Program ’16
Friday 19 August
Meetings
THE 70TH YEAR OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC: AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, SERGIO MATTARELLA
Introduced by Emilia Guarnieri, President of the Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples Foundation and Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS HAPPENING. FROM ISTANBUL TO TEHERAN, THE PROVOCATIONS OF TOPICALITY. A COFFEE WITH… FEDERLEGNOARREDO
Dialogue with Alberto Negri, Journalist of Il Sole 24 ore. Introduced by Giovanni De Ponti, General Manager FederlegnoArredo.
THE LAST WILL BE FIRST
Participants: Claudio Burgio, Chaplain of the “Beccaria” juvenile detention facility of Milan and President of the Kayros Onlus Association; Mario Persano, President of the Association of Volunteering Opera San Nicola Onlus. Introduced by Monica Poletto, President of Compagnia delle Opere Sociali.
GEORGIA: A LAND OF GOLD AND FAITH. IDENTITY AND OTHERNESS IN THE HISTORY OF A PEOPLE
Participants: Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati, Professor Emeritus, California State University of Los Angeles, Visiting Professor, UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and Director, Mozan/Urkesh Archaeological Project; David Lordkipanidze, Director of the Georgian National Museum, Georgia; Marco Rossi, Professor of History of Medieval Arts and Director of the Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni storico-artistici at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan. Introduced by Andrea Simoncini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence.
VIA EMILIA: FOOD, MOTOR AND WELLNESS VALLEY
Participants: Luigi Angelini, Managing Director of Wellness Foundation; Stefano Bonaccini, President of the Emilia-Romagna Region; Massimo Spigaroli, Chef/Patron Antica Corte Pallavicina. Introduced by Roberto Perrone, Journalist and Writer.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Marco Bersanelli, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Milan; Mario Morcellini, Professor of Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes, Università La Sapienza of Rome.
A SOCIETY BUILDING PEACE. THE EXAMPLE OF TUNISIA
Participants: Tania Groppi, Professor of Public Law at the University of Siena; Mohamed Fadhel Mahfoudh, Nobel Peace Prize 2015, former President of The Tunisian Order of Lawyers; Fadhel Moussa, University Professor, Former Dean of the Faculty of Juridical, Political and Social Sciences of Tunisia and Member of the National Constituent Assembly. Introduced by Andrea Simoncini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence.
INTRODUCING YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE WORLD OF WORK
Participants: Fabio Cerchiai, President of Atlantia Spa and Autostrade per l’Italia; Maurizio Del Conte, President of ANPAL (National Agency for the Political Activity of Work); Roberto Maroni, President of the Lombardy Region; Dario Odifreddi, President of the Piazza dei Mestieri Foundation. Introduced by Bernhard Scholz, President of Compagnia delle Opere.
ROMANO GUARDINI AND LUIGI GIUSSANI IN DIALOGUE WITH MODERNITY
Participants: Massimo Borghesi, Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Perugia; Johannes Modesto, Postulator of the Cause of Beatification of Romano Guardini and Pastoral Worker in the Archibishop's Curia of Munich; Monica Scholz-Zappa, Professor of Linguistic Science at the Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg im Br. Introduced by Alberto Savorana, Spokesperson for Communion and Liberation.
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
A meeting with H. E. Msgr. Camillo Ballin, Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. Introduced by Davide Perillo, Director of Traces.
“MEETING WITH THE OTHER: GENIUS OF THE REPUBLIC. 1946-2016”: THE REPUBLIC
Participant: Luciano Violante, President Emeritus of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
ALSO THE SAINTS HAVE DREAMED OF AMERICA
Participants: Emanuele Colombo, Professor at DePaul University in Chicago, USA; Paolo Valesio, Giuseppe Ungaretti Professor Emeritus in Italian Literature at Columbia University, New York and President of Centro Studi Sara Valesio, Bologna. Introduced by Letizia Bardazzi, President of AIC (Associazione Italiana Centri Culturali).
“NOTHING HUMAN IS ALIEN TO ME” (Terence). Pagan and Christian texts on the relationship with the other
A reading session curated by Zetesis. Participants: Moreno Morani, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Genoa; Giulia Regoliosi, Editor in Chief, Zetesis. Preparation of the readers by Adriana Bagnoli, Director and Actress.
