Third Edition
PROGRAM
9 AM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Registration
Registrants may visit the Manfred Pernice and Diego Perrone exhibitions
11 AM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Welcome to EDI Global Forum Third Edition
Maurizio Morra Greco, President, Fondazione Morra Greco
Gaetano Manfredi, Mayor of Naples
Roberto Fico, President, Campania Region
Alessandro Giuli, Minister of Culture of Italy
Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President for European Commission
Onofrio Giustino Angelo Cutaia, Councillor for Culture, Campania Region
Sylvain Bellenger, Director General, EDI Global Forum
Christian Larsen, Executive Director, EDI Global Forum
11.30 AM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Presentation of Fondazione Morra Greco and the exhibitions Manfred Pernice & Diego Perrone
Giulia Pollicita, Curator, Fondazione Morra Greco
Francesca Blandino, Head of Education, Fondazione Morra Greco
Diego Perrone ,Visual Artist
12 AM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Lunch
1.30 PM
Slow Watching: The Critical Reading of Images
Panel
Giorgia Abeltino Google Arts & Culture Europe
Francesca Amirante Art Historian
Maurizio Corbetta Professor of Neurology, University of Padua
Sandro Debono Executive Board, Network of European MuseumsOrganizations
Gautier Verbeke Director of Mediation and Public Engagement, Louvre
Paola Zanini Head of Education, Castello di Rivoli
Sylvain Bellenger Director Emeritus, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Christian Larsen Executive Director, EDI Global Forum
3.30 PM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Experiential Parallel Workshops
Curated by Francesca Blandino
Palazzo Strozzi & Fondazione Morra Greco
MART & Dedalus Cooperative
EKKM (Estonia) & Fondazione Terzo Luogo
Asia Culture Center (Korea) & Academy of Fine Arts Napoli
Centro Pecci & Madre
The Docks & Ikon Gallery
4 PM
Film Festival Roma 2026 Selection
Beyond the Image: Oltre Il Confine
Le Immagine di Mimmo e Francesco Jodice
A film by Matteo Parsini, 2025, 73’
A Ladoc Production
5.30 PM
KEYNOTE
I Want a Museum. I Need a Museum. I Imagine a Museum.
Glenn D. Lowry Director Emeritus, MoMA
Francesco Sirano Director Generale, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
Sylvain Bellenger Director Emeritus, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
9 AM
AI, Art, and Ethics
Panel
Anna Maria Marras AVICOM ICOM, University of Turin
Aimee van Wynsberghe Director, Bonn Sustainable AI Lab, Inst. of Science & Ethics
Amaya Amburu Art Recognition Swiss AI research company for
art authentication
Alex Kashkin MIT Dept of Engineering, AI-powered art restoration
Alessandra Frontini, ICOM, moderator
10.30 AM
Coffee break
11 AM
The Gentle Museum: Accessibility, Uniqueness,
and Fragility as Strengths
Panel
Brunella Trimarco, President, Fondazione Tridama
Sylvain Bellenger, Director Emeritus, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Virgilio Mollicone, Director, Ultrablu
Gaia Peruzzi, Vice President, Ultrablu
Fiamma Tarola, Associate, Ultrablu
Liliana Uccello, Head of Education, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Giovanni Minucci, President, Il Tulipano Social Cooperative
Germana Cole, Interpreter, Il Tulipano Social Cooperative
Annalisa Trasatti, Coordinator, Homer State Tactile Museum
Maurizio Corbetta, Professor and Chair of Neurology, University of Padua
Giovanna Forlanelli Rovati, President, Fondazione Rovati
Scarlett Reliquet, Head of Scientific and Cultural Programming, Musée d’Orsay
12.30 AM
Lunch
Only for EDI Institutions and Speakers
2 PM – 4 PM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Experiential Parallel Workshops
Curated by Francesca Blandino
Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice) & Children’s Museum of
Pompeii
MOMA & Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
MAMbo & Pio Monte della Misericordia
Museion & Scuola Superiore Meridionale
Musei Pistoia & Fondazione Morra Greco
MUCIV & Embodied (mediation)
4.30 PM
Napoli Explosion: Photography, Popular Culture,
Anthropology, Mythology
Exhibition visit
Carmine Maffei Chief Innovation Officer, House of Emerging Technologies/Meditech
Sylvain Bellenger Curator
Mario Amura Artist
5.15 PM
Worksite Tour of Albergo dei Poveri
5.30 PM
Presentation on the History and Future Development of Albergo dei Poveri
Maria Grazia Falciatore, Chief of Staff, City of Naples
Renata Picone, Professor of Architectural Restoration, University of Naples Federico II
Laura Lieto, Deputy Mayor, Councillor for Urban Planning, City of Naples
Angelo Giuliana, Director General, MediTech
6 PM
Free visit of Exhibition “Ancora Qui” and House of Emerging Technologies Lab
Exhibition visit
8.30 PM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Dinner
Only for EDI Institutions and Speakers
Two Games: Adam Harrison’s “The Painting Game” and Bartolomeo Pietromarchi’s Art on Cards
An interactive game session as part of the dinner festivities
Adam Harrison’s The Painting Game
Bartolomeo Pietromarchi’s Art on Cards
9 AM
Artist-Activist-Influencer-Educator: Digital
Platforms for Public Good
Panel
Elizabeth St. George, Assistant Curator, Brooklyn Museum and Visiting Instructor, Pratt Institute
Tommaso Juhasz, Ultima Generazione
Isabella Segalovich, Author
Ken Sakata, Creative Director, Front Office
Christian Larsen, EDI Executive Director, moderator
10.30 AM
Coffee break
11 AM
Amie Siegel on Pompeii
11.30 AM
Outcomes
Facilitated by BAM! Cultural Strategies
1 PM
Closing Remarks
Sylvain Bellenger
Rosanna Romano, Director General, Culture & Tourism, Campania Region
Maurizio Morra Greco
1.30 PM
Lunch
Only for EDI Institutions and Speakers
3 PM
Spazio FOTOcopia
Exhibition Curated by Yvonne De Rosa