operating in over 35 countries, 180 Degree Consulting Turin consists of university students from various disciplines, including economics, management, social sciences, and engineering. Our mission is to support non-profits, social enterprises, and impact-driven initiatives by offering high-quality consulting services for free.

Our offer

For the 2024-2025 academic year, we offer members of Torino Social Impact the opportunity to collaborate on projects aimed at enhancing the social impact of their initiatives. Here are some of the services we provide:

• Market and Competitor Analysis: We conduct in-depth studies to better understand your operating environment and identify growth opportunities.
• Fundraising Strategies: We assist in planning and implementing effective fundraising campaigns.
• Communication and Marketing Plans: We develop strategies to improve visibility and engagement with stakeholders.
• Operational Efficiency: We optimize internal processes to enhance productivity and impact.
• Development of New Services or Products: We support the ideation and planning of new offerings that address community needs.

How to collaborate

Collaborating with us is simple and free of charge. Our approach includes:

• Initial Meeting: Brainstorming sessions to understand your needs and identify priority areas for intervention.
• Project Definition: Creating a detailed work plan and defining specific project objectives.
• Execution and Monitoring: Implementing the proposed solutions and continuously monitoring progress with regular feedback.
• Final Evaluation: Presenting the results achieved and recommendations for the future.

Why choose 180 Degree Consulting Turin

Partnering with us means benefiting from a fresh and dynamic approach, enriched by the innovative perspectives of our students. Our team is driven by a strong passion for social change and a commitment to making a difference. Each project is an exciting challenge and an opportunity to grow alongside our partners.

Contact us

For more information and to submit your project application, please visit our website or contact us via email at info@180dc-turin.org.

Starting in May and continuing throughout 2024, a comprehensive program of activities has begun to engage those who live, study, and work in Turin. This marks the launch of “Voci di Quartiere” (Neighborhood Voices), an initiative created by Urban Lab in collaboration with the City of Turin, the Network of Neighborhood Houses, the Foundation for Culture, and Turismo Torino e Provincia. The initiative aims to foster dialogue, listening, and exchange with citizens and local communities, initiating a citywide reflection on the quality of life, public spaces, and services in Turin’s neighborhoods.

Additionally, starting from May 20th, the ‘Challenge Voci di Quartiere‘ has been launched and will be active until June 21, 2024, as part of the program.

PARTICIPATE, WIN PRIZES, AND SUPPORT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! THE FUTURE OF THE CITY IS ALSO IN YOUR HANDS!

With “Voci di Quartiere,” you can have your say, get to know your neighborhood community, have fun, and discover new things about your city.
Prizes include free entries to pools, museums, and concerts!

How does it work?

• Sign up for the challenge;
• Earn points by completing daily, weekly, monthly, and special missions;
• Win prizes: free entries to pools, museums, and concerts for the top 30 participants!

Prizes:

• 1st PLACE:
  20 municipal pool entries, 8 museum entries, 4 MITO concert tickets
• 2nd PLACE:
  10 municipal pool entries, 6 museum entries, 2 MITO concert tickets
• 3rd PLACE:
  10 municipal pool entries, 4 museum entries, 2 MITO concert tickets
• 4th to 16th PLACE:
  2 museum entries, 2 MITO concert tickets
• 17th to 30th PLACE:
  2 museum entries

The winners’ leaderboard will be announced on the website on July 15, 2024.

Winners will receive an email from Torino Urban Lab with instructions on how to claim their awarded prize. Join the challenge and start earning points here.

There are more and more companies applying supplier selection criteria for goods and services that not only evaluate the economic and qualitative offer of the product but also consider aspects related to their environmental impact.

But what if the selection was also based on criteria for evaluating social impact?

What if companies, in selecting suppliers of goods and services, started with those that can also generate a positive impact on the community in which they operate?

A series of online meetings has been created from the collaboration between the Turin Chamber of Commerce, Turin Social Impact, the Turin Industrial Union, and the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation to delve into the topic of social procurement, for a responsible choice by companies.

The meetings aim to explore the main aspects of this business strategy by examining both the elements of greatest interest for business development (supply side) and the main opportunities for entering a market (demand side) that, in addition to meeting the needs of companies, generates positive impacts on the territory.

The Turin Chamber of Commerce, which has been active for years in supporting local companies towards greater awareness and social responsibility, also through the Torino Social Impact project platform, has enthusiastically embraced this shared proposal.

The series of online meetings begins on Wednesday, June 5, from 11 AM to 1 PM: thanks to the contributions of Torino Social Impact, the Polytechnic University of Turin, and the testimony of a local company, it will be possible to discover the opportunities that this responsible business practice offers and what tools are available to entrepreneurs to seize them. The series continues on July 3 and concludes on September 24, always from 11 AM to 1 PM.