Shows
ONE SINGLE SONG In collaboration with Sagra Musicale Malatestiana
A concert with: Tania Kassis, Tosca, Mirna Kassis; Directed by Massimo Venturiello
Saturday 20 August
Meetings
THE STRANGE ITALIAN DEMOGRAPHY: IS THERE A FUTURE FOR US?
Participants: Gian Carlo Blangiardo, Full Professor of Demography at the University of Milano-Bicocca; Alessandro Rosina, Professor of Demography at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan. Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
SOCIAL AGRICULTURE. REBUILDING A SOCIETY FROM THE GROUND
Patricipants: Maurizio Bergia, President of “I Tesori della Terra” Cooperative Society of Cuneo; Claudio Collina, Director of C.A.S.P. Cooperative Society Valle del Brasimone; Nicola Corti, Secretary General for the Allianz Umana Mente Foundation; Paolo Gramiccia, Director of the Cooperative La Sonnina of Rome; Elisa Mapelli, Director of “In Opera” Cooperative Society of Milan; Walter Sabattoli, Director of the Pinocchio Group Cooperative Society of Brescia; Ilaria Signoriello, Director of “Agriculture Capodarco” Cooperative Society of Rome. Conclusions by Andrea Olivero, Deputy Minister for the Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies of Italy. In this occasion projection of the video-documentary Nuove terre on “Le Agricole” Cooperative Society. Introduced by Camillo Gardini, President of Compagnia delle Opere Agroalimentare.
MAPS: PIECES OF WAR AND ROADS TO PEACE. Dialogue curated by Monica Maggioni, President of RAI
THE DEVELOPMENT AS RESOURCE
Participant: Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Maurizio Carvelli, AD CEUR Foundation; Dario Odifreddi, President of Piazza dei Mestieri Foundation.
THE SINGING WOOD. A COFFEE WITH… FEDERLEGNOARREDO
Participants: Piero Bonaguri, Guitarist and Professor at the Conservatory of Bologna; Stefano Cattoi, Sole Administrator Segagione Legnami Spa of the Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme; Lorenzo Lippi, Lutist and Professor of the Civic School of Lutherie of Milan; Raffaello Vignali, Deputy of the Italian Parliament. Introduction by Paolo Foschini, Journalist of the Corriere della Sera. At the end of the encounter, Master Piero Bonaguri will play some songs on the guitar from his repertoire.
CITIES CANNOT DIE
Participants: Moncef Ben Moussa, Director of Bardo National Museum, Tunisia; Staffan De Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria; Gultan Kisanak, Mayor of Diyarbakir, Turkey; Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence; Giusi Nicolini, Mayor of Lampedusa and Linosa. Introduced by Andrea Simoncini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND COMMON GOOD: FROM THE CASTE SYSTEM TO PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Participants: Francesco Fabrizio Delzio, Manager and writer, Author of “Opzione Zero. Il virus che tiene in ostaggio l’Italia”; Marco Gay, Vice President of Confindustria and President of Young Entrepreneurs of Confindustria; Giovanni Pitruzzella, President of the Italian Competition Authority. Introduced by Salvatore Taormina, Executive of the Sicilia Region/Foundation for Subsidiarity.
MAPS: PIECES OF WAR AND ROADS TO PEACE. Dialogue curated by Monica Maggioni, President of RAI
WHAT ARE WE SPEAKING OF WHEN WE SPEAK OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Participant: Brian Grim, President Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, USA. On this occasion, there will be a screening of the video-interview with Abdallah bin Bayyah, President of Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Luca Doninelli, Writer; Lucio Rossi, Physicist, High Luminosity LHC Project leader, CERN.
GRAVITATIONAL WAVES: A NEW WINDOW TOWARDS THE UNIVERSE
Participants: Roberto Battiston, President of A.S.I. (Italian Space Agency); Laura Cadonati, Associate Professor at the School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. Introduced by Marco Bersanelli, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Milan.
THE GREEN MINE OF ITALY: THE FOREST HERITAGE. Wood as work, passion, curiosity. A COFFEE WITH… FEDERLEGNOARREDO
Participants: Angelo Funes Nova, Wood Enthusiast; Andrea Negri, President of AFI (Associazione Forestale Italiana); Stefano Saviola, Managing Director Saviola Holding; Nicola Semeraro, President of Rilegno. Introduced by Sebastiano Cerullo, Vice Director FederlegnoArredo.
