Inauguration ceremony for the 2021-2022 academic year
On Friday, October 29 at 10 a.m., the opening ceremony for the 2021-2022 academic year was held via live stream from the Mario Arcelli Aula Magna on the Luiss Campus in Viale Pola. The event featured a keynote address by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
Lecture by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The event featured the participation of Director General Giovanni Lo Storto, a speech by the student representative on the Board of Directors, Angelo D'Alena, and a report from Rector Andrea Prencipe.
Report by the Director General, Giovanni Lo Storto
Next, a keynote address by Thomas Christiansen, Luiss Professor of Political Science, titled “The politics of global trade: the challenge of managing interdependence in a fragmenting world.”
Lecture by Professor Thomas Christiansen
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization , delivered the keynote address “Serving the Global Commons: the role of trade in post-covid recovery and pre-pandemic preparedness.”
In closing, Luiss President Vincenzo Boccia took the floor.