What kind of Europe is needed to face global challenges?
5 October 2026
17:00 Institutional greetings
Paolo Boccardelli, Rector of Luiss
Walter Veltroni, President of the Giorgio Napolitano Foundation
17:30 War, America, and Europe
The following will be discussing the topic:
Paolo Gentiloni, former Prime Minister
Monica Maggioni, Journalist and Presenter
Sylvie Goulard, former Minister and Member of the European Parliament, and Professor of Practice in Global Affairs at SDA Bocconi School of Management
Stefano Bonaccini, Member of the European Parliament
Giorgio Mulè, Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies
Address by European Commission Vice-President Raffaele Fitto (via video link)
6 October 2026
9:30 Institutional greetings
Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome
9:45 The European Constitution and Political Europe
Introduction by
Gaetano Quagliariello, Dean of the Luiss School of Government
Presentations
Giovanni Pitruzzella, Judge of the Constitutional Court
The European Constitution: the one we have (and the one we would like to have)
Sergio Fabbrini, Professor Emeritus at Luiss
Option 1 for the future of political Europe
Giovanni Orsina, Head of the Department of Political Science, Luiss
Option 2 for the future of political Europe
Speakers
Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister
Lucia Serena Rossi, Professor of European Union Law, University of Bologna
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Competitiveness, innovation and social protection
Introduction by
Valentina Meliciani, Director of the Luiss Research Centre for European Analysis and Policy
Presentations
Lucrezia Reichlin, Professor of Economics at London Business School
Is growth still possible in Europe?
Maurizio Ferrera (joining via video link), Professor of Political Science, University of Milan
Can Europe still afford the Welfare State?
Antonio Gozzi, President of Federacciai and Vice President of Confindustria, with responsibility for European Strategic Autonomy, the Mattei Plan, and Competitiveness
What conditions are needed for a competitive Europe?
Speakers
Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister
Mario Monti, Senator for Life and former Prime Minister
13:00 Address by Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto
The role of Italy and Europe in the current geopolitical landscape
13:30 Lunch