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New players on the international chessboard, who advances and who stays behind

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Geopolitics
Protagonists 2026: Abdulla Ali Ateeq Obaid Alsubousi, Adriana Castagnoli, Enrico Franco, Marcello Signorelli, Yang Yao
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Abdulla Ali Ateeq Obaid Alsubousi

Ambassador - United Arab Emirates to Italy

Abdulla AlSubousi is Ambassador of The United Arab Emirates to Italy, Malta, San Marino and North Macedonia. He previously served as Ambassador to Australia, Consul General in Los Angeles, and at UAE Embassy in Washington D.C. and holds a degree in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Minnesota.

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Enrico Franco

Editorialist - Corriere della Sera

Enrico Franco was appointed by Corriere della Sera in 2003 to launch and direct Corriere del Trentino and Corriere dell’Alto Adige. In 2015, he also became the Editor-in-Chief of Corriere di Bologna. He has conducted seminars at the University of Trento. Today, he is an editorialist for the local publications of Corriere.

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Marcello Signorelli

University of Perugia

Marcello Signorelli is Full Professor of Economic Policy, former Director of the Department of Economics at the University of Perugia, Member of the Presidential Council of the Italian Economic Association, and President of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies.

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Yang Yao

Dean of the Di-shui-hu Advanced Finance Institute - Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

 Yang Yao is a professor and dean of the Di-shui-hu Advanced Finance Institute (DAFI), Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He is also a visiting professor at Peking University. He is the founding editor of China Economic Quarterly and served as the dean of the National School of Development, Peking University from 2012 to 2024. He chairs the Foundation of Modern Economics and the supervision committee of CF40. He is a member of China Economist 50 Forum. 

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This event will be held at:

ITAS Forum
Via Adalberto Libera, 13, 38121 Trento TN, Italia

The brand new property is located in the Albere district of Trento. Recently inaugurated, it includes a 250-seat auditorium and some event rooms, including one with 99 seats. In the construction of the building, particular attention was paid to environmental sustainability, with specifications regarding the energy and acoustic insulating capacity of the building envelope. The structure also has a heating and cooling system with radiant panels.

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