Registration is free upon signing up at this link, available through the Turin Industrial Union: SIGN UP

The event is part of the Turin Capital of Business Culture 2024 calendar.

The activity is part of BUYSOCIAL, an European project that aims to strengthen partnerships between social enterprises and traditional businesses to improve the market for social enterprise products and services.

The innovative and sustainable startup, iThanks, was recently featured on Circular Economy Let’s Talk, where they were interviewed by Simone Martino, a journalist specializing in sustainability and circular economy.

Is there a concrete way to monitor shelf life, avoid waste, help the planet, and simultaneously benefit businesses?

The answer is yes, thanks to iThanks, the first digital assistant for supermarkets that addresses the issue of expired products on shelves by predicting expiration dates and simplifying product control and management in stores. But that’s not all—iThanks offers many other advantages. We asked the two founders, Marco Cartolano and Andrea Gasco, to tell us more.

What is iThanks and what are the benefits of using it?

iThanks is the digital assistant for supermarkets, the first of its kind, bringing the food retail sector directly to 5.0 by automating the entire product management and control process on shelves while also making the store sustainable. The benefits are numerous: firstly, the heavy work of control and management is entirely handled by our digital assistant, meaning less stress and effort for staff and, importantly, less wasted time.

Secondly, and equally important, is the real control over shelf products, something previously unimaginable. This means better control over the store and the business. Our tested Control Food Line system helps stores improve revenue by optimizing processes and reducing losses.

With real-time analytics and AI, we can map and control everything from an entire chain to a single department or even an individual product, tracking performance. In short, we enhance and optimize stores.

iThanks is also beneficial for retailers, distributors, and producers. Our innovative real-time product control system helps producers with market research and distributors optimize their orders.

Lastly, iThanks truly helps the environment! We genuinely reduce waste and can calculate precise sustainable data for each product, not just estimates. By using iThanks, stores reduce labor time and losses, cut food waste, CO2 emissions, and other greenhouse gases, decrease plastic and paper use, and save on electricity and other resources in the food chain.

Is there a particular achievement you are proud of?

There are several, but if we had to choose, it would be the economic savings combined with improved sustainability that we bring to stores. We’ve calculated that we save thousands of euros for each department and cut CO2 emissions by over 50% every month. These figures show that it’s possible to be sustainable while improving profit margins.

Where are you now and what are the next steps?

We are currently expanding rapidly and are already in ten Italian regions. More stores want to activate iThanks every month! Our next goals are to cover the remaining Italian regions and eventually expand abroad.

For some time now, we have launched our data storytelling campaign—a relatively new concept in Italy but widespread in many other countries. Through this campaign, we creatively and accessibly share our sustainability efforts and numbers. You can see some examples on our social media channels.

Additionally, we have an exciting project nearing completion that will further enhance the entire sector. But for now, we’ll leave you in suspense—we can’t reveal more just yet.

Join us for the inaugural talk of the Business Club 2024 program on May 30th from 12:00 to 13:00. This event is organized by the Women’s Entrepreneurship Committee of the Turin Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Torino Social Impact and Confcooperative Piemonte Nord.

This webinar aims to showcase the services and opportunities available to social enterprises and aspiring entrepreneurs interested in this dynamic sector.

Social enterprises are at the heart of transformative change, forming part of a broader social ecosystem that demands a shift in mindset and approach. The discussion will cover key topics such as the social economy and its ecosystems, the processes of starting and sustaining a social enterprise, and the critical need for measuring social impact. The program will also feature testimonials from established social enterprises and cooperatives.

Speakers:

• Simona De Giorgio – Turin Chamber of Commerce, Committee for Social Entrepreneurship, and Torino Social Impact
• Alessandra Brogliatto – Confcooperative Piemonte Nord

Moderator:

• Monica Pisciella

Participation is free with online registration required by May 28, 2024, at 11:00 PM. Registered participants will receive the event link the day before the webinar.

For more details and to register, visit: Turin for Social Enterprises: Services and Opportunities for the Community | Turin Chamber of Commerce.

On May 21, numerous organizations from the TSI ecosystem came together for an initial discussion on the topic of gender equality. This is a subject that is currently at the forefront of public attention, both in public debate and in policies and projects, such as the national recovery and resilience plan (PNRR), which considers gender equality a cross-cutting priority.

The meeting was led by Monica Cerutti, an expert in social inclusion policies and gender issues. The 19 participants, representing the public, private, and third sectors, discussed gender equality not only as a means to achieve greater equity but also as a lever for community development.
The meeting was once again hosted by Open Incet, an urban innovation space managed by the Brodolini Foundation.

The next steps? Continue active discussion, focusing on gender equality certification for social economy organizations and reducing the gender gap in the digital sector.

