From Leonardo to the Microchip
Join us for a lively multimedia performance celebrating the power of unconventional thinking as a driver of innovation at the crossroads between counterculture and hi-tech through portraits of inspiring figures, some with Italian names: from Lawrence Ferlinghetti, patriarch of the Beat Generation, to Adriano Olivetti, visionary entrepreneur from Ivrea, and Federico Faggin from Vicenza, who created the first microchip and invented the touch technology. The event will be held on Tuesday, January 21st, 2020at the Museum of Vancouver (Joyce Walley Hall) at 7:00pm.
From Leonardo to the Microchip
Italian Creativity and Innovation in the Economy of the Future
Free-thinker Roberto Bonzio left the newsroom and a full-time job at the international news agency Reuters in Milan to found “Italiani di Frontiera” (Frontier Italians), an innovative project investigating the secrets of talent conceived as a one-man-band journalistic adventure. With a strong presence on online and offline media, more than 250 live storytelling events hosted by top companies and institutions in Italy and abroad, a book published in 2015 and inspirational tours across the Silicon Valley for professionals of any industry, Roberto Bonzio has been nominated Alumnus of the Year by Venice University Ca’ Foscari for his original work.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 at 7:00pm
WHERE: Museum of Vancouver (Joyce Walley Hall) – 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9
RSVP: Please RSVP at info@dantesocietybc.ca
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We look forward to seeing you there
Museum of Vancouver
