Trieste – Roots of liberal thought

Date: 10 March 2026 – 11am-1pm

Venue: MIB Trieste School of Management, Largo Caduti di Nassiriya 1, 34142 Trieste

Welcome Address: Vladimir Nanut (CEO & General Director MIB Trieste School of Management)

Introduction: Valentina Superti (European Commission Director Western Balkans – ENEST WB)

Speakers: Alberto Mingardi (Full Professor of the History of Political Doctrines at IULM University in Milan, Director of Istituto Bruno Leoni): Roots of liberal thought;

Emma Galli (Full Professor of Science of Finance, Sapienza University, Rome; Scientific Director Luigi Einaudi Foundation): Einaudian liberal economic theory;

Ezio Benedetti (Contract Professor in International Organisations, Lecturer in EU Law, University of Trieste; Senior Expert in EU projects for Western Balkans): The impact and the importance of liberal thought in the process of European integration;

Format: 3 short lectures + Q&A; local networking session