The meeting was held as part of the community of practice project, thanks to the support of the Turin Chamber of Commerce and the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation.

The Innovative Enterprises Incubator of the Polytechnic University of Turin (I3P) has organized a series of free training events in collaboration with Jacobacci Lawyers and the Jacobacci & Partners group. These events are specifically designed for innovative startups and SMEs but are open to anyone interested in deepening their understanding of intellectual property protection and enhancement in a business and professional context.

Following the first session held in May, the second event, titled “Mastering the Art of Trademarks: Essential Strategies for Success,” will take place on Wednesday, June 5. Chiara Ferrari, Trademark Attorney at Jacobacci & Partners, will lead the session, focusing on various methods for protecting and enhancing trademarks. Key topics will include critical steps in choosing a name for products and services, common mistakes made by startups in this initial phase, and basic strategies to avoid disputes with regulatory offices and third parties.

The session will cover the importance of trademark distinctiveness, the necessity of prior art searches, and the best practices for using the mark once granted, to maximize its commercial potential and prevent genericization. The advantages of trademark registration and available services to protect its uniqueness will also be highlighted.

The third event in the series is scheduled for July, focusing on “Protecting Software, Data, and AI: A Practical Guide for Startups,” featuring contributions from Edgardo Deambrogi, Partner & Italian and European Patent Attorney at Jacobacci & Partners, Valerio Verdecchia, European Patent Attorney at Jacobacci & Partners, and Alberto Spoto, Lawyer at Jacobacci Lawyers.

Event Participation

The event will take place on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, starting at 5:00 PM, in-person at the Agorà Room of the I3P incubator, located within the Polytechnic University of Turin campus. The venue is accessible from the main gate at Corso Castelfidardo 30/A and the pedestrian entrance at Via Pier Carlo Boggio 59.

Participation is free, but registration on Eventbrite is required.

Program:

• 5:00 PM: Welcome and participant registration
• 5:10 PM: Opening remarks by Leo Italiano, Senior Consultant at I3P and Program Manager of ESA BIC Turin
• 5:15 PM: Presentation by Chiara Ferrari, Trademark Attorney at Jacobacci & Partners
• 6:15 PM: Q&A session with the audience
• 6:30 PM: Closing remarks and networking aperitif

About the Organizers

Founded in 1999, the Innovative Enterprises Incubator of the Polytechnic University of Turin (I3P) supports the creation and development of highly technological and growth-potential startups, founded by university researchers, students, and external entrepreneurs. I3P offers strategic consulting, coaching, mentoring, fundraising support, and workspace. Its mission is to foster the entrepreneurial ecosystem to generate economic development and employment in innovative industrial sectors. Learn more at I3P.

Jacobacci Lawyers, established in the mid-90s, aims to be a reference point in intellectual property protection in Italy and abroad. The firm comprises 15 partners and over 40 professionals operating in four offices across Italy and France. Their expertise spans various areas of intellectual property, including trademarks, patents, and design, protecting innovative ideas for an international clientele across diverse sectors. Over the years, their professionals have represented clients in complex legal matters, setting significant precedents in Italian and European courts. Learn more at Jacobacci Lawyers.

Jacobacci & Partners is an international group with 13 offices in Europe, including Turin, Milan, Rome, Brescia, Padua, Bergamo, Bologna, Madrid, Alicante, Paris, Lyon, Nantes, and Bordeaux. For over 150 years, they have been dedicated to protecting and enhancing intellectual property, managing 100,000 patents and 120,000 trademarks for over 10,000 clients worldwide. They are consistently ranked among the top in global intellectual property rankings and have been certified as a “Great Place to Work” for 2023-2024, achieving Gender Equality Certification in 2023. Learn more at Jacobacci & Partners.

The RETURN project (acronym for Multi-Risk Science for Resilient Communities under a Changing Climate) is a comprehensive partnership funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). This initiative aims to enhance research on environmental, natural, and anthropogenic risks at a national level, fostering participation in strategic European and global value chains. By advancing foundational knowledge and applying cutting-edge technology, the project bolsters key competencies, facilitates technology and knowledge transfer, and strengthens Italian governance in disaster risk management, engaging public administrations, stakeholders, and private enterprises.

Coordinated by the University of Naples “Federico II”, the RETURN partnership includes the Polytechnic University of Turin, leading Spoke 6 – TS2: Multi-Risk Resilience of Critical Infrastructures, and involves 26 partners. These include 12 universities, 5 research entities and competence centers, 6 private firms, 2 territorial entities, and the Civil Protection Department, with funding exceeding 115 million euros provided by the Ministry of University and Research. Managed by the RETURN Foundation, the project also features calls for enterprises, aiming to identify and support innovative startups, spinoffs, and SMEs focused on the prevention, management, and mitigation of environmental, natural, and anthropogenic risks. I3P, the Incubator of the Polytechnic University of Turin, has organized a series of events to disseminate the opportunities offered by the RETURN calls to its network of innovative startups and to engage young companies aligned with the sought technological solutions.

