Assets confiscated from organised crime and urban regeneration: Giuseppe Battarino to speak at the "RigeneraBene" event in Como

When:

17 November 2026, 9.30 - 13.30

Where: Cloister of Sant’Abbondio - Via Sant’Abbondio 12, Como

Topic: Education and training

Target: Students, Graduates, Staff, Prospective Students

On Tuesday, 17 November, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, Room S.2.6 at the Chiostro di Sant'Abbondio in Como will host a training conference as part of the third edition of "RigeneraBene – The Social Reuse of Confiscated Assets for Urban Regeneration", within the 18th edition of the Young Thinkers project.

The event will focus on a presentation by Giuseppe Battarino, magistrate and adjunct lecturer at the University of Insubria, exploring the recovery of assets confiscated from organised crime and the legal and social significance of returning them to the community.

The programme will also feature contributions from journalists Paolo Moretti and Martina Toppi, creators of the podcast "La Tela del Ragno", as well as representatives of organisations involved in the regeneration of Cascina Tavorella and Libera Masseria in Cisliano.

The event, moderated by Professor Roberta Pezzetti from the University of Insubria's Department of Economics, will conclude with the presentation of the RigeneraBene Ideas Competition.

The initiative is organised by the University of Insubria's Departments of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, Law, Economics and Cultures, and Economics, together with the provincial ACLI associations of Como and Varese, Libera – Varese, and the ENAIP centres in Como, Cantù, Busto Arsizio and Varese, under the coordination of Stefania Barile.

Programme

Moderator: Roberta Pezzetti, Department of Economics, University of Insubria

9:30 am – Institutional greetings
Alberto Fontana, Councillor of the Municipality of Como
Giuseppe Molteni, Councillor of the Municipality of Cantù
10:00 am – The recovery of confiscated assets and the rationale behind the criminal justice system
Giuseppe Battarino, magistrate and adjunct lecturer at the University of Insubria
10:45 am – Discussion with the Young Thinkers
11:05 am – Break
11:20 am – Presentation by Paolo Moretti and Martina Toppi on the podcast "La Tela del Ragno"
12:20 pm – Presentation by Don Giusto Della Valle and Angelo Rusconi, Associazione Rebbio Solidale, together with Luca Corvi, on Cascina Tavorella
12:50 pm – Presentation by Don Massimo Mapelli and Elena Simeti, Associazione UCAPTE, on Libera Masseria in Cisliano
1:20 pm – Stefania Barile presents the RigeneraBene Ideas Competition

Information and reservations: sbarile@uninsubria.it