AUTONOMY AND THE EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
Invited guests: Marco Masi, President of Compagnia delle Opere Educative-FOE; Matteo Rossetti, Founder of the Free School “Thomson House School”, London, UK; Ugo Rossi, President of the Autonomous Province of Trento; Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity. Introduced by Francesco Magni, PhD at the University of Bergamo and Coordinator of the Editorial Office of the magazine Nuova Secondaria.
MAPS: PIECES OF WAR AND ROADS TO PEACE. Dialogue curated by Monica Maggioni, President of RAI
HOW TO GET ORIENTED IN THE GREAT DISORDER
Participants: Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Center of Communion and Liberation; Paolo Magri, Executive Vice President and Director of ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies).
“MEETING WITH THE OTHER: GENIUS OF THE REPUBLIC. 1946-2016”: CULTURE
Participant: Giuliano Amato, Judge of the Constitutional Court. Introduced by Lorenza Violini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Milan
RESTORING THE SKY. THE RESTORATION OF THE BASILICA OF THE NATIVITY IN BETHLEHEM
Participants: Mariella Carlotti, Professor and Curator of the Exhibition; Gianmarco Piacenti, President Piacenti Spa; Tommaso Santi, Director. Introduced by Bernhard Scholz, President of Compagnia delle Opere.
STORIES FROM THE WORLD. ALELUYA
Presentation and screening of the reportage by Fernando De Haro. Production: N medio S.L. Participant: the Author, Journalist.
Shows
RADIOLONDRA. “Certe Volte live”
Francesco Picciano, Voice and Guitar; Pietro Beltrani, Piano, Keyboards, Courts; Filippo Zoffoli, Bass and backing vocals, Carlo Rinaldini, Guitars
Sunday 21 August
Meetings
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Damiano Pietri, President of Giovani Confartigianato; Raffaello Vignali, Member of Parliament, Commissione Attività Produttive.
RELAUNCHING THE ITALY BRAND
Participant Vincenzo Boccia, President of Confindustria. Introduced by Bernhard Scholz, President of Compagnia delle Opere.
THE COMPANY THAT BRINGS ABOUT GROWTH. DIALOGUE AND DEBATE AMONG BUSINESSMEN AND STUDENTS. A COFFEE WITH… FEDERLEGNOARREDO
Participants: some students from the Training Pole of Legno Arredo of Lentate sul Seveso; Angelo Candiani, President of ASLAAM (Associazione Scuole Lavoro Alto Milanese); Paolo Plotini, CEO Plotini Allestimenti. Introduced by Martino Cervo, Editor of Il CIttadino di Monza e Brianza.
BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICA: «THE SPIRITUAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD»
A meeting with Federico Trinchero, Carmelite missionary in Bangui, Central African Republic. Introduced by Davide Perillo, Director of Traces.
PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE EUROZONE
In collaboration with CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada). Participants: Daniel Gros, Director of CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), Belgium; Jacques Mistral, Head of economic research at the IFRI (French Institute for International Relations), France; Riccardo Ribera d'Alcalá, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Internal Policies in the European Parliament. Introduced by Domenico Lombardi, Director of the Global Economy Department at the CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation), Canada.
SMART CITIES: THE CITIES OF TOMORROW
Invited guests: Roberto Filipelli, Sales & Business Development Director and Head of IoTStrategy, Microsoft Italy; Marco Moretti, CIO and A2A Smart City President at A2A Group; Carmelo Papa, CEO and General Manager of STMicroelectronics Italia; Mauro Parolini, Councillor for the Economic Development of the Lombardy Region; Gianni Savio, President of PLANET IDEA srl. Introduced by Sandro Bicocchi, Vice President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Luca Sangiorgi, Geneticist, Orthopedic Institute Rizzoli Bologna; Andrea Simoncini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence.
YOU ARE A GOOD FOR ME
Participant: Luca Doninelli, Writer. Introduced by Emilia Guarnieri, President of the Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples Foundation.
“I’M VERY HAPPY TO LIVE WITH YOU”: DISABILITY AS A RESOURCE
In collaboration with CEC (The Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture). Participants: Mary O’Callaghan, Public Policy Fellows at the Center for Ethics and Culture, University of Notre Dame, USA; Orlando Carter Snead, Director of the Center for Ethics and Culture, University of Notre Dame, USA. On occasion of the conference, screening of a video-interview with Jean Vanier, Founder of the Community L’Arche. Introduced by Maurizio Vitali, Journalist.
