Scintille #5 - Christian Greco, the Egyptians, technology, and the future

Humanity has always looked to the future, both today and in the distant past. This is evidenced by the enormous legacy of the ancient Egyptians, whose history began over 6,000 years ago. We know it thanks to numerous innovations introduced into civilization and the monumental works—literally—constructed over three millennia to celebrate and preserve memory, with a vision centered on designing tomorrow.

The technology of the time is studied and narrated through contemporary technology, now projected towards the virtual era, by centers of excellence such as the Egyptian Museum of Turin, the oldest in the world and considered the most important after Cairo’s. This bridge between the past, present, and future will be the focus of the free meeting organized for Tuesday, July 16, 2024, by I3P, the Innovative Business Incubator of the Polytechnic University of Turin, with Christian Greco, Director of the Egyptian Museum.

Christian Greco has been directing the museum since 2014 and is responsible for the restructuring and reorganization projects of the museum itinerary in 2014-2015 and 2023-2025. Leading the museum, he oversees legal and financial aspects and all scientific activities, promoting numerous temporary and traveling exhibitions, organizing conferences, workshops, and social inclusion projects, and developing collaborations with museums, universities, and research institutes, both nationally and internationally.

Greco has served on the scientific committees of various Italian and international museums and institutions. He is also the author of over 90 scientific publications and has been a keynote speaker at numerous national and international conferences. Alongside his teaching activities in Egyptology and Museology, he maintains a busy schedule of public engagements for scientific dissemination.

The July 16 meeting at I3P is 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 significant impacts in their fields and beyond. The series is promoted by the incubator on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, continuing to offer the innovation community new opportunities for gathering, discussion, and inspiration for the entrepreneurship of tomorrow.

How to participate

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 16, 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 from both the main gate at Corso Castelfidardo 30/A and the pedestrian entrance at Via Pier Carlo Boggio 59.

Participation in the event is free, but registration on Eventbrite is required.