BSEIF has published its manifesto for the 2026–2027 academic year. The document is signed by Lorenzo Borlè Gioppi, President of the association, and opens its first semester of work. It can be read in full on the About page, either in the page itself or as a downloadable PDF.
The manifesto places the association’s work in a European context, where competitiveness depends in part on the energy systems, transport networks and digital capacity the continent can build, and on the regulation and financing that make that investment possible. It treats the sector as a set of systems to be examined together: renewable generation depends on grids, storage and permitting, oil and gas remain essential to understanding the practical constraints of the transition, and AI-driven power demand ties the expansion of digital infrastructure to energy supply.
Its starting point is the asset. The analysis begins with capital expenditure, operating economics and revenues, and moves from there to project finance, debt capacity and capital structure, with particular attention to how regulation and long-term contracts allocate risk. The aim it states is for students to connect a financial model to the projects, contracts and assumptions behind it.
The manifesto then describes how that work is organised. The five divisions each take a part of the sector, and the programme combines student-led analysis, research notes and modelling sessions with speaker events and industry conversations. The association also intends to organise company visits and to build collaborations with alumni, faculty, professionals and external partners.
While BSEIF will be selective in recruitment and rigorous in its work, the text is explicit that students new to the subject are welcome, provided they are ready to commit to learning. It also defines the association as a platform for independent student inquiry, and not a political organisation, a consulting firm or an investment vehicle. Ultimately, as the manifesto puts it, the association’s credibility will depend on the work it produces.
The manifesto closes by inviting students, alumni, faculty and professionals to contribute their questions and experience. Anyone who wants to respond to it, or to take part in the work it describes, can write to as.bseif@unibocconi.it.