Italy's system and geopolitical risk: challenges and opportunities
10:30 Welcome Coffee
11:00 Welcome Addresses from Institutional Representatives
Paolo Boccardelli, Rector of Luiss
Stefano Lucchini, Chief Institutional Affairs and External Communication Officer, Intesa Sanpaolo
11:10 The Geopolitical Risk Observatory: Activities, Tools, and Working Model
Giampiero Massolo, Director of the Geopolitical Risk Observatory, Luiss
11:20 Presentation of the GRO 2026–2027 Research: The New Geography of Risk for Italian Businesses
Manfredi Valeriani, Senior Research Fellow at the Geopolitical Risk Observatory, Luiss
11:35 Roundtable – Businesses beyond risk: strategies and investments
Speakers include
Barbara Cimmino (via video link), Vice President for Internationalisation and Investment Attraction, Confindustria
Eugenio Santagata, General Manager for Naval Vessels, Fincantieri
Marco Elio Rottigni, Director General of the Italian Banking Association (ABI)
Agostino Scornajenchi, Chief Executive Officer of Snam
12:15 Impacts on the evolution of skills
Elisa Zambito Marsala, Head of the Education Ecosystem and Global Value Programmes, Intesa Sanpaolo
12:30 Fireside chat – From assessing country risk to making investment decisions
Carlo Gallo, Head of GRI, Geopolitical Risk Observatory, Luiss
Hugo Doyle, Head of International Public Affairs, Intesa Sanpaolo
13:00 Concluding remarks and closing words
Enzo Peruffo, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Learning and Director of the “Franco Fontana” Research Centre in Strategic Change, Luiss
Moderated by
Alessandra Migliaccio, Correspondent, Bloomberg News
Light lunch