Program

4-5 June, 2021

All sessions will be held virtually at local Bologna time. Please register to receive connectivity information. More program details will be provided as they become available.

Friday June 4:

3:30-4:15 PM CEST
Back-to-Class Debate - Session 1
Please visit the Library section for Back-to-Class details.

4:30-5:15 PM CEST
Back-to-Class Debate- Session 2
Please visit the Library section for Back-to-Class details.

5:30-6:00 PM CEST
Welcome Address
Eliot Cohen, SAIS Dean
Michael Plummer, SAIS Europe Director, B'82

followed by a brindisi

from 6:00 PM CEST
Class Reunions
Please visit the Classes section for detailed information for each Bologna class reunion.

Saturday June 5:

4:00-4:30 PM CEST
Opening Remarks
Michael Plummer, SAIS Europe Director, B'82

4:30-5:30 PM CEST
Faculty Panel
The Israel-Gaza War: Causes, Context, Consequences
Raffaella Del Sarto, Academic Director, Master of Arts in International Affairs and Associate Professor of Middle East Studies
Romano Prodi, Robert Abernethy Professor of the Practice and Former President of the European Commission
Eugene Finkel, Associate Professor and expert on conflict management in Eastern Europe and the Middle East
moderated by Sir Michael Leigh, Academic Director, Master of Arts in European Public Policy and Senior Adjunct Professor of European Studies

from 6:00 PM CEST
Class Reunions
Please visit the Classes section for detailed information for each Bologna class renunion.

Alumni Weekend 2021 is a private event, parts of which will be photographed/recorded for use by the University. Program is subject to change.