For the fourth consecutive year and in collaboration with The Aspen Institute, the Aspen Seminar on Values and Society was held in Italy. Since 1951, (…)Aspen Seminar on Values and Society, Moltrasio, 2010
The roundtable got underway with an examination of the twofold characterization of Italian exports that has, for over a decade, been a core theme in (…)Increasing Italy’s exports
Roots in the plural, put together like a mosaic of contributions and meanings that are sometimes even at variance: the foundations of Italian culture, it (…)Italy’s cultural roots
Discussions at this talk-debate, organized in collaboration with ISPI and TG1, focused on assessing the first year of Obama’s presidency, and examining the economic and financial crisis (…)Obama and Europe: close or distant?
The debate over the need to broaden the scope of economic indicators – and more particularly, moving beyond measurements of GDP – has inspired a (…)Finding alternative indicators of well-being and growth in Italy
Proceedings at this roundtable discussion got underway with the acknowledgement that, in recent years, consideration of the question of how to measure economic performance and (…)Beyond GDP: quantity and quality of growth
The current economic crisis is subjecting the entire “EU system” to conflicting pressures. On the one hand, the search for a synergistic and coordinated approach (…)Europe on the edge: the weak links and the Russia link
During this lecture, it was highlighted that 2009 marks two important events for Europe: the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and, (…)The future of Europe
The National Conference got underway with the observation that one of the negative effects of the international financial crisis has been to halt debate on (…)Italy’s banking system after the financial crisis
The starting point for the discussions at this event was scientific method, with an emphasis on the complex and often problematic interaction of the “exact” (…)Politics, science and innovation across the Atlantic
The 14th Annual Conference of the Friends of Aspen, held at the Palazzo Litta in Milan, featured a debate on the ways in which a (…)For a new creative leadership: culture and innovation for economic growth
The participants at this roundtable event noted that, in terms of Italy’s economic development and competitiveness, regulatory simplification represents a fundamental challenge for the modernization (…)Simpler norms: modernizing Italy
This Seminar, organized in conjunction with The Aspen Institute, America, examined the relevance today of Enlightenment values through the analysis of more than forty texts (…)The Enlightenment and the transatlantic link: common roots and today’s challenges
The seminar got underway with the participants recalling that when Charles De Gaulle met André Malraux in the aftermath of the Second World War, he (…)Projects for Italy’s 150th anniversary
The participants in this seminar observed that after the shock of the crisis, the economy is searching for ways and means of coming out of (…)Business, productivity, active society: a recipe for growth
The participants in this talk-debate noted that by acknowledging the existence of various “Souths” in Italy rather than continuing to speak of “the South”, efforts (…)Talk-debate: Italy and its south
The seminar discussions got underway with the observation that international energy markets are the litmus test of a crisis whose outcomes are still uncertain. The (…)Markets and energy/environmental policy: choices for growth and competition in Italian industry
The Seminar discussions highlighted the divide that exists in Italy today between the core research sector and the business world. It was noted that there (…)Health sciences in Italy: living better and longer
