JUNE – Department of Business Studies Lecture Series

The Business Department’s Summer Lunchtime Lecture Series returns this year, broader and more robust than ever. Among the speakers who will participate this year are:

  • The No. 2 American diplomat in Italy, Douglas Hengel, who is the Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Rome, who will discuss Italy’s Business Environment and Perceptions of Investors;
  • Dr. Maria Grazia Quieti, Executive Director of the US-Italy Fulbright Commission, who will share her research on Food Networks in the US and Italy and the issue of food sustainability;
  • Rossella Carrara, Director of the Rome office of the global PR firm Burson-Marsteller who will discuss case studies in public relations in Italy, and;
  • Local activist Lori Hickey, founding member of Retake Rome, a grassroots organization created to help battle Rome’s extensive graffiti problem.

In addition, a number of AUR professors will lecture on their topics of specialization. All lectures are open the AUR and broader Rome community.