Umberto Triulzi
Umberto Triulzi is graduated in Political Science with studies in economics at the John Hopkins University and London School of Economics. He is Full Professor of Economic Policy at the Sapienza University of Rome where he has been, from 2009- 2011, Head of the Department of Economic and Social Sciences. In the last years he has been Research Director of many projects in the areas of Monitoring Water Policies (European Commission, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FAO, World Bank, UNDESA), Finance for Development (UNIDO), SME Internationalization (Confindustria, Italian Foreign Trade Institute, FORMEZ), Economics of Crime (Ministry of Interior). He is author and co-author of several scientific publications in the fields of Economic and Regional Development, European Economic and Monetary Integration, International Economics and Oil Price Dynamics. Recent books published: From the Common Market to Euro (1999), International Economics Elements (2001) with Veniero Del Punta, International Economic Policy with Pierluigi Montalbano (2006), International Economic Policy. Interdependence, Institutions and Global Governance (2012), The Economic Policies of the European Union (2010) and a new edition of European Economic Policies in 2016.
Recent articles:
“Crimes against humanity and migration flows: the role of International Institutions and of Civil Society”, in Conflitti, Vittime Civili e Diritto Internazionale, 2017.
“The ethics of labour and the role of finance in the economy” in Democracy, Institutions, Ethics of Public Service, Il Grifone Collana published by Carlo Mosca, Editoriale Scientifica, Naples, 2018.
“Thirty years of EU Cohesion Policy in Italy. A Challenge from the Public Administration?”, in Review of the Arma dei Carabinieri, n. 4, October-December 2018.
“From the complexity of finance to a proposal for real economy growth, Centro Studi in Intelligence Economica e Security Management, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, April, Roma, 2018.
“Democracy and Growth”, with G. Leonetti, Eurilink University Press, Bari, 2019.
“Migration Flows and Criminality: a legislative vacuum at the international and national level”, in Rassegna dell’Arma dei Carabinieri, october 2019.
“Geofinance Between Market Dynamics And Political Strategies”, with Federico Sergiani, in Geoprogress Journal, december 2019.
“Report On The Impact of Migration on the Sphere of Economy”, Maximizing Migrants’ Contribution to Society, EU’s AMIF Action Grant (AMIF-2017-AG-INTE 821672), 2020.
“Ethics and Economics in the World Of Globalized Finance”, Journal of Contemporary Management Issues, n°2/2020.
Charles Dannreuther
I have been involved in SME policy research since the mid 1990s when I compared UK and EU SME policies for a PhD in Government. Since then I have worked with academics and policy makers in a range of fields (including SME representation, EU accession, competitiveness agendas, social policies and inclusion) and places undertaking research and delivering training for a range of international and national actors. Much of my research uses different techniques to explore the distance between the interests of policy makers and SMEs and this has led to projects on SME finance, policy impact, regulatory burdens and the first historical study of the invention of UK SME policy. I chaired Europe’s largest study on the global financial crash and am now general secretary of the European association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) which promotes pluralist understanding of real world economics. I live in Brighton and am married with a son, a daughter and a dog.
Stylianos Mystakidis
Learning Innovator and Researcher at the University of Patras, Greece. He is also an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Democritus University of Thrace, the Hellenic Open University, the Open University of Cyprus and Visiting Professor at the International Telematic University, Italy. His formal studies include a Ph.D. at the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä (Finland), a MA in Education in Virtual Worlds (UK) and a MSc in Mechanical Engineering (Greece). His areas of professional expertise and research are educational technology, e-learning, virtual worlds, metaverse, VR, AR, gamification, serious games, storytelling, open education and artificial intelligence. His works have generated considerable impact as he is included in the world’s top 2% most influential scientists in Education (Elsevier & University of Stanford’s list, 2023-24). As an expert in Technology Enhanced Learning, he is actively involved in European projects, research and VET policy, cooperating frequently in various roles with CEDEFOP and the European Commission.
Blando Palmieri
was born in Italy, 17th October 1942 and lives in Rome.
He graduated in Pedagogy and Philosophy at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and followed the Specialization course in Moral and Social Sciences.
Former Secretary General of Europmi, (European Organization of Independent Companies 1991 -1999) and has been active in promoting European policies for small businesses and the craft sector.
Project leader of different research works and European projects in the field of Vocational Training and Education, he is currently a member of the European Social Dialogue Committee for Personal Services where he follows the implementation of the Action Plan of health & safety in hairdressers salons in Europe and the development of a profile of a hairdresser and its competences (sustainability, digitalization, entrepreneurship) in 2030.
Mohamed Hamid
He is a migration specialist and lecturer in economics and finance at the university of the People, California, the USA with a PhD degree in economics and finance from Sapienza university of Rome, Italy; policy evaluation from the university of Oxford, the UK; and visited the university of Sussex, the UK, as a PhD visiting fellow. He has experience in academia and industry in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the USA.
Organized and conducted training workshops focused on increasing the competencies and operational skills of migration specialists to work in the analysis and management of migration, with special attention to the Horn of Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean area. Conducted empirical research projects and worked for European institutions, international organizations, and universities such as the university of the People, the USA; the university of Sussex, the UK; Sapienza university of Rome, Italy; the university of Roma Tre, Italy; the European Union Agency for Asylum.
His areas of interest and expertise include forced displacement and migration, empirical and policy analysis of international trade, development economics, regional integration and global value chains. Membership in professional societies: Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy, the university of Sussex; the UK Trade Policy Observatory, the university of Sussex; Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK; M&S Research Hub, Kassel-Germany.