“MEETING WITH THE OTHER: GENIUS OF THE REPUBLIC. 1946-2016”: ECONOMY
Participant: Giulio Sapelli, Professor of Economic History at the University of Milan. Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
“THIS IS HOW OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED.” JUSTICE BEYOND PUNISHMENT
Participants: Adolfo Ceretti, Professor of Criminology, University of Milano-Bicocca; Maria Grazia Grena, Former Member of the Lotta Armata organizations of the 70’s; Agnese Moro, Aldo Moro’s daughter. Introduced by Marta Cartabia, Vice President of the Constitutional Court.
400 YEARS SINCE SHAKESPEARE’S DEATH: THE SENSE OF THE OTHER IN HAMLET
A dialogue and journey through the readings and images with Piero Boitani, Professor of Comparative Literature at the Sapienza University of Rome. Introduced by Davide Rondoni, Poet and writer.
FULL OF GRACE
Première of the movie. Question and answer to follow with Terence "T.J." Berden, Producer. Introduced by Walter Gatti, Journalist.
Shows
THOMAS MORE. William Shakespeare’s rediscovered play Event organized on the occasion of the anniversary of William Shakespeare 1616-2016.
Texts by Giampiero Pizzol and Otello Cenci; Directed by Otello Cenci; with – Andrea Carabelli; Giampiero Bartolini; Giampiero Pizzol; Andrea Soffiantini
NASHVILLE & BACKBONES – Country Music
Marcello Dolci, voice and guitar; Matteo De Angelis, guitar, banjo and voice; Michele Tani, keyboards and voices; Davide Mastroianni, bass; Tommy Graziani, drums; Elisa Semprini, violin and voice
Monday 22 August
Meetings
WHICH ISLAM IN EUROPE?
Participants: Wael Farouq, Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan; Aziz Hasanovic, Gran Muftì of Croatia. Introduced by Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Center of Communion and Liberation.
INNOVATION: THE ENGINE OF DEVELOPMENT
Participants: Brunello Cucinelli, President and CEO of Brunello Cucinelli Spa; Manuela Kron, Director of Corporate Affairs Nestlé Group, Italy; Gianpiero Lotito, Founder & CEO of FacilityLive. Introduced by Bernhard Scholz, President of Compagnia delle Opere.
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND ITS COMPLEXITY
In collaboration with CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada). Participants: Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow at the Global Economy and Development Program at Brookings Institution; Fan He, Senior Fellow of the Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; China; Daniele Mancini, Ambassador of Italy to the Holy See. Introduced by Domenico Lombardi, Director of the Global Economy Department at the CIGI (Center for International Governance Innovation), Canada.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Francesco Salamini, Former Director of the Department for the Genetic Improvement, Max-Planck Institute of Cologne; Francesco Botturi, Professor of Moral Philosophy, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan.
PRESENTATION OF THE SHOW OF FEDERLEGNO ARREDO EVENTI SPA. BUILDING TOGETHER. NUMBERS AND HISTORY OF WOOD FURNITURE. A COFFEE WITH… FEDERLEGNOARREDO
Participants: Giorgio Vittadini and some students from the Department of Economics of the Catholic University of Milan and from the Department of Industrial Engineering of the Politecnico of Milan; Emanuele Orsini, CEO Sistem Costruzioni. Introduced by Chiara Terraneo, Manager of Area Finiture-Arredo FederlegnoArredo.
“TO DO THE WILL OF OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN: TOWARD A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN JEWS AND CHRISTIANS”
Participants: Ignacio Carbajosa Pérez, Professor of Old Testament Studies at the Theology School of San Dámaso University in Madrid, Spain; Eugene B. Korn, Academic Director of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC). Introduced by Alberto Savorana, Spokesperson of Communion and Liberation.
“MEETING WITH THE OTHER: GENIUS OF THE REPUBLIC. 1946-2016”: INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Participant: Michele Valensise, Formerly Secretary General of the Farnesina, Executive Vice President of Astaldi Spa. Introduced by Massimo Bernardini, Journalist and TV Presenter.
