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; CES Seminar Co-chair & Faculty Associate, Harvard UniversityHans-Helmut Kotz – CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University

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 Research Professor of History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty, Harvard University

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

Marco Buti – Head of Cabinet of European Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, European Commission

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