The fourth and final event in this series, dedicated to the vertical segment Environmental Degradation (related to Spoke VS4 of the project), will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 3:00 PM, as a free online webinar. During this digital meeting, held in Italian, the RETURN project and its calls for SMEs will be presented, with a focus on mitigating environmental degradation risks such as forest fires, anthropogenic impacts on marine-coastal ecosystems, and chemical contamination in the environment. Additionally, a startup from the I3P network will share its innovative entrepreneurial project in this field.

Event Details and Registration

To receive the webinar link, please register on Eventbrite.

Program:

• 3:00 PM: Opening remarks and introductory greetings by Negar Mokarram, Business Analyst at I3P
• 3:05 PM: The RETURN project and its calls for innovative SMEs – Ciro Del Vecchio, RETURN Foundation
• 3:30 PM: The Environmental Degradation vertical (VS4) and its applications – Marina Lipizer, Researcher at the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS)
• 3:50 PM: Presentation by a startup active in the relevant field
• 4:00 PM: Closing remarks and conclusion of the meeting

On Saturday, May 18th, Torino Social Impact participated in Rieti at the Regional Festival of Social and Civil Economy, discussing “The European Action Plan on Social Economy and Its Connection with Civil Economy.”

This event is a stepping stone from Lazio to the national festival, aimed at sharing and discussing local policies and practices gaining traction in the country, with a European perspective in mind.

The national festival of civil economy is now in its sixth edition and is held annually in Florence during the first week of October.

The festival aims to be an open forum for discussion and debate, highlighting the various forms of civil economy present in Italy and Europe, and seeking to combine economic sustainability with social and environmental sustainability.

Regional editions

Starting this year, regional editions are being introduced, with Rieti being one of them. A central theme of the national edition is the participation of individuals, organizations, and the community.

Each pre-festival regional event aims to bring forward a proposal for change that can be refined with the local network leading up to the October festival.

The goal is to engage local communities at the regional level across all components of civil society and as actors in the social and civil economy, to create tangible improvements in their lives and future-building capacities. This involves raising awareness of Europe’s strategic and practical directions in social economy, starting from the action plan.

Specifically, the Rieti edition aimed to:

• Contribute to a shared understanding of social and civil economy in Italy and Europe by identifying priorities, common intervention strategies, and the social and environmental benefits to be achieved.
• Experiment with new tools and models for sustainable local development through the creation of hybrid networks and social and civil economy districts. These aim to connect public and private best practices and collaboratively design sustainable development solutions at the local level.

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Apply to Green Culture to become a Green Coordinator!

With free training, both online and in-person, lasting 100 hours, you will acquire skills in cultural project design, learn about the latest environmental policies, and master collaborative tools and facilitation methods specific to design. You will actively collaborate within an Italian cultural organization selected by the Green Culture project to guide it on its ecological transition journey.

Green Culture is a training and capacity-building program designed to address the challenges of environmental sustainability in the cultural sector. The ecological transition is a complex challenge that Green Culture addresses by building a program rooted in the intersection of three disciplines: scientific environmentalism, cultural economics, and design.

Apply by June 28, as spots are limited.

On Wednesday, June 12 at 3 PM, join the webinar to learn about the program dedicated to Green Coordinators.

Green Culture is one of the winning projects of the Ministry of Culture’s “TOCC – Capacity Building for Ecological Transition” call for proposals. It is implemented by Circolo del Design, Fondazione Santagata, Legambiente Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta, and funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU.

The two years since the launch of the SocialTech4EU project are almost over: a journey that set itself the ambitious mission of strengthening the innovation capacity, competitiveness, and sustainability of startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that make up the social economy ecosystem, with particular focus on technological enterprises.

Today, social economy organizations face multiple challenges related to access to new digital and green business models. Examples include precarious financial sustainability, access to funding, inability to attract talent, or low market competitiveness compared to traditional SMEs.

The project’s mission was to help address social challenges on a larger scale, inspiring systemic changes in the traditional economy to accelerate the realization of impactful innovative solutions that would not have been achieved otherwise.

A networking event

On May 16, the Open Incet spaces hosted the event “SocialTech4EU: Innovate & Connect with Italian enterprises. Presentation of project results and networking session”, a meeting to illustrate the results achieved so far and to create connections between social enterprises and local stakeholders.

Organized by the Giacomo Brodolini Foundation Srl SB and Torino Social Impact, the event represented an opportunity to explore the SocialTech4EU project, which is now the largest support and training program for social enterprises in Europe, co-financed by the European Union under the Joint Cluster Initiatives (EUROCLUSTERS) for Europe’s recovery.

