The second Sisal Talk was held at Sisal's headquarters in Milan, following the one in July dedicated to the theme of sustainability, the series of meetings wanted by Sisal to strengthen the dialogue with stakeholders on the key issues of the company's long-term growth strategy.

 

The event - on the occasion of the presentation of the third annual issue dedicated to Science and Technology of Divercity Mag, the quarterly magazine of inclusion and innovation created with the aim of collecting testimonies around the theme of inclusion - was dedicated to the themes of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, with a particular focus on innovation and technology as levers to foster inclusion. 

"It is crucial today to stimulate dialogue on the importance of technologies as a vehicle for inclusion and sustainability, not only when they propose solutions to facilitate inclusion, but especially when they are designed to express a user experience that does not discriminate against users"-said Francesco Durante, CEO of Sisal, introducing the Sisal Talk- "A paradigm shift where innovation and diversity serve to think about different technologies in an accessible way and build a more responsible, inclusive and digital future."

The focus of the discussion-which featured Alessio Salviato, Teaching and Research Fellow at the Wharton School University in Pennsylvania, Tommaso Davi, Founder of Neurosive, a neuro-divergent researcher and entrepreneur, Francesca Pastore, Vice President of Staffetta Sanitaria APS, Riccardo Basso, Diversity Manager at Bank of Italy, and Arianna Ortelli co-founder and CEO of Novis Games, moderated by Valentina Dolciotti, Editorial Director DiverCity Magazine-the importance of accessibility to knowledge, from technological, economic and social perspectives, and how technology must be a vehicle for inclusion, otherwise it is technique that remains an end in itself.