5th Conference 'Trade, value chains and financial linkages in the global economy'
Rome, 29-30th October 2026
Banca d'Italia and the European Central Bank organized the fifth edition of the conference 'Trade, value chains and financial linkages in the global economy', which took place in Rome on 29–30 October 2026. The conference brought together leading scholars from academia and policy institutions to discuss recent developments in international trade, global production networks and financial linkages, as well as their macroeconomic implications.
Against the backdrop of major shifts in trade policy, geopolitical disruptions affecting trade routes and energy markets, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the conference focused, inter alia, on: trade and industrial policies and their effects; the reconfiguration of global production networks and access to critical supplies; firm-to-firm linkages, multinational enterprises and firms' resilience and competitive strategies; trade finance and other trade–financial linkages; digital trade, services, international data flows and AI; and the causes and consequences of global imbalances.
The welcome address was held by Andrea Bradolini (Director General for Economics, Statistics and Research, Banca d'Italia).
The keynote lectures were delivered by Felix Tintelnot (Duke University) and Paola Conconi (University of Oxford).
The Scientific Committee comprises Maria Grazia Attinasi (European Central Bank), Alessandro Borin (Banca d'Italia), Claire Giordano (Banca d'Italia), Michele Mancini (Banca d'Italia) and Daria Taglioni (World Bank). The Organizing Committee comprises Alessandro Borin, Claire Giordano, Debora Grando, Michele Mancini, Elisa Pittori and Giovanna Poggi (Banca d'Italia).
The programme and the presentations are available below.
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