FREE EDUCATION: A PUBLIC GOOD
Participants: Marco Bersanelli, President of the Sacro Cuore Foundation; Anthony Joseph D’Agostino, Associate Director, International Special Projects, Alliance for Catholic Education at the University of Notre Dame, USA; Alessandro Mele, Director of the Cometa Foundation. Introduced by Andrea Simoncini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Carmine Di Martino, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Milan; Samir Suweis, Physicist, Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Physics Laboratory, University of Padua.
“QUO VADIS EUROPA?”
Participants: Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Docente di Diritto dell’Unione Europea e Direttore della School of Law dell’Università LUISS Guido Carli of Rome; Joseph Weiler, Presidente EUI (Istituto Universitario Europeo). Introduce Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Centre of Communion and Liberation.
THE “OTHER” IS A GOOD… IN RESEARCH
Participants: Mauro Ferrari, President and CEO of the Houston Methodist Research Institute, Director of the Institute of Academic Medicine of the Methodist Hospital System and Executive Vice President of the Methodist Hospital System (TMHS), President of The Alliance for NanoHealth; Alessandro Vato, Director of the Neural Computer Interaction Lab at the Neural Computation Laboratory (Italian Institute of Technology - IIT of Rovereto). Introduced by Marco Bersanelli, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Milan.
BRIDGES OR WALLS. THE FUTURE OF EUROPE
Participants: Angelino Alfano, Italian Minister of the Interior; Thomas de Maizière, German Federal Minister of the Interior. Introduced by Federico Fubini, Deputy Editor-in-chief of Il Corriere della Sera.
THE LIVING LIFE. Reading the “Notes from Underground” by F.M. Dostoevsky
Participant: Tat’jana Kasatkina, Director of the Department of Literary Theory at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Reading by Franco Palmieri, Art Consultant of Culter/Florence. Introduced by Cristina Rossi, Teacher.
STORIES FROM THE WORLD. NAGORNO KARABAKH, RITORNO ALLA GUERRA
Presentation and screening of the reportage by Gian Micalessin. Production: GM News. Participant: the Author, Journalist and Director. On the occasion of the screening, greeting speech by Victoria Bagdassarian, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia in Italy. Introduced by Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Center of Communion and Liberation.
Shows
THOMAS MORE. William Shakespeare’s rediscovered play
Texts by Giampiero Pizzol and Otello Cenci; Directed by Otello Cenci; with – Andrea Carabelli; Giampiero Bartolini; Giampiero Pizzol; Isotta Ravaioli; Andrea Soffiantini.
SIMPLY TANGO
Dancers: Carlotta Santandrea; Patricio Lolli; Silvia Galletti; Ricardo Barrios; Musicians: Hernàn Luciano Fassa; Virgilio Monti; Vincenzo Albini; Gerardo Agnese
EVIDENCE BASED MUSIC
Elisabetta Catalani voice; Maurizio Ermeti voice and guitar; Stefano Ronci keyboards and voice; Silvio Miniutti bass; Maurizio Bigi drums; Lorenzo Clementi, percussions.
Tuesday 23 August
Meetings
A HUG THAT CHANGES HISTORY
Participants: Vladimir Legoyda, Chairman of the Department for Church’s Society and Mass Mediа Relations (Russian Orthodox Church); H. E. Msgr. Paolo Pezzi, Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow. Introduced by Alberto Savorana, Spokesperson of Communion and Liberation.
ITALY… IT’S “MOBILE”
In collaboration with FederlegnoArredo. Participants: Francesco Boggio Ferraris, Director of Scuola Formazione Permanente of the Italia Cina Foundation; Ettore Francesco Sequi, Ambassador of Italy to Beijing; Roberto Snaidero, President of FederlegnoArredo. Introduced by Adriano Moraglio, Journalist of Il Sole 24 Ore.
A JOURNEY OF RECONCILIATION: THE STORY OF THE MEETING BRNO FESTIVAL
Participants: Petr Kalousek, Councillor of Brno-centre, Czech Republic; David Macek, Director of DRFG Foundation and Organizer of the Meeting Brno, Czech Republic; Bernd Posselt, President of Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft, Former Member of European Parliament, Germany; Kateřina Tučková, Writer and Organizer of the Meeting Brno, Czech Republic. Introduced by Emilia Guarnieri, President of the Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples Foundation.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY?
