European University Festival

Carlo Buontempo is Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) at ECMWF. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of L’Aquila and previously worked at the UK Met Office’s Hadley Centre for Climate Science and Services, where he led activities in climate adaptation and climate service development. His professional experience includes climate projections, climate impacts, regional climate modelling and the development of climate services supporting decision-making across...

Founded in London in 1766 by James Christie, Christie’s is one of the world’s most prestigious auction houses, with more than 250 years at the heart of the international art world. Christie’s is part of the European University Festival and is working with the Festival on the development of the Global Climate Auction, an ambitious international initiative aimed at supporting some of the most promising solutions to address climate change. The goal is to bring together the worlds of art,...

Institutional meeting in Brussels with Luigi Di Maio, EU Special Representative for the Gulf region. On 27 August 2026, Pierangelo Saba, Founder and Director of Operations of the European University Festival, met in Brussels with Luigi Di Maio, EU Special Representative for the Gulf region. During the institutional meeting, the European University Festival was presented and its international development discussed, with particular attention to opportunities for dialogue between Europe and the...