The conference "Powers and Competences in the Italian Port System" will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the Bachelet Room, Building A of the Campus at Piazzale Europa 1.

PROGRAMME:

Welcome Addresses
Donata Vianelli, Rector of the University of Trieste
Carlo Modica de Mohac di Grisì, President of the Regional Administrative Court for Friuli Venezia Giulia
Marco Consalvo, President of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port System Authority - Ports of Trieste and Monfalcone

Introduction
Massimo Campailla, University of Trieste:
"Port Authorities' Powers: Current Regulations and Reform Prospects"

Speakers:
Davide Rossi, University of Trieste
"History and Evolution of the Port of Trieste"
Alessandro Lauro, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
"Sources and Competencies in Port Governance between the State and the Regions"
Giulio Centamore, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum"
"Work in Ports: Critical Issues and New Opportunities"

Coordinated by:
Gian Paolo Dolso, University of Trieste, and Maria Dolores Ferrara, University of Trieste

During the conference, Alessandro Lauro's book "Port Governance and National Economic Unity: A Comparison of Federal Constitutions and the Italian Regional State," Naples, Editoriale Scientifica, 2025, will be presented.

The conference is organized by the Department of Legal Sciences, Language, Interpretation, and Translation (IUSLIT) of the University of Trieste.