EPPO AND EU LAW: a step forward in integration Closing Conference

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15th April 2026 – Closing conference

building U6 – Aula Martini 04

 

About

The EPPO and EU Law: A Step Forward in Integration Closing Conference

TO ATTEND THE CLOSING CONFERENCE IN PERSON OR REMOTELY YOU MUST REGISTER HERE BY APRIL 14, 2026:

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|9:00am-12:05pm| building U6 – Aula Martini 04

Institutional greetings
Benedetta Ubertazzi; 

EPPO: Current Developments
Professional Associations’ greetings: Paolo Brambilla; Federico Mamoli
Participants: Fabrizio Capecelatro; Leonardo Ferrante; Andrzej Jakubowski; Petr Klement; Lorenzo Salazar; Pietro Suchan

The Role of the EPPO in the Protection of the European Social Fund
Participants: Grazia Ofelia Cesaro; Elena Tieghi; Giulia Varisco; Alessia Voinich

STEPPO VR
Participants: Fabrizia Bemer; Veronica Carbone; Iman Khodri; Marta Ramat (online)

|12:05-12:30pm| break

|12:30-13:30pm| Second morning session

EXPANSION OF EPPO’S COMPETENCES

Tax and VAT Fraud
Participants: Eugenio Briguglio; Arturo Iadecola; Gabriele Liberatore (online); Mattia Rossi

Environmental Crime
Participants: Samuel Bolis; Esther Muniz Espada (online); Juan Manuel Lopez (online)

Circumvention of EU Sanctions
Participants: Till Gut (online); Lorenzo Salazar

|13:30-14:30pm| Lunch Break

|14:30-15:30pm| First afternoon session

Anti-money Laundering and the EPPO
Participants: Matteo Ianni; Daniele Luison; Cesare Montagna

Legislative Decree 231/2001 and Public Procurement
Luca Breacianini; Sabine Gasser; Luca Trevisan

AI, the EPPO and Personal Data
Participants: Marco Bacini; Simone Fontana; Michele Vitiello

|15:30-16:00pm| break

|16:00-17:00pm| Second afternoon session

Education as an Approach to Preventing Future Criminal Activity
Participants:
Delfina Boni; Giulia Pagani; Beatrice Pellegrino; Wisal Tayebi

EPPO ROLE PLAY – AI and EPPO Financial Investigations Simulation
Participants: Francesca Fragassi; Andrea Guarnaschelli; Michele Monopoli

