The Pirelli Foundation and the world of racing at the Festival of Innovation and Science
Thursday 12 October, 11 a.m. – Biblioteca Archimede, Settimo Torinese
After celebrating its 10th edition in 2022, the Festival dell’Innovazione e della Scienza is back again this year. The event is organised by the Municipality of Settimo Torinese in collaboration with the Fondazione ECM and is open to schools of all levels in the area. Its primary objective is to popularise science in a simple and engaging manner. Settimo Torinese has long been engaged in promoting innovation and sustainability and is connected to Pirelli through the presence of the Group’s most technologically advanced Industrial Centre. The Festival will have a rich programme of workshops, conferences, exhibitions, guided tours, and theatrical performances from 8 to 15 October 2023. The aim is to help young people understand the world around them and face the challenges of the future.
The 11th edition of the event, which is once again supported by Pirelli, is devoted to theme of language in all its many forms: from social media and new technologies to artificial intelligence and neuroscience, by way of art, music, sport and more.
As part of its commitment to research and education, on Thursday 12 October 2023 at 11 a.m. the Pirelli Foundation will take part with a meeting devoted to second grade schools entitled Il mondo delle corse dalla A alla Z (The world of racing from A to Z). This will look back over 150 years of passion and innovation, successes and teamwork, during which Pirelli has put its tyres to the test on the world’s toughest tracks to develop new technologies and cutting-edge, safe, and sustainable products. Words, taken from the most ancient lexicons and from the latest technologies, will serve as our guides on an exploration of the most exciting road and circuit races. Through quizzes and the presentation of photographs and videos preserved in the company’s Historical Archive, participants will discover fascinating anecdotes and curiosities concerning the best-performing tyres. The journey will range from the Pirelli pneus used on the international Peking-Paris Motor Race in 1907 to the first car drifting in rally racing, from Juan Emanuel Fangio’s Cinturato Extraordinario to the grip and compounds of the latest Formula 1 tyres.
For bookings, click here.
Participation in the festival aligns with the mission of Pirelli Foundation Educational, which since 2013 has been offering courses designed to promote scientific research and technological advancement also among young people. These values have been deeply embedded in Pirelli’s corporate culture since its inception. To find out more about the 2023/2024 educational programme, click here.
With a speech by Antonio Calabrò, senior vice president of culture and director of the Pirelli Foundation, Pirelli will also be present at the conference La fabbrica ‘intelligente’ quanto sarà davvero ‘artificiale’? (“How ‘artificial’ will the ‘smart’ factory really be?”), on Saturday 14 October. This will reflect on the connection between the languages of science, those of production and the new frontiers opened by Artificial Intelligence and its potential ramifications for employment, factories, education, and knowledge.
For further details and access to the complete programme of events, please go to www.festivaldellinnovazione.settimo-torinese.it
Thursday 12 October, 11 a.m. – Biblioteca Archimede, Settimo Torinese
After celebrating its 10th edition in 2022, the Festival dell’Innovazione e della Scienza is back again this year. The event is organised by the Municipality of Settimo Torinese in collaboration with the Fondazione ECM and is open to schools of all levels in the area. Its primary objective is to popularise science in a simple and engaging manner. Settimo Torinese has long been engaged in promoting innovation and sustainability and is connected to Pirelli through the presence of the Group’s most technologically advanced Industrial Centre. The Festival will have a rich programme of workshops, conferences, exhibitions, guided tours, and theatrical performances from 8 to 15 October 2023. The aim is to help young people understand the world around them and face the challenges of the future.
The 11th edition of the event, which is once again supported by Pirelli, is devoted to theme of language in all its many forms: from social media and new technologies to artificial intelligence and neuroscience, by way of art, music, sport and more.
As part of its commitment to research and education, on Thursday 12 October 2023 at 11 a.m. the Pirelli Foundation will take part with a meeting devoted to second grade schools entitled Il mondo delle corse dalla A alla Z (The world of racing from A to Z). This will look back over 150 years of passion and innovation, successes and teamwork, during which Pirelli has put its tyres to the test on the world’s toughest tracks to develop new technologies and cutting-edge, safe, and sustainable products. Words, taken from the most ancient lexicons and from the latest technologies, will serve as our guides on an exploration of the most exciting road and circuit races. Through quizzes and the presentation of photographs and videos preserved in the company’s Historical Archive, participants will discover fascinating anecdotes and curiosities concerning the best-performing tyres. The journey will range from the Pirelli pneus used on the international Peking-Paris Motor Race in 1907 to the first car drifting in rally racing, from Juan Emanuel Fangio’s Cinturato Extraordinario to the grip and compounds of the latest Formula 1 tyres.
For bookings, click here.
Participation in the festival aligns with the mission of Pirelli Foundation Educational, which since 2013 has been offering courses designed to promote scientific research and technological advancement also among young people. These values have been deeply embedded in Pirelli’s corporate culture since its inception. To find out more about the 2023/2024 educational programme, click here.
With a speech by Antonio Calabrò, senior vice president of culture and director of the Pirelli Foundation, Pirelli will also be present at the conference La fabbrica ‘intelligente’ quanto sarà davvero ‘artificiale’? (“How ‘artificial’ will the ‘smart’ factory really be?”), on Saturday 14 October. This will reflect on the connection between the languages of science, those of production and the new frontiers opened by Artificial Intelligence and its potential ramifications for employment, factories, education, and knowledge.
For further details and access to the complete programme of events, please go to www.festivaldellinnovazione.settimo-torinese.it