On Friday, October 13, as part of the Aspen Seminars for Leaders program, a special reading from Dante’s Divine Comedy took place. Vittorio Sermonti offered (…)Special reading from Dante’s Divine Comedy offered by Vittorio Sermonti
“The European identity: social models and immigration”, another of the Aspen Seminars for Leaders, reiterated the concept that “Europe” has always been an evolving reality. (…)The European identity: social models and immigration
“Global markets, enterprises, competition: Europe and Italy”, part of the Aspen Seminars for Leaders program, started with a discussion of globalization and the internationalization of (…)Global markets, enterprises, competition: Europe and Italy
“The national interest: what it is and how to defend it”, part of the Aspen Seminars for Leaders program, was based on the concern that (…)The national interest: what it is and how to defend it
“Post-modern society: new social actors and new protagonists”, part of the Aspen Seminars for Leaders program, focused on the great challenge of contemporary society: how (…)Post-modern society: new social actors and new protagonists
The conference opened with a reflection on the Italian and the German economies, their differences and similarities. The priority for Germany is to strengthen domestic (…)Italy and Germany in the future Europe
This conference focussed on possible options for a better national energy program, able to guarantee both security and efficiency. Discussions touched on how responsibility should (…)Italy’s energy policy: security and efficiency in an open market
Debate focused on a general renewed interest in “virtue”, defined as a series of absolute and eternal values. Without forgetting more traditional virtues, such as (…)Virtue: a new lifestyle?
This conference dealt with strategic themes of great current interest, highlighting the economic feedback made possible by investment in the biotechnology sector. Participants focussed on (…)The new frontiers of biotechnology: development opportunities
The Institute’s annual appointment to discuss the global economy concentrated on major challenges facing the international economic community this year. The meeting opened with a (…)The Aspen Dialogue on World Economy – The Asia-Pacific link. How the East is reshaping the West
This meeting offered the opportunity to discuss US security policy and priorities with regard to European allies. The luncheon guests considered crucial issues facing Western (…)The Transatlantic community: from regional alliance to global security hub?
The roundtable “Fighting poverty” was hosted by the Community of Sant’Egidio and offered participants the opportunity to consider how Italy – a G8 member state (…)Fighting poverty
This conference, part of the Italy’s Current Affairs series, highlighted a number of proposals to favor competitiveness and to guarantee quality service but sustainable costs (…)Liberalization and privatization: a challenge for the Italian state
The annual Spring Meeting of the Friends of Aspen was held in Palazzo Bocconi, a historical palace which was used, on this occasion, to discuss (…)Italians abroad: a case study on Italian Genius
The National Interest, topic to which Aspen has always paid great attention, needs to be redefined and set in a European context. The recent EU (…)Italians and the national interest
This event represented an important occasion to assess the enlargement process of the EU towards the Balkans, primarily Romania and Bulgaria. Participants analyzed possible reinforcement (…)Economic and political stability in the Balkans: opportunities and risks
The Roundtable highlighted the important role played by the Italian banking system due to the nature of the economic system which is characterized by a (…)The role of local banks in Italy’s banking system
The Aspen Junior Fellows annual conference focused its debate on redefining a new patriotism in terms of economy, culture and society. Patriotism founds itself on (…)Defining a New Patriotism: culture, economy and society
