WEDNESDAY, 19 JULY

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8am

Breakfast hosted by Christie’s Art Finance

Woods Room
Learn more about Christie’s Art Finance and speak to our specialists about financing options

9am

Welcome Remarks

Bonnie Brennan, President, Christie’s Americas


9:10am

Keynote: Devang Thakkar, Global Head of Christie’s Ventures

9:30am

Investing in Our Future

Panelists: Effie Epstein, Managing Partner, Sound Ventures
Chris Shonk, Managing Director, ATX Venture Partners
Greg Gottesman, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Pioneer Square Labs
Susannah Shipton, Partner, AlleyCorp
Moderator: Julia Hartz, CEO, Eventbrite


10:15am

AI is Here

Panelists: Kathy McKeown, Henry and Gertrude Rothschild Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University
Matthew Richmond, Senior Design Director, Adobe
Mario Klingemann, Artist
Noam Segal, LG Electronics Associate Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Moderator: Laurie Segal, Founder, Dot Dot Dot Media


11:00am

Technology and the Future of Human Creativity

Panelists: Erick Calderon, Artist & CEO, Art Blocks
Tyler Hobbs, Artist
Moderator: Sam Gellman, Director, Proof


11:30am

Dawn of the Quantum Age

Panelists: Ester de Nicolas Benito, Director of Growth, Strategy and Innovation, Microsoft
Jason Silbergleit, Vice President, Research & Quantum Business Development, IBM
Sebastian Will, Associate Professor of Physics, Columbia University
Moderator: Rajiv Eranki


12:00pm

AI, Digital Assets, and the Future of Museums and Galleries

Panelists: Anthony Troisi, Director of Finance & Operations, Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
Lukas Amacher, Managing Director, 1OF1
Madeleine Pierpont, Web3 Associate, MoMA
Moderator: Isolde Brielmaier, Deputy Director, New Museum


12:30pm – 1:30pm

LUNCH

Woods Room & Gallery VII


1:00pm

Gallery Walkthrough: Digital Art Sales

Please meet Sebastian Sanchez outside the James Christie room if you wish to attend


1:30pm

A Word from the Hill

Representative Ritchie Torres
Moderator: Marcus Fox, Global Managing Director, 20/21, Christie’s


1:45pm

The Next 1000 Days

Panelists: Beeple, Artist
Metakovan, Collector
Moderator: Noah Davis, Brand Lead, Cryptopunks


2:30pm

State of Crypto + Web3

Panelists: Jeremy Fox-Geen, CFO, Circle
Maaria Bajwa, Principal, Sound Ventures
Nadav Hollander, CTO, OpenSea
Nicole Sales Giles, VP, Director of Digital Art, Christie’s
Moderator: Cameron Thompson, Web3 Reporter, CoinDesk


3:00pm

Connecting with Collectors Today

Panelists: Sam Spratt, Artist
Osinachi, Artist
ThankYouX, Artist
Moderator: Eric Diep, Founder, Manifold


3:30pm

Collaborative Innovation: A Race Between Technology and Regulation

Panelists: Caroline Pham, CFTC Commissioner
Moderator: Jason Pollack, General Counsel, Americas, Christie’s


4pm

Innovation & Convergence

Panelists: Cathie Wood, CEO, ArkInvest
Moderator: Caroline Hyde, Bloomberg