The “Officina” Kicks Off

09/03/2015

2 min.

The Officina, a new jobs workshop, is a project implemented by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale and Google to promote digital competences and organise professional training and orientation activities for 10,000 young men and women looking for employment.

The Officina will host a wide variety of activities ranging from motivational training for success in the 21st century to digital manufacturing, gaming, video making and immersive reality labs.

The Officina is a new service at the Phyrtual Innovation Gym at the Rome Città Educativa (Via del Quadraro 102).

“Officina” – A New Jobs Workshop

Rome, March 18, 2015

PROGRAMME

10.00 am

Conference room

PRESS CONFERENCE

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Welcome

Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
Ignazio Marino, Mayor of Rome

Presentation of the “Officina”

Carlo D’Asaro Biondo, President, EMEA Strategic Relationships, Google
Alfonso Molina, Professor of Technology Strategy at the University of Edinburgh and Scientific Director of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale

Speakers

Stefania Giannini, Italian Minister of Education, University and Research
Giuliano Poletti, Italian Minister for Labour and Social Policy
Nicola Zingaretti, President, Lazio Region

VISITS TO THE YOUTH ACCELERATION LABS

Self-Awareness Lab
Video Lab
Game Lab
Immersive Lab
Fab Lab
Robotics Centre

1 pm

END OF MORNING SESSION

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During the course of the afternoon, there will be a series of activities dedicated to young men and women: labs, talks, demos and a visit to the Phyrtual Innovation Gym.

2.30 pm

LABS

Self-Awareness Lab
Video Lab
Game Lab
Immersive Lab
Fab Lab
Robotics Centre

4 – 6 pm

Conference Room

TALKS and DEMOS

Representatives from associations, companies and institutions in the Phyrtual Innovation Gym Network:

Sandrine Cardinale, Business Development Director EMEA, Steelcase Education
Nicola Sganga, President, ANIMATIKA
Luca De Dominicis, CEO, AIV – Italian Videogame Academy
Giordano Bruno, Director, ISIA – Artistic Industries Institute
Arianna Sodano, Steering Committee, ADI – Association for Industrial Design
Antonio Venece, Director, IED Roma –European Institute of Design
Alessandro Mongelli, CEO, RUFA - Rome University of Fine Arts (Rufa)

6 – 7 pm

Conference Room

BUILD A TOWER, BUILD A TEAM

Klaus Haasis, Systemic Coach DBVC

7.00 pm

COCKTAIL

The “Officina” Kicks Off