- Organizer of events
- Invited speaker at conferences, workshops and summer schools,
- Participation to panels and scientific and organizing committees
2020 Keynote speech at the conference: “Well-being: knowledge for informed decisions”, , STATEC, Luxembourg, March 18-21
2019 Keynote speech at the conference: Construction of a Convivial Society Beyond the Global Divide, Waseda University, Tokio, November 21
2019 Keynote speech at the ISQOLS Conference Happiness in a Multicultural World, Granada, September 4-7
2018 Organizer and key-note speaker at the International Conference on Policies for happiness and health, University of Siena, March 19-21
2016-18 Member of the World Wellbeing Panel, formed by scientists selected by the Center for Economic Performance (LSE), to define policies aimed at increasing well-being
2015-16-17 “Lead author” for the IPSP (International Panel on Social Progress). The panel il concluding a report on social progress (on the model of the IPCC, International Panel on Climate Change
2017 Invited speaker at the conference European Happiness Days, Rotterdam, 20-22 March
2015 Invited speaker to the 5th LCSR International Annual Conference on “Cultural and Economic Changes under Cross-national Perspective”, November 16-20 Moscow
2015 Invited speaker at the conference on “Le convivialisme”, October, Rennes
2015 Organized the International Winter School on Quality of Life, University of Siena and Polo Lionello Bonfanti, January – October
2015 Organizer and key-note speaker at the international conference “Once Upon a Time There Was the Future”, January, Florence
2014 Invited speaker at the International Forum of Well-being and Development Policy, Guadalajara, Mexico, November
2014 Invited speaker at the Green Economy Workshop, Stockholm, 10-11, February
2012 Invited speaker at the 4th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, Delhi 16-19 October
Invited speaker at the conference: New Economics: Challenges and opportunities of a wellbeing driven new Economy Budapest, 26 April,
2011 Invited speaker at the Latin-American Conference on Measuring Well-Being and Fostering the Progress of Societies Mexico City, 11-13 May
2010 Invited speaker at the X ISQOLS Conference 8-11 December, Bangkok
Invited speaker at the International Conference “Growth in Transition” Austrian Academy of Sciences 28 – 29 January, Viena
2009 Member of the organizing committee and speaker to the International Conference “From GDP to Well-Being: Economics on the Road to Sustainability” 3-5 December, Ancona, Italy
Invited speaker for the 3rd OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: Charting Progress, Building Visions, Improving Life, 27-30 October, Busan, South Korea
Invited speaker at the OECD Meeting on “Measuring Subjective Well-Being: an opportunity for national statistical offices” 23-24 July, Florence
Invited speaker at the Symposium on “Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot? Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox” IX ISQOLS Conference 22 July, Florence
Invited speaker at the workshop on “Policies for Happiness” IX ISQOLS Conference 19 July, Florence
Invited lecture at the OECD Training Course on Measuring the Progress of Societies “Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: Understanding Societal Change”14-17 July, Florence
Invited speaker at the XXI Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar on: “Global Crisis and Long Term Growth: A New Capitalism Ahead?” 24-25 June, Rome
Member of the organizing committee and speaker to the International Conference “Happiness and Relational Goods: Well-being and Interpersonal Relations in the Economic Sphere”, 11-13 June, Venice
Invited speaker to the workshop on “The complexity of financial crisis in a long-period perspective: facts, theory and models” 23-24 March, Siena
2008 Invited speaker at the round table of the International Conference “Well-being: are we happy with our standard of living?” 26-27 September, Cassino, Italy
Co-organization and lecture at the OECD Training course on “Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: Understanding Societal Change” 16-19 September, Siena
2007 Project and coordination of the organization of the International Conference “Policies for Happiness”, 14-17 June, Siena
Consulting, collaborations and visiting
2019-20 Visiting professor at Waseda University, Tokio, November, December and January
2015 Visiting professor at the Tinbergen Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam, November
2010-11 Visiting Professor at CEPS/INSTEAD (Luxembourg)
2008-9 Collaboration with the OECD for the Global Project
1999 Short term consultant for the World Bank