Speakers of the 2026 Steppo Course

  1. Ambrosino Giordana Law student at the University of Milano-Bicocca
  2. Bacini Marco Professor of Omnichannel Marketing at LUM (Libera Università Mediterranea), Coordinator of the Technical Scientific Committee for the Digital Transformation of the Lombardy Region; Chair of the Cybersecurity Strategic Committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  3. Bemer Fabrizia Senior Manager of the Office of International Judicial Cooperation and Senior Expert trainer in EIO trainings for projects co-financed by the European Commission; Chair of the Serious Game committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  4. Bolis Samuel D. in European Criminal Law, Avvocato and former Lieuenant Colonel in Guardia di Finanza
  5. Boni Delfina Head of Corporate Partnership Development and Sustainability Projects – Foundation Francesca Rava
  6. Brambilla Paolo, Editorial director of “La Mia Finanza” and Member of the governing body of Italian journalists
  7. Brescianini Luca Lawyer at Italgas
  8. Briguglio Eugenio, Lawyer at the Bar of Milan, specialized in tax law, customs law and international taxation; qualified to plead before Italian higher courts
  9. Cacciatore Serena Postdoctoral Researcher in criminal procedural law, University of Palermo; Chair of the Interviews and Media Committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  10. Capecelatro Fabrizio Central editorial director of “Fanpage”
  11. Carbone Veronica Law graduate at the University of Milano-Bicocca
  12. Castellani Stefano European Delegated Prosecutor in Torino, nominated to substitute the European Prosecutor
  13. Cesaro Grazia Ofelia Lawyer specialised in family law and the protection of minors, former President of UNCM, Deputy-President of ICALI, Adjunct Professor at Unimib
  14. Danese Pasquale Lieutenant Colonel, Italian Financial Police
  15. De Lucas Martin Ignacio EPPO – Spanish European Prosecutor
  16. Farhat Emmanuel EPPO – Principal Legal Officer
  17. Ferrante Leonardo Referente Anticorruzione civica Gruppo Abele e Libera
  18. Fontana Simone Associate Professor at the University of Milano-Bicocca
  19. Fragassi Francesca Law student at the University of Milano-Bicocca
  20. Fumagalli Alessandro Lawyer – Chair of the High School Committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  21. Gasser Sabine Lawyer at Leitner S.p.A.
  22. Grasso Graziano Director, Head of External Relations Support Division, Banking and Financial Supervision Department, Bank of Italy
  23. Gut Till Senior Legal Officer, European Public Prosecutor’s Office
  24. Hernandez Lopez Alejandro Associate Professor of Procedural Law University of Valladolid – Postdoctoral Researcher “Margarita Salas”; Co-Chair hair of the Academic committee ofthe Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  25. Iadecola Arturo Italian General Vice-Prosecutor of the Court of Auditors; Chair of the Judicial Bodies committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  26. Ianni Matteo Legal and Policy Officer at the DG Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD), European Commission
  27. Iorio Federica Adjunct professor of an introductory course on Competition Law and State Aid – Collège d’Europe
  28. Jakubowski Andrzej Rapporteur of the International Law Association’s Committee on the Protection of Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflicts; Professor employed at the Institute of Legal Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and Cp-chair of the Cultural Heritage committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  29. Klement Petr OLAF Director General; Former Deputy European Chief Prosecutor; Chair of EU Institutions committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  30. Khodri Iman Law graduate at the University of Milano-Bicocca; trainee lawyer
  31. Liberatore Gabriele PhD candidate in private autonomy, enterprise, labour and protection of rights in the European and international perspective
  32. Lopez Juan Manuel PhD student, University of Valladolid
  33. Luison Daniele Chair of the Banking insurance and financial authorities committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  34. Mamoli Federico Civil Lawyer, Milan; Chair of the Criminal Lawyers committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  35. Mancini Giuseppe President of the anti-laundering Commission of the Milan Chartered Accountants Bar, member of the anti-laundering Commission of the National Council of the Chartered Accountants and statutory auditor, Partner of the OBM & Associati firm
  36. Marchei Natascia Director of the Milano-Bicocca School of Law, and Full Tenured professor of Ecclesiastical and Canon Law
  37. Mazza Oliviero Full tenured Professor of Criminal Procedure, Milano-Bicocca School of Law
  38. Monopoli Michele Former Dean of Beccaria High School Milan; Chair of the High School committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  39. Montagna Cesare Member of the anti-money laundering commission of the Milan Bar of Chartered accountants and Co-Chair of the Chartered Accountants committee and of the Editorial committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  40. Muniz Espada Esther Full Professor of civil law University of Valladolid, Spain and chair of the Committee European Council of Rural Law (consultative body for EU and FAO) and Chair of the Committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  41. Pagani Giulia Law graduate, University of Milano-Bicocca
  42. Palazzoni Claudio Lawyer, Bar of Lucca
  43. Palmulli Marina Real Estate Agent of Milan, Chair of the Real Estate Agents committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  44. Pellegrino Beatrice Law student at the University of Milano-Bicocca
  45. Pieri Luca PhD – XR Specialist & Project Manager at the Metaverse Laboratory Mibtec
  46. Radu Florin Razvan Principal Legal Officer, EPPO Legal Service; Chair of EU Institutions committee ofthe Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  47. Ramat Marta PhD student, University of Milano-Bicocca
  48. Rossi Mattia Law graduate, University of Milano-Bicocca and Trainee Lawyer at Biscozzi Nobili and Partners Law Firm
  49. Salazar Lorenzo Deputy Prosecutor General to the Court of Appeal of Naples
  50. Sticchi Ilaria Policy Officer at the EPPO, member of the IPNS (Initial Processing and National Stakeholders) unit and responsible for Italy for the registration of cases, assistance to NEDPA and EDPs, induction trainings for NEDPA and EDPs; Chair of the Academic committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  51. Suchan Pietro Professor of “Legislation for the protection of the economy and security”, Academy of the Guardia di Finanza; former magistrate-assistant in the Italian representative – Eurojust; Chair of the Prosecutors committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  52. Tanca Antonio Professor of European Union Common Security and Defence Policy – University of Milano-Bicocca
  53. Tavassi Ludovica Associate Professor in Procedural Criminal Law – University of Milano-Bicocca
  54. Tayebi Wisal Law student at the University of Milano-Bicocca
  55. Tieghi Elena Lawyer, Bar of Milan
  56. Traversa Enrico Former Director of the “Justice” Team of European Commission Legal Service; Adjunct Professor of European Law – University of Bologna; Chair of the Academic committee of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
  57. Trevisan Luca Lawyer at Italgas
  58. Ubertazzi Benedetta Associate Professor of EU Law, Milano-Bicocca School of Law; Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and Chair of the Steering committee of the Centre of Excellence
  59. Varisco Giulia PhD student, University of Milano-Bicocca
  60. Venegoni Andrea European Prosecutor
  61. Vitiello Michele Forensic computer engineer, Lecturer at the “Scuola Superiore della Magistratura”

 

  • Supported by the European Parliament
  • Accredited by the NationalBar Council.
  • Accredited by chartered accountants.
  • Inserted in high school students activities within the context of PCTO and the NRRP (National Recovery and Resilience Plan).
The PCTO project (commonly known as school-work alternance) is an educational method designed to allow high school students to combine the mostly theoretical scholastic education with a practical work experience within a private or public entity. PCTO implies periods of professional formation in enterprises or other activities that may strengthen the students’ integration into the labour market (i.e. orientation days, meetings with companies and professionals, internships, research, project work etc.). The alternance has been made mandatory since 2015
  • Supportato dal Parlamento Europeo
  • Accreditato al Consiglio Nazionale Forense
  • Accreditato all’Ordine dei Commercialisti e degli Esoerti Contabili
  • Inserito tra le attività delle scuole superiori nel contesto PCTO e PNRR (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza).
Il progetto PCTO (comunemente noto come alternanza scuola-lavoro) è un metodo educativo ideato per consentire agli studenti delle scuole superiori di combinare la formazione scolastica, per lo più teorica, con un’esperienza lavorativa pratica all’interno di un ente pubblico o privato. Il PCTO implica periodi di formazione professionale in azienda o altre attività che possono rafforzare l’integrazione degli studenti nel mercato del lavoro (ad esempio, giornate di orientamento, incontri con aziende e professionisti, stage, ricerche, project work, ecc.) L’alternanza è stata resa obbligatoria dal 2015.

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