The Meeting is not the first Italian event this year to decide to reflect on the theme of the essential. A well-known festival like the Wired Next Fest, which took place in Milan from June 14th to 16th, had "The Essential" as its title. On Friday, August 23rd, we had the director of Wired Italia at the Meeting.

"There are more than a few points in common with the Meeting. We wanted to reflect," declared Ferrazza, in a video interview at the Meeting, "on the fact that, in recent years, many new technologies have emerged, from artificial intelligence to blockchain, and even NFTs. However, the essential aspect has often been overlooked: what are the goals being pursued, and how are these technologies being used? Since technologies are tools, we wanted to focus primarily on the objectives, which can be better achieved through the use of new technologies. With this, we chose to focus on the essential, that is, to start again from the values of people, companies, and communities, and pursue these values, sometimes even with the help of technological tools."