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Francesco Dainelli joins the BABEL Council.
BABEL welcomes Francesco Dainelli, Associate Professor of Business Administration (ECON-06/A) at the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Florence, as a new member of the Council of the Research Unit. His research focuses on machine learning for forward-looking credit scoring, SME creditworthiness, non-financial disclosure, financial statement analysis and corporate governance. His expertise strengthens BABEL's work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, business and finance.
4.10.2026
Salvatore Luciano Furnari joins BABEL as Associate Member
BABEL welcomes Salvatore Luciano Furnari as a new Associate Member of the Research Unit, appointed under Article 3(4) of the Internal Regulation. A lawyer and chartered accountant, he heads the Web3 Department of Lener & Partners in Rome and holds a PhD from the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" with a thesis on the regulation of decentralised finance. He is a Fellow of the European Decentralization Institute and collaborates with the chairs of Financial Market Law and European Business Law at LUISS Guido Carli University and of Commercial Law at Tor Vergata. His expertise in crypto-asset law, MiCAR, DeFi and DAOs strengthens BABEL's research on the legal framework of the tokenised economy.
3.10.2026
BABELing a Bright-Night: come ci si prende cura della ricerca?
Sabato 26 settembre 2026, ore 17:00 — Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, Firenze, Area Incontri. Ingresso libero.
25.09.2026
BABELing dal vivo: online la registrazione dell'incontro del 15 settembre
Al Campus di Novoli, nell'ambito di ScienzEstate 2026, il podcast di BABEL ha incontrato per la prima volta il suo pubblico con Mario Caligiuri, Elena Esposito, Patrizia Giunti e Federico d'Annunzio. La registrazione integrale è disponibile con capitoli e sottotitoli.
18.09.2026
BABEL at the III International Congress on New Challenges of Company and Financial Law (Zaragoza)
Filippo Zatti and Rosa Giovanna Barresi took part in the panel on digitalisation and financial markets at the III International Congress "Nuevos Retos del Derecho Societario y Financiero en materia de digitalización, toquenización y sostenibilidad", held at the Paraninfo of the Universidad de Zaragoza on 9–11 September 2026.
13.09.2026
BABEL at the 28th EBI Policy Series on the Digital Euro
The European Banking Institute has released the recordings of its 28th Policy Series, with Filippo Zatti as panelist. Read the summary.
12.05.2026
BABEL member recognized as peer reviewer for Springer Nature
Prof. Mauro Lombardi has been awarded a Reviewer Certificate by Springer Nature in recognition of his contribution as peer reviewer for Humanities and Social Sciences Communications in 2025. This acknowledgment reflects BABEL's commitment to advancing interdisciplinary research at the intersection of technology, economics, and society.
11.01.2026
A Major Workshop on Digital Asset Regulation
The event, organised by BABEL under the PRIN2022 DeTOKoDE research project will be presided over by Professor Riccardo De Caria, Scientific Coordinator of the PRIN2022 DeTOKoDE project from the University of Turin.
1.11.2025
Rosa Giovanna Barresi guest at Progress
We are happy to share that our associate member and adjunct professor at the School of Management of the University of Florence recently appeared on Sky TG24 to discuss about the digital euro and stablecoins. Don't miss out - watch the recording now!
1.11.2025