Research conference on 'Innovation and Finance' in Rome

11 November 2026

On 10-11 December 2026 Banca d'Italia, CEPR and EIEF will organize a research conference on 'Innovation and Finance' in Rome.

The conference will bring together leading economists to discuss frontier research on the real and financial drivers of innovation. Particular attention will be devoted to how innovative firms emerge, are financed, and grow, as well as to the conditions that enable them to scale.

Participants wishing to attend the conference are kindly invited to register by contacting bancaditalia.studi.convegni@bancaditalia.it. The registration deadline is November 20, 2026.

The keynote speakers will be Josh Lerner (Harvard Business School), Ramana Nanda (Imperial College London), and Gelsomina Vigliotti (European Investment Bank).

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