PERSONAL INFORMATION
Simone Tagliapietra
Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, B-1210 Brussels. +32 465 683 788
simone.tagliapietra@bruegel.org
Sex Male | Date of birth 12/11/1988 | Nationality Italian
WORK EXPERIENCE
CURRENT POSITIONS ü Visiting Fellow, Bruegel, Brussels.
ü Senior Researcher, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan. ü PhD Researcher, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. ü Visiting Researcher, Istanbul Policy Center, Istanbul.
Current
04/2015 to present Bruegel, Brussels.
Visiting Fellow.
Key research topics: ü EU Energy Union. ü European Gas Markets. ü EU-Turkey Energy Relations.
03/2011 to present Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milan.
Senior Researcher, Unit ‘Energy: Resources and Markets’.
Main research projects:
ü ‘The Rise of Turkey and the New Mediterranean - Future Scenarios of Energy Cooperation in the Region’.
ü ‘Gas Talks - New Challenges and Opportunities for the European Gas Markets’. Past research projects:
ü ‘MEDPRO - Mediterranean Prospects’ (European Commission - FP7). ü ‘POLINARES - Policy for Natural Resources’ (European Commission - FP7). 10/2012 to present Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC), Milan.
PhD Researcher, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences.
Main research projects:
ü ‘I Cambiamenti Climatici nell'Area del Mediterraneo: Scenari Evolutivi, Impatti Economici, Politiche di Mitigazione e Innovazione’ (PRIN - 2010S2LHSE).
ü ‘The Role of Finance for the Green Economy’ (European Environment Agency - ETC/SCP 2013).
07/2014 to present Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), Istanbul.
Visiting Researcher (Non-residential), Unit ‘Energy and Climate’.
Main tasks:
ü Research cooperation in the field of EU-Turkey energy relations. Past
10/2013 to 06/2014 (9 months)
Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), Sabanci Universitesi, Istanbul.
Visiting Researcher (Residential), Unit ‘Energy and Climate’. Main tasks:
ü Research activity in the field of Mediterranean natural gas and electricity markets. ü Teaching activity on energy economics and policy at Sabanci University.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PERSONAL SKILLS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
08/2010 to 02/2011 (7 months)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Geneva.
Intern, Unit ‘Sustainable Energy’. Main tasks:
ü Comparative analysis of the ‘Energy Charter Treaty’ and the ‘Russian Convention on Ensuring Energy Security’ for the Executive Secretary of UNECE.
ü Organization of the annual session of the Committee on Energy security. ü Preparation of position papers on various issues related to natural gas markets.
10/2012 to present PhD School in ‘Institutions and Policies’.
Research topic: Euro-Mediterranean energy relations.
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. 09/2010 to 07/2012 Master’s Degree in ‘International Cooperation and Development’ (Classe LM-81).
Final mark: 110/110 summa cum laude.
Thesis: “Investing in the Future: Sovereign Wealth Funds, Energy and Growth”. Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. Academic supervisor: Alberto Quadrio Curzio, Emeritus Professor of Political Economy. 09/2010 to 02/2011 Erasmus Programme.
Key course: “The Politics and Economics of International Energy” (Prof. G. Luciani). Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.
10/2007 to 07/2010 Bachelor’s Degree in ‘Political Sciences and International Relations’ (Classe L-36). Final mark: 110/110 summa cum laude.
Thesis: “The Geopolitics of Sovereign Wealth Funds”.
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. Academic supervisor: Lorenzo Ornaghi, Full Professor of Political Science.
Mother tongue(s) Italian
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2
Certification: IELTS - Score 7.5 (C2) – 2010
French C1 C1 C1 C1 C1
Certification: DALF C1 (Diplome approfondi de langue française) – 2010
Levels: A1/2: Basic user -‐ B1/2: Independent user -‐ C1/2 Proficient user
Other activities ü Member of the Editorial Board, European Energy Journal (EEJ).
ü Senior Expert Member of the Euro-Med Economists Association (EMEA). ü Member of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE). ü Expert Guest Contributor of the London School of Economics (LSE) Ideas blog. ü Contributor, Middle East Economic Survey (MEES).
ü Contributor, Hürriyet Daily News.
