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Naples – The Festival del Management 2025 took place on May 8th and 9th at the University of Naples Federico II, promoted by SIMA – Italian Society of Management in collaboration with the University, with participation from Prof. Alessandro Ruggieri and Prof. Cecilia Silvestri along with a group of students from the Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics and several doctoral students from the program in Economics, Management, and Quantitative Methods, who attended all the Festival sessions with interest, participation, and passion, engaging in dialogue and interaction with professors and other participants.
The theme chosen for this edition, “Deep Blue. The Interconnections Between the Deep Blue of Space and the Oceans”, guided a rich program of meetings and debates that emphasized sustainable innovation and the invisible connections between the major frontiers of our time.
In the session held at the Museo Darwin-Dohrn, with the panel titled “The Blue of the Sea – The Sustainable Challenge to Climate Change”, academics, entrepreneurs, scientists, and institutional representatives discussed how the Blue Economy can become a strategic lever for addressing climate change and rethinking production models with a sustainable perspective.
Among the speakers was Prof. Alessandro Ruggieri, professor at the University of Tuscia and President of the Steering Committee of the Research Center for Innovation on Circular Economy and Health in Rieti, who emphasized the need to rethink value chains from a sustainable perspective. “The real challenge,” he stated, “is to create integrated production chains, where all actors, from raw materials to consumers, are active participants in a shared journey.” He added, “companies must move beyond the logic of profit alone, integrating sustainability, ethics, and environmental impact into their business models.” This approach is based on collaboration, training, and interdisciplinarity—key elements for systemic change. Prof. Ruggieri also provided concrete examples on environmental reporting and the supply chain of bioplastics, developed within the doctoral program in Economics, Management, and Quantitative Methods.
The expert panel highlighted how adopting circular and responsible models is no longer just an option but an essential condition for building a fair, innovative, and sustainable future.