The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and the Embassy of Italy cohosted a symposium on May 1, 2014, on "Encouraging a Manufacturing Renaissance through Transatlantic Trade and Investment." Speakers in this introduction session were: Adam S. Posen (President, PIIE), Carlo Calenda (Deputy Minister for Economic Development of Italy), Emma Marcegaglia (President, BUSINESSEUROPE), and Jeffrey J. Schott (Senior Fellow, PIIE). For more information, visit: www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=327