In collaboration with Farmindustria. Participants: Eugenio Aringhieri, President of the Biotechnology Group of Farmindustria. Introduced by Carlo Soave, Plant Geneticist, Full Professor of Plant Physiology at the University of Milan.
SETTLING DOWN: FACILITIES FOR THE PURCHASE OF HOUSES, FURNITURE, FINISHING TOUCHS. Bonus for young couples, Bonus for furniture and tax allowance for restructuring and energy saving. A COFFEE WITH… FEDERLEGNOARREDO
Participants: Abramo Barlassina, Manager of Gruppo Schermature Solari and Domotica FederlegnoArredo; Marco Luchetti, Manager of Ufficio Innovazione, Normativa e Certificazione FederlegnoArredo. Introduced by Chiara Terraneo, Manager of Area Finiture Arredo FederlegnoArredo.
AN ENCOUNTER IN THE OUTSKIRTS
Participants: José Maria “Pepe” di Paola, "Villero" Priest and Coordinator of the Episcopal Commission against Drug Dependence; Jean Francois Morin, Director of Association Le Rocher Oasis des Cités. Introduced by Monica Poletto, President of Compagnia delle Opere Sociali.
TRACES OF A NEW LIFE. EXPERIENCES FROM THE U.S.
Participants: Renzo Canetta, Medical Researcher Oncologist - Hematologist; Guido Piccarolo, CEO of Los Angeles Habilitation House. Introduced by Letizia Bardazzi, President of AIC (Associazione Italiana Centri Culturali).
LESSONS ON THE BIBLE: THE PARABLES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT
Participant: Joseph Weiler, President of EUI (European University Institute). Introduced by Stefano Alberto, Professor of Theology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.
HASSAN AND MARCUS
Presentation and screening of the movie by Ramy Imam in memory of the actor Omar Sharif. Debate afterwards with Wael Farouq, Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan and the guys from SWAP.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Antonio Iacchetti, Engineer, Researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology; Fabrizio Bianchi, Particle Physicist, University of Turin.
JUSTICE AND SEPARATION OF POWERS
Participants: Giovanni Canzio, First President of the Italian Supreme Court; Giovanni Legnini, Vice President of the Italian Magistrates’ Internal Board of Supervisors (CSM). Introduced by Paolo Tosoni, Lawyer.
NOBODY ESCAPES FROM LOVE. APAC: A GUARD-FREE PRISON IN BRAZIL
Participants: Cledorvino Belini, President Group Development of FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) of Latin America, Brazil; Daniel Luiz da Silva, former prisoner, Brazil; Valdeci Antônio Ferreira, Executive Director of FBAC (Fraternidade Brasileira de Assistência aos Condenados), Brazil; Luiz Carlos Rezende e Santos, Judge of criminal enforcement at the Court of Justice of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Introduced by Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Journalist at La Stampa.
“MEETING WITH THE OTHER: GENIUS OF THE REPUBLIC. 1946-2016”: THE STATE
Participant: Sabino Cassese, Professor of “Global Governance” at the LUISS School of Government, Rome. Introduced by Andrea Simoncini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence.
PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME
Participants: Valerio Camerano, CEO of A2A; Lorenzo Maternini, Vice President of Talent Garden. Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
FROM THE CANTONI TO THE LISCIO FOLK DANCE. LOCAL MUSIC, FAMILY MUSIC
Participants: Egidio Bandini, Journalist and President of Club dei Ventritrè; Eugenio Martani, Director of Concerto Cantoni; Corrado Medioli, Accordionist.
IDA
Presentation and screening of the movie by Paweł Pawlikowski. Debate afterwards with Maria Gabriella Pediconi, Full Professor of Dynamic Psychology at the University of Urbino and Joseph Weiler, President EUI (European University Institute). Introduced by Letizia Bardazzi, President of AIC (Associazione Italiana Centri Culturali).
Shows
Wednesday 24 August
Meetings
THE POINT AND THE LINE. THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF THE ITALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
Participants: Francesco Paolo Casavola, President Emeritus of the Constitutional Court; Sabino Cassese, Professor of “Global Governance” at LUISS School of Government, Rome. Introduced by Andrea Simoncini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence.
“I PREFER A RESTLESS ITALIAN CHURCH, EVER CLOSER TO THE ABANDONED, THE FORGOTTEN, THE IMPERFECT”. The Italian church after the meeting of Florence
Participant: H. E. Msgr. Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna. Introduced by Davide Perillo, Director of Traces.
