Events

Upcoming IEP@BU Events

Paris
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The World Trading System - International Trade in an Uncertain World

A parallel session sponsored by IEP-Bocconi during the 4th KIEL-CEPR Conference on Geoeconomics.

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, 20122 Milano
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Cosa può fare l’UE per gestire Trump?

Una conversazione con Mario Monti, intervistato da Tatjana Dordevic e Stefano Feltri. 

Aula AS01, Via Röntgen 1
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Harmonization and Competition in Corporate and Insolvency Law Within the Framework of the Savings and Investments Union

As the European Union seeks to advance its Savings and Investments Union, longstanding tensions between legal harmonization and regulatory competition have returned to the fore - particularly in the domains of corporate and insolvency law. While recent reform efforts have aimed to reduce fragmentation, member states retain considerable discretion, and cross-border mobility remains shaped by both convergence and arbitrage...

WEBINAR
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Money in Crisis: The Return of Instability and the Myth of Digital Cash

From its origins in ancient Mesopotamia through the advent of coinage in ancient Greece and Rome and the invention of paper currency in medieval China, the progress of finance and money has been driven by technological developments. The great technological change of our age in relation to money centers on the creation of digital money and digital payment systems.

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, 20122 Milano.
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Il populismo ha vinto?

Una conversazione con Guido Tabellini, intervistato da Martina Castigliani.

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, 20122 Milano
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Dobbiamo prepararci alla guerra con la Russia?

Una conversazione con Nathalie Tocci, intervistata da Stefano Feltri.

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, 20122 Milano
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Come possiamo reagire ai dazi?

Una conversazione con Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, intervistato da Mariangela Pira

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, 20122 Milano
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Si può fermare il declino dell’Europa?

Una conversazione con Pier Carlo Padoan, intervistato da Silvia Merler.

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, Milano
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La diplomazia può fermare le guerre?

Una conversazione con Pasquale Terracciano, intervistato da Mariangela Pira.

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, Milano
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L’Unione europea può resistere senza gli USA?

Una conversazione con Marta Dassù, intervistata da Stefano Feltri

Past Events

Leonardo Del Vecchio Building, Room N01 - Piazza Sraffa 13
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The Role of Migration in Demographic Change

Migration flows are transforming our societies and their balance. At the center of the debate, the Mediterranean stands as a crossroads of cultures and mobility. An opportunity to reflect together on the challenges and opportunities of a phenomenon that defines our time.

Aula Manfredini | Via Sarfatti 25
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The Role of Financial Markets for the Future of Europe | A Conversation with Commissioner Albuquerque

A meeting with Commissioner Albuquerque to gain first-hand insights into the EU’s strategy for financial markets and to engage directly with one of the key policymakers shaping this ambitious agenda

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What does Europe need to do to face the Russian Threat?

The seminar will address Europe’s current geopolitical situation in light of Russia’s ongoing aggression, including its threats to European security and the continuing war in Ukraine. We will reflect on the strategic, political, and economic implications of these challenges and explore possible responses that Europe must consider.

Leonardo Del Vecchio Building | Room N01 Piazza Sraffa 13
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The EU’s Anti-Poverty Strategy: An evaluation and next steps

The President Von der Leyen’s political guidelines for 2024-2027 announced the first-ever European Anti-poverty strategy to help people to get access to the essential protections and services they need, along with addressing the root causes of poverty. 

The Strategy is expected to be presented in 2026. To prepare it, the European Commission (DG EMPL) and Bocconi University are organizing a joint event to gather expert contributions, focusing on topics such as minimum income, breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty, and financing anti-poverty measures

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Roundtable meeting on the EPL-innovation relationship
A widely noticed IEP-Bocconi publication argued that the high cost of adjusting the labour force hampers European competitiveness in innovative sectors. But opinions diverge on how high the costs of failure and of adjusting labour force are and whether they represent the key obstacle for innovative sectors in Europe.
 
SALA Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22
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The Global Financial Safety Net in a Fragmented World

ROOM CHANGE - PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EVENT WILL BE HELD IN EGEA.

This event will explore the evolution of the GFSN, its four main pillars—the IMF, Regional Financing Arrangements, bilateral swap lines, and foreign exchange reserves—and take a closer look at the role of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). We will also reflect on the challenges Europe is likely to face in the coming years, from geoeconomic fragmentation to climate change, digitalization, and demographic shifts, and discuss how the GFSN can be strengthened to meet the demands of future crises.

Brussels
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Regulating EU Capital Markets Union - Codification of the Acquis in a European Capital Markets Code

The starting point for the discussion is the European Capital Markets Code (ECMC) project, by a group of researchers from 15 European universities under the coordination of prof. Ruediger Veil.

EGEA, Sala Lettura, v.le Bligny 22
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L’allargamento può salvare l’UE o la distruggerà?

L’instabilità delle relazioni transatlantiche e il mutamento degli equilibri geo-strategici pongono sfide cruciali all’Unione europea. Cosa può succedere con l’allargamento a Est? Con Sylvie Goulard (IEP@BU), Kateryna Pishchikova (ISPI), (Antonio Villafranca (ISPI), e Stefano Feltri (IEP@BU)

online
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A New Beginning for Europe

EIB President, Nadia Calviño, will deliver the keynote speech at Bocconi University Academic Year Opening Ceremony.

ACE Events | Avenue d’Auderghem, 22, 1040 Brussels
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FUNDING IDEAS, NOT COMPANIES | Rethinking EU Innovation Policy from the Bottom Up

The meeting will start at 12:30 with a networking lunch, to be followed by the presentation of the new joint report by the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University and EconPol/ifo Institute.
Marc Lemaitre (Director General for Research and Innovation) and Dagmar Schuller (CEO and Co-Founder, audEERING) will provide comments ad discuss the way forward for EU Innovation Policy.