Abstract
In 2006 the Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics, established through a partnership between INFN and the University of Florence, hosted its first workshop. In 2026 we will celebrate two decades of continuous scientific activity with a workshop taking place at GGI on March 16-17. This event will provide an opportunity for a broad overview of recent developments and for discussions on new challenges across various areas of theoretical physics.

Contact
segreteriaggi@fi.infn.it

Website
https://agenda.infn.it/event/50192


Organizing Committee
Roberto Casalbuoni
Stefania De Curtis
Daniele Dominici
Alberto Lerda
Guido Martinelli
Fulvio Piccinini
Gabriele Veneziano

Local Organizing Committee
Filippo Colomo
Aldo Cotrone
Diego Redigolo
Andrea Tesi



Talks

Date	Speaker	Title	Type	Useful Links
Mar 16, 2026 - 11:30-12:30	Fulvio Piccinini, Antonio Zoccoli (Presidente INFN), Alessandra Petrucci (Magnifica Rettrice UNIFI),	Introduction:	Introduction				More Info	Video
Mar 16, 2026 - 12:30-13:15	Giulia Zanderighi	Collider physics: a theoretical perspective	Seminar		Slides			Video
Mar 16, 2026 - 14:45-15:30	Christopher Sachrajda	Lattice QCD and its phenomenological applications	Seminar		Slides			Video
Mar 16, 2026 - 15:30-16:15	Urs Wiedemann	Heavy ion physiscs through the decades	Seminar		Slides			Video
Mar 16, 2026 - 17:00-17:45	Alessandra Buonanno	Gravitational-Wave Astronomy: advances & challenges	Seminar					Video
Mar 16, 2026 - 17:45-18:30	Marc Mézard	The new challenges posed to statistical physics by AI	Seminar		Slides			Video
Mar 17, 2026 - 09:00-09:20	Alberto Lerda	GGI Schools	Seminar		Slides			Video
Mar 17, 2026 - 09:20-09:30	Stefania De Curtis	Something more @ GGI	Seminar		Slides			Video
Mar 17, 2026 - 09:30-10:15	Marco Cirelli	Dark Matter circa 2026: the WIMPs and beyond the WIMPs	Seminar		Slides			Video
Mar 17, 2026 - 10:15-11:00	Costas Bachas	String Theory and Modern Quantum Field Theory I	Seminar		Slides			Video
Mar 17, 2026 - 11:15-12:00	Massimo Porrati	String Theory and Modern Quantum Field Theory II	Seminar		Slides			Video
Mar 17, 2026 - 12:00-12:45	Riccardo Rattazzi	Quantum Field Theory and Particle Physics	Seminar		Slides			Video