The two-day Symposium is the result of a cooperation 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 underexplored dimensions of development studies by promoting interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, and intergenerational dialogue.

29 April 2026, 3:00 pm
Room 18, Luiss Campus at Via Parenzo 11, Rome

Institutional Greetings
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 Law 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 the Theory of Property

Chair
Elena De Nictolis Luiss

Intergenerational Feedback Graduate
PhD Students and Young Researchers

30 April 2026, 9:30 am
Sala delle Colonne, Luiss Campus at 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 on 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 Graduate, PhD Students and Young Researchers

1:00 pm Lunch Break

Workshop 1a - XYZ Camp 2026 – Luiss MSc Strategic Management and GrInn Lab Students Demo Session
Daniele Mascia MSc 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 Comune di Reggio Emilia
City Science

Maddalena Pennacchia Roma Tre University
Theater as an Educational Methodology

Oriana Persico HER: She Loves Data / Nuovo Abitare
Science, Arts and the City

Chair
Christian Iaione MSc Strategic Management and LIFE Research Center, Luiss
 

Workshop 1c – Closing Remarks and XYZ Camp Awards Ceremony
Enzo Peruffo Dean, Luiss Graduate School
Antonella Sberna Vice President, European Parliament (videomessage)
Massimo Alvisi Architect, Alvisi-Kirimoto
Marco Della Porta President of XIV Municipio, Rome
Aleardo Furlani CEO, INNOVA
Luca Secondi Rector's Delegate for Research, University of Tuscia
Nicola Marotta CEO, TEN Energies
Alessandro Piperno Director, Casa Tecnologie Emergenti
Urbano Tocci EU Commission - Directorate ‑ General for Research & Innovation

Chair
Rubina Galeotti
LabGov ETS

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