The events of Thursday, 3 June, 2010
The central programme of the Festival, highlighted in a box, has been planned by the organisers together with the Scientific Coordinator. The joint programme is made up of meetings and events suggested to the organisers by publishers and other organisations, which take responsibility for them.
At events indicated with the symbol 
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Entrance is free until full capacity is reached
inauguration
15:00
03
Speakers Alessandro Andreatta, Tito Boeri, Innocenzo Cipolletta, Lorenzo Dellai, Giuseppe Laterza, Pascal Le Merrer, Alberto Majocchi, Marco Morelli, Gianni Riotta
focus
16:30
03
All modern societies are becoming inexorably more ethnically diverse. This diversity will have many benefits, but it will also pose serious challenges to social solidarity in our societies. What might we learn from the history of immigrant societies about how to combine ethnic diversity and common identity?
Introduced by Gianni Riotta
Sala Depero
meetings with authors
16:30
03
organised by Baldini Castoldi Dalai Editore
discussed by Dario di Vico, Fabio Tamburini
meetings with authors
18:00
03
organised by Editori Laterza
discussed by Alberto Negri, Tiziano Scarpa
past and present
18:30
03
The recent recession was triggered by the bursting of a major property bubble. The Great Depression of 1929 also originated in the housing market. A Nobel Prize winner examines the similarities and differences between the two episodes. What happens to prices in a market where a great deal of basic information is lacking?
introduced by Matteo Motterlini
witnesses of time
21:00
03
How and what do we know about the ownership structure and corporate governance of major Italian companies? Are the data on corporate governance, which often have a significant influence on the market, politics and the media, sufficiently transparent? Drawing on his own experience, a leading figure in Italian capitalism reflects on shareholders’ agreements, cross holdings and access to company information.
intoduced by Tobias Piller
Sala Depero