Theme: Terraformare

In mid-20th-century science fiction literature, as the space race fueled fantasies of galactic travel and interstellar civilizations, the neologism “terraforming” first appeared, a term for a series of artificial processes designed to make an inhospitable planet more like our world. Today, although our technical possibilities are far from any terraforming, the concept seems to be returning to public debate and social conversations in response to our planet's increasing degree of unlivability: climate change, polarization, international tensions, intolerance, and the hostile mutation of cities and technology increasingly lead us to imagine what would happen if we were given the chance to start from scratch, far from here, far from the world we have built, and thus, ultimately, far from our responsibilities.

But even if it were possible, moving to another planet while maintaining the same habits and beliefs would still lead to the same outcome. That is why we have no choice: the only planet we can terraform, the only celestial body we can “make more habitable,” the only space we can “make more livable” is our own.
How? By terraforming, first of all, our own ideas.

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Adriano Girotto

Inventor

Adriano Girotto is an entrepreneur, founder and owner of Girotto Brevetti srl, a company specializing in creating technological and industrial patents. He is also the president of Ironbox srl, where he developed Ironlev technology, an innovation that applies magnetic levitation to railways without modifying pre-existing infrastructure, representing a significant breakthrough in terms of energy consumption and pollution.

Chiara Pagliaccia

Comedian

Chiara Pagliaccia is an author and comedian, specializing in content creation for radio, TV and social media. She is the founder of Sagre d'Italia, a project that celebrates folklore through self-produced videos on Instagram and TikTok, in which she interviews ordinary people at local markets and festivals, extolling Italian folk wisdom.

Flavio Troisi

Ghostwriter and creator

Flavio Troisi is a ghostwriter who writes numerous books each year for offbeat personalities. In addition to writing, he is passionate about reading and being a reviewer, sharing his literary musings on the Broken Stories YouTube channel. For Flavio, literature is not only a passion, but a source of valuable tools to cultivate empathy, an essential quality both in his work as a writer and in human relationships.

Gina Spucches

Prendi in casa Host

Gina Spucches was born in Sicily in 1946 and for more than 50 years has lived in Milan, a city she considers her second home. A former elementary school teacher, she has dedicated her life to education and, once retired, to volunteer work. She is currently a member of the Take Home Association, which provides hospitality to young people in hard-to-home cities, and lives with Sofia Carolla, with whom she feels she has so much in common despite the age difference. Together they share experiences and values that go beyond just a generational relationship.

Irene Fellin

NATO special representative for women, peace and security

Irene Fellin is an expert in mediation and peace building, committed to promoting women's leadership in the areas of peace, defense and international security. Through her involvement with WIIS Italy, of which she is founder and honorary chair, and other initiatives such as the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network project, she contributes to creating spaces where women can emerge as leaders and innovators. Currently, she integrates gender perspectives into NATO's strategic decisions, and as a mentor, offers support and advice to young female professionals who aspire to a career in diplomatic processes.

Jacopo Di Miceli

Curator of Osservatorio Complottismo

Jacopo Di Miceli is a journalist and writer who specializes in the study of conspiracy phenomena. For years he has dedicated himself to exploring the origins and dynamics of such phenomena with in-depth and critical analysis. He is the editor of the Osservatorio Complottismo project and collaborates with newspapers such as Il Fatto Quotidiano, Facta and Valigia Blu.

Martina Porcile

Ju Jitsu world champion

Martina Porcile is a Ju Jitsu athlete, born in Genoa in 1994. She represents the Italian national team in the Fighting System -52kg category, and to date, has won two world championships (2013 and 2022) and one European championship (2017). With a degree in business administration, Martina has managed to balance her sports and academic careers, showing great determination and ability to achieve any goal she sets, even when due to a bad accident, she risked having to give up her sports career.

Maurizio Carucci

Songwriter

Maurizio Carucci is a singer-songwriter and traveler, born in Genoa Marassi in 1980. He founded Ex-Otago in 2002, with which he tours Italy thanks to a repertoire of classic Italian pop songwriting. He has lived in the Apennines since 2000, and in 2012 he founded the agricultural/cultural collective Cascina Barbàn with partner Martina Panarese. He is a minimal traveler, who has undertaken various journeys to discover the middle, provincial and inland areas of Italy.

Samuele Heydi Bonanini

Agricultural entrepreneur

Samuele Heydi Bonanini is a winemaker in Cinque Terre, where he has run a 55,000-square-meter farm since 2004. A pioneer in the recovery of indigenous grape varieties and sustainable viticulture, he produces award-winning wines recognized by industry guides. In addition to wine production, he is active in social projects, such as viticulture courses for children and integration initiatives for disadvantaged groups. Among its most recent projects is Sciacchetrà del Migrante, made in collaboration with Caritas La Spezia, which combines agriculture and social inclusion.

Sofia Carolla

Prendi in casa Guest

Gina Spucches was born in Sicily in 1946 and for more than 50 years has lived in Milan, a city she considers her second home. A former elementary school teacher, she has dedicated her life to education and, once retired, to volunteer work. She is currently a member of the Take Home Association, which provides hospitality to young people in hard-to-home cities, and lives with Sofia Carolla, with whom she feels she has so much in common despite the age difference. Together they share experiences and values that go beyond just a generational relationship.