Data
26/03/2026 - 27/03/2026
Orario
08:30 - 13:00
Dove
Villa Grumello, Como, IT
Building on the successful prior meetings in Milan and Stockholm, this year workshop will bring together participants from academia, funding agencies and organizations, philanthropic research institutions,and expert administrators, offering a unique forum to share ideas, exchange experiences, and address pressing questions in research funding. In addition to advancing our collective understanding of how funding mechanisms can best support innovation, scientific excellence, and societal impact, the gathering aims to spark new collaborations and partnerships across the diverse communities shaping the future of science.
2026 ORGANIZERS
Chiara Franzoni, Politecnico di Milano
Marco Ottaviani, Bocconi University
COMMITTEE
Chiara Franzoni, Politecnico di Milano
Marco Ottaviani, Bocconi University
Valentina Tartari, Stockholm School of Economics
Reinhilde Veugelers, KU Leuven
REGISTRATION
The workshop is free upon invitation. To register, please use the link in the invitation email.
Registrations with the possibility to propose short talks are open until February 15, 2026.
Attendees-only registrations are open until March 13, 2026, subject to capacity constraints (max 50 participants).
PROGRAM
Day 1
8:30 Registration & Welcome coffee
9:00 Welcome and participants’ presentations
Chiara Franzoni (Politecnico di Milano) & Marco Ottaviani (Bocconi University)
9:30 Keynote | Markets and Policies for High-Growth Entrepreneurship
Juanita Gonzales-Uribe (London School of Economics)
Chair: Marco Ottaviani (Bocconi University)
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Panel | From Priority to Practice: Funding Policies for Strategic Technologies
Speakers: Jano Costard (SPRIN-D), Rikke Christensen (Novo Nordisk Foundation), Amanda Karine Brun (CNRS), Nicolas Serrano-Velarde (Bocconi University)
Chair: Laura Pontiggia (European Research Council)
12:45 Lunch
14:00 Keynote | Designing Better Funding Systems with Evidence-based Policies
Stefano Della Vigna (University of California, Berkeley)
Chair: Chiara Franzoni (Politecnico di Milano)
15:15 Idea development session. Part I.
Speakers: Lorenzo Alderighi (European University InsMtute), Teo Firpo (Humboldt University), Carolin Haeussler (EFI Commission & University of Passau), Mario Macchioni (UNU-MERIT), Justus Preusser (Bocconi University), Andola Stanaj (Politecnico di Milano)
Chair: Valentina Tartari (Stokholm School of Economics)
16:30 Coffee break
16:45 Idea development session. Part II.
Speakers: Cindy Lopez-Bento (KU Leuven), James Currer (Innovate UK), Thomas Feliciani (University of Coimbra), Tetiana Lem (Stokholm School of Economics), Dietmar Haroff (Max Planck), Carlo Schwarz (Bocconi University)
20:00 Adjurn & Dinner: Ristorante "La vita è bella" (Viale Geno, 14, 22100 Como CO)
Day 2
8:30 Welcome coffee
9:00 Keynote | Steering the Quantum Leap: Funding Policies for Tomorrow’s Technologies
Florenta Teodoridis (University of Southern California, Marshall)
Chair: Reinhilde Veugelers (KU Leuven)
10:00 Matchmaking session (with coffee & pastries)
11:15 Panel | Science, Funding, and Geopolitical Realignments
Speakers: Shiri Breznitz (University of Toronto), Daniel Goroff (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation), Dietmar Haroff (Max Planck), Renato Lombardi (Huawei)
Chair: Stefano Paleari (University of Bergamo)
12:45 Closing remarks
Light lunch & Farewell
VENUE
Villa del Grumello
11, Via per Cernobbio, Como, Italy
TRAVEL AND LOGISTICS
The closest international airports are Milano Malpensa (MXP), and Milano Linate (LIN).
The villa can be reached with a 20 minutes walk from Como City Centre and 30 minutes walk from Como Lago train station.
ACCOMODATION
The following hotels are within 20 to 35 minutes walk or 5 minutes ride from the Villa.
- Hotel Engadina*** http://hotelengadina.com/
- Hotel Firenze*** https://www.hotelfirenzecomo.com/
- Hotel Park *** https://www.parkhotelcomo.it/
- Hotel Quarcino** https://www.hotelquarcino.it/
- Hilton Lake Como**** https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/mxpcohi-hilton-lake-como
LOCAL SUPPORT
For practical information and local support, you can contact Alessandra Gazzaniga, Villa del Grumello. Via per Cernobbio, 11. Como (Italy)
Tel +39 031 579813.
Email alessandra.cazzaniga@fondazionealessandrovolta.it
PAST MEETINGS
The conference has received funding from:
- European Research Council (ERC) ERC-2021-ADG "InfoEcoScience - Information Economics for Science" assigned to Professor M. Ottaviani (Bocconi University). G.A. 101055295
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation G-2021-14189 – “ImPROGRESS - Improving Grant Peer Review within a Science of Science Funding” assigned to Prof. Chiara Franzoni (Politecnico di Milano).
