CITIES OF THE FUTURE FRAME 003

The Circular Economy

Speakers::
David Tremlett, artist
Matteo Mantellassi, CEO Manteco spa
Guido Guerzoni, Bocconi University Milan
Alessandro Colombo, Artistic Director Recò Festival
Alessandro Brogi, President G.I.D.A. spa
Fabia Romagnoli, CTN Chairmanship Sustainability Delegate to Confindustria Toscana Nord
Stefano Pezzato, Head of Collection and Archives Centre for Contemporary Art Luigi Pecci
Mario Cristiani, President of Associazione Arte Continua APS

Moderator:
Valerio Barberis, Town Planning Councillor of the Municipality of Prato

Globalisation has shown us clearly that no waste disappears. Western society and the world of production, which are increasingly sensitive to policies favouring reuse, are investing in circularity because producing the new from the already used, even if it requires greater effort, creates products with added value, a value also given by the reduction of waste and refuse. What is missing from the economic system so that this circular production model can definitively establish itself? How can the PA and public companies support this production model? What role can art play in raising society's awareness of a circular relationship with the world around it?