MAY 2, 2024
9.00 a.m. – Registration of Participants
9.30 a.m. – Welcome Greetings
Fabio POLLICE, Rector of University of Salento
Giuseppe MARCHIONNA, Mayor of the Brindisi Municipality
Maria D’APRILE, Liaison Officer UNGSC – Brindisi
Luigi MELICA, Head of the Law Department – UNISALENTO
Mariano LONGO, Head of the Human and Social Sciences Department – UNISALENTO
Anna Chiara STEFANUCCI, Head of EUROPE DIRECT Taranto
10 a.m. – Introductory Speech
Susanna CAFARO, EU World LAB Jean Monnet Chair Holder
10.30 a.m. – Session I –The Founding Principles of the European Union and their Global Impact
Chair:
Claudia MORINI, University of Salento
Speakers:
Massimo PENDENZA, University of Salerno – The future that Europa has left behind. Has the Europe’s ‘cosmopolitan normative vision been betrayed?
Oleksiy KANDYUK, Institute for Social Research “Chronos”, Kyiv – Evolution under Pressure: How Russia’s War in Ukraine Transforms European Union.
Mar INTROINI, G100 Global Networking – EU’s Loss of Values: Following a War Agenda instead of a Peace One.
Francesco SPERA & Polina ZAVERSHINSKAIA, University of Salento & University of Leipzig – Shared Values under Threat: How the Russian invasion of Ukraine impacted the EU Member States’ Memory Laws: the German and Italian Experiences.
Alice PISAPIA, Insubria University – The Solidarity Principle as a Founding Principle of the EU in the Health Sector.
Lunch break
3.00 p.m. – Parallel Brainstorming Sessions
- Democracy andTechnology– facilitators: Valerie SAINTOT - University of Gloucestershire & Marco LIUZZI - United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC).
- Addressing Environmental Concerns – facilitators: Erik MANSSON - Karlstad University & Fabiana MAGNOLO – Università del Salento.
- War & Peace: Governance for a Reconciled World – facilitators: Silvia SOLIDORO - Università del Salento & Andrea RUBINO – Naukleros ONLUS.
- EU current Challenges and European Elections – facilitators : Jacopo Lillo - Maison Jean Monnet - European Parliament & Stefania ATTOLINI – Université Catholique de Lyon
5.00 p.m. – Plenary Groups’ Reports
MAY 3, 2024
10.00 a.m. – Session II –Global Governance & Democracy
Chair:
Saverio DI BENEDETTO, University of Salento
Speakers:
Anthony KEFALAS, Democracy and Culture Foundation – The Building Blocks of Democracy
Wolfgang PAPE, European External Action Service – Omnilateralism for Holistic Global Governance.
Maria VARAKI, King’s College London - Digital peace and War; moral and legal dilemmas.
Paolo Davide FARAH, West Virginia University and University of Pittsburgh (USA), gLAWcal (UK)- Global Environmental Litigations with States and Multinational Companies.
Bledar KURTI, Albanian University – Security and Democracy as Shared Values on Global Governance for Peace and Development.
Matteo FULGENZI, Università del Salento – Glocal” Diplomacy in Pursuit of SDG 16 for World Peace and Security.
Lunch Break
15.00 pm – Keynote Concluding Speech
Monica FRASSONI, President European Alliance to Save Energy and European Center for Electoral Support - Democracy and Climate: a Test for Europe and the World - Democracy and Climate: a Test for Europe and the World.
