Alumni Weekend - April 28 - 30, 2023
Please note the location for each event.We are finalizing the weekend's program. Please check this page for updates.
Friday, April 28
Location: The Bologna Center, Via Andreatta 3
From 10:00 CEST
Check-In for Registered Guests
14:30-16:00 CEST
Challenges to Democracy
Eugene Finkel, Kenneth H. Keller Associate Professor of International Affairs, JHU SAIS Europe
Mahrukh Doctor (B'89, '90), Professor of Comparative Political Economy, University of Hull
John Harper (B'76, '77, PhD'81), Professor Emeritus, JHU
Wolfgang Petritsch, President of the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation
Chaired by
Mark Gilbert, C. Grove Haines Professor of History; Professor of History and International Studies, JHU SAIS Europe
Location:
Aula Magna Santa Lucia, Via Castiglione 23
17:00 CEST
Welcoming RemarksMichael G. Plummer (B'82), Director, JHU SAIS Europe
17:35-19:00 CEST
The Role of Public Policy in Preserving Health and Sustainable Development
Ilaria Capua Senior Fellow of Global Health, JHU SAIS Europe
Jonathan Brooks President, Agricultural Economics Society 2022-23
Antonia Maioni Professor of political science and public policy, Institute for Health and Social Policy in the School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Canada
Sarah Parkinson Aronson Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies, JHU SAIS
Moderated by
Piero Tortola (B'03, '04), Associate Professor of European Politics and Society, University of Groningen
Location: Palazzo de' Toschi, Piazza Minghetti 4
19:30-21:00 CEST
Cocktail for all registered alumni and guests
Saturday, April 29
10:30-12:30 CEST
The Challenges and Opportunities of New Technologies in International Relations
Gabo Arora Founder & Chairman of LightShed; Research Adjunct Professor of Immersive Storytelling and Emerging Technologies (ISET), JHU
Giusella Finocchiaro Professor of Private and Internet Law, University of Bologna
Nina Hall Assistant Professor of International Relations, JHU SAIS Europe
13:00-15:00 CEST
Lunch for all registered alumni and guests
Location:
The Bologna Center, Via Andreatta 3
15:30-16:30 CEST
Academic panel
More details to follow
17:00-20:00 CEST
Career Sessions and networking cocktails with students
20:30 CEST
Class Dinners (
click here for class arrangements)
Sunday, April 30
Activities for Sunday are optional and not included in the Alumni Weekend program. Please visit the
Bologna Welcome website to view available options in town.
Alumni Weekend 2023 is a private event, parts of which will be photographed/recorded for use by the University. Program is subject to change.