June 10, 2025
On June 6 and 7, 2025, the Director of the Institute of Future and Innovation Studies Francesco Lapenta participated in a high-level, closed-door roundtable on The Future of the Information Environment and Democracy, held at the Army and Navy Club in London.
June 10, 2025
May 13, 2025
Francesco Lapenta, Director of the JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, was invited to participate in the "2025 Aerospace Power Conference,"
May 13, 2025
April 22, 2025
The Director of the Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, offered a critical analysis of the Trump administration’s tariff regime.
April 22, 2025
March 17, 2025
The Institute of Future and Innovation Studies Director Francesco Lapenta hosted a debate with NATO Defense College Research Director Florence Gaub at the Luigi Sturzo Institute, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation Italy/Vatican, the Festival della Diplomazia, and the Association of Friends of Luigi Vittorio Ferraris.
March 17, 2025
February 6, 2025
Francesco Lapenta, Director of the JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, was a keynote speaker at the Next Generation AI Summit 2025, organized by the Italian Ministry of Education.
February 6, 2025
November 27, 2024
JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Studies Director Francesco Lapenta was recently invited to Brussels to speak at a follow-up expert meeting of the UN Summit of the Future, focused on governance, digital frameworks, and sustainable development.
November 27, 2024
October 4, 2024
Francesco Lapenta, Director of the Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, spoke at the ImPACT Coalition session during the Action Days of the Summit of the Future hosted by the United Nations in New York. Lapenta presented his critique on the "Governing AI for Humanity" document released as part of the Pact.
October 4, 2024
August 7, 2024
Francesco Lapenta, Director of the Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, has contributed to a new book "A New Global Deal: Reforming World Governance".
August 7, 2024
August 6, 2024
On May 20, 2024, a panel of distinguished experts convened at John Cabot University's Guarini Campus to discuss the critical topic of "Disinformation and Elections in the Age of AI-Generated Content."
August 6, 2024
May 28, 2024
Francesco Lapenta was invited to speak at the first global UN Civil Society Conference ever held in Africa, in Nairobi, Kenya.
May 28, 2024
May 15, 2024
The JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Studies' Director Francesco Lapenta was recently invited to speak at Harvard to honor Dr. Alondra Nelson at the AI World Society (AIWS) Award ceremony.
May 15, 2024
May 2, 2024
Francesco Lapenta was recently invited to contribute to the first summit on the "Citizen Stack: Digital Public Infrastructure, Transformative Technology for Citizens" at the UN in New York.
May 2, 2024
April 15, 2024
Francesco Lapenta, Director of the JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, recently presented a report at a UN Event in Brussels.
April 15, 2024
November 15, 2023
JCU hosted an illuminating Experts' Roundtable titled "Global Challenges and the UN 2030 Sustainability Goals: Navigating a World in Crisis."
November 15, 2023
October 23, 2023
The Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, in collaboration with the Boston Global Forum, hosted a symposium on global governance and AI.
October 23, 2023
September 8, 2023
John Cabot University is proud to announce that Director of Institute of Future and Innovation Studies Francesco Lapenta participated in a significant closed-door workshop in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 23, 2023.
September 8, 2023
May 26, 2023
A concert featuring renowned composer and musician Sven Helbig was recently presented by John Cabot University and the Institute of Future and Innovation Studies.
May 26, 2023
May 9, 2023
John Cabot University's Institute of Future and Innovation Studies is pleased to announce the conference "Technology, Art and the Posthuman: The End or a New Beginning for Humanism?" on May 13 and 14, 2023.
May 9, 2023
December 12, 2022
Francesco Lapenta, Director of the Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, was invited at Harvard University by the Boston Global Forum to honor Amandeep Gill, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology with the World Leader in AI World Society Award.
December 12, 2022
November 9, 2022
JCU's Institute of Future and Innovation Studies hosted symposium “Technology for Peace and Democracy in the Age of Global Enlightenment”. It discussed a future vision of technological development and regulation promoting usage of technology for peace, democracy, and the planet.
November 9, 2022