TO EVERYONE HIS OWN WORK
Participants: Stefano Colli-Lanzi, CEO of Gi Group and Vice-president of Assolavoro; Elena Donazzan, Councillor for Education, Training Affairs and Equal Opportunities in the Veneto Region; Anna Maria Furlan, Secretary-General of CISL; Salvatore Pirrone, General Manager of ANPAL (National Agency for the Political Activity of Work). Introduced by Dario Odifreddi, President of Piazza dei Mestieri Foundation.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGO CON…
Giovanni Bertolone, President of Cluster Tecnologico Nazionale Aerospazio; Mario Mezzazanica, Professor of Informative System, University of Milan-Bicocca.
DADDY’S BOYS? THE CHALLENGE AND THE HONOUR OF CONDUCTING A BUSINESS. THE FLOOR TO NEW GENERATIONS. A COFFEE WITH… FEDERLEGNOARREDO
Alessio Bellin, Administrator of Gibus; Massimo Micali, CEO EMCO srl; Federico Panzeri, Export Manager Panzeri Carlo.
“REFUGEES ARE NOT NUMBERS, THEY ARE PEOPLE”. MIGRANTS, THE CHALLENGE OF THE ENCOUNTER
Participants: Romano Prodi, President of the Foundation for Worldwide Cooperation; Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding; H. E. Msgr. Silvano Maria Tomasi, Member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Introduced by Giorgio Paolucci, Journalist.
COMMITMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY: THE “POLITICAL CHARITY”
Participants: Francesco Gagliardi, Director of Eptaforum; Mauro Magatti, Professor of General Sociology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan; Luigi Manconi, President of the Extraordinary Commission for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights of the Senate of the Italian Republic; Eugenio Mazzarella, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the “Federico II” University, Naples. Introduced by Costantino Esposito, Professor of History of Philosophy at the University of Bari.
SUBSIDIARITY AND INDUSTRIAL POLICIES. The Foundation for Subsidiarity report 2015/2016
Participants: Massimo Carboniero, President of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE (Italian machine tool, robots, automation systems and ancillary products); Paola Garrone, Professor of Business and Industrial Economics at Politecnico di Milano; Giampaolo and Gianluca Seguso, Seguso Vetri d’Arte – Murano, since 1397. Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Mauro Ceroni, Professor of Neurology, University of Pavia; Claudio Marchetti, Maxillofacial Surgeon, University of Bologna.
TO HOPE AGAINST ALL HOPE: WORKING FOR PEACE TO THE MIDDLE EAST
Participants: Jàn Figel, Special Envoy of European Commission for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the European Union; Firas Lutfi, Superior of the college of the Holy Land and vice vicar of the parrish of Saint Francis in Aleppo, Siria. On this occasion, greeting speech by Pasquale Valentini, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of San Marino. Introduced by Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Center of Communion and Liberation.
“LOVE ALWAYS GIVES LIFE”: A CHALLENGE FOR THE FAMILY
Participants: H. E. Msgr. Paolo Martinelli, Auxiliary Bishop of Milan; Marco Mazzi, President of the Famiglie per l’Accoglienza Association; Sabrina Pietrangeli, President and CEO La Quercia Millenaria Onlus Association. Introduced by Lorenza Violini, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Milan.
“MEETING WITH THE OTHER: GENIUS OF THE REPUBLIC. 1946-2016”: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Participant: Agostino Giovagnoli, Professor of Contemporary History at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan. Introduced by Massimo Bernardini, Journalist and TV Presenter.
ALTERNATING SCHOOL-WORK PROGRAMS. THE EXPERIENCE THAT MAKES SCHOOL
Participants: Marino Golinelli, Founder and Honorary President of the Golinelli Foundation; Maximo Ibarra, CEO of Wind Spa; Bernardo Quaranta, Director of Human Resources and Organization Italy, Enel; Emilia Rio, Director of Human Resources, A2A Group and Representative Consorzio ELIS; Gabriele Toccafondi, State Undersecretary at the MIUR (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research). Introduced by Giorgio Vittadini, President of the Foundation for Subsidiarity.