Awards and fellowships ü 2013: Premio Rassegna Economica, SRM, Gruppo Intesa San Paolo. ü 2012-2015: Doctoral Fellowship, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. ü 2007-2012: Merit Scholarship, Istituto Toniolo di Studi Superiori. Publications
Books
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2013), “The Globalization of Natural Gas Markets. New Challenges and Opportunities for Europe”, Claeys&Casteels, Deventer.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2012), “The Geoeconomics of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Renewable Energy”, Claeys&Casteels, Deventer.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner, J. M. Glachant, J. De Jong, N. Ahner (2012), “A New EU Gas Security of Supply Architecture”, Claeys&Casteels, Deventer.
Book chapters
ü S. Tagliapietra (Forthcoming 2015), “The Future of Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean”; in M.T. Costa Campi (ed.), “Energy Regulation and Investments: Solutions for the Mediterranean Region”, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
ü S. Tagliapietra (Forthcoming 2015), “Europe: a Market for Eastern Mediterranean Gas?”; in H. Tzimitras (ed.), “East Mediterranean Hydrocarbons”, PRIO Cyprus Centre, Nicosia.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2014), “A Vision for a Future Triangle of Growth GCC-North Africa-EU”; in G. Luciani (ed.), “The Political Economy of Energy Reform: The Clean Energy-Fossil Fuel Balance in the Gulf States”, Gerlach Press, Berlin.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2013), “Геополитика фондов национального благосостояния” (“Geopolitics of Sovereign Wealth Funds”); in L. Grigoriev, “Актуальныепроблемы
мировойэкономики 21 века” (“The World Economy in the 21st Century”), Moscow. ü S. Tagliapietra (2012), “Growth of Sovereign Wealth Funds by 2016”; in M. Castelli,
F. Scacciavillani, “The new economics of Sovereign Wealth Funds”, Wiley, New York.
Working papers and published research reports
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2015), “Turkish Stream: What Strategy for Europe?”, Nota di Lavoro, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2015), “The Future of Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean. Translating Potential Into Reality”, Nota di Lavoro, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano.
ü S. Tagliapietra, A. Evin, M. Hafner (2014), “Perpetuating the Rentier State. Patrimonialism in a Globalized Economy”, Gulf Paper Series, Gulf Research Center, Cambridge.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Towards a European Energy Union. The Need to Focus on Security of Energy Supply”, Nota di Lavoro n. 95.2014, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “The EU-Turkey Energy Relations After the 2014 Ukraine Crisis. Enhancing the Partnership in a Rapidly Changing Environment”, Nota di Lavoro n. 75.2014, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Iran After the (Potential) Nuclear Deal: What’s Next for the Country’s Natural Gas Market?”, Nota di Lavoro n. 31.2014, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Turkey as a Regional Natural Gas Hub: Myth or Reality?”, Nota di Lavoro n. 2.2014, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2013), “A New Transatlantic Approach for the Mediterranean Energy Cooperation”, in “IAI-GMF Report on New Regional Dynamics in the Mediterranean and Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation”, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Roma.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2013), “East Africa: The Next Game Changer for the Global Gas Markets?”, Nota di Lavoro n. 26.2013, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2013), “A new Euro-Mediterranean Energy Roadmap for a Sustainable Energy Transition in the Region”, MEDPRO Policy Brief, Center for European Policy Studies, Brussels.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2013), “Towards a New Eastern Mediterranean Energy Corridor? Natural Gas Developments Between Market Opportunities and Political Risks”, Nota di Lavoro n. 12. 2013, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano.
ü S. Tagliapietra, R. Zoboli, V. Miceli (2013), “The Role of Finance for the Green Economy”, Working Paper prepared by the European Topic Centre on Sustainable
Consumption and Production for the European Environment Agency. ü S. Tagliapietra (2012), “Investing in the Energy Sector: Evidence from China and the
Gulf”, POLINARES working paper n. 76, University of Dundee.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2012), “The Rise of Turkey and the New Mediterranean. Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Cooperation in a Region in Transition”, Nota di Lavoro n. 66, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner, H. El Andaloussi (2012), “Outlook for Electricity and Renewable Energy in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries”, MEDPRO Report No. 16/October 2012, Center for European Policy Studies, Brussels. ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner, H. El Andaloussi (2012), “Outlook for Oil and Gas in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries”, MEDPRO Report No. 18/October 2012, Center for European Policy Studies, Brussels.
ü S. Tagliapietra, J. de Jong, J.M. Glachant, M. Hafner, N. Ahner (2012), “A New EU Gas Security of Supply Architecture?”, Policy Brief 2012/03, Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute, Florence.
