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Guido Romeo

Guido Romeo is an award winning data and business journalist who writes for the economy newspaper Il Sole 24Ore, and co-founder and President of FACTA. He has been Editor in chief of Atomium-EISMD’s REIsearch project, Communications director of AI4People, and was co-founder and chair of Diritto Di Sapere, an NGO that was instrumental in the ... Guido Romeo

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Virginia Sanchini

Virginia Sanchini (°1987), Ph.D., is Post Doctoral Fellow at University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, working on a project entitled “The concept of vulnerability in the ageing population: technological innovations and ethical considerations” within the broader Fondazione Cariplo Project entitled “Enhancing Social Innovation in Elderly Care: values, practices and policies” (InnovaCare). Since March 2018 she is Visiting ... Virginia Sanchini

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New science and new politics

(Essay published in the 5th and last volume: “Scienza e tecnologia al di là dello specchio” of the series La Nuova Scienza, edited by Umberto Colombo and Giuseppe Lanzavecchia, Libri Scheiwiller, Milan 2004) Wonders abound in this world yet no wonder is greater than man. (Sophocles) In the last lines of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, ... New science and new politics

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Fabio Besti

(2019, January) Fabio Besti is an interdisciplinary designer and independent researcher. He holds a master degree in Product Design for Innovation from Politecnico di Milano, obtained developing an experimental project on wearable technology in collaboration with the Californian brand Jawbone. For the Bassetti Foundation he is a strategic consultant in the fields of design, mobility ... Fabio Besti

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Tommaso Correale Santacroce

(2023, May) Tommaso Correale Santacroce is a multimedia artist, event organizer and video-maker. He has been the Foundation’s head of digital communication since 2002, developing the structures and graphics not only of the current but also the previous 2006 and 2012 versions of the website. Tommaso is author of the footage, titles and editing of ... Tommaso Correale Santacroce

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Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

Index Mission The Foundation premises Piero Bassetti Who we are Mission of the Fondazione Giannino Bassetti The Fondazione Giannino Bassetti came to life in Milan in 1994, and became a Foundation of Participation in 2016. In coherence with the values expressed by the Bassetti family, the Foundation’s aim is to promote responsibility in innovation within ... Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

Anna Pellizzone

(2017, January) Anna Pellizzone is a science writer and an independent researcher. A natural scientist, she holds a master in Science Communication and a PhD in Earth Sciences, obtained with a thesis on the social impact of geothermal technologies in collaboration with the Italian National Research Council. Since 2016 Anna has been collaborating with Fondazione ... Anna Pellizzone

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Avril Accolla

Avril Accolla, graduated with distinction in Industrial Design, Faculty of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano, with the thesis ‘Designing the normality’. Specialises in: Design Direction, Diversity, Marketing, Training Management, Prototyping. Professional works since 1998, in 2002 opened her own professional studio, avrildesign (product, systems and multimedia), particularly focusing on Design for All (DfA). Co-founder and partner ... Avril Accolla

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Francesco Samorè

(Last update: June, 2019) CURRENT POSITION – 2015-present Secretary general of the Giannino Bassetti Foundation for responsible innovation, Milan, Italy – www.fondazionebassetti.org – 2018- present Member of the Executive Board of Società di Incoraggiamento Arti e Mestieri (SIAM 1838), Milan, Italy – www.siam1838.it PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS – 2009-2015 Scientific director of the Giannino Bassetti Foundation for ... Francesco Samorè

Francesco Samorè

From Taylorism to Tailor Made

Making In Italy / Making In Usa Artisanship, Technology and Design Innovating With Beauty Symposium FROM TAYLORISM TO TAILOR MADE A bridge between two cultures Saturday June 22nd 2:00-4:30 p.m. – Academy of Art University – The Cannery, 2801 Leavenworth Street, San Francisco The role of craftsmanship, as seen from both the US and Italian ... From Taylorism to Tailor Made

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