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Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Milano Aula Magna via Röntgen 1 Università Bocconi 1 February 2011, 4:00pm remembered at his alma mater Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa invitoTPS-per stampa:guatri_librook.qxd 17/01/2011 10.22 Pagina 7
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa (Belluno, 23 July 1940 - Rome, 18 December 2010) We are pleased to invite you Introduction The President of the dedicated his life to serving Italy and Europe, using his intelligence, vision and to a ceremony in memory Mario Monti Italian Republic, ability to build the future. of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa. Giorgio Napolitano, A tribute at his alma mater Remembrances from will give an address. His commitment to public service energized Italian institutions (Banca d’Italia, by the personalities who were Carlo Azeglio Ciampi CONSOB), European institutions (Commission, ECB), the Italian government leading the institutions to which Jacques Delors (2nd Prodi government) and international foundations (Notre Europe, he contributed eminently. Romano Prodi International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation). Jean-Claude Trichet Paul Volcker For his fundamental role in the creation of the single currency, he was called the “founding father” of the Euro and the “intellectual impetus” behind its birth.
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa graduated from Bocconi in Economics and Business Administration in 1966 and was named “Bocconian of the Year” in 1989. He kept close ties to the university, where he loved to return often to share his A collection of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa’s articles “Scritti per il Corriere” (published by Fondazione Corriere della Sera) thoughts on and experiences with economic policy. will be presented during the event.