Demo Day - Toscana Tech on the Road | Exhibit Inauguration - Genio Toscano
Join us on Wednesday, December 4th from 3:00pm for Demo Day - Toscana Tech on the Road | Exhibit Inauguration - Genio Toscano.
3:00 pm. Doors open and registration
3:30 pm. Welcome Remarks & Keynote, "Humanism and Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Anthropological Metamorphosis."
Welcome remarks from INNOVIT and the Regional Council of the Tuscany Region.
Keynote speech by Mauro Aprile Zanetti, "Humanism and Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Anthropological Metamorphosis."
4:30 pm. Startup Pitches
The startups who will pitch are: DSQM, Haruspex, Knitronix, Linari Engineering, Macoev, Mediate, Playnook, SailADV, Small Pixels, Startacrowd, Traent.
More info about the companies here.
6:00 pm. Join us for the inauguration of the exhibition: "Genio Toscano", followed by a tasty INNOVIT buffet
The exhibition will be inaugurated by:
Sergio Strozzi, Consul General of Italy
Antonio Mazzeo, President of the Tuscan Regional Council, and Leonardo Marras, Councilor for Economy, productive activities, credit policies and tourism of the Tuscany Region
Alberta Lai, Director at the Italian Cultural Institute
Diego Teloni, Board Member, INNOVIT
The exhibition, "Genio Toscano - From timeless manufacturing to bold innovations", will stay open until January 17th, 2025.
Genio Toscano celebrates the excellence of Tuscany's manufacturing heritage by recounting the stories of various businesses and their iconic products that have shaped the landscape of design, style, quality, and innovation on an international level. This heritage is the result of the "Tuscan genius," who in some ways anticipates the typical mindset of Silicon Valley.
Through the exhibition, visitors embark on a journey through the values that have characterized and continue to characterize Tuscany's manufacturing production, including:
Intuitive ability and originality, capable of anticipating tastes, needs, and innovative solutions.
Mastery of craftsmanship, as a result of the extensive experience and knowledge accumulated in the region over the centuries.
Creative skill that expertly shapes materials, transforming thoughts into artistic forms, and achieving radical innovations.
Ability to create iconic objects of great beauty and quality that have influenced the collective imagination and become timeless cult objects, born out of a passion for work and an openness to the world.
The journey is composed of stages, each with a title highlighting a specific characteristic of Tuscan entrepreneurial and productive abilities:
Think different! (Products by: Piaggio, Poltronova)
Be visionary! (Products by: Edra, Archivio Storico Nuovo Pignone (Baker Hughes))
People (Products by: Bitossi, Museo Ferragamo)
Have a dream! (Products by: Edra)
Draft the future! (Products by: Probiomedica, Wearable Robotics, Garfagnana Innovazione, Abel)
Roots (Products by: Unoaerre, Museo Orodautore, Museo del Tessuto)
Shape lives! (Products by: Poltronova, Bitossi)
Each stage is represented by one or more stories told through objects, projects, images, and testimonies from Tuscan companies and corporate museums. The exhibited material is enriched with in-depth multimedia content.
The audience is invited to travel through the narratives and stories that exemplify Tuscan excellence.