Agenda. ISEA Members at the 2025 “Festival dell’Economia di Trento”

From May 22 to 25, 2025, the city of Trento will host the twentieth edition of the Festival dell’Economia di Trento. This year’s theme, “Risks and Fatal Choices. Europe at the Crossroads,” highlights the major geopolitical, institutional, and economic challenges that Europe and the world are currently facing.

Organized by Il Sole 24 Ore, the four-day festival will feature prominent figures from the fields of economics, politics, and academia. Senior fellows from ISEA taking part in the program are:

  • Giovanni Tria, former Minister of Economy and current President of the Enea Tech and Biomedical Foundation
  • Angelo Federico Arcelli, Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI, Canada)
  • Maristella Vicini, Co-founder and CEO of ISEA – Applied Economics, professor at Luiss Business School and Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, with extensive experience in institutional relations in both public and private sectors

The following is the schedule of events featuring ISEA think tank members:

The role of the dollar and the internationalization of the renminbi

Thursday, May 22, 2025, 09:30 – 10:45
Palazzo della Provincia – Sala Depero

Speakers:

Jianqi Chen – International Institute of Strategic Studies – Party School of the CPC Central Committee

Xiaofang Ma – China Central Party School

Valentina Meliciani – Università Luiss Guido Carli

Giovanni Tria – Università di Roma Tor Vergata

Moderator:

Rita Fatiguso – Il Sole 24 Ore

Available: Live streaming and on demand, with simultaneous translation

Event page:  https://www.festivaleconomia.it/en/program/2025-program/festival/il-ruolo-del-dollaro-e-l-internazionalizzazione-del-renminbi

A New Bretton Woods for a New World

Friday, May 23, 2025, 18:30 – 19:15
Palazzo Trentini – Sala Aurora

Speakers:

Angelo Federico Arcelli – Università Cattolica, Senior Fellow at CIGI

Giovanni Tria – Università di Roma Tor Vergata

Moderator:

Laura Serafini – Il Sole 24 Ore

Available: On demand video

Event page:  https://www.festivaleconomia.it/en/program/2025-program/meetings-with-the-author/a-new-bretton-woods-for-a-new-world 

Event in collaboration with ISEA – Applied economics

The role of the dollar in the search for a new world order

Saturday, May 24, 2025, 14:15 – 15:30
Palazzo Bassetti

Speakers:

Angelo Federico Arcelli – Senior Fellow, CIGI

Adriana Cerretelli – Il Sole 24 Ore

Adriana Castagnoli – Università di Torino

Massimo Mocio – Intesa Sanpaolo

Pasquale Lucio Scandizzo – Economist

Paola Subacchi – Università di Bologna

Moderator:

Maristella Vicini – CEO, ISEA

Available: On demand video

Event page:  https://www.festivaleconomia.it/en/program/2025-program/festival/the-role-of-the-dollar-in-the-search-for-a-new-world-order 

Last chance saloon for EU budget reform

Sunday, May 25, 2025, 09:30 – 10:30
Castello del Buonconsiglio – Sala Gerola

Speakers:

Marco Buti – European University Institute

Giovanni Tria – Università di Roma Tor Vergata

Moderator:

Adriana Cerretelli – Il Sole 24 Ore

Available: Live and on demand video

Event page:  https://www.festivaleconomia.it/en/program/2025-program/festival/ultima-chiamata-per-riformare-il-bilancio-ue 

ISEA is proud to contribute once again to the global economic conversation through the participation of its members in high-level discussions at the Festival dell’Economia di Trento.