Articles
ü S. Tagliapietra (2015), “La Politica Energetica Europea: Evoluzione Storica e Prospettive Future” in “Equilibri”, 2015/01, Il Mulino, Bologna.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2015), “Designing the European Energy Union: What's Next for Security of Energy Supply?”, in “European Energy Journal”, Issue n.14, Deventer. ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2014), “The Southern Gas Corridor and the EU Gas
Security of Supply: What's Next?” in “Caspian Report”, 2014/08, Caspian Strategy Institute, Istanbul.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “L’Iran Dopo il Potenziale Accordo sul Nucleare: Un Futuro a Tutto Gas?” in “Equilibri”, 2014/3, Il Mulino, Bologna.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Building Tomorrow's Europe. The Role of an EU Energy Union”, in “Review of International Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3”, November 13, 2014.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Towards a New EU-Turkey Natural Gas Partnership”, in “European Energy Journal”, Issue n.13/2014, Deventer.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “The EU-Turkey Energy Relations After the Ukraine Crisis”, in “Review of International Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3”, September 15, 2014.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Turkey: A Potential Hub in the Future EU Gas Security of Supply Architecture?”, in “Middle East Economic Survey”, Vol. 57, No. 20, Nicosia. ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Energy Infrastructure Investments in Europe: The Way
Forward”, in “European Energy Journal”, Issue n.12, Deventer.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “The Future of Iran’s Gas Market After the Potential Nuclear Deal”, in “Review of International Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3”, March 20, 2014.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Turkey: a Regional Gas Hub?”, in “Turkish Policy Quarterly”, Winter Issue, 2014.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Turkey as a Regional Natural Gas Hub: Myth or Reality?” in “Review of International Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3”, January 15, 2014.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Past, Present and Future Evolutions of East Med Gas” in “Journal of Near East Studies”, Issue n. 1/2014, Nicosia.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2013), “The EU-Turkey Natural Gas Relationship” in “European Energy Journal”, Issue n. 9, Deventer.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2013), “Acque Turbolente. Il Mediterraneo Orientale tra Opportunità Energetiche e Sfide Politiche”, in “Risk - Rivista di Geopolitica”, December 15, 2013. ü S. Tagliapietra (2013), “The Mediterranean Energy Relations After the Arab
Spring.The Potential Role of Italy as a Catalyst for a New EU-North Africa-GCC Triangle of Growth”, in “Rassegna Economica”, 2013/2, Napoli.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2013), “Financing the EU Energy Infrastructure After the Euro Crisis”, in “London School of Economics Euro Crisis Blog”, October 27, 2013. ü S. Tagliapietra (2013), “Financing the European Energy Infrastructure of the
Future. New Horizons Between the Connecting Europe Facility and the Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative”, in “Review of International Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3”, September 27, 2013.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner, L. Grigoriev (2013), “The Role of the Russian Federation in a Globalizing Gas Market” European Energy Journal, Issue n. 8, Deventer.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2013), “Dialettica del Rinascimento Africano” in “Equilibri”, 2013/2, Il Mulino, Bologna.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2013), “Le Nuove Prospettive Energetiche del Mediterraneo Orientale” in “Equilibri”, 2013/2, Il Mulino, Bologna.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2013), “The Rise of East Africa In the Global Energy Landscape”, in “Review of International Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3”, March 28, 2013.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2013), “Towards a New Eastern Mediterranean Energy Corridor?”, in “Review of International Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3”, February 19, 2013.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2013), “East Africa: a New Force in LNG”, Platts Energy Economist, Issue 376, London.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2013), “New Challenges and Opportunities for European Gas Markets”, Arab Oil and Gas, Vol. XLII n. 993, Paris.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2013), “The Geoeconomics of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Renewable Energy”, European Energy Journal, Issue n. 6, Deventer.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2012), “La Crescita della Turchia e il Nuovo Mediterraneo: Profili Geoeconomici e Geoenergetici” in “Equilibri”, 2012/2, Il Mulino, Bologna.
ü S. Tagliapietra, J. de Jong, J.M. Glachant, M. Hafner, N. Ahner (2012), "A New EU Gas Security of Supply Architecture?", European Energy Journal, Issue n. 1, Deventer.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2012), “Towards a Golden Age of Gas: What Future for the EU?”, in “UNESCO Energy Bulletin” n. 3 (12), Moscow.
ü S. Tagliapietra, M. Hafner (2012), “Rethinking the EU Gas Security of Supply”, in “Review of International Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3”, April 1, 2012.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2012), “Oltre il 2020: Uno Sguardo alle Prospettive Energetiche Europee di Lungo Periodo” in “Equilibri”, 2012/2, Il Mulino, Bologna.
