The Associazione Laureati Luiss (ALL) – Luiss Alumni Association continued to carry its important discussion series throughout these weeks of lockdown and global pandemic. Featuring expert guests from academia, institutions and the business worlds, ALL held weekly 1-Hour Talks bringing docents and experts from across the globe to take on the issues of our day. The talks took place in a webinar format allowing Luiss Alumni participants to engage with the speakers as well.
The 1-Hour Talk series starting in March and continuing through April, brought experts to the fore, including:
- Luiss Computer Science Professor, Giuseppe Italiano – discussed the importance of data collection in handling the Coronavirus and the ways in which technology can be employed to combat a health crisis of this nature.
- Luiss Alumnus and former Cabinet Head and Legal Advisor for various Italian government ministries, Alfonso Celotto – took on the significance of having a bureaucracy that can perform even when stressed, such as that posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. In its wake, Celotto offered some theories for reforming and restructuring our complex bureaucracy, finetuning it into a well-oiled machine that can respond quickly to its citizens needs.
- Luiss Alumnus, Chief Global Strategist of Intermonte SIM, Antonio Cesarano – brought an insider's perspective to the recent moves made by Central Banks along with those of European authorities, and their impact on markets.
- Giovanni Orsina, Director of the Luiss School of Government – discussed the importance of democratic fundamentals in a moment in which civil liberties have been severely curtailed.
- City Banker Cosimo Pacciani, who formerly headed up risk assessment for the European Stability Mechanism (MES) – shed light on the evolution of financial tools available within the European Community and the ways they were employed throughout various crises.