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
October 17, 2022
On Thursday, October 9, the JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Studies presented the Transatlantic Consensus Manifesto "Enforcing Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence."
October 17, 2022
July 18, 2022
Institute of Future and Innovation Studies Director Francesco Lapenta was invited to deliver keynote address at the Cortona Week conference.
July 18, 2022
May 23, 2022
On April 29, 2022, Harvard University hosted the conference "Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine."
May 23, 2022
April 26, 2022
On Thursday, April 21, the JCU Institute of Future and Innovation Studies co-hosted the High Level Dialogue: “Cyber Defense: From the Russia-Ukraine Battleground to Cyberwarfare with Authoritarian Regimes” in collaboration with the Boston Global Forum and the Global Alliance for Digital Governance (GADG).
April 26, 2022
