The Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi presents:
FREE Webinars – Dialogues on innovation: the pandemic, human civilization and the limits of technology.
The Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi is to host a series of webinars focusing on the full meaning of civilization, and provocatively opposing technology to it. There are fields of mankind’s cultural experience that technology can only partly impact and will never be able to overcome.
The webinars will feature a lineup of Italian, Emirati and GCC area intellectual, experts and artists. The cycle of webinars will be officially opened by an introductory greeting jointly with H.E. the Italian Ambassador, Nicola Lener, Ambassador of Italy to the UAE and by H.E. the Honorable Minister of State Zaki Nusseibeh.
The webinars will be moderated by Dr Ida Zilio-Grandi, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi, Embassy of Italy to the United Arab Emirates.
For further information please download the press release available in English and Arabic.
Webinar n.1: “From covidiots to quaranteam: linguistic changes in the time of pandemic”
Tuesday 15th September 2020 – 6.15pm (GST time)
Opening Greetings:
H.E. Nicola Lener, Ambassador of Italy to the UAE
and
H.E. Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Muhammad Safi al Mostaghanemi, Secretary General of the Arabic Language Academy, Sharjah
Prof. Massimo Leone, Professor of Semiotics at the University of Turin
Mustafa Ismail aka Freek, Rapper
To watch webinar 1, please click here.
Webinar n.2: “Man: survival vs wellbeing”
Tuesday September 22, 2020 – 6.15pm (GST time)
Guest Speakers:
Telmo Pievani, Professor of Philosophy of Biological Sciences at the University of Padua
Fabio Piano, Professor of Biology at NYU Abu Dhabi and New York. Founding Director of NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, NYU
Mariam Ketait, Emirati family Doctor, wellbeing Designer. Co-founder of Ebb & Flow in Abu Dhabi
To watch webinar 2, please click here.
Webinar n.3: “Live art and events:irreplaceable?”
Tuesday September 29, 2020 – 6.15pm (GST time)
Guest Speakers:
Christian Greco, Egyptologist, Director of the Egyptian Museum of Turin
Faisal Al Hassan, Gallerist, General Manager Warehouse421
Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, Art critic, Director of MAXXI Arte – National Museum of XXI Century Arts, Rome
Umberto Fanni, Director General, Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman
To watch webinar 3, please click here.
Webinar n.4: “Fashion and the senses”
Tuesday October 13, 2020 – 6:15pm (GST time)
Guest Speakers:
Chiara Tronville, fashion journalist, storyteller, communication specialist, Milan
Budreya Faisal, fashion designer, Abu Dhabi
Unusual 90-76, a spokesperson from the modest/street style brand, Milan
Amal Al Raisi, fashion designer, Muscat (Oman)
Pamela Berry, Art direction & design, Milan
To watch webinar 4, please click here.
Webinar 5: “E-learning and virtual working: the future?”
Tuesday October 27, 2020 – 6:15pm (GST time)
Guest Speakers:
Carlo Ratti, Professor and Director of the Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Francesco Ramella, Professor of Economic Sociology (University of Turin)
Michele Rostan, Professor of Economic Sociology (University of Pavia)
Hind Al Rustamani, Assistant Deputy Rector – Deanship of Student Affairs (Zayed University, Abu Dhabi)
Pasquale Borea, Dean College of Law, Royal University for Women (Bahrein)
To watch webinar 5, please click here.
Webinar 6: “The culture of books”
Tuesday November 10, 2020 – 6:15pm (GST time)
Guest speakers:
Ernesto Franco, writer and Director of the Einaudi Publishing House (Turin, Italy)
Khoula Al Mujaini, Director of Fairs and Festivals (Sharjah, UAE)
Valentina Sagaria Rossi, Head of the Oriental Collections at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Rome, Italy)
H.E Sheikha Al Mehairi, Director of the Libraries Department-DCT (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Giacomo Nerozzi, Manager of the University Library (Bologna, Italy)
To watch webinar 6, please click here.
Webinar 7: “Conviviality denied”
Tuesday November 24, 2020 – 6:15pm (GST time)
Guest speakers:
Carlo Pizzati, Writer, journalist, Professor of Communication Theory (Asian College of Journalism, India)
Deepak Unnikrishnan, Writer, Professor of Creative Writing (New York University, Abu Dhabi)
Khaled Saadi, Emirati Chef (Abu Dhabi)
Sahar Al Awadhi, Emirati Pastry Chef (Burj Al Arab, Dubai)
Laila Ali Almahri, Head of English Training (Ministry of Education, Abu Dhabi)
To watch webinar 7, please click here.
Webinar 8: “Embracing solitude: lessons from outer space”
Sunday December 6, 2020 – 6:15pm (GST time)
Opening Greetings:
– Video: H.E. Marina Sereni, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy)
– H.E. Hussain Al Hammadi, Minister of Education (UAE)
Guest Speakers:
Luca Parmitano, Astronaut, European Space Agency (EU)
Francesca Matteucci, Professor of Stellar Physics, University of Trieste & Accademia dei Lincei (Italy)
Manal AlDowayan, Artist (Saudi Arabia)
Hazza Al Mansouri, Astronaut, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (UAE)
Final remarks: H.E. Nicola Lener, Ambassador of Italy to the UAE
To watch webinar 8, please click here.