Given the occasion of the next official G8 meeting, which will be held in Italy in May 2009 under the presidency of the Italian Government, Luiss University and Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) organises and sponsors the "Shadow G8" 2009 edition.
The meeting brings together the academics and policymakers from around the world in order to review the work of the official G8, to highlight issues that have been left off the table, and to make recommendations for alternative approaches to some of the topics at hand.