Prof. Luciani's career has been marked by repeated "trespassing" between academia, industry and government. He has been economist at the Bank of Italy (1972-74), founded and directed the Institute for Research on International Economics (IRECI), and worked for the Italian Institute of International Affairs (1977-86). From 1990 to 2000 he worked for ENI, the Italian Oil Company. He has taught at UCLA (1986-88), the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris (1994-97), and the Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence (2000-6). He has consulted for various international organisations and Gulf governments. His research interests include Political economy of the Middle East and North Africa and Geopolitics of energy.

See also: 04:15 pm (parallel sessions) ‘Emerging Oil Markets’