“IF A MAN OWNS A HUNDRED SHEEP, AND ONE OF THEM WANDERS AWAY, WILL HE NOT LEAVE THE NINETY-NINE…?”: THE EXPERIENCE OF L’IMPREVISTO AND BOCATAS
Participants: Jesús Chules de Alba, President of the Asociación Pasión Por El Hombre – Bocatas, Spain; some testimonies of young people from the Community L’Imprevisto and the Association Bocatas. Introduced by Silvio Cattarina, Founder of the Social Cooperative L’Imprevisto.
STORIES FROM THE WORLD. FUOCOAMMARE
Presentation and screening of the documentary by Gianfranco Rosi. Production: 21Uno Film, Stemal Entertainment, Istituto Luce – Cinecittà, Rai Cinema. Coproduction: Les Films D’Ici e Arte France Cinema. Participants: Pietro Bartolo, Head of Health Services in Lampedusa; Paolo Del Brocco, CEO of RAI Cinema. Introduced by Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Center of Communion and Liberation.
Shows
FILIPPO MALATESTA & BAND
Filippo Malatesta with his band will present a selection of his “classics”, some of his songs about 4 Eps with beautiful and suggestive visits in Italian songwriting. He has ... Read More
Thursday 25 August
Meetings
THE U.S.-CUBAN RECONCILIATION: HEALING A WOUND
Participants: Miguel Benito “Mike” Fernandez, Founder of MBF Healthcare Partners, Cuba; Pedro Freyre, Partner and Chair of the International Practice in the law firm of Akerman LLP, USA; Rolando Guillermo Suárez Cobián, Legal Advisor of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba. Introduced by Roberto Fontolan, Director of the International Center of Communion and Liberation.
FOOD: A GOOD FOR EVERYONE. FROM THE FIGHT AGAINST FOOD WASTE TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES
In collaboration with Confagricoltura. Participants: Fabio Degli Esposti, General Manager of Nespresso Italy; Maria Chiara Gadda, Deputy of the Italian Parliament, signatory to the anti-waste law; Massimo Goldoni, President of Federunacoma; Mario Guidi, President of Confagricoltura; Livia Pomodoro, President of the Milan Center For Food Law And Policy. Introduced by Marco Lucchini, General Director of Banco Alimentare ONLUS.
THE NEW FRONTIERS IN SURGERY
Participants: Michael Bailey, Co-Director of the International Centre of Excellence for Telesurgery, UK; Raffaele Pugliese, President of AIMS Academy (Advanced International Mini-invasive Surgery Academy). Introduced by Antonio Quaglio, Editor-in-chief of Ilsussidiario.net.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Fabio Catani, Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Giampiero Perri, Expert in valorization and fruition of cultural heritage.
TALES OF WOOD. A COFFEE WITH… FEDERLEGNOARREDO
Theatrical performance by Andrea Carabelli, Actor and Director. Script by Paolo Campoccia.
THE DIPLOMACY OF POPE FRANCIS. MERCY AS A POLITICAL PROCESS
Participant: Antonio Spadaro, Director of La Civiltà Cattolica. Introduced by Alberto Savorana, Spokesperson of Communion and Liberation.
IS HEALTH CONTAGIOUS?
Participants: Paolo Gradnik, President of Banco Farmaceutico onlus; Nicoletta Luppi, President of Gruppo Vaccini of Farmindustria; Mario Melazzini, President of AIFA (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco); Carlo Federico Perno, Full Professor of Virology at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and Director of the Unit of Molecular Virology at the Tor Vergata University Hospital, Rome. Introduced by Gemma Migliaro, President of Associazione Medicina e Persona.
WHAT’S HUMAN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. DIALOGUE WITH…
Arash Ajoudani, Engineer, Researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology; Alessandro Vato, Engineer, Researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology.
MOTHER TERESA: A SAINT FOR OUR TIME
Participants: Marcilio Haddad Andrino, Engineer, miraculously-cured Brazilian; Brian Kolodiejchuk, Postulator of the Cause of Canonization of Mother Teresa; Sister Serena, Missionary of Charity. Introduced by Marina Ricci, Journalist.
Shows
SPIRTO GENTIL – STABAT MATER by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
An invitation to listen. Participant: Pier Paolo Bellini
THE PARTY IS ON! With Gene Gnocchi
An evening to sing, dance and have fun. Gene Gnocchi, along with his son, shows us on stage how rock music can be fun and energetic, through an original ... Read More
