The fortieth edition of The European House – Ambrosetti workshop begins tomorrow at Villa d'Este in Cernobbio (Como), which as usual at the end of the summer calls together the establishment of international politics and finance to discuss economic scenarios.
On the shores of Lake Como this time the novelty is that, breaking tradition, the Italian Prime Minister will not be present: Matteo Renzi in fact does not prefer this kind of stage (he also deserted the Confindustria assembly in May), even if the Government however, he will be represented by several ministers.
Like every edition, the Workshop's mission and ambition are to offer the Italian and international ruling class an opportunity for in-depth analysis – supported by analyses, research and facts – on geopolitical, economic, technological and social scenarios and their implications for businesses.
To celebrate this fortieth edition of the Workshop, The European House – Ambrosetti has produced a document with the contribution of Ambassador Sergio Romano which reconstructs the historical and socio-political events of the last 40 years, revisited also through the testimonies and interventions of the protagonists of the 40 editions. The document will be available on the website, at www.ambrosetti.eu, starting at 8:45 on Friday 5 September.
This is the Workshop programme:
Friday September 5st
– Today for the future: businesses and society
– The economic framework
– Today the world of tomorrow – Scientific developments
– New technologies and new business models
– The world in turmoil: insights and considerations
– Faith, culture and society, today and tomorrow
Saturday 6rd September
– Agenda to change Europe
– Speech by the President of the Senate of the Italian Republic Pietro Grasso
– The future of Europe: implementing the reforms Speech by the President of the European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso
– Balance of power in the new Europe
– Improving governance in Europe
– What balance between discipline and growth?
– Relaunching Europe's competitiveness
– Work and employment
– Rethinking the education system: models for a better society
Sunday September 7th
– Italy in the global framework
– An alternative for Italy
– Metropolitan cities
– Reforms
– Justice and security
– Speech by the President of the Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini
– Priority for Italy
– Healthcare
– Infrastructure
– Competitiveness and growth
– Economy and finance
As usual, many proactive reflections and research contents elaborated by Ambrosetti will be presented during the works:
– Education for the 21st century. The key to the revitalization and competitiveness of Europe and Italy;
– Turin 2025. The transformation process of the city of Turin and the new vision for the future of the urban area;
– The international logistics platform. A system project for the growth and competitiveness of the logistics chain and of Italy;
– The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the European Union and the United States. Reviving Europe's competitiveness;
– The scenario of the labor market in Europe. Main elements, best practices and the German case.
Among the experts who will participate in the Workshop are announced:
– David Agus Scientist, Professor of Medicine and Engineering, University of Southern California, USA
co-founder, Navigenics, USA
– Esko Aho Innovation Guru
Senior Fellow, Harvard University, USA
former Prime Minister, Finland
– Angelino Alfano Minister of the Interior
– Joaquín Almunia Vice President, European Commission
European Commissioner for Competition
– Jörg Asmussen Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Germany
– Michel Barnier European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services
– José Manuel Durão Barroso President, European Commission
– Maria Bartiromo Anchor, Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, United States
– Laura Boldrini President, Chamber of Deputies
– Maria Elena Boschi Minister of Constitutional Reforms
– Michael Burda Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
– Raffaele Cantone President, National Anti-Corruption Authority
– Gianroberto Casaleggio President, Casaleggio Associates
– Nam-Hai Chua Andrew W. Mellon Professor, Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, Rockefeller University, United States
– Piercamillo Davigo Counselor of the Supreme Court of Cassation
– Ferruccio de Bortoli Chief Editor, Corriere della Sera
– Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade
– Jeroen Dijsselbloem President, Eurogroup
Minister of Finance, Holland
– Piero Fassino Mayor of Turin
National President, Anci
– Mauro Ferrari President and CEO, Houston Methodist Research Institute, United States
– Jacob Frenkel Chairman, JPMorgan Chase International
– Stefania Giannini Minister of Education
– Ian Goldin Professor of Globalization and Development, University of Oxford, UK
Director, Oxford Martin School, UK
– Lindsey Graham Senator for South Carolina, United States
– Pietro Grasso President, Senate of the Italian Republic
– Ulrich Grillo President, BDI (Federation of German Industry)
– Federica Guidi Minister of Economic Development
– Luis de Guindos Minister of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain
– Yukon Huang Economist, Carnegie Asia Program, United States
– Joi Ito Director, MIT Media Lab, United States
– Jyrki Katainen European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
– Peretz Lavie President, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
– Enrico Letta Chamber of Deputies
former President of the Council of Ministers
– Nanxi Liu CEO, Enplug, United States
– Beatrice Lorenzin Minister of Health
– Maurizio Lupi Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
– Kishore Mahbubani Dean and Professor, Public Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
– Sergio Marchionne Chief Executive Officer, Fiat
President and Chief Executive Officer, Chrysler
– Viktor Mayer-Schönberger Professor, Internet Governance and Regulation, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University, UK
– John McCain Senator for Arizona, United States
– Mario Monti Senator for life of the Italian Republic
President, Bocconi University, Milan
former President of the Council of Ministers
– Roberto Napoletano Managing Director, Il Sole 24 Ore
– Andrew Y. Ng Chairman and Co-Founder, Coursera, United States
Chief Scientist, Baidu
Associate Professor, Stanford University, USA
– Pier Carlo Padoan Minister of Economy and Finance
– Corrado Passera President, Italia Unica
former Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport
– Shimon Peres Nobel Peace Prize
former President, State of Israel
– Bre Pettis Co-Founder and CEO, MakerBot Industries, USA
– Giuliano Poletti Minister of Labour
– Peter Praet Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
– Romano Prodi Professor, China Europe International Business School, Shanghai, China
former President of the Council of Ministers
– Gianfranco Ravasi President, Pontifical Council for Culture, Vatican City
– Tom Ridge President, Ridge Global, United States
former Secretary of Homeland Security, United States
former Governor of Pennsylvania, United States
– Kenneth Rogoff Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics, Harvard University, United States
– Sergio Romano Columnist
– Nouriel Roubini Professor of Economics and International Business, Stern School of Business, New York University, United States
Co-Founder and Chairman, Roubini Global Economics, United States
– Matteo Salvini Federal Secretary, Northern League
– Wolfgang Schüssel former Federal Chancellor, Austria
– Andreas Schleicher Director, Education and Skills Department, OECD
PISA manager
– Peter Sutherland Chairman, Goldman Sachs International, UK
Chairman, London School of Economics, UK
– Mark Thompson President and CEO, The New York Times, United States
– Jean-Claude Trichet Chairman, Group of Thirty
Honorary Governor, Bank of France
former President, European Central Bank
– Alexis Tsipras President of SYRIZA (Coalition of the Radical Left), Greece
Leader of the Opposition in Greece
Vice President of the Party of the European Left
– Umberto Veronesi Scientific Director, European Institute of Oncology
– Angelo Vescovi Scientific Director, IRCCS
Professor of Cell Biology, University of Florida
– Frank-Jürgen Weise President, Federal Employment Agency, Germany
– Martin Wolf Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times, UK
