Romano Prodi – 52nd Prime Minister of Italy; 10th President of the European Commission

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Chair Dante Roscini – Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School; Co-Chair, European Economic Policy Forum, CES, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, CES, Harvard UniversityHans-Helmut Kotz – Visiting Professor of Economics, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bundesbank (2002-2010)

Harvey Sachs – Writer and Music Historian; Faculty Member, Curtis Institute of Music

Jeremy Eichler – Classical Music Critic, The Boston Globe; Visiting Scholar, CES, Harvard University; Local Affiliate, CES, Harvard University

Chair Charles Maier – Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty, CES, Harvard University; Director (1994-2001), CES, Harvard University

Welcome Remarks by Nicola De Santis – Consul General of Italy in Boston

Marco Buti – Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission

Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University; Resident Faculty, CES