At the Table or on the Menu? Europe, Middle Powers and International Order
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8:30am Registration
9:00am Institutional Greetings
Francesco Billari Rector, Bocconi University
Marta Cartabia President, IEP Bocconi
9:15am Opening Remarks – Europe’s Choices, the Institute’s Contribution
Paloma Lopez-Garcia Director, IEP Bocconi
9:30am After the Rupture: Can Europe Shape a New Order?
Sylvie Goulard Vice President, IEP Bocconi
Federica Mogherini Former High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Mario Monti Honorary President, IEP Bocconi
Moderator: Stefano Feltri Communication Advisor, IEP Bocconi
10:30am Trade and Economic Coercion: Europe’s Market Power in a Weaponised World
Carlo Altomonte Professor of Economics, Bocconi University
Cecilia Malmström Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
Robert Staiger Chief Economist, World Trade Organization
Moderator: Italo Colantone Professor of Economics, Bocconi University
11:30am Coffee break
11:50am Europe and the World: Lessons from Diplomacy, Choices for the Future
Javier Solana President, EsadeGeo; Former EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy; former Secretary General of NATO
Interviewed by Nathalie Tocci Senior Fellow, IEP Bocconi
12:20pm Defence and Security: Towards a European Strategic Autonomy
Andrea Gilli Non-Resident Fellow, IEP Bocconi
François-Marie Gougeon Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning, NATO
Marina Henke Director of the Hertie Centre for International Security
Moderator: Bill Browder Non-Resident Fellow, IEP Bocconi
1:20pm Lunch break
2:30pm Technology and Industrial Policy: The Race for Digital Sovereignty
Marco Buti Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Chair, European University Institute (EUI)
Luca De Angelis Chief Executive Officer, Tech Europe Foundation
Reinhilde Veugelers Professor of Economics, KU Leuven; Senior Fellow, Bruegel
Moderator: Alberto Alemanno Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law, HEC Paris
3:30pm Energy, Climate and the Green Transition: Building Security from the Inside Out
Sophia Kalantzakos Global Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Policy, New York University Abu Dhabi
Clara Poletti Senior Advisor, Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)
Moderator: Valentina Bosetti Professor of Environmental and Climate Change Economics, Bocconi University
4:30pm Coffee break
4:50pm The AI Transformation: Implications for Europe’s Future of Work
Chris Pissarides Regius Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Nobel Laureate in Economics
Interviewed by Paloma Lopez- Garcia Director, IEP Bocconi
5:20pm Concluding Remarks
Paloma Lopez-Garcia Director, IEP Bocconi
