Nathalie Tocci Speaker

Nathalie Tocci Keynote Speaker

  • Director of the Instituto Affari Internazionali, one's of the world's most prestigious think-tanks in the field of international relations (2017 - 2026)
  • Part-time professor at the School of Transnational Government, European University Institute, Florence
  • Author of "A Green and Global Europe" (October 2022)

Nathalie Tocci's Biography

Nathalie Tocci is Professor of Practice at the John Hopkins University SAIS, Senior Fellow at the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University (IEP@BU) and independent non-executive director of the multi utility company Acea. She has been Special Advisor to EU High Representatives Federica Mogherini and Josep Borrell. In that capacity, she wrote the European Global Strategy and worked on its implementation.

She has been Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, part-time professor at the School of Transnational Governance (European University Institute), Europe’s Futures fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences (Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, IWM), Pierre Keller Visiting Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Honorary Professor at the University of Tübingen. Prior to joining Acea, she was independent board member first of Edison and then of Eni. She has held research positions at the Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels, the Transatlantic Academy, Washington, the European University Institute, Florence, and has taught at the College of Europe, Bruges. Her research interests include European integration and European foreign policy, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, transatlantic relations, multilateralism, conflict resolution, energy, climate and defence.

Her major publications include: A Green and Global Europe, Polity, 2022 (author); Framing the EU’s Global Strategy, Springer-Palgrave Macmillan, 2017 (author); The EU, Promoting Regional Integration, and Conflict Resolution, Springer-Palgrave Macmillan, 2017 (co-editor); Turkey and the European Union, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015 (co-author); Multilateralism in the 21st Century, Routledge, 2013 (co-editor), Turkey’s European Future: Behind the Scenes of America’s Influence on EU-Turkey Relations, New York University Press, 2011 (author); and The EU and Conflict Resolution, Routledge, 2007 (author).

Nathalie is a frequent media commentator, with regular op-eds in Politico EuropeLa Stampa and The Guardian, as well as being a regular panellist on BBC’s “The Context”. She has published in Foreign Affairs, El Pais, Project Syndicate, and is often interviewed by major international television and newspaper outlets, including Al Jazeera, BBC, Bloomberg, CNN, Euronews, PBS, Sky, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, El Pais, Le Monde, Deutsche Welle, amongst others.

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Nathalie Tocci's Speaking Topics

  • The Future of Europe and European Strategic Autonomy

  • European Foreign Policy in a Changing World Order

  • Geopolitics, Security and the Future of the European Union

  • Energy Security, Climate Policy and the Green Transition

  • Transatlantic Relations and Global Governance

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Why Book Nathalie Tocci as a speaker?

  • She has helped shape European foreign and security policy at the highest level, advising successive EU High Representatives and playing a central role in the development and implementation of the European Global Strategy.

  • She translates complex geopolitical developments across Europe, transatlantic relations, energy, climate and security into clear strategic insights that help leaders navigate an increasingly fragmented world.

  • She combines deep academic expertise with first-hand policy experience, offering audiences a rare perspective on how governments, institutions and international alliances respond to global challenges.

  • She has advised policymakers and served on the boards of major energy and infrastructure companies, bringing a nuanced understanding of the intersection between geopolitics, business strategy and economic security.

  • Her briefings help executives, investors and policymakers anticipate geopolitical risk, understand the future of Europe’s role in the world and make more informed decisions in a period of profound global change.

Videos of Nathalie Tocci

Nathalie Tocci on Rethinking Education, Critical Thinking & Youth | MSC YouTube Studio 2026
Donald Trump and the unmaking of Europe | LSE Event
Framing the EU's Global Strategy
An Evening with Dr Nathalie Tocci

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Books by Nathalie Tocci

A Green and Global Europe

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