Program

Alumni Weekend - April 28 - 30, 2023

Please note the location for each event.

Friday, April 28

From 10:00 CEST
Check-In for Registered Guests
Location: The Bologna Center, Via Andreatta 3

Bologna Class of 2023 Activities
Please stop by after registration - Student Lounge - 1st floor

• SAIS Europe apparel
• SAIS Europe Journal of Global Affairs 2023
• Due Torri Volunteer Club : Ukrainian refugees project

14:30-16:00 CEST
Challenges to Democracy
Location: The Bologna Center, Via Andreatta 3

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
Chaired by Mark Gilbert, C. Grove Haines Professor of History; Professor of History and International Studies, JHU SAIS Europe

17:00 CEST
Welcoming Remarks
Location: Aula Magna Santa Lucia, Via Castiglione 23

Michael G. Plummer (B'82), Director, JHU SAIS Europe
James B. Steinberg, Dean, JHU SAIS

17:35-19:00 CEST
The Role of Public Policy in Preserving Health and Sustainable Development
Location: Aula Magna Santa Lucia, Via Castiglione 23

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
Chaired by Piero Tortola (B'03, '04), Associate Professor of European Politics and Society, University of Groningen

19:30-21:00 CEST
Cocktails
Location: Palazzo de' Toschi, Piazza Minghetti 4/D

Saturday, April 29

09:45 CEST
Shuttle Service to Fico World
Location: The Bologna Center, Via Andreatta 3

Groups will be accompanied to the pick-up spot on the corner of Via Andreatta and Viale Filopanti. Departures every 10 minutes. Meeting point at SAIS Europe - Via B. Andreatta, 3 (final shuttle at 10.20 max)

10:30-12:30 CEST
Challenges and Opportunities of New Technologies in International Relations
Location: FICO World Italy, Via Paolo Canali, 8

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, co-founder e partner DigitalMediaLaws
Richard Wilcox Adjunct Professor of International Relations, JHU SAIS Europe
Chaired by Nina Hall Assistant Professor of International Relations, JHU SAIS Europe


13:00-15:00 CEST
Lunch and Class photos
Location: FICO World Italy, Via Paolo Canali, 8

15:15-15:45 CEST
Vision 2030 and the Future of SAIS Europe
Location: FICO World Italy, Via Paolo Canali, 8

by SAIS Europe Director Michael Plummer

15:45-16:15 CEST
Presentation of the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Heritage Award to Lieve Lowet (B'83, B'84)
Location: FICO World Italy, Via Paolo Canali, 8

The Award honors alumni and friends of Johns Hopkins who have contributed outstanding service, over an extended period, to the progress of the University or the activities of the Alumni Association.

Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Bologna Classes of 1973 and 1970

Shuttle Service

• SAIS Europe bus to the Bologna Center - Departure at 16:30 - Meeting point outsite FICO Conference Center.
• FICO shuttle bus from the FICO shelter to the City Center, using the ticket we provided at the registration desk. Departures at 16:00, 18:00 and 21:00.

17:00-20:00 CEST
Career Sessions and networking cocktails with students
Location: The Bologna Center, Via Andreatta 3

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.