The event was presented by the Faculty of Economics of Sapienza University, the Luiss Institute for European Analysis and Policy (LEAP), and the Luiss Hub for New Industrial Policy and Economic Governance (LUHNIP). It was co-funded by the Faculty of Economics of Sapienza University and the Luiss Hub for New Industrial Policy and Economic Governance (LUHNIP).

Organized in the context of the European Macro Policy Network funded by the Dezernat Zukunft Foundation as well of the Italian Economic Association workshop series ‘L’economia italiana negli anni 20’, the conference brought together academics, policymakers, and industry experts to delve into the intricate aspects of the EU's strategic positioning along critical value chains and the role of industrial policy as a pivotal tool aimed at strengthening its technological and productive capabilities. The discussion identified which industrial policies could guide Europe toward a path of sustainable growth, while also addressing the contradictions that need to be resolved in order to preserve the achievements made since the end of World War II.

On the first day at Sapienza University keynote speeches were made by Ron Boschma (Utrecht University) and Reinilde Veugelers (KU Leuven). Panelists inluded Francesco Crespi, Chiara Criscuolo, Giovanni Dosi, Giorgia Giovannetti, Dario Guarascio, Michael Landesmann, Patrick Llerena, Valentina Meliciani, Mario Pianta, Giorgio Prodi, Jelena Reljic, Janek Steitz, Antonello Zanfei. The day ended with a roundtable chaired by Maria Savona and joined by Cyprien Batut, Grazia Ietto Gillies, Riccardo Crescenzi and Patrick Llerena.

The second say at Luiss University consisted of three panels: ‘Institutions and governance of the new EU industrial policy’, ‘The spatial dimension of the new EU industrial policy’, ‘EU strategic Autonomy in a complex multipolar world’ and a final roundtable ‘European Industrial Policies for Open Strategic Autonomy’. Panelists and co-authors included Antti Alaja, Filippo Bontadini, Riccardo Crescenzi, Paul Dermine, Sebastian Diessner, Donato Di Carlo, Niccolo Durazzi, Andreas Eisl, Patrick Emmenegger, Samuel Faure, Alina Felder, Tea Gamtkitsulashvili, Paolo Guerrieri, Daniel Mertens, Vassilis Monastiriotis, Marcella Panucci, Maria Patrin, Christy Ann Petit, Maria Savona, Marco Simoni, Emanuele Tarantino, Matthias Thiemann, Sanne van der Lugt, and Dimitri Zurstrassen.

Finally, Romano Prodi gave a keynote speech entitled ‘Assets and Liabilities of a possible EU Strategic Autonomy’.

For more details see the program below:

Program

The event was recorded on video. Watch it here:

19/09 La Sapienza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUsvs0sdLmk&t=350s

20/09 Luiss https://luiss.webex.com/luiss/ldr.php?RCID=f35a481122506162ef2fbc791cd4a4dd (Password: uQWpgwp8)