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      • Palermo
        • 18 March 2016
         
         

        Hubs and networks in the Mediterranean basin: A path to sustainable growth

          The large trade and financial flows across the Mediterranean region and the Middle East are major opportunities for economic recovery. They are based mainly on the new energy networks (from both conventional and renewable sources) and the expansion of the Suez Canal, in addition to the persistent role of Gulf investors (particularly through sovereign wealth funds). There are certainly significant obstacles to growth, starting with volatile commodity prices linked to greater investor caution than in the recent past.

        • Rome
          • 17 March 2016
           
           

          The Mediterranean front: the energy challenge

            Low oil prices, a steep rise in investments in renewables, the Paris climate accord and significant emissions reductions: the world energy scenario, particularly in the Mediterranean region, is entering a new era. The permanent volatility of oil prices will not have a different or less decisive future impact on economic and business scenarios. At the same time, the crisis does not exist for renewables: even with oil prices low – and contrary to some fears – investments are on the rise.

          • Peschiera Borromeo (Milan)
            • 14 March 2016
             
             

            How digital innovation is changing markets, businesses and processes

              The baseline for discussions at this National Conference on digital innovation was that amid opportunities and stumbling blocks, the digital ecosystem is blazing a trail of profound change. The development and spread of new technologies was characterized as constituting an out-and-out revolution, from which no aspect of society is immune, whether it be the media, business, social life, the workplace, the organization of cities, or the public administration.

            • Rome
              • 9 March 2016
               
               

              Immigration and integration: opportunities and social conflicts

                The approximate five million foreigners currently living in Italy – 8.2% of the resident population – make an 8.8% contribution to GDP. The numbers point to an immigrant presence equal to the number of Italians residing abroad and to a major financial impact that affects even the social welfare system.

              • Castelvecchio Pascoli (LU)
                • 3 March 2016
                 
                 

                The Aspen Institute Italia Seminar on Values and Society

                  For the tenth 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. 

                • Castelvecchio Pascoli (LU)
                  • 3 March 2016
                   
                   

                  The Aspen Institute Italia Seminar on Leadership and Globalization

                    The sixth annual Aspen Institute Italia Seminar on leadership and globalization was once again organized by Aspen Institute Italia in collaboration with The Aspen Institute US.

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

                  • Dalmine (Bergamo)
                    • 15 February 2016
                     
                     

                    Manufacturing 4.0: creating a virtuous cycle between the real and the virtual

                      Industry has only recently been rediscovered as having a fundamental role in Europe and the world. Industry 4.0 is a revolution that is going to change not only industry itself, but economic systems as well. The “Smart Factory” involves all phases of industrial manufacturing, from design to production and logistics, all the way to post-sales. The smart factories of the future will be part of a social network consisting of machinery, goods, workers and consumers that, as they interact, will establish a new technology-production paradigm.

                    • Rome
                      • 11 February 2016
                       
                       

                      Major administrative obstacles for business: from case studies to solutions

                        This meeting was part of Aspen Institute Italia’s efforts to support business by promoting efficiency and effectiveness in public administration. For the occasion, the Institute carried out a detailed study  coordinated by Professor Sabino Cassese, an innovative feature of which are the assessments and proposals contributed by various associates currently confronted with entrepreneurial and productive challenges.

                      • Rome
                        • 3 February 2016
                         
                         

                        Italy and the UK: addressing global challenges in a reformed EU

                          The key premise of proceedings at this talk-debate was that achieving a stronger and profoundly reformed European Union is an ambitious but not unattainable goal, and that Italy and the United Kingdom could play a leading role in this regard. Indeed, the negotiations currently underway with the United Kingdom were seen as affording a great opportunity for reforming and strengthening the EU.

                        • Milan
                          • 25 January 2016
                           
                           

                          Future leaders: values, skills, and codes of conduct

                            Discussions at this Meeting for Aspen Junior Fellows kicked off with the observation that every generation is distinguished by a different set of rules that gives rise to a tussle between generations and a consequent divergence in behaviors. The participants highlighted the need to understand this variability over time in order to be able to construe the factors that shape leadership.

                          • Rome
                            • 20 January 2016
                             
                             

                            Business, Education, Research

                              Discussions at this talk-debate session, held to mark of the launch of the e-book L’Italia e il Rinascimento manifatturiero (“Italy and the Manufacturing Renaissance”), sought to analyze what new synergies between research, education, and business are necessary in order to fully seize the opportunities offered by the said renaissance.

                            • Venice
                              • 23 October 2015
                               
                               

                              A Western Digital Renaissance: drivers and boundaries

                                The starting premise of discussions at this International Conference was that there can be no doubt over the internet’s role today, and in the future, as the major driver of growth – just as the automobile was in the past, with its allied infrastructure and linked industries, and with the creation of new social realities, changed habits, and altered lifestyles. It was noted, however, that the digital revolution goes a step further, as the size of this new “engine” is, in fact, ontologically driven.

                              • Rome
                                • 14 May 2015
                                 
                                 

                                The spirit of Europe. What Europeans can do together for a political Union

                                  Reviving the spirit of Europe means, first and foremost, returning to the roots of the political and cultural project of integration. While maintaining a critical stance with regard to the Union’s current practical shortcomings, we must not forget the exceptional results that have been achieved in terms of rights and guarantees that European citizens today consider normal but which are not at all so in many other parts of the world. In that sense, the ideal and historical dimension must also be combined with a pragmatic vision aimed at the efficient tackling of present priorities.

                                • Venice
                                  • 6 March 2015
                                   
                                   

                                  Assessing risk: business in global disorder

                                    Opening proceedings at this two-day international conference was the observation that 2014 marked a definitive return to the limelight for geopolitics. The transition towards a more unstable era and the ability of the international, institutional and business communities to cope with it served as the central focus for a debate that also sought to map the new geographic and sector-specific risks at play.

                                  • New York
                                    • 10 February 2015
                                     
                                     

                                    Italy: we are open for business

                                      Firm grounds for optimism clouded by fears of old: this was the sentiment most repeated throughout the debate at the third “Italy meets the United States of America” Summit in New York, with this year’s edition entitled “Italy: we are open for business”. The event, organized by the Italian Business & Investment Initiative, Aspen Institute Italia, and the Council for Relations between Italy and the United States, was aimed at illustrating to US investors the opportunities offered by Italy for incoming and outgoing investment.