The roundtable session got underway with an acknowledgement by the participants of the crucial importance of reviving Italy’s artisan culture – a tradition synonymous with (…)Artists and artisans: resources for Italian workers
The Friends of Aspen group met in Bergamo at the G. Donizetti Theater for the 15th edition of their annual conference. Besides taking stock of (…)White noise: quality of life in the age of information overload
Identity is a word that has multiple connotations. Paradoxically, there is not just one but many kinds of identities, whose characteristics, origins and development processes (…)The frontiers of identity
The event was introduced by the reflection on presentism, or the lack of collective attention in a country overly concerned with the present and which (…)Looking to tomorrow: for a youthful future
At the same time as the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, a seminar was held in Milan with Edward Tse, Booz & Company’s Chairman for (…)The China challenge
The last minute lifeline thrown to Greece to keep it from possible default opened a series of urgent questions on the future of the single (…)Pulling through the financial crisis and supporting the real economy
The internet revolution has brought great changes to the communications industry, both in terms of infrastructures and contents. For infrastructures, the scenario shows a different (…)The telecoms and media industries: what’s next?
After the crisis, a new paradigm of development is emerging: more solid, anchored to shared values and projected to the construction of a future beyond (…)New paradigms of development: values, work, sustainable growth
The debate centered around two main points: investment in knowledge and human capital, and research and innovation. These two issues are determining factors of growth (…)Investing in knowledge for progress and productivity
The seminar, divided into three sessions, studied the main institutional economic and social causes holding back adequate growth in the South and its ability to (…)Bridging the gap between Italy’s North and South: the Mezzogiorno as a national issue
The global economic crisis is reshaping the energy system in a fundamental way, as extraordinary events have occurred in a very short time span. Six (…)The economics of Energy. From traditional to renewable growth drivers
The theme of the Ninth Annual Conference of the Aspen Junior Fellows, held in Milan on May 7-8, was “Reconciling the environment and development. New (…)Reconciling the environment and development. New ideas from the Y generation to beat weak economic growth
The roundtable session opened with an acknowledgement by participants that the processes of globalization have made the fight against crime more complicated. Criminal activities have (…)The economic dimension of crime
The Conference got underway with a general discussion on a fundamental question: in the new world order, is Europe’s importance destined to wane – no (…)Europe in the G-20 world
The opening premise of this roundtable discussion was that a differential of more than ten percentage points has separated Italy from the average growth rate (…)Italy’s strong and weak points
This National Conference provided an opportunity for comparing the experiences of Italians who have managed to carve out brilliant careers and hold very high-level positions (…)Italian leaders abroad
The roundtable participants began their examination of the mobility issues affecting Italy today with the observation that, last year alone, Italian households spent on average (…)Moving people: how to improve competitiveness, efficiency, and quality
The Aspen Seminar on Values and Society, conducted in English and held in collaboration with The Aspen Institute, followed the same format as the seminar (…)Aspen Seminar on Values and Society, Nerola, 2010