From knowledge exchange to new collaboration spaces

During the event, thematic tables were organized where companies, providers, and stakeholders could share their experiences and ideas. The goal was to promote the exchange of knowledge and open up spaces for collaboration, starting from the activities of the companies and reflecting on the sector’s opportunities and policies.

ExploreFuture: The City of Tomorrow is part of the Sustainable Development Festival and aims to stimulate reflection on ecological transition and social innovation through interaction.

The event promotes awareness of the environmental and social challenges of future cities and encourages concrete solutions. During the event, participants explore ideas that guide the transition towards a more sustainable and inclusive city, reinforcing awareness of Goal 11, which aims to make cities inclusive and sustainable, and Goal 13, which aims to adopt impactful measures to combat climate change. Together with workshop participants, we seek to develop concrete solutions for the future of the city of Turin.

The event is conducted on two levels: an initial expert panel discusses challenges and opportunities in building the city of the future, exploring strategies to engage the community and promote innovation. Subsequently, participants divide into thematic tables where they interact with local stakeholders who present innovative challenges to ensure a fair and inclusive transformation of cities. The workshop aims to create concrete guidelines on the themes of the tables, potentially to be delivered to the city of Turin as a legacy, a sort of ExploreFuture manifesto.

The event is born from a solid partnership between the Brodolini Foundation and Connecting Talents, in collaboration with SitUnito, Omnia Torino, Greencome, and Escape4Change.

Register by clicking here.

The application process for admissions for a.y. 2024/25 to Collegio Einaudi is now open to assign 150 accommodations to students.

At Collegio Einaudi, the study experience is enriched by a welcoming and comfortable environment. Each student will be guaranteed hospitality in a single room with a private bathroom and will have ample common areas such as study rooms, music rooms and gyms, making it an ideal environment to pursue academic results.

In addition to the university academic experience, students will benefit from a parallel enriching training. This additional training aims to develop soft skills and provide opportunities for personal and professional growth.

The call for admission will remain open until June 30, 2024.

For more information about the admission process and to present your application, visit here

Opening and closing dates of the different admission processes

Admission: for enrollees in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year of a Bachelor’s degree or Single Cycle degree and the 1st year of a Master’s or Level I Master’s programs. Application period: March 18, 2024 – June 30, 2024

Postgraduate Admission: For enrollees in PhD and Level II Master’s degree programs, postgraduate courses and graduate schools. Application period: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

Exchange students Admission: for foreign students taking part in mobility programs or internships. International students (EU and Non-EU) participating in mobility/internship projects. Application period: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

International students Admission: for regularly enrolled foreign students. For international students of foreign nationality regularly enrolled in university courses at Politecnico di Torino and at the University of Turin. Application period: July 1, 2024 – September 15, 2024

In 2019, Al Cicapui was founded between the Valli di Lanzo and the metropolitan city of Turin: a place where excellent craftsmanship meets the third sector and strives to carry out social projects, with the aim of revitalizing the territories in which it operates.

Chiara Ferraris and Nicolò Starnai, respectively founder and collaborator of Al Cicapui, shared their vision of circular economy with us.

Interview by Francesco Antonioli.

Watch previous episodes here.

Impact Prototypes Labs, the program offered by Cottino Social Impact Campus and the Turin Chamber of Commerce, is dedicated to businesses in the Piedmont region and students from the Master’s programs at the Polytechnic University of Turin and the University of Turin, within an ecosystem of 13 partners. It is a strategic, organizational, and managerial development program, perfect for any company aiming to generate social impact by engaging with new generations and expert tutors in impact measurement.

In the first three editions, 62 Piedmontese companies have already participated, involving 200 students. For this fourth edition, 120 students from the Master’s programs at PoliTo and UniTo have applied to learn about impact and work alongside local businesses.

Now it’s the businesses’ turn!

Each company will:

• Receive dedicated training on impact planning, management, and measurement
• Be able to envision new opportunities and develop an innovation project in teams with students and expert tutors in impact strategy and organizational evolution
• Have the opportunity to experiment with social procurement

All activities will follow the impact logic step by step: intentional, measurable, additional. These principles will be at the heart of every activity in IP Labs.

Impact Prototypes Labs is a systemic program that for four years has involved some of the major players in the Piedmont region: the Turin Chamber of Commerce, UniCredit, API Torino – Association of Small and Medium Enterprises of Turin and Province, Confindustria Canavese, Unione Industriali Torino, Polytechnic University of Turin, University of Turin, Renato Einaudi University College of Turin, Piemonte Innova Foundation, UniGens – Volunteer Organization, YES4TO, Torino Social Impact.

For information: innovazione@to.camcom.it – applications open until June 30, 2024.

