Theme: Fast Changes

By now, most people are aware that our world - and especially technology - is changing and developing lightning fast. But while we keep updating our operating systems and smartphones all the time, we completely forget to update our human systems, our beliefs and habits. Isn’t it strange that the majority of the world still lives by the same rules that have been passed on from generation to generation over hundreds of years?
As much as we are striving for progress, such outdated rules are terribly inhibiting. That’s why many of us are fighting with stressful, limiting beliefs that hold us back from being our “true self” and living life to its full potential.
Luckily, a new breed of open-minded, world-centric individuals has begun to question the status quo and the way our society works. They realize that some traditional norms simply don’t fit into our hyper-informed, creative and technological age anymore and things need to change.
The intensity of all these technological changes requires to move forward faster and faster.
Every day there is something new. However the real revolution today is no longer regarding changes but about the speed of this changes and the importance to make them sustainable.
This event is held by the TEDxModena according to the TED rules and with the kind support of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Motorvehicle University Emilia Romagna, the City of Modena and many other partners.

Teatro Storchi
Largo Garibaldi 15
Modena, Emilia-Romagna, 41124
Italy

Elena Bonfiglioli

Managing Director

Expert in health and life sciences, with experience in Europe, Middle East and Africa, she collaborates with more than 150 professionals with the aim of guiding the strategy and development of the business for public health. He has led numerous Health 4.0 and Health Digital transformation initiatives, with top roles in European health education associations.

Fabrizio Poggi

Musician

Singer, harmonica player and writer, he has won prestigious international awards. He has recorded 22 albums, many of them recorded in the United States and has played with great masters of blues, rock and songwriters. It was in first place in the ranking of the most popular blues records in America. Fabrizio Poggi owes his extraordinary success to a deep connection with the vibrations of the blues.

Francesco Leali

Professor

A man continually turned to innovation, looking for cutting-edge technical and design solutions for machine conception and optimization. University professor at the engineering department of UniMoRe Modena, he has dozens of publications and research and development activities on frontier topics. Responsible for numerous research projects, he participates in the design and development of innovative methods for industrial robotics.

Giorgio Nardone

psychotherapist psychologist

Giorgio Nardone, founder along with Paul Watzlawick the Strategic Therapy Center of Arezzo (where he carries out his activity as Psychotherapist and coach) is considered the most prominent figure in the tradition of the Palo Alto school. He has created dozens of innovative therapeutic techniques and formulated specific treatment protocols, some of which are true "best practices" of psychotherapy, as in the case of obsessive and compulsive phobic disorders and eating disorders. In addition to the clinical field, his research and activities are aimed at Communication and Strategic Problem Solving applied to managerial contexts and to artistic and sporting performance. Its theoretical application formulations are considered a real "School of Thought" to which scholars and professionals around the world are inspired. For decades he has held specialized conferences and seminars and has presented his work so far in over 36 different countries.

Giovanni Corazza

Professor

"Creativity in the near future becomes a fundamental skill for every human being, and not just a talent reserved for some special personalities". Electronic engineer, full professor at the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, President of Cineca and of the Marconi Institute of Technology, always passionate about technology and the importance of creativity for scientific development. In addition to being a top member of prestigious university and cultural institutions, he has won important international awards for his research on 5G networks, satellite communications, transmission techniques and more. Thanks to his solid reputation, he is the scientific director of 17 projects promoted by the European Union and the ESA - European Space Agency.

Jiaranai Keatnuxsuo

IT Researcher

Jiaranai is an Information Technology student at the University of Western Australia who shines brightest when using her skills to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical problems. Technology has become part of everything in the world she knows, and it makes her believe that knowledge from various domains is interconnected and even greater when combined. However, Jia's background was all about people, not machines; she was involved in a personal development project, helping the young generation in her community realize their potential. With this project, she was nominated for the Western Australia Young Leadership Award in 2018. Jia believes in technology, not because of its coolness but its abilities that could augment ordinary people to become extraordinary.

Leo Turrini

journalist

The legendary Edmondo Berselli called him "the greatest Italian oral narrator". A legend of sports journalism, a great Formula 1 expert, as well as a lover of football, volleyball, cycling, music, cinema and costume: who better than he can make us understand the sense of speed and change?

Pablo Suarez

Professor

After graduating in water engineering and a research doctorate in geography, today he is associate director for research and innovation at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center. In collaboration with the most important international organizations, it develops climate risk management methods, creating operational prevention tools and algorithms for forecasting floods.

Tony Pagone

Justice - Professor

"Being a judge is vital to the freedom, security and order of a company." This is the Australian judge's vision in his speech at the Meeting of the International Association of Judges of which he was President. A long career at the top of the Australian judiciary, during which he dealt with commercial, administrative, constitutional, fiscal, public rights and human rights law.