ü S. Tagliapietra, G. Sambucini (2011), “Towards a Greener Future: the Key-role of Energy Efficiency” in “UNESCO Energy Bulletin” n. 2 (11), “Review of the UNESCO International Sustainable Energy Centre”, Moscow.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2011), “L’Insostenibile Pesantezza del Debito. L’Africa Sub-sahariana tra Povertà e Prospettive di Sviluppo” in “Equilibri”, 2011/2, Il Mulino, Bologna.
Media
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “The Role of an EU Energy Union”, Natural Gas Europe, November, 17.
ü S. Tagliapietra and M. Öğütçü (2014), “Forging a New ‘EU-Turkey Gas Initiative’ in the Aftermath of the Ukraine Crisis?”, Hürriyet Daily News, September, 23.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “The EU-Turkey Energy Relations After the 2014 Ukraine Crisis”, Natural Gas Europe, September, 18.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Turkey as a Regional Natural Gas Hub: Myth or Reality?”,
Hürriyet Daily News, April, 15.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Iran After the Potential Nuclear Deal: What's Next for the Country's Gas Sector?”, Natural Gas Europe, March, 24.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “Gas Markets Globalization Slowed Down by US Shale Gas Revolution”, Natural Gas Europe, March, 6.
ü S. Tagliapietra (2014), “The Role of Turkey in the Regional Natural Gas Markets”, Natural Gas Europe, January, 27.
International conferences
With presentation of papers:
ü “Mediterranean Forum on Energy Regulation”, MEDREG, Barcelona, 26 November 2014, paper “The Future of Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean. Translating Potential Into Reality”.
ü “Gas Talks. Challenges and Opportunities for European Gas Markets”, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan, 20-21 November 2014, paper “The Southern Gas Corridor and the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Prospects”.
ü “NATO Energy Security Conference”, Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia, 27 October 2014, paper “The Southern Gas Corridor in the EU Security of Gas Supply”. ü “Germany’s and Turkey’s Bilateral Relations with Russia”, Stiftung Wissenschaft und
Politik, Istanbul Policy Center and Robert Bosch Stiftung, Istanbul, 23-24 October 2014, paper “The EU-Turkey Energy Strategies After the Ukraine Crisis”.
ü “IICEC Policy Paper Workshop”, Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate, Istanbul, 26 September 2014, paper “Energy Efficiency in Turkey: Past Developments and Future Prospects”.
ü “Turkish Energy Leadership, Europe and the Future of the Global Energy Order”, Istanbul Policy Center, Istanbul, 19 September 2014, paper “Will Turkey Become a Transit Country or an Energy Hub?”.
ü “International Issues in the Euro-Mediterranean Area”, Sabanci Universitesi, Istanbul, 19 March 2014, paper “The Euro-Mediterranean Energy Relations: A Focus on Natural Gas and Renewable Energy”.
ü “Athens Energy Forum 2014 - The Road Towards a New Energy Map”, International New York Times - International Conferences, Athens, 13-14 March 2014, paper “Challenges and Opportunities of South-Eastern Mediterranean Hydrocarbons”. ü “EU-MENA Electricity Cooperation: How to move forward with Lighthouse
Projects?”, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin, 4 December 2013, paper “The EU-MENA renewable energy cooperation after the Arab Spring: new challenges and opportunities”.
ü “East Mediterranean Hydrocarbons: Geopolitical and Industry Perspectives, Markets and Export Routes, and Regional Cooperation”, Brookings Institution and Friedrich-Ebert Foundation, Nicosia UN Buffer Zone, 14 November 2013, paper “Europe as a Market for Eastern Mediterranean Gas”.
ü “Energy Economics and Politics”, Sabanci Universitesi, Istanbul, 9 November 2013, paper “The Geopolitics of Energy in the Euro-Mediterranean Region”.
ü “A Strategy for Southern Europe? Assessing Shared Challenges, Exploring Opportunities”, London School of Economics, London, 14 October 2013, paper ‘The Geopolitics of Energy in the Euro-Mediterranean Region’.
ü “Gulf Research Meeting 2013”, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 1-5 July 2013, paper ‘Perpetuating the Rentier State: Patrimonialism in a Globalized World’ (with A. Evin).
