States General on Internet Law and Artificial Intelligence
5th Edition — A three-day conference (November 27–29) led by Giuseppe Cassano and Francesco Di Ciommo
November 27, 2025, 8:00 AM
Institutional greetings
from the Honorable Federico Freni, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance
Giuseppe Italiano, Vice Rector for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Skills, Luiss
9:00 a.m. Moderator
Roberto Pardolesi, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Private Law, Luiss
Speakers include
Alberto Gambino, Professor of Private Law and Vice Rector of the European University of Rome
Italy’s new AI law: Could we have done better?
Luca Di Donna, Professor of Private Law, Sapienza University of Rome
AI Agents and the new frontiers of artificial intelligence
Alfonso Celotto, Professor of Constitutional Law at Roma Tre University and Lecturer in Privacy Law and AI at the European School of Economics
Constitutionalism and Artificial Intelligence
Fabio Elefante, Professor of Administrative Law and Public Law, Sapienza University of Rome
Administrative law and the challenge of AI
11:00 a.m. Moderator
Francesco Di Ciommo, Vice-Rector and Professor of Private Law, Luiss
Speakers include
Giuseppe Corasaniti, Professor of Legal Informatics and Philosophy of Digital Law, Universitas Mercatorum of Rome
LLM and Law
Gaetana Natale, Government Attorney and Professor of European AI Law, European School of Economics
Defending rights, the role of the lawyer, and artificial intelligence
Gina Gioia, Professor of Civil Procedure Law, University of Tuscia
Digital evidence in civil proceedings: old rules and new needs
Andrea Carinci, Professor of Tax Law at the University of Bologna and Lecturer in Tax Law for New Technologies at the European School of Economics
Taxation of digital businesses: challenges, critical issues, and future prospects
2:30 PM Moderator
Giuseppe Cassano, Director of the Department of Legal Sciences, Innovation, Internet, and Artificial Intelligence, European School of Economics
Speakers include
Angelo Maietta, Professor of Private Law and Data and Information Law at the Universitas Mercatorum in Rome
Damage resulting from the loss of control over personal data
Rocco Panetta, Chairman of Panetta Consulting Group and Lecturer in the Policy and Innovation Initiative at the European School of Economics
Health data, pseudonymization, and AI: from the Deloitte ruling to real-world practice
Maria A. Astone, Professor of Private Law, University of Messina
The guarantee of conformity and goods with digital elements
Antonio Musio, Professor of Private Law, University of Salerno
Metaverse commerce and consent awareness
4:25 PM Moderator
Virgilio D'Antonio, Rector and Professor of Comparative Private Law, University of Salerno
Speakers include
Ugo Ruffolo, former Professor of Civil Law at the University of Bologna
and Professor of Civil Law in the Digital Society at Luiss
From generative to agentic AI: new legal mediation challenges, including in light of the AI Act
Sabino Titomanlio, Business & Data Intelligence Director, FiberCop
From data to infrastructure: governance and quality in digital networks – FiberCop’s experience
Stefano Previti, Supreme Court Attorney
Piracy Shield: protected content
Giovanna Capilli, Professor of Private Law at the San Raffaele University of Rome and Director of the Product Cybersecurity Observatory
Cybersecurity and products: the regulatory framework
November 28, 2025, 8:30 AM
9:00 a.m. Moderator
Giovanni Capo, Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Salerno and Lecturer in Commercial Law for New Technologies and AI at the European School of Economics
Speaker:
Massimo Rubino de Ritis, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Competition’s disruptive artificial intelligence
Riccardo Lanzo, Professor of Digital Law & Influencer Marketing, European School of Economics
Artificial intelligence and influencers. Risks, protections, and the current state of case law
Fernanda Faini, Professor of Legal Informatics, Pegaso University
Artificial intelligence and legal compliance
Pierluigi Matera, Lecturer in Corporations at Boston University and Full Professor of Comparative Private Law at Link University
Ferruccio Maria Sbarbaro, Associate Professor of Comparative Private Law, Link University
“Oversight liability” in the age of artificial intelligence
11:00 a.m. Moderator
Bruno Tassone, Professor of Comparative Private Law, Mercatorum University
Speakers include
Giorgio Assumma, former President of SIAE and Professor of Copyright Law, New Technologies, and AI at the European School of Economics
New frontiers in copyright and artificial intelligence
