Francesco Cappè (born 31 May 1971 in
Fivizzano
Fivizzano is a ''comune'' in the province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, central Italy.
History
It became part of the Republic of Florence in the 15th century thus gaining the Tuscan republic an important foothold in Lunigiana, a key region whi ...
,
Italy
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) is Chairman and founder of the garagErasmus Foundation and former
United Nations
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official and Head, Security policies, Dialogue and Innovation for the
(UNICRI); in this position he designed and supervised, among others, the first UN programme on security policies for major events and the UN initiatives against violent radicalization. He was a member of the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) of the
UN General Assembly
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. He also worked as Senior Advisor for the General Confederation of the Italian Industries (Confindustria) and Chair of the Robert F. Kennedy Flagship on Mediterranean Challenges as well as board member and CEO of international companies and Higher Education Institutions. He is currently CEO and Head of Institution of Gioya, a boutique Higher Education Institution with the main Hq in Malta. He is Chief Representatives in Europe for the Shanghai Arbitration Commission.
Biography
Francesco Cappè was born in Fivizzano (MS, Italy) and he graduated in Law with a thesis on
international law
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at the
University of Pisa
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, Italy. After attending specialization courses in
international relations
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at the
European University Institute
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(
Fiesole
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...
, Italy) and the
University of Florence
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History
The f ...
, he became an associate researcher at the University of Pisa and then Vice -Director of the Center for Human Rights University of Pisa. Since 2001, Cappè has been employed as UN staff by UNICRI (located in
Turin
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, Italy) working in the field of security governance and
anti-terrorism
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. In addition, he taught in seminars and courses in several universities, i.e.
Johns Hopkins University, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa
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* Johns Creek (Chattahoochee River), Georgia, United States
* Johns Island (disambiguation), islands in Canada and the Unit ...
in its
Washington D.C.
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campus. Cappè worked as Senior Advisor for the General Confederation of the Italian Industries (Confindustria) and Chair of the Robert F. Kennedy Flagship on Mediterranean Challenges as well as board member and CEO of international companies and Higher Education Institutions including Representative in Europe and visiting fellow of the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law.
Publications
Cappè works as scientific director of the book series "Terrorism, Intelligence and Security" for Franco Angeli Edizioni, Milan, Italy.
[Franco Angeli, Series Editor since 1955. http://www.francoangeli.it/] He participated in the publication of "Forum on crime and society",
UNODC
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publication volume4, numer1-2, Dec. 2004, published in seven languages. He is Editor and co-author of "Generazione Erasmus: l'Italia dalle nuove idee" (Franco Angeli 2011)
References
External links
- garagErasmus FoundationCTITF - Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task ForceUNICRI - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research InstituteEuropean University Institute
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Italian officials of the United Nations
University of Pisa alumni
European University Institute alumni
International relations scholars
1971 births
Living people