A platform, not an event
ORBITS - Dialogues with Intelligence is an Italian cultural platform dedicated to artificial intelligence, digital ethics and the post-AI society.
Born from Luciano Floridi's philosophical vision and Manuela Ronchi's strategic direction, ORBITS brings together philosophy, business, academia and institutions to understand the impact of AI on work, culture and society.
An interdisciplinary ecosystem where leaders, companies, young people and thinkers develop cultural tools and critical vision to face digital transformation consciously, sustainably and responsibly.
Because in the post-AI era, the real competitive advantage is not chasing technology, but understanding and guiding it.
Over 1000
Participants across the first two editions
Community C-Level
An active community of C-level executives, professionals and decision makers
Show-How
A proprietary format centered on dialogue between thought and application
Industry leaders
Presence of leading companies across the main sectors of the Italian economy
HABITAT - Designing the post-AI society
2026 Edition
How is artificial intelligence transforming the way we live, work and make decisions? How are time, productivity, relationships and society changing?
These questions give rise to HABITAT, the theme of Orbits 2026: an exploration of how AI is redefining the physical, social and working spaces we inhabit, and how citizens, companies and institutions can help design the post-AI society.
Not a theoretical reflection, but a concrete challenge concerning the future of work, cities, culture and everyday life.
The three dimensions of habitat
Social environment
How human relationships, communication and trust change in an era in which AI is part of our network of everyday interactions.
Work environment
Organization, productivity, roles, skills. How work is redefined when AI automates processes and frees new human energy.
Natural environment
Sustainability, territory, AI's environmental impact. The energy cost of artificial intelligence and its implications for the planet.
The program
Teatro Grande - Archaeological Park of Pompeii
Invitation only
An evening dedicated to artificial intelligence, philosophy and the post-AI society in the heart of Pompeii.
During Professor Luciano Floridi's Show How, students, CEOs, companies, universities and institutions come together to explore the future of work, technology and culture in the age of AI. Because understanding change today means understanding the future.
Teatro Grande - Archaeological Park of Pompeii
Invitation only
An evening dedicated to artificial intelligence, philosophy and the post-AI society in the heart of Pompeii.
During Professor Luciano Floridi's Show How, students, CEOs, companies, universities and institutions come together to explore the future of work, technology and culture in the age of AI. Because understanding change today means understanding the future.
Orbits Express
The journey to Pompeii begins earlier
Transformation begins before arriving in Pompeii.
150 Italian CEOs, entrepreneurs and leaders will experience ORBITS aboard the Arlecchino, the historic Ferrovie dello Stato train connecting Naples to the Teatro Grande of Pompeii for the 2026 edition.
An icon of Italian design and the Italian economic miracle, the Arlecchino returns today as a symbol of an Italy capable of innovating without losing its identity.
During the journey, the train becomes a space for networking and exchange dedicated to the theme HABITAT and the post-AI society.
Just as the Arlecchino changed how people experienced distance and movement, artificial intelligence is now redefining time, work and possibility.
Orbits Express opens ORBITS 2026 with a journey through heritage, innovation and a vision of the future.
The journey continues to Pietrarsa
17 July 2026 · Historic train
Orbits' journey aboard historic trains continues from Naples to Pietrarsa, a symbol of Italy's railway tradition.
An experience of industrial memory, culture and innovation that accompanies guests and participants to the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa, the center of the day dedicated to dialogue between artificial intelligence, business and the post-AI society.
Luciano Floridi
The philosophical reference point for ORBITS
Among the most authoritative contemporary philosophers of artificial intelligence and digital ethics, Luciano Floridi is the cultural and philosophical reference point for ORBITS.
A professor at Yale University and founder of the Digital Ethics Center, he leads the international debate on AI, technological innovation and digital transformation, collaborating with companies, governments and institutions around the world.
He has taught at the University of Oxford, contributing to the creation of the Oxford Internet Institute, and teaches at the University of Bologna. Author of hundreds of publications translated globally, he is considered one of the leading scholars of the impact of artificial intelligence on contemporary society.
His vision inspires the HABITAT theme and ORBITS' reflection on the future of work, relationships, culture and society in the post-AI era.