Today, Monday the 13th at 2 PM, Raffaella Scalisi, Senior Advisor and International Relations Manager at Torino Social Impact, will be in conversation with Carla Bertuzzi, Vice President of Nexto and Head of Sellalab Torino, on impact economy and finance. How can professionals support the social economy?

How does Torino Social Impact plan to involve professional associations in support of impact economy?

Professionals have played a crucial role in the Social Impact Stock Exchange project: an initiative launched by Torino Social Impact aimed at creating a capital market dedicated to companies that intentionally, additionally, and measurably achieve positive social impact, where transactions are based on both financial and measured social impact value. This will also be discussed today at the Salone Internazionale del Libro, pavilion 2, booth L27 at 2 PM.

The contents of this intervention have been organized in collaboration between Nexto, Sellalab, and Torino Social Impact.

Today marks the beginning of the second edition of Fit4benefit, an initiative involving the Community of Practice of Benefit Corporations for the 2024-2025 period. The program aims to generate shared knowledge among participants through the pooling of skills.
Amapola, a consultancy specialized in sustainability strategies and projects, inaugurated this season’s journey with a discussion on stakeholder engagement in an online meeting titled “Sustainability is elsewhere“.

A new way of understanding people and businesses, between communication and participation

Alberto Marzetta, partner and client director, together with Micol Burighel, head of marketing and communications, led the group in reflecting on how organizations can better relate to their stakeholders.

“The importance of relational capital is also growing: great attention is paid to the company’s ability to dialogue, interact, and share strategies with stakeholders. Today, no organization can be a closed system but must become an entity capable of managing relationships with other social actors.”

For the 21 participants, this was a valuable opportunity to discuss doubts, implementation methods, and the challenges of stakeholder engagement practices.

The Fit4benefit journey is carried out as part of the Community of Practice project, thanks to the support of the Turin Chamber of Commerce and the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation.

As part of the 3P4SSE – Social and Solidarity Economy – CentralEurope Network project, where LINKS is a scientific partner, a series of meetings on social and solidarity economy themes has been organized.

The third seminar in the series, “Polycentrism and Territorial Marginality,” will be held in Italian and will examine territorial development dynamics, focusing on the role of social economy regeneration.

The event will take place on May 22, from 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM, at the University of Turin – Luigi Einaudi Campus (Lungo Dora Siena, 100) – Red Graduation Hall.

The program includes in-depth discussions with various public and private practitioners who will help explore existing best practices aimed at promoting the construction of territorial networks in the social economy, highlighting their innovative dynamics.

To attend the event, registration is required here.

When: May 22, 2024 – 2:30-6:00 PM
Where: University of Turin – Luigi Einaudi Campus (Lungo Dora Siena, 100)

The Argotec SpacePark aims to be one of the most advanced space factories in Europe, with the capability to build more than 50 satellites per year and encompassing its own Mission Control Center to operate missions. This way Argotec, the Italian aerospace engineering company founded in 2008 in Turin, can maintain full ownership of the programs, from inception to the final operations in space.

The SpacePark is situated in the iconic building designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer in San Mauro Torinese, just outside Turin. With over 11,000 sqm of operational spaces, about 17,000 sqm of open green areas, and 1,200 sqm dedicated to its industrial accelerator, the SpacePark will undoubtedly be one of the places where the future of space comes to life.

In this context, the Argotec SpacePark Accelerator provides access to state-of-the-art laboratories and instruments, offering participants a unique opportunity to establish commercial partnerships with Argotec, executing a range of projects and missions aimed at revolutionizing the space landscape. With these resources at their disposal, start-ups and small companies can conduct in-depth research and development, innovate faster, and bring their ideas to fruition. This access extends further to international opportunities, enabling start-ups to connect and collaborate with space professionals and enthusiasts from around the globe.

Argotec, already a corporate partner of the ESA BIC Turin incubation program, will introduce and present its SpacePark Industrial Accelerator to the innovation ecosystem with a public event hosted by I3P, the Incubator of Politecnico di Torino. The event is open: it is intended not only for start-ups and small companies involved in the space sector, but also for those who want to learn more about the space business and the available opportunities with Argotec.

The presentation will be held mainly in Italian language, but non-Italian speakers are welcome and will be able to interact in English during the Q&A session.

How to join the event

The event will be held on Monday, May 20^th, 2024, starting at 5 PM (CEST), in presence in the Agorà hall of the I3P incubator, located within the Campus of Politecnico di Torino and accessible from both the main gate of Corso Castelfidardo 30/A and the pedestrian entrance of Via Pier Carlo Boggio 59.

Participation in the event is free of charge, subject to registration on Eventbrite.

