Symposium on Law, Investment, the Arts, Education, and Science for Development
The two-day Symposium is the result of a collaboration between the Luiss MSc in Strategic Management at the Luiss Graduate School and the LABoratory for the GOVernance of the Commons-LabGov at the Luiss Research Center in Law and Investment on Future and Earth-LIFE. It is designed to address under-explored dimensions of development studies by promoting interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, and intergenerational dialogue.
April 29, 2026, 3:00 pm
Room 18, Luiss Campus, Via Parenzo 11, Rome
Institutional Greetings from
Antonio Punzi, Head of the Law and Institutions Department and Director of the Luiss LIFE Research Center
Seminar 1a – Law for Development
Daniel Bonilla, UniAndes:
Legal Pluralism and the Rights of Nature
Kleoniki Pouikli, Utrecht University
EU Legal Principles for Natural Disasters
Charles Fombad, University of Pretoria
Economic Constitutionalism in Africa
Seminar 1b – Law for Development
Kevin Davis, NYU Law
Heterogeneity of Private Law in the Global South
Daniel Foà, Luiss
Law and Tech for Development
Amnon Lehavi, Reichman University
In Rem Rights and In Rem Duties in Property Theory
Chair
Elena De Nictolis, Luiss
Intergenerational Feedback: Graduate
PhD Students and Young Researchers
April 30, 2026, 9:30 am
Sala delle Colonne, Luiss Campus, Viale Pola 12, Rome
Seminar 2a – Investment for Development
Kenneth Amaeshi, EUI and University of Edinburgh
Shared and Collective Entrepreneurship as a Principle of Investment in Development
Alessandra Barresi, Mediterranea University
Integrating Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation into Urban Planning and Development
Ulrich Klüh, Darmstadt Business School
Relationship Capital and Relationship Banking
Willem Schramade, Nyenrode Business University
Long-Term Value and Finance
Seminar #2b – Investment for Development
Stefano Ferace, Truffle Capital
Venture Capital and Long-Term Investors
Dino Fortunato, UNIDO ITPO Italy
Investment, Technology, and Partnerships for Local Development
Giorgio Masotti, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Financial Instruments for International Development Cooperation
Chair
Costanza Consolandi, University of Siena
Intergenerational Feedback: Graduates, PhD Students, and Young Researchers
1:00 pm Lunch Break
Workshop 1a - XYZ Camp 2026 – Luiss MSc Strategic Management and GrInn Lab Student Demo Session
Daniele Mascia, MSc in Strategic Management, Luiss (video message)
Chairs:
Paola Belingheri, Marijana Krstić, Pier Paolo Zitti, and Antonio Persico, Luiss
Workshop 1b – Arts, Education, and Science for Development
Chiara Baldacchini, University of Tuscia
Nature-Based Solutions for Transformative Societal Change
Michele Buono, RAI
Narratives of Innovation
Paolo Gaudenzi, Sapienza University of Rome,
Science Diplomacy
Nicoletta Levi, Municipality of Reggio Emilia
, City Science
Maddalena Pennacchia, Roma Tre University
Theater as an Educational Methodology
Oriana Persico HER: She Loves Data / New Living
Science, the Arts, and the City
Chair
Christian Iaione, MSc in Strategic Management, and LIFE Research Center, Luiss
Workshop 1c – Closing Remarks and XYZ Camp Awards Ceremony
Enzo Peruffo, Dean of the Luiss Graduate School
Antonella Sberna, Vice President, European Parliament (video message)
Massimo Alvisi, Architect, Alvisi-Kirimoto
Marco Della Porta, President of the XIV Municipality, Rome
Aleardo Furlani, CEO of INNOVA
Luca Secondi, Rector's Delegate for Research, University of Tuscia
Nicola Marotta, CEO of TEN Energies
Alessandro Piperno, Director, Casa Tecnologie Emergenti
Urbano Tocci, European Commission – Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Rubina Galeotti, Chair
of LabGov ETS