Stefano Longhini, Director of Collective Entities Management, Copyright Protection, and Litigation, Legal Affairs Department, RTI Spa
Artificial intelligence and the challenge of copyright. Using it properly and standing against abuse
Vincenzo Colarocco, Attorney and former President of the Circolo dei Giuristi Telematici
Copyright case law in the wake of the internet and AI
Virginia Zambrano, Professor of Comparative Private Law at the University of Salerno and Lecturer in Private Law for Minors, the Internet, and AI at the European School of Economics
Copyright and artificial intelligence put to the test of comparative law
2:30 PM Moderator
Vincenzo Franceschelli, former Professor of Private Law at the University of Milan-Bicocca and Lecturer in Private Law for New Technologies at the European School of Economics
Speakers include
Daniele Caneva, Law Leader at EY Tax Law Firm and Head of the IP Department
AI: A transformative tool for in-house legal processes
Leandro Aglieri, President of Consulta Roma, Smart City Lab
Smart cities and the impact of artificial intelligence
Antongiulio Lombardi, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Wind Tre
The AI Act, Italian legislation, and the current state of affairs for businesses
Fabio Bartolomeo, Group Data Protection & Responsible AI Officer, Leonardo
The AI Act, Italian legislation, and data management
4:15 PM Moderator
Maurizio Bellacosa, Professor of Criminal Law, Luiss
Speaker:
Bruno Frattasi, Director General, National Cybersecurity Agency
The national cybersecurity architecture and the challenge of AI
Mitja Gialuz, Professor of Criminal Procedure Law, University of Genoa
The challenges of artificial intelligence in criminal proceedings
Francesco Damosso, qualified as an Associate Professor of Criminal Procedure Law at Luiss
Artificial intelligence and judge profiling
Elisabetta Pietrocarlo,
Professor of Cybersecurity and Digitalization and Criminal Justice, Luiss
Prognostic judgments, predictive algorithms, and criminal law
November 29, 2025
8:30 a.m. Moderator
Gianluigi Ciacci, President of ANDIG, Professor of Digital Law and Data Protection and of Intelligent Machines and Law at Luiss
Speaker:
Angelo Costanzo, Professor of Intelligent Machines and Law, Luiss
Logical Fallacies and Cybersecurity
Giovanni Buonomo, Professor of Intelligent Machines and Law, Luiss
Legal databases and artificial intelligence
Anna Nazzaro, Professor of Private Law, University of International Studies in Rome
Minors and artificial intelligence: risks and opportunities
Matteo Flora, Professor of Fundamentals of AI and Superintelligence Security, European School of Economics
Chat control: benefits and costs
10:15 a.m. Moderator
Filiberto Brozzetti, Professor of Data Protection Law and Tenure-Track Researcher in Philosophy of Law at Luiss
Speakers include
Lucilla Gatt, Professor of Civil Law at the University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa
The emotional power of AI: towards regulating lovotics
Artificial intelligence and the right to human interaction
Eugenio Prosperetti, Professor of Algorithm and Data Management Law and Cyberbusiness Law at Luiss
Data rules, privacy, and AI rules: what’s the relationship?
Lorenzo Picotti, former Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Verona and Lecturer in Computer Crime Law at the European School of Economics
The criminal provisions of the Italian AI law are also covered by the delegation rules
Giuseppe Vaciago, Professor of Criminal Law of Artificial Intelligence, European School of Economics
Professional intelligence and the regulation of the legal profession
11:45 a.m. Moderator
Michele Iaselli, Professor of Digital Law and Data Protection, Luiss
Speaker:
Niccolò Abriani, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Florence
Artificial intelligence and sustainable development: what challenges lie ahead for corporate governance?
Fortunato Costantino, Director of Human Resources, Legal and Corporate Affairs at Q8 and Professor of General Theory of Corporate ESG Sustainability and Social Innovation at the European School of Economics
ESG and Artificial Intelligence
Alessandro Tonetti, General Counsel and Deputy General Manager, CDP
Artificial intelligence and corporate governance: application perspectives and challenges within the administrative body
Ranieri Razzante, former member of the AI Strategy Committee at the Prime Minister's Office and lecturer in Anti-Money Laundering and Cybercrime Legislation at the European School of Economics
AI as an ally in the fight against economic and financial crime
Conclusions by
Vincenzo Comi, Council of the Rome Bar Association
Attorney ethics and artificial intelligence