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      • Milan
        • 7 April 2017
         
         

        Culture, creativity, design: resources for growth

          Enjoying financial success and great international appeal but needing a rethink of its offerings and prospects was how participants at this roundtable described the Italian interior design industry, with the sector having reached a peculiar historical juncture. It was noted that the 2017 edition of the Salone del Mobile international furniture fair set new records in terms of attendance numbers and interest attracted among an extensive audience of foreign visitors.

        • Rome
          • 4 April 2017
           
           

          The Italian economy and youth: resources and goals

            This Aspen Junior Fellows meeting and debate session got underway with the observation that the performance of the Italian economy was marked by a succession of dips and spikes up until the 1970s, a period when the country underwent a dramatic decline in its competitiveness. Certain large firms disappeared while others disintegrated. The country’s industrial base endured the emergence of a new technological paradigm (ICT), the spread of global value chains, and an opening-up to international markets.

          • Rome
            • 29 March 2017
             
             

            Enabling factors to develop sustainable transportation in Italy

              Discussions at this national roundtable emphasized that sustainable mobility is a fundamental underpinning of any goods and people transport system that, while meeting movement and transportation needs, does not give rise to negative environmental and health impacts but rather contributes to ensuring improved quality of life.

            • Milan
              • 27 March 2017
               
               

              Industrial policy and digital transformation

                Smart factories, interconnected cities, and fifty billion objects hooked up to the internet by 2020: these were some of the facets of the digital revolution flagged by the roundtable participants as transforming the economic and social fabric of both advanced and developing countries. This ramping-up of technology was regarded as a game-changer, opening the doors to Industry 4.0, the promised benefits of which are manifold, including maximum volume flexibility, faster transition from prototyping to mass production, increased productivity, and reduced waste.

              • Castelvecchio Pascoli (Lucca)
                • 2 March 2017
                 
                 

                The Aspen Institute Italia Seminar on Values and Society

                  For the eleventh year running and in conjunction with The Aspen Institute, the Aspen Seminar on Values and Society was held in Italy.

                  The seminar is dedicated to commemorating Ennio Presutti, one of the founders of Aspen Institute Italia, who passed away in 2008. 

                • Milan
                  • 27 February 2017
                   
                   

                  Fighting poverty and favoring social integration: new business models to boost cooperation

                    The participants at this roundtable session noted that, today more than ever, there is a need to formulate responses capable of addressing the impacts of the enduring economic crisis. Statistics were cited indicating that, in Italy, absolute poverty affects over 4 million people, of whom around 1 million are minors, with another 13 million people at risk. In addition, in Italy and Europe, new forms of poverty predominantly involve segments of the population that – from once relatively protected positions – have become vulnerable, thus giving rise to new states of fragility and need.

                  • Rome
                    • 15 February 2017
                     
                     

                    Italy’s constitutional reform: searching for common ground

                      The participants at this national roundtable opened their discussions by affirming that the constitutional referendum held in Italy on December 4, 2016 produced a result that leaves no room for doubt: the electorate has rejected the proposed reforms to the Constitution championed by the Renzi government. In 2006, the same fate befell the proposal put forward and supported by a center-right majority.

                    • Milan
                      • 2 February 2017
                       
                       

                      Industry 4.0: comparing best practices in the EU

                        Kicking off proceedings at this International Conference was the observation that the fourth industrial revolution is already underway, taking advantage of technologies that transcend the boundaries between the physical, digital, and biological spheres. Robotics, artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and 3D and 4D printers were held up as just some of the new technologies making a forcible impact on the economy in general and manufacturing in particular.

                      • Rome
                        • 23 January 2017
                         
                         

                        Women in a post-feminist era. Responsible power

                          Proceedings at this panel debate kicked off with the observation that a redistribution of roles and power between women and men is underway – a process which the election of Hillary Clinton as president of the United States could have served to cement. The proclamation of Donald Trump’s victory – which for many came as unexpected – has instead upset the apple cart.

                        • Rome
                          • 18 January 2017
                           
                           

                          The UK and Europe: the big challenge

                            What road will Britain take once out of Europe, and what repercussions will this have for the European Union, in an international situation fraught with unknowns? These were some of the crucial issues examined in a debate held the day after a speech delivered by the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, at Lancaster House in London, during which it was disclosed for the first time that the UK is opting for a “hard” Brexit, involving a complete withdrawal from the common market as well as from the European Court of Justice.

                          • Rome
                            • 25 September 2016
                             
                             

                            Efficiency and sustainability: key challenges for modern cities

                              The starting premise of debate at this National Interest event was that cities are the place where the future of humanity is set to play out, not just because – for the first time in history – the majority of the world’s population lives in urban areas, but also because the latter will become increasingly pivotal to ensuring the sustainability of development models.

                            • London
                              • 4 March 2016
                               
                               

                              Assessing risk: business in global disorder

                                The starting premise at this Aspen Dialogue session was that assessing economic, political, and social risks is by definition a hugely difficult task, and that moreover an element of risk is inevitable in market systems, given that they intrinsically hinge on opportunities for profit and innovation. It was noted, however, that the world economy is going through a very volatile phase.

                              • Rome
                                • 14 December 2016
                                 
                                 

                                Creative and digital solutions for Italy’s cultural industry and tourism

                                  Digital technology is no longer an option but an established fact throughout the world. It closed the gap between present and future, creating a conversation between today and tomorrow. So it is crucially important to be able to manage the latest technologies in order to predict and build the future. The “cloud” we inhabit as both consumers and producers of digital data – twenty-first century black gold – offers major economic and social opportunities.