Innovare Audere:
A Future-Ready Italy
Join us for the 4th edition of the Italian Symposium as we bring together leading voices across finance, technology, and diplomacy to reimagine Italy’s role in a rapidly evolving global landscape.
Italian Symposium London Edition 2026
Over five days across four of the world's most prestigious universities — LSE, Imperial College, UCL and King's College — we're bringing together the most compelling Italian voices in finance, law, energy, technology, culture and beyond for a week unlike anything else in the Italian student calendar.
Across eleven panels, you’ll hear from the future of Italy's economy and the brain drain crisis, to the fight against organised crime, the disruption of global finance and the ethics of artificial intelligence, the London Edition tackles the questions that define Italy's place in the world right now.
Distinguished Guests
The most compelling Italian voices shaping Italy’s future across the globe.
Luca Ferrari
Head of M&A EMEA Region, Bank of America
Francesco Petracca
Managing Director, TDR Capital
Elsa Fornero
Economist, Former Minister of Labour
Alessandro Profumo
President, Rialto Venture Capital
Gabriele Fava
President, INPS
Andrea Mignanelli
Chairman, MyKlaro
Andrea Agnelli
Former Chairman, Juventus
Marika Cioffi
UK Chief Representative Officer, Banca d’Italia
Nicola Gratteri
Italian Magistrate
Cristiano Spillati
Managing Director, Limes Renewable Energy
Patrizio Donati
Co-Founder and Director, Terrawatt
Francesca Carlesi
CEO Revolut UK
Raffaele Gaito
Content Creator
Mario Moroni
Founder of Il Caffettino & Startup Ecosystem Storyteller
Emanuela Girardi
President of Adra e Founder of PopAI
Giovanni Sanfelice di Monteforte
Co-Founder and CEO Tancredi
Elisa Martinuzzi
Reuters Editor EMEA Finance & Markets
Luigi de Vecchi
Chairman Continental Europe, Evercore
Oderisio de Vito Piscicelli
Partner, Sullivan and Cromwell LLP
Luciana Parisi
Professor, Duke University
Francesca Toni
Professor, Imperial College
Bianca de Teffé Erb
Partner Deloitte Data & AI Ethics
Alberto Angela
Italian palaeontologist and writer
Program Schedule
Explore the events hosted across London's top universities.
Day 1
Panel 1: Financial Architecture of a Future-Ready Italy
Speakers:
- Luca Ferrari (Head of M&A EMEA Region, Bank of America)
- Francesco Petracca (Managing Director, TDR Capital)
Panel 2: The Future Generation: Talent, Mobility and the Brain Drain Question
Speakers:
- Elsa Fornero (Economist and Former Minister of Labour)
Day 2
Panel 1: Governing the Italian Economy for the Next Generation
Speakers:
- Alessandro Profumo (President, Rialto Venture Capital)
- Gabriele Fava (President, INPS)
- Andrea Mignanelli (Chairman, MyKlaro)
Panel 2: Leadership, Power and The Future of Italian Football
Speakers:
- Andrea Agnelli (Former Chairman, Juventus)
Panel 3: Navigating Digital Payments, Crypto and the Digital Euro
Speakers:
- Marika Cioffi (UK Chief Representative Officer, Banca d’Italia)
Day 3
Panel 1: Holding The Line: A Life in Defence of Justice
Location: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Speakers:
- Nicola Gratteri (Italian Magistrate)
Panel 2: Energy Infrastructure & Industrial Transformation
Location: Imperial College
Speakers:
- Cristiano Spillati (Managing Director, Limes Renewable Energy)
- Patrizio Donati (Co-Founder and Director, Terrawatt)
Panel 3: Disrupting Finance: The Revolut Model
Location: Imperial College
Speakers:
- Francesca Carlesi (CEO Revolut UK)
Day 4
Panel 1: Innovation, AI & the Future of Italy
Location: King's College
Speakers:
- Raffaele Gaito (Content Creator)
- Mario Moroni (Founder of Il Caffettino & Startup Ecosystem Storyteller)
- Emanuela Girardi (President of Adra e Founder of PopAI)
Panel 2: Communication and Strategy Roundtable
Location: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Speakers:
- Giovanni Sanfelice di Monteforte (Co-Founder and CEO Tancredi)
- Elisa Martinuzzi (Reuters Editor EMEA Finance & Markets)
- Luigi de Vecchi (Chairman Continental Europe, Evercore)
- Oderisio de Vito Piscicelli (Partner, Sullivan and Cromwell LLP)
Panel 3: AI Between Code and Ethics: Interdisciplinary Dialogues from Computing, Philosophy, and Industry
Location: King's College
Speakers:
- Luciana Parisi (Professor, Duke University)
- Francesca Toni (Professor, Imperial College)
- Bianca de Teffé Erb (Partner Deloitte Data & AI Ethics)
Day 5
Panel 1: The Voice of Italian Culture
Speakers:
- Alberto Angela (Italian palaeontologist and writer)
Our Partners & Sponsors
Made possible through the support of sponsors who share our commitment to fostering dialogue.
Tancredi Group
Belluzzo International Partners
Gomry
In Collaboration With
Partnering with leading Italian student societies across London.
Meet the Team
The volunteers who made this symposium possible.
Symposium Executives and Heads
Heads and Society Presidents
Francesca Belluzzo
Co-Head of Community & UoW Ita Society President
University of Westminster
Florrie Mantio
Head of ER Scotland
University of Edinburgh
Gaia Panicci D'Aietti
Head of Tutoring
University of St Andrews
Officers
Executive Team Research Centre
Edoardo Occhipinti
Research Centre Member
Giovanni Ferranti
Research Centre Member
Miriam Baldi
Research Centre Member