Programme

16 July


9am

Check-in and breakfast




10am

Opening remarks


Bonnie Brennan, CEO, Christie’s
Devang Thakkar, Global Head of Christie’s Ventures




10:30am

Morning sessions


Sports+Entertainment





Performance, Patronage, and Impact

Panelists to be announced




11am

Entertainment Renaissance

Panelists to be announced




Sports as a Global Unifier

Panelists to be announced




A View from the Leagues

Panelists:
David Lehanski, EVP, Business Development & Innovation, NHL
Gary Brantley, Chief Information Officer, NFL
John Nicastro, Chief Technology Officer, MLS




Exploring New Frontiers

A Conversation with Refik Anadol




1pm

Lunch break




2pm

Afternoon sessions


Age of Innovation




The Machine Mind: AI, Imagination, and What Comes Next

Panelists:
Ali Farhadi, CEO, Allen Institute for AI
Richard Kerris, VP & GM, Media & Entertainment, NVIDIA


Moderator:
Laurie Segall, Founder and CEO, Mostly Human Media




Crypto’s Quiet Comeback

Panelists:
Arianna Simpson, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Caroline Pham, Acting Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
John Linden, CEO, Mythical Games

Moderator:
Omid Malekan, Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School




Intelligence, Autonomy, and Humanity

A Conversation with Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo




The New Brand Equation

Panelists to be announced




Age of Innovation

Panelists:
Cathie Wood, Founder and CEO, ARK Investment Management
Meredith Whittaker, President, Signal Messenger

Moderator:
Angela Dalton, CEO and Founder, Signum Growth



17 July



9am

Check-in and breakfast





10am

Morning sessions
The Art Market




State of the Union: The Art Market

Panelists to be announced




The Evolution of Media and Art

Panelists:
Jessica Sibley, CEO, TIME
Noah Horowitz, CEO, Art Basel

Moderator:
Gillian Gorman Round, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Christie’s




Disruptors in the Art World

Panelists to be announced




Stories from the Studio

Panelists to be announced




Art as an Asset 3.0

Panelists:
Tad Smith, Former CEO, Sotheby’s
William Goetzmann, Professor of Finance and Management, Yale University

Moderator:
Robert Frank, Wealth Editor, CNBC




1pm

Lunch break




2pm

Afternoon sessions

Funding the Future



The Changing Landscape of Venture Capital

Panelists:
Tom Hulme, Managing Partner & Head of Europe, Google Ventures
Kevin Hartz, President & CEO, Sauron

Moderator:
Brooke Masters, Managing Editor, Financial Times




Investing in AI Innovation: From Models to Application

Panelists:
Jason Stoffer, Partner, Maveron
Michael Stewart, Managing Partner, M12




Building Lasting Brands

Panelists to be announced




Innovations in Deploying Capital

Panelists to be announced




4:30pm

Film Screening

Day two will conclude in collaboration with Andreessen Horowitz to present the film, Any Problem is No Problem — a documentary from an Oscar-nominated team of filmmakers. The film follows the personal journeys of three teams selected for a16z's Crypto Startup School as they vie for investment at demo day.


Special thanks to MSG Entertainment and Radio City Music Hall.