The title of this 12th Annual Conference of the Aspen Junior Fellows group was conceived as embodying the Aspen Institute’s core mission, namely, that of (…)Creating excellence. Strategic choices and indispensable resources for educating leaders
Participants at this roundtable session were of a consensus that Italy still has an effective industrial system, and may continue to do so as long (…)Does Italy’s important industrial sector still have a future?
Opening discussions at this Aspen Junior Fellows event was the observation that the increase in the speed of progression of events and the shift towards (…)The future of capitalism in Italy: the role of youth in a more competitive world
Discussions at this national roundtable session got underway with the opening premise that the economic crisis and its social consequences have profoundly called into question (…)Charity and the global economy: in search of a new model
The opening premise of discussions at this International Conference was that scientific research is crucial to innovation, understood as both the discovery of new facts, (…)Science and innovation: research, infrastructure and international collaboration
Attendees at this National Conference examining the Italian banking sector noted that, according to economic theory, the financial system has a fundamental role to play (…)Banks and the real economy: rethinking roles, responsibilities and rules
The resilience of family businesses, still accounting for over 60% of Italy’s medium-sized and large firms, has been reaffirmed throughout the crisis. However, the protracted (…)Family business as an engine for responsible growth
This roundtable saw the inception of a debate between various generations on issues of common interest to each of them. The event took its inspiration (…)Cross‐generation roundtable – Italy today and tomorrow
The opening premise of this National Interest roundtable was that although Italy boasts a cultural heritage without equal, it is unfortunately not exploited to best (…)Of culture and networks: strategies to spur innovation and growth
At this roundtable session dealing with the future of Italy’s welfare system, the participants observed that tackling the issue of risk management requires the resolution (…)Italy’s welfare system: living with risk
The opening premise of this ASL session was that any examination of the concept of responsible citizenship must first focus on the value system that (…)Building a responsible citizenship: values, ideas, participation
Driving discussion at this ASL session on smart cities was the recognition that, in the midst of the polycentric globalization process unfolding, cities are becoming (…)Smart cities in a multipolar world: infrastructure, services, sustainable transport
The aphorism “The fast will eat the slow” was held up at this ASL seminar as the harsh law governing the digital ecosystem of today (…)(R)evolutions in the digital ecosystem: rethinking business, consumers and government
The point of departure for discussions at this ASL session was an acknowledgement that the gradual but inexorable process of population aging is having profound (…)Challenges and opportunities for a changing society: older, wiser, healthier
