Who is Giampiero Griffo
Since the 1970s, Giampiero Griffo has been a leader in the disability rights movement at both national and international levels. He serves on the World Council of DPI (Disabled Peoples' International) and founded the organization's Italian section. From 2004 to 2006, Griffo was part of the Italian delegation that shaped and secured approval of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and in 2007 he joined Paolo Ferrero, then Minister of Social Solidarity, in signing the treaty. Beyond his representation of the European Disability Forum (EDF) at various European events, Griffo now chairs RIDS (Italian Network for Disability and Development), a coalition of non-governmental organizations and disability organizations focused on international development cooperation for people with disabilities (ridsnetwork.org). Giampiero Griffo will soon be a guest of Ombre e Luci.On April 10, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced new measures for the coronavirus emergency's "phase 2." He presented the Committee of Experts on economic and social matters, tasked with developing and proposing the strategy needed to manage the emergency and enable gradual recovery across social, economic, and productive sectors.
The task force is headed by manager Vittorio Colao. Among the experts representing numerous sectors is Giampiero Griffo, coordinator of the Technical and Scientific Committee of the National Observatory on the Condition of People with Disabilities.
The Committee Members
Elisabetta Camussi, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Milan Bicocca;
Roberto Cingolani, Head of Technological Innovation at Leonardo, former Scientific Director of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT);
Riccardo Cristadoro, Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister—Senior Director, Economics and Statistics Department, Bank of Italy;
Giuseppe Falco, Chief Executive Officer for the Italy-Greece-Turkey System and Senior Partner & Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG);
Franco Focareta, Researcher in Labor Law, University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum";
Enrico Giovannini, Professor of Economic Statistics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata";
Giovanni Gorno Tempini, President of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti;
Giampiero Griffo, Coordinator of the Technical and Scientific Committee of the National Observatory on the Condition of People with Disabilities;
Filomena Maggino, Advisor to the Prime Minister for Equitable and Sustainable Well-being and Statistics—Professor of Social Statistics, University of Rome "La Sapienza";
Mariana Mazzucato, Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister—Director and Founder, Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London;
Enrico Moretti, Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley;
Riccardo Ranalli, Chartered Accountant and Auditor;
Marino Regini, Professor Emeritus of Economic Sociology, State University of Milan;
Raffaella Sadun, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School;
Stefano Simontacchi, Attorney, President of the Buzzi Foundation;
Fabrizio Starace, Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, AUSL of Modena—President of the Italian Society of Psychiatric Epidemiology (SIEP).