Welcome address
Riccardo Taranto CEO, Bocconi University
Speakers
Nicoletta Balbo Assistant Professor of Sociology, Bocconi University
Alessio Tavecchio Paralympic Athlete (Atlanta 1996), Tavecchio Foundation President
We will explore and challenge four common myths about disability, showing that people with disabilities are far more numerous, more diverse in age, more satisfied with life, and more connected to our everyday lives than many imagine.
Prof. Balbo’s short speech will be followed by an Inclusive Sports session* open to all registered participants, in collaboration with Tavecchio Foundation at the Bocconi Sport Center. The session will give you the opportunity to experience Paralympic sports (such as wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, hand bike, etc.) at the Bocconi Sport Center. The aim of the initiative is to understand how to overcome our own limits through sport, competition and fun to get a close look at how diversity can be a real opportunity to improve ourselves. Participants should wear a comfortable outfit.
For information
Bocconi has always been careful to ensure an inclusive working environment and to be attentive to gender diversity and to the plurality of voices represented in its initiatives. When this is not reflected in one of our publications or events, it is due to the unavailability of the consulted experts to participate or to challenges in identifying specific profiles in our network.