Event programme

• 17:00 | Welcoming and registration of participants
• 17:10 | Introductory remarks by Leo Italiano, Senior Consultant of I3P and Program Manager of ESA BIC Turin
• 17:15 | Introduction to Argotec SpacePark, the new space factory in Europe
• 17:30 | “SpacePark Industrial Accelerator: open innovation to scale up the global space market” – Aurora Bontade, Chief Growth Officer of Argotec
• 17:45 | “Latest updates from Argotec: technology excellence at a glance” – Alessandro Balossino, Head of R&D of Argotec
• 18:00 | Q&A session
• 18:20 | Networking aperitif

SAN SALVARIO HAS A GREEN HEART returns this year to transform the central avenue of the neighborhood into a lush garden.
Under the ancient trees of Corso Marconi, a day dedicated to greenery, art, and culture along with associations, nurseries, florists, artisans, sustainable and zero-kilometer agricultural producers.
An horticultural and floricultural event created to involve the citizens in a moment of active participation in the public space.

On Saturday, June 1st from 10 AM to 7 PM, Giardino Forbito will share best practices with the neighborhood through botanical meetings, workshops, lessons with art and garden masters, contests, and photographic exhibitions, tours, guided visits to discover the neighborhood, and literary and musical moments.

San Salvario Has a Green Heart is a project of the Women’s Association for the Defense of Civil Society, organized in collaboration with Giardino Forbito.

Legambiente Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta organizes the fourth edition of the Energy Forum, a moment of discussion among administrations, companies, and third sector entities on the topic of energy transition in Piedmont.

The event will take place in Turin at the Music Hall of the Circolo dei Lettori, at Via Bogino 9, at 10:30 am.

With the introduction by Alice De Marco, President of Legambiente Piedmont and Valle D’Aosta, three themes will be explored:

1. Energy welfare and combating energy poverty with Caritas Italiana
2. CERS: a social tool for energy transition with the Polytechnic University of Turin, AEG Cooperative, and Planet Smart City
3. #Foraclassleap: energy efficiency of the building heritage with the European Environmental Bureau, Techbau SpA, and Veos SpA.

The conclusions will be presented by Katiuscia Eroe, Energy Manager of Legambiente.

The first six episodes of Voci | Words without limits are online. Voci is the column of the Benefit Corporation Amapola, specializing in sustainability and communication. The project intends to shine a light on important social issues that risk being submerged in the constant stream of daily news. The last episode addresses the theme of language in the face of diversity and inclusion, or rather, “coexistence of differences”, as the interviewee Vera Gheno, sociolinguist, specifies, quoting the activist Fabrizio Acanfora.

Is inclusive language scary? And if so, does this mean that inclusion is also scary? What is the relationship between reality and language and how do these two dimensions influence each other? The episode featuring Gheno as the protagonist starts from these questions to stimulate a reflection on how communication, today and increasingly, can be a tool for enrichment and emancipation.

The playlist with all the interviews is available on YouTube.

The design of forms and contents determines who that communication/product/environment is addressed to and who will participate as a user or as a represented and protagonist person. Designing accessibility “by design”, intentionally, means involving, from the early stages of ideation, those who are most often excluded from places, languages, and representations.

Time2 Foundation in collaboration with GiustiEventi organizes a talk and a workshop to reflect on the accessibility of communication within the framework of Graphic Days in the City.

Talk

Thursday, May 23 at 6:00 PM @ Open, 62/b Corso Stati Uniti, Turin

We will discuss accessible languages and communication with:

• Anita Donna Bianco and Laura Polazzi from Dear Onlus, on the C.I.A.O. project – Inclusive Alternative Communication in Hospitals (Regina Margherita);
• Dajana Gioffré, Chief Visionary Officer of AccessiWay;
• Anna Peiretti, project manager of Libri per tutti at Fondazione Paideia;
• Arch. Rocco Rolli from Tactile Vision Lab.

Free admission. Reservation recommended but not mandatory: seating is guaranteed until the start of the event!
Reservations here

Workshop

Friday, May 24 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM @ Open, 62/b Corso Stati Uniti, Turin

Hikimi leads the graphic design workshop for the accessibility of environments and contents, through dialogue with the coordination of Disability Pride Turin. The workshop is free and is aimed at a maximum of 12 people. No specific skills are required. Send your registration request by May 22 to: scrivici@giustieventi.it

For information: open.fondazionetime2.it | www.giustieventi.it

Saturday, May 11th at 6:30 PM a dialogue on language and the words we use when talking about disabilities.

A dialogue on the representations we create when speaking and communicating about disabilities, with Vera Gheno, sociolinguist, and Valentina Tomirotti, freelance journalist and activist for the disability community.
Moderator: Samuele Pigoni, General Secretary of the Time2 Foundation.

The event will take place at Open, an open space of diversity, the headquarters of the Time2 Foundation in Torino, at 62/b Corso Stati Uniti.

