The discussion in this session focused on the role of culture in the wake of the global crisis. In this regard, the participants highlighted the (…)Culture, leadership, social responsibility
The participants launched proceedings at this National Conference with the observation that the role of technical and professional training institutes, once the powerhouse of the (…)Kick-starting professional training
The challenges, opportunities and constraints facing future generations is the recurring theme of the Aspen Junior Fellow Breakfasts, examined from an international perspective. In this (…)Leading in Europe, Leading Europe
The members of the first panel analyzed the multiple repercussions of the crisis that began in 2008 on the Western economies, as well as on (…)Western democracies under pressure
This discussion over the extent of governmental and parliamentary reform required in Italy today commenced with the observation that the currently prevailing approach to institutional (…)Reforming Italy’s government and parliament: slight change or complete overhaul?
More than three years after the outbreak of the crisis which engulfed the world economy, Italian businesses have shown that they have, on the whole, (…)SMEs: growth and collaboration in a new global scenario
The Conference got underway with an acknowledgement that savings have played a key role in maintaining Italy’s stability during the more acute phases of the (…)Italy’s savings: how to make it work for the country’s development
The Secretary General laid out the most urgent priorities for the Alliance, in the run up to the new Strategic Concept which will be adopted (…)Challenges for the Alliance ahead of the NATO Summit and beyond
The financial crisis has considerably modified the environment in which Italian firms operate. It has introduced new problems in the export sector that are related (…)New international strategies to support Italian business
Federalism is now at the center of the Italian political debate, despite having been considered a heterodox if not inflammatory idea not even a decade (…)Federalism and the challenges presented by Italy’s South
Given the current uncertainty over the global economy’s recovery, interest in the prospects of the South American continent, which seems finally able to express its (…)After the crisis: Europe and Latin America
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
