Established by the research network CeRP, this lecture commemorates the late Onorato Castellino (1935-2007), who was the Collegio's first president, as well as a founder of CeRP, and who lead the institution with vision, integrity and grace. The lecture series hosts distinguished scholars and public intellectuals.
- 2020: Lucrezia Reichlin
- 2019: Marta Cartabia
- 2018: Guido Tabellini
- 2017: Gerd Gigerenzer
- 2016: Massimo Livi Bacci
- 2015: Carlo Cottarelli
- 2014: Pierre-André Chiappori
- 2013: Salvatore Rossi
- 2012: Elsa Fornero
- 2010: Annamaria Lusardi
- 2009: Mario Draghi
- 2008: Mario Monti