ü “MEDPRO Scientific Workshop”, Marseille, 20 September 2012, paper ‘A New Euro-Mediterranean Energy Roadmap for a Sustainable Energy Transition in the Region’. ü “Annual Conference of the International Association for Energy Economics”,
University of Venice, Venice, 11-14 September 2012, paper ‘Rethinking the Euro-Mediterranean Energy Cooperation’.
ü “Gulf Research Meeting 2012”, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 11-14 July 2012, paper ‘A Vision for a Future Triangle of Growth EU-GCC-North Africa’.
By invitation:
ü “The EU Energy Law and Policy Conference”, Claeys&Casteels, Brussels, 10-11 February, 2015.
ü “The Bosphorus Energy Club: How and From Where to Raise Fresh Funding for Energy Projects and Deals”, Istanbul, 11 December, 2014.
ü “Global Energy Investments: Challenges and Opportunities”, Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate, Istanbul, 13 June, 2014.
ü “Turkey in Europe: the Imperative for Change”, The Independent Commission on Turkey, Istanbul, 7 April 2014.
ü “The EU Energy Law and Policy Conference”, Claeys&Casteels, Brussels, 11-12 February, 2014.
ü “Energy and Economics Summit”, Atlantic Council, Istanbul, 21-22 November 2013. ü “Natural Gas in the Eastern Mediterranean: Opportunities and Challenges”, Atlantic
Council, EUCERS, Sabanci Universitesi, Istanbul, 19 November 2013.
ü “Gas Talks. New Challenges and Opportunities for European Gas Markets”, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan, 4-5 November 2013.
ü “The Schengenization of EU Energy Policy - The Case of Euro-Mediterranean Renewables Exchanges”, European University Institute, Florence, 27 June 2013. ü “Oil Price Forecasts and Trends”, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan, 23 May 2013. ü “Towards a New Global Energy Landscape: What Role for Turkey?”, Sabanci
University Istanbul International Energy and Climate Center, Istanbul, 10 May 2013. ü “MEDPRO: Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean Region”, Center for European
Policy Studies, Brussels, 26 February 2013.
ü “The EU Energy Policy and Law Conference”, Claeys&Casteels, Brussels, 5-6 February 2013.
ü “MENA Energy Conference 2013”, Chatham House - Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 28-29 January 2013.
ü “World Future Energy Summit”, Abu Dhabi, 13-17 January 2013.
ü “MEDPRO: Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean Region”, Stakeholder meeting of the EU 7FP project MEDPRO, Cairo, 11-12 January 2013.
ü “Gas Talks. New Challenges and Opportunities for European Gas Markets”, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan, 13-14 December 2012.
ü “Accessing Oil, Gas and Minerals in a Changing World”, Final conference of the EU 7FP project POLINARES, Brussels, 29-30 November 2012.
ü “MEDPRO Atelier de Haut Niveau: Analyse Prospective pour la Region Méditerranéenne”, Stakeholder meeting of the EU 7FP project MEDPRO, Tunis, 4-7 November 2012.
ü “Regional Energy Markets: The Schengenisation of EU energy policy?”, Clingendael, The Hague, 29-30 October 2012.
ü “I volti della Turchia”, Associazione Parlamentare di Amicizia Italo-Turca, Biblioteca del Senato della Repubblica, Rome, 25 October 2012.
ü “Turkey as an emerging regional power: challenges and opportunities”, ISPI, Milano, 16 October 2012.
ü “The GCC in the Mediterranean in light of the Arab Spring”, German Marshall Fund - Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome, 28 June 2012.
ü “EU External Relations and its Relation to Gas Infrastructure”, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan, 5-6 May 2011.
ü "EU and North Africa on energy and migration: what prospects after the Arab Spring?", Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome, 19-20 March 2012.
ü "Energy Poverty and Access to Energy in Developing Countries", Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Venice, 12-13 March 2012.
ü “EU and UK Gas Security of Supply”, Wilton Park, 23-25 January 2012.
ü “Financial Speculation in the Oil Market and Determinants of the Oil Price”, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan, 12-14 January 2012.
ü “EU Gas Infrastructure Policy in Relation to Solidarity”, European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies, Fiesole, 27-28 October 2011.
ü “Global Commodities Forum 2011”, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva, 31 January - 1 February 2011.
ü “21st Annual Session of the Working Party on Gas”, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Geneva, 18-19 January 2011.
ü “19th Annual Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy”, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, 24-26 November 2010.
ü “Moral Values and Financial Markets: Islamic Finance against the Financial Crisis”, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Durham University, Milan, 18-19 November 2009.
