• Ushibuka Bridge in Japan by Architect Renzo Piano
    Ushibuka Bridge in Japan by Architect Renzo Piano
  • Film Director Martin Scorsese
    Film Director Martin Scorsese
  • Renzo Piano
    Architect Renzo Piano
  • Claudio Magris
    Writer Claudio Magris
  • Riccardo Muti
    Conductor/Musician Riccardo Muti
  • Francis Ford Coppola
    Film Director Francis Ford Coppola
  • Luca Parmitano
    Astronaut Luca Parmitano
  • Nobel Prize Laureate Rita Levi Montalcini
    Nobel Prize Laureate Rita Levi Montalcini
  • Physicist Fabiola Gianotti
    Physicist Fabiola Gianotti
  • Film Director Sofia Coppola
    Film Director Sofia Coppola
  • President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi
    President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi
  • Film Director Bernardo Bertolucci
    Film Director Bernardo Bertolucci
  • Astrophysicist Margherita Hack
    Astrophysicist Margherita Hack
  • Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics Carlo Rubbia
    Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics Carlo Rubbia
  • Actor and Film Director Roberto Benigni
    Actor and Film Director Roberto Benigni
  • Nobel Prize Laureate in Medicine Mario Capecchi
    Nobel Prize Laureate in Medicine Mario Capecchi
  • Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics Franco Modigliani
    Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics Franco Modigliani
  • Daniele Rustioni - Conductor
    Daniele Rustioni - Conductor
  • Filmmaker Gabriele Salvatore
    Filmmaker Gabriele Salvatore
  • Novelist and Essayist Alessandro Baricco
    Novelist and Essayist Alessandro Baricco
  • Filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore
    Filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore
  • Ushibuka Bridge in Japan by Architect Renzo Piano
  • Film Director Martin Scorsese
  • Renzo Piano
  • Claudio Magris
  • Riccardo Muti
  • Francis Ford Coppola
  • Luca Parmitano
  • Nobel Prize Laureate Rita Levi Montalcini
  • Physicist Fabiola Gianotti
  • Film Director Sofia Coppola
  • President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi
  • Film Director Bernardo Bertolucci
  • Astrophysicist Margherita Hack
  • Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics Carlo Rubbia
  • Actor and Film Director Roberto Benigni
  • Nobel Prize Laureate in Medicine Mario Capecchi
  • Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics Franco Modigliani
  • Daniele Rustioni - Conductor
  • Filmmaker Gabriele Salvatore
  • Novelist and Essayist Alessandro Baricco
  • Filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore

 

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The Institute serves as a bridge to encourage collaborative engagement between Italian and non-Italian scholars and leaders. To achieve its goal the Institute hosts distinguished thinkers and leaders in their fields to present their research, share their vision, and address challenges confronting research & leadership.
 

 

 

 

Featured News

Liberal Education & Leadership: a Conversation
Friday, April 26th 

H.E. Ambassador Armando Varricchio
H.E. Ambassador Armando Varricchio of the Embassy of Italy offered opening remarks at the event on Liberal Education & Leadership: a Conversation. 
 

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Dr. Marcegaglia, the keynote speaker at the event on Liberal Education & Leadership: a Conversation

Celenza
Dr. Christopher Celenza, Dean of Georgetown College, as a speaker and the moderator of the event.

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Dr. Celenza leading the conversation with Dr. Marcegaglia