Over my professional life, I have organized several workshops, summer schools and public events, guided by the belief that scientific advancement requires exchange with other scholars and observers in an open, informal, and non-conformist environment. 

Here is a list of workshops/events I've been organzing:

- Workshop on 'Discrimination, Social Inlcusion and Development', University of Milano Bicocca (Bicocca Academy FrancoAngeli), 3-4 April 2025

- International Workshop on “Hosting Refugees: National Policies and Local Communities”,  joint with UniMIB and Centro Studi L.d'Agliano, March 2022.

- Young Development Economists Webinar Series, joint with University of Pavia and Centro Studi L.d'Agliano, A.Y. 2020-21

- Global Challenges Seminar Series in Milan, co-organizer with Centro Baffi-Bocconi, Centro Studi L.d'Agliano-Milan, Politecnico.

- Workshop on Development Economics " Challenges and Opportunities for Policy Making and Growth In Africa", University of Milano-Bicocca (March 21-22, 2019), main organizer.

- Migration as a Driver of Economic Development: cooperation policies and strategies between origin and destination countries, Sala Napoleonica, Palazzo Greppi, Milan (March 13, 2017), main organizer.

- III Workshop on “Global Challenges", (co-organizer with Centro Baffi-Bocconi, Centro Studi L.d'Agliano-Milan, Catholic University Milan), Università di Milano Bicocca (Milan, June 2016)

- II Workshop on “Global Challenges", (co-organizer with Centro Baffi-Bocconi, Centro Studi L.d'Agliano-Milan, Catholic University Milan), Università di Milano Bicocca (Milan, June 2015)

- First Workshop on “Global Challenges", (co-organizer with Centro Baffi-Bocconi, Centro Studi L.d'Agliano-Milan, Catholic University Milan), Università di Milano Bicocca (Milano, June 2014)

- International Workshop on “Migration and Economic Development: Insights from original data collection and fieldworks” , Villa Il Poggiale, San Casciano Val Di Pesa (Chianti, June 2010), main organizer.

- II “Riccardo Faini” Doctoral Conference on Development Economics, Palazzo Feltrinelli (Gargnano, September 2008), main organizer.

- First “Riccardo Faini” Doctoral Conference on Development Economics, Palazzo Feltrinelli (Gargnano, September 2007), main organizer.

Workshop "Firms, Labor Markets and Development (FILMAD)"

Joint with Francesco Amodio, Michele Di Maio and Marco Sanfilippo, we've been organizing the following workshops:

• FILMAD @ University of Bari, 20-21 June 2025.

• FILMAD @ Ortygia Business School, June 2024, Siracusa.

• FILMAD @ CCA, June 2023, Turin.

• FILMAD @ the EUI, June 2022, Fiesole.

- "Geoeconomics, natural resources and development",  XXIV Summer School in International and Development Economics, Gargonza 2025.

- "Political Economy and Development" XXIII Summer School in International and Development Economics, Gargonza 2024.

- "Gender, Labour and Development" XXII Summer School in International and Development Economics, Gargonza 2023.

- "Conflict, Social Cohesion and Development" XXI Summer School in International and Development Economics, Gargonza 2022.

- "Investment Choices in Developing Economies”,  XX Summer School in International and Development Economics, Gargonza 2021.

- "Investment Choices in Developing Economies”,  XIX Summer School in International and Development Economics, Zoom Virtual Session (Sept 4 2020).

- "Social Norms, Gender and Development", XVIII Summer School in International and Development Economics, Palazzo Feltrinelli (Gargnano- BS, 15-18 Sept 2019). [pics]

- "Household, Labor Markets and Development: a Structural Approach", XVII Summer School in International and Development Economics, Palazzo Feltrinelli (Gargnano- BS, 3-6 Sept 2018).

- "Family, Human Capital and Development", XVI Summer School in International and Development Economics, Palazzo Feltrinelli (Gargnano- BS, 30Aug-2Sept 2017).

"Institutions, Politics and Development", XV Summer School in International and Development Economics, Palazzo Feltrinelli (Gargnano- BS, 6-9 September 2016).

- "Risks and Policy Responses in Developing Countries”, XIV Summer School in International and Development Economics,Palazzo Feltrinelli (Gargnano, BS- 8-11 September, 2015).

"Investment, Saving and Wellbeing in Developing Countries", XIII Summer School in International and Development Economics, Palazzo Feltrinelli (Gargnano, BS- 10-13 June, 2014).