Since 2025 he has been President of Fondazione Leonardo and promotes an approach to technology capable of combining innovation, responsibility and human rights.
“AI is not just a tool. It is a transformation of our human habitat, of the way we perceive time, organize relationships and assign value to action.”
— Luciano Floridi
Ask the QUESTION or find the ANSWER? | INFORMATION in Orbit - PHILOSOPHY with Luciano Floridi
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Why CAN'T we AGREE? | PROBLEMS in Orbit - PHILOSOPHY with Luciano Floridi
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Can we learn to REASON? | LOGIC in Orbit - PHILOSOPHY with Luciano Floridi
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Choosing the MODEL, not absolute TRUTH | ABSTRACTION in Orbit - PHILOSOPHY with Luciano Floridi
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The future is built together
ORBITS was created to foster dialogue between new generations, companies and institutions in the age of artificial intelligence.
Today, young people live with technologies that companies and institutions are still learning to truly understand. That is why ORBITS brings students, universities, CEOs and professionals into the same space for exchange, around the major questions about the future of work, technology and the post-AI society.
The goal is to build a generation capable of understanding and guiding digital transformation, not merely undergoing it.
Young people are not Orbits' audience. They are the reason Orbits exists.
Strategic training for those who want to govern the AI transformation
The first strategic program connecting companies, internationally recognized experts and educational institutions, guided by philosopher Luciano Floridi's vision.
Taking part in the Masterclasses means positioning your company as a cultural leader in the digital market, capable of attracting, developing and retaining the best talent. Not just training, but the transformation of knowledge into skills,
skills into concrete results and concrete results into sustainable growth and competitiveness. A series of masterclasses led by our experts
to explore the challenges company management is facing.
skills into concrete results and concrete results into sustainable growth and competitiveness. A series of masterclasses led by our experts
to explore the challenges company management is facing.
Previous editions
19-20.11.2025 | Milan | Palazzo del Ghiaccio
Semantic Capital
After the zero edition, Orbits - Dialogues With Intelligence arrived at Palazzo del Ghiaccio, establishing itself as a space for exchange between companies, institutions and young people around a shared vision: «doing better together».
Once again guided by Professor Luciano Floridi, the 2025 edition explored the effects of the digital revolution and artificial intelligence on the economy, society and everyday life.
At the center of the reflection was Semantic Capital: what gives meaning to the world and makes it possible to interpret and design it. The two days brought together academic, creative and business voices, with the participation of Maestro Giovanni Allevi and the involvement of more than one thousand students thanks to the Ministry of Education and Merit and the Scuola Futura project.
25-26.09.2024 | Milan | Teatro Alcione · Bicocca University
Dialogues with Intelligence
The debut of Orbits - Dialogues With Intelligence sold out, marking the beginning of an open and participatory exchange on the impact of artificial intelligence on our society.
During the first day, through an interactive journey led by Luciano Floridi, participants explored how AI is redefining the relationship between technology and humanity. At the center of the reflection: the uniqueness and irreplaceable role of the human being.
The second day, hosted by the University of Milano-Bicocca, saw Floridi in conversation with Rector Giovanna Iannantuoni, hosted by Alessandro Cattelan.
Become an Orbits partner
Not a sponsorship. An editorial collaboration.
At Orbits, partnerships are not sponsorships: they are strategic editorial alliances. Orbits is a media company specializing in authoritative content on AI, and partners are co-protagonists.
There is no price list. Every partnership is built around the partner's specific goals, sector, audience and what they want to communicate in the debate on AI.
Discover how to experience Orbits as a true protagonist.
Who is behind Orbits
Luciano Floridi is the intellectual guide of Orbits. A philosopher of information, father of digital ethics, Founding Director of Yale's Digital Ethics Center and President of Fondazione Leonardo. He defines the questions that each edition brings to the stage.
Manuela Ronchi is the operational founder of Orbits. She transformed a philosophical vision into a concrete, recognized and sought-after project, building in three years an ecosystem of relationships, content and events with no precedent in Italy. Her ability to connect different worlds - philosophy, business, media, institutions - is the invisible engine behind everything Orbits produces.
For information: info@orbits.day
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