This conference focuses on Leonardo’s work on Flight, the Heart, Robotics & Artificial Intelligence, and the Environment, and is accompanied by an exhibition of relevant facsimiles of Leonardo’s drawings matched with photographs of contemporary dissections and modern artistic works.

Organized by Massimo Ciavolella (UCLA) and Francis Wells (Cardiac Surgeon, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge) in conjunction with Leonardo 500. After the conference the movie "Being Leonardo Da Vinci" will be screened. The movie is written and directed by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory in collaboration with Rai Cinema, and it is part of the events organized to celebrate Leonardo's passing 500 year anniversary.