Welcome to Porto, the city of makers, where high-tech meets traditional craftsman(and women)ship! Get to know our city and meet our makers. Let’s talk about “made in EU”, AI and ethics, material science for space travel, and more. Be the first to read “The State of Presence”, the newest report from our partner, ThePowerHouse. They interviewed technologists, artists, and entrepreneurs to better understand the state of innovation, and the result will be launched during the Garden Porto by FNDMT.
Please feel welcome to the city of makers, Porto, Portugal. For centuries, this region has been known for connecting the highest technologies with the ancient techniques of craftsmanship. Inspired by this tradition, we decided to bring Ars Electronica to Portugal and host the Porto Garden by FNDMT. During our edition, we will show you around our beautiful city and introduce you to our makers and shakers from Norte Portugal and the region.
To start, we have partnered with ThePowerHouse, who will release their new future report exclusively to the audience of Ars Electronica. In the last months, they have interviewed technologists, artists, and innovative entrepreneurs about our ‘new state of presence’ asking the question – what’s next? During the Ars Electronica Garden Porto by FNDMT, you’ll meet all the contributors for an online FAQ session.
In the second part of the program, we are bringing Porto closer to you. Artists, artisans, makers, creators, and technologists will give you an insight into their work and creative spaces. Watch out for our ‘Meet the Makers’ series where you can find out more about how we in Porto use technology in our artwork.
In the third part of our program, we’re asking the big questions and sharing the big stories in a series of roundtables with international and Porto-based leaders to discuss topics such as materials in space, social impact and ethics in AI, and sustainability and technology from inside the factory.
How the innovation industry is overcoming the challenges of this crisis through collaboration, empathy and more.
Speakers:
- Inês Santos Silva, Founder Aliados Consultancy
- Amber Jae Slooten, Founder of The Fabricant, the first digital fashion house
- Cécile Poignant, Trend forecaster and Editor at TrendTablet
- Sean Chiles The Digital Fashion Group
- Dr Dionne L. Boyd, CEO & Founder of Image Architects & Management, and Professor at Polimoda and LIM College
- Dr. Livia Pinent, Head of Research OFundamentO and ThePowerHouse
Artificial intelligence and big data analytics have brought to surface the social impact of technology, and our responsibility in applying automated solutions into people’s lives.
Speakers:
- Fernanda Torre, Visiting Teacher at the Stockholm School of Economics.
- Joanna Hir, award-winning fashion tech and costume designer.
- Francisco Marques Teixeira, neuroscientist and neurotechnologist
- Joana Lacerda, Head of Business Development at OFundamentO and ThePowerHouse
Let us introduce you to Porto, a city of makers. Artists, creators, artisans and technologists will give you an insight into their work and creative spaces.
Makers:
- Gazete Azulejos
- VivaLab
- Gabriela Arlindo
- VRAAUU Studio
- Lehmann + Silva
- Aquela Kombucha
- Irena Uebler & Lyft Creative Team
- Katty Xiomara
- Vanda Jorge, Ecool Hunter
- Preencher Vazios
- Rudolfo Quintas
- João Castro, TheRoyal Studio
Traditional techniques are coming together with high end technology in Portugal, and are attracting interest from space agencies and futurists.
Speakers:
- Chiara Manfletti, President of the Portuguese Space Agency
- Temidayo Oniosun, Managing Director Space in Africa
- Ana Pires, Scientist Astronaut-Candidate, INESC
- Rishkandha Tomar, Space Tourism Lifestyle Retail
- Moderator: Lisa Lang, CEO and Founder FNDMT
The city of Porto welcomes creatives and businessman, creating a great environment to grow enterprises in the most inspiring way. Discover all of what the city can offer in this panel, led by Porto City Hall.
Speakers:
- Ricardo Valente: City Councillor for Economy, Tourism and Commerce
- Patricia Soares da Costa (A Maquinista)
- Luis Neves (Porto Tech HUb)
- Manuel Marques (Associação Turismo Porto)
Concept and production: Lisa Lang, Joana Lacerda and Livia Pinent, FNDMT
This project is supported by ScaleUp Porto.
Illustrations:
Tiles by Mano a Mano Design Studio.
Program by Kate Kilpatrick-Galbraith
All the pictures in the Photo Gallery were kindly provided by the partner artists.