16 July
9:00am
CHECK-IN AND BREAKFAST
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10:00am
OPENING REMARKS
Bonnie Brennan, CEO, Christie’s
Devang Thakkar, Global Head of Christie’s Ventures
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Morning Sessions | SPORTS + ENTERTAINMENT
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10:20am
PERFORMANCE, PATRONAGE, AND IMPACT
Panelists:
Malcolm Jenkins, Founder, Malcolm Inc.
Mathieu Flamini, CEO, GFBiocemicals
Naomi Metzger, 11x British Triple Jump Champion
Xavier Asensi, President of Business Operations, Inter Miami CF
Moderator:
Andrew Goldstein, Former Editor-in-Chief, Artnet News
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11:00am
SPORTS AS A GLOBAL UNIFIER
Panelists:
Gabrielle Bird-Vogel, Partner, Klossy
Courtney Carter, Chief Revenue Officer, Sounders FC and Reign FC
Brady Stewart, CEO, Bay FC
Moderator:
Randall Boe, Senior Counsel in the Media, Entertainment and Sports Group, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Fled
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11:30pm
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
Moderator:
Jason Pollack, General Counsel, Americas, Christie’s
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12:00pm
EXPLORING NEW FRONTIERS
Panelists:
Darren Aronofsky, Director
Refik Anadol, Artist
Moderator:
Devang Thakkar, Global Head of Ventures
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12:30pm
INTELLIGENCE, AUTONOMY, AND HUMANITY
Panelists:
Annabel R. Chang, Director of U.S. State & Local Public Policy and Political Campaigns, Waymo
Kinsey Fabrizio, President, Consumer Technology Association
Moderator:
Sujeet Indap, Financial Times
1:00pm
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Lunch break
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Afternoon Sessions | AGE OF INNOVATION
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1:45pm
REMARKS FROM THE HOUSE TASK FORCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Panelist:
Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-23)
Moderator:
Marcus Fox, Global Managing Director, Christie’s
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2:10pm
THE MACHINE MIND: AI, IMAGINATION, AND WHAT COMES NEXT
Panelists:
Ali Farhadi, CEO, Allen Institute for AI
Richard Kerris, VP and General Manager, Media & Entertainment, NVIDIA
Moderator:
Laurie Segall, Founder and CEO, Mostly Human Media
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2:50pm
CRYPTO’S QUIET COMEBACK
Panelists:
Arianna Simpson, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Caroline Pham, Acting Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Robert Alice, Artist
Moderator:
Omid Malekan, Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School
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3:25pm
SO WHAT?
Panelists:
Bennett Miller, Filmmaker and Artist
David Droga, CEO, Accenture Song
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4:05pm
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN ART AND CULTURE
Panelist:
Shaan Pruden, Sr. Director Partnership Management, Apple
Moderator:
Devang Thakkar, Global Head of Christie’s Ventures
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4:45pm
THE NEW INTERNET
Panelists:
Frank McCourt, Founder, Project Liberty
John Linden, CEO, Mythical Games
Moderator:
Vivian Schiller, VP and Executive Director of Aspen Digital, The Aspen Institute
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5:20pm
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
9:00am
CHECK-IN AND BREAKFAST
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Morning Sessions | THE ART MARKET
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09:30am
STATE OF THE UNION: THE ART MARKET
Panelists:
Sandy Heller, Founder of The Heller Group
Moderator:
Alex Rotter, Global President, Christie’s
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10:15am
THE EVOLUTION OF AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
Panelists:
Noah Horowitz, CEO, Art Basel
Moderator:
Gillian Gorman Round, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Christie’s
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11:00am
DISRUPTORS IN THE ART WORLD
Panelists:
Jeff Rosenheim, Head of Department of Photography, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kira Pollack, Photo Editor and Visual Storyteller
Hank Willis Thomas, Artist
Moderator:
Darius Himes, Deputy Chairman, International Head of Photographs, Christie’s
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11:30am
STORIES FROM THE STUDIO
Panelists:
Adam Heft Berninger, Artist and Curator, Heft Gallery
Marina Zurkow, Artist
Nancy Baker Cahill, Artist
Moderator:
Sebastian Sanchez, Digital Art Sales, Christie’s
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12:00pm
THE EVOLVING MUSEUM EXPERIENCE
Panelists:
Dr. Louise Bernard, Founding Director, Obama Presidential Center Museum
Christiane Paul, Curator of Digital Art, Whitney Museum of American Art
Moderator:
Andrew Goldstein, Former Editor-in-Chief, Artnet News
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12:30pm
ART AS AN ASSET 3.0
Panelists:
Tad Smith, Partner, 10T Holdings/1 Roundtable Partners
William Goetzmann, Professor of Finance and Management, Yale University
Moderator:
Robert Frank, Wealth Editor, CNBC
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1:00pm
Lunch break
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Afternoon Sessions | FUNDING THE FUTURE
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2:00pm
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF VENTURE CAPITAL
Panelist:
Tom Hulme, Managing Partner and Head of Europe, Google Ventures
Moderator:
Brooke Masters, Managing Editor, Financial Times
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2:45pm
INVESTING IN AI INNOVATION: FROM MODELS TO APPLICATION
Panelists:
Jason Stoffer, Partner, Maveron
Michael Stewart, Managing Partner, M12
Susannah Shipton, Partner, AlleyCorp
Moderator:
Isabelle Bousquette, Enterprise Technology Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
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3:30pm
INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE
Panelists:
James Ho, Managing Partner, Animoca Ventures
Sandy Cass, Managing Partner, Red Swan Ventures
Vlad Ginzburg, CEO, Blockparty
Moderator:
Ryan Ludgate, Christie’s Ventures
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4:00pm
FILM INTRODUCTION
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4:15pm
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