Reservation recommended but not mandatory: what does it mean? It means ensuring yourself a seat during the event. Your seat is guaranteed until the beginning of the event!

Reserve your spot

During the meeting, the Binary Bookstore will be present with a selection of books as the event’s bibliography.

Accessibility Information

• The spaces at Open are wheelchair accessible.
• The event will be subtitled (with automatic transcription).
• The front rows are reserved for those who need to read lips.
• Noise-canceling headphones are available for those who need them.
• In the adjacent room where the event takes place, there will be a decompression space where you can follow the meeting on video.

In the fifth episode of Voci, we discuss an issue that – fortunately – is attracting growing attention, an issue based on a patriarchal worldview whose deep cultural roots are difficult to eradicate: gender violence. More precisely, male violence against women, as Lella Palladino observes in this episode.

A structural phenomenon

Worldwide, gender violence affects 1 in 3 women. In Italy, there were 24 feminicides between January and April 2024, about one every 3/4 days. According to Istat data, 31.5% of women in Italy experience some form of physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. The most serious assaults are perpetrated by partners or ex partners, relatives or friends. In 62.7% of cases, rape is committed by partners.

Besides physical and sexual violence, gender violence can assume many other guises. This is reflected in the data in the Libellula Foundation’s latest L.E.I. survey (Lavoro, Equità, Inclusione) on the workplace and discrimination against women. Of the 11,000 respondents, about 60% receive a lower salary than male colleagues with an equivalent role, responsibility and seniority of service. With regard to harassment, 40% said they had experienced unwelcome physical contact in the workplace. These two figures are particularly significant, but the discrimination list continues, and extends to maternity, leadership and clothing issues.

L’intervista a Lella Palladino

Lella Palladino is founder of the E.V.A. Social Cooperative and Past President of the Di.Re Foundation (Donne in rete contro la violenza). In this episode of Voci, she talks about anti-violence centres, explaining their activities, the importance of territorial networks, and the methods used to approach women in danger and difficulty. The work is complicated: listening and empathy are core skills for the operators, together with the ability to suspend judgement and respect the woman’s culture and personal situation. The interview then turns to the experience of the E.V.A. Cooperative, which runs five anti-violence centres and shelters, including one for victims of sex trafficking. The cooperative’s main projects focus on job placement for women who have been victims of violence, specifically economic violence.

The episode closes with a look at the current situation in Italy. Today, gender violence has at last gained visibility in public debate, a necessary but not sufficient step to bring it to an end. There are still too many obstacles to women’s freedom and empowerment. Fighting the phenomenon means first of all understanding its cultural and structural nature, based on “the idea that women are second-class citizens, (…) something else with respect to a male universe that continues to regulate everyone’s lives.”.

The Voci series

Voci is the Amapola collection of stories, people and words without limits. It was created with the intention of shining a light on important social issues that risk being submerged in the constant stream of daily news. The playlist with all the interviews is available on YouTube.

Since 2015, Open Incet has been operating in the Turin area with an innovative approach, aiming to foster the development of a local impact economy.

In this latest episode of Bench-Mark, Debora Greco and Sara Carrabba, respectively Project Manager and Project Officer at Open Incet, joined us to explore what impact economy means to them and the value of networking with both public and private stakeholders in the surrounding territory.

Interview by Francesco Antonioli.

Watch previous episodes here.

“The imaginary life drives the creative life, as Natalia Ginzburg beautifully writes in her essay, sometimes anticipating and guessing the events of real life. It also concerns the anticipation of a future that we can build through literature, cinema, art, written words, and the voices to which we dedicate our special attention. Even our secret devotion and our hopes. This Salon is then a tribute to the imaginary life, in all its forms: its creative, melancholic, hopeful, and always new way of creating other worlds and making them meet, even hoping that some of them may become real.”

This is how Annalena Benini, Editorial Director of the International Book Fair, writes.

Ginzburg’s passage seems to reflect on how the imaginary life, or the inner world of fantasy and imagination, can influence real life and the creative process.

Artàporter has invited artists from all disciplines to participate in this open call, welcoming visual, performative, literary, and multimedia works. It invites deep reflection on the powerful message expressed in the above-mentioned text. The imaginary life, with its richness of imagination and creativity, could be the key to unlocking new perspectives in artistic work. It is necessary to take a moment to consider how the imaginary life influences the creative process. Explore how dreams, fantasies, and visions can transform into artworks that inspire and move others. Experiment with new techniques and approaches that can be fueled by the imaginary life.

The exhibition, signed by Artàporter, will take place at the Con/Temporary Space Santa Teresa in Turin, from May 4th to May 13th, 2024, with the vernissage on May 4th at 6:00 PM. The exhibition is part of the Salone del Libro OFF showcase.