Program
October 11th, 2025
Who's Coming
Teddi Alexander
Riccardo Alfieri (B'16, '17)
Farima Alidadi (B'16, '17)
Adele Barzelay (B'16, '17)
Gabriel Broshy (B'24, '25)
Kaja Burja (B'25)
Baran Cansever (B'19, '20)
Erwin Chaloupka (B'11, '12)
Jason Chroman (B'91, '92)
Liz Chroman (B'91, '92)
Peter Coats ('24)
Charlotte Conley (B'80)
JonMichael Connolly (B'25)
Christopher Donat (B'94, '95)
Benjamin Dooley B'22
Odile Dresse (B'25)
Oliver Drews (B'91,B'92)
Ed Ekpoudom (B'06)
Kate Felsen Di Pietro (B'92, '93)
Laura Forte (B'86, '87)
Martin Fraenkel (B'83, '84)
Fred Fucci (B'85, '87)
Sean Gibbons (B'19, '20)
Robert Gurman (B'81, '82)
Juan Manuel Gutierrez (B'02, '03)
Emily Howard (B'09, '10)
Eliza Hunt (B'21)
Brad Ivie (B'81, '82)
Nezar Jamal (B'19, '20)
Bertrand Jost
Margaret (Peggy) Knudson (B'86, '87)
Anna-Marie Kroos (B'19, '20)
Mahala Lahvis (B'24, '25)
Cory Lefkowitz (B'83, '84)
Theresa Luetkefend (B'22, '23)
Elizabeth Madigan Jost (B'97, '98)
Olivia Magnanini (B'19, '20)
Martin Makaryan (B'25, '24)
Zack McCutcheon (B'19, '20)
Merrill McDermott (B'09, '10)
Sean McKnight (B'16, '17)
Eric Melby (B'71, '72)
Pamela Melby
Milos Milivojevic (B'22, '23)
Marshall Millsap (B'75, '76)
Melissa Moye (B'86, '86)
Thomas Palumbo (B'96, '97)
Franziska Schwarz
Ben Shinogle (B'21, '22)
Molly Shutt (B'19, '20)
Michelle Sicard (B'24, '25)
Joel Starr
Matthew Steigauf (B'25)
Christine Stelling (B'86, '87)
Colleen Sullivan (B'21,B'22)
James Tawney (B'19, '20)
Kathleen Tesluk ('83)
Thomas Tesluk (B'81, '82)
Sarah Thomqs (B'24, '25)
Adrian Trevisan (B'89, '90)
Anne Lester Trevisan ('90)
Amruta Veer (B'25)
Harrison Wadsworth (B'86, '87)
Toni Wadsworth
Maximilian Mauro Weiss (B'24, '25)
Sophia Wheeler (B'25, '25)
Rebecca Hubert Williams (B'86, '87)
Rhys Williams (B'86, '87)
Edward Wrong ('12)
Ray Zeng (B'13, '15)
John Zindar (B'86, '87)
Sponsors
Platinum
Nicholas Cortezi (B'87, '08, JHU '88)
Gold
Jill E. McGovern
Eric Melby (B'71, '72) & Pamela Melby
Silver
Marshall Millsap (B'75, '76) & Teddi Alexander
Thomas Tesluk (B'81, '82) & Kathleen Tesluk ('83)
Alison von Klemperer (B'86, '89)
Celebrate SAIS Europe's 70th Anniversary with Amici di Bologna in New York City on Saturday, October 11th!
Join your fellow SAIS alumni and friends for the 17th Amici di Bologna Symposium and Celebration! This year, we are excited to host our annual event at the
University Club of New York City.
This event will be an opportunity to hear
remarks from both SAIS Dean
James Steinberg and SAIS Europe Rector
Renaud Dehousse on the School's direction and recent developments.
We will also be honored to present the
Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Distinguished Public Service Award to
Philip Gordon (B'86, '87, PhD'91). This award honors alumni who have brought credit to the University through their current or recently concluded distinguished public service as elected or appointed officials.
Schedule:
4:30pm: Check-In & Registration
5:00pm - 6:00pm: Amici di Bologna Symposium & Q&A Session
Reimagining Transatlantic Cooperation in a World of Conflict and Competition
Speakers:
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Philip Gordon (B'86, '87, PhD'91), Sydney Stein, Jr. Scholar - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
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Nathalie Tocci, Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali and SAIS Europe Professor of the Practice (as of September 25)
Moderator:
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Wolf Blitzer ('72), Anchor of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown, CNN
6:00pm - 7:00pm: Cocktail Reception, with open bar and served hot and cold hors d'oeuvres
7:00pm - 9:30pm: Seated Dinner
10:00pm: Amici After Party at
Polly's, 204 W 55th St, New York.
Amici di Bologna is a U.S. based association of alumni of SAIS Europe (also known to many as the "Bologna Center") located in Bologna, Italy. Our mission is to support SAIS Europe by creating opportunities for our alumni community to engage with each other and renew their connections with SAIS Europe.
Amici's annual Symposium and Celebration features a lively academic discussion with members of the SAIS faculty, a cocktail reception and a seated dinner. These events rely on ticket sales and generous sponsors to cover the costs involved and subsidize discounted tickets for recent graduates.
Any funds raised beyond event expenses will support scholarships and internship stipends for SAIS Europe students.
The Johns Hopkins Alumni Association (JHAA) is dedicated to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful environment for all participants in its programs and events. To ensure a positive experience for all, participants in JHAA activities agree to adhere to the standards indicated here.
