Art + Tech Summit: Exploring Blockchain – Is the Art World Ready for Consensus?

Leading art, technology and finance specialists offered a range of answers at the inaugural Art + Tech Summit at Christie’s in London.
Co-curated by: Christie’s, Vastari and Christie’s Education
Corporate Sponsor: Bidpoc
List of talks:
0:05 – Welcome & Introduction
Guillaume Cerutti, CEO, Christie's
Elliot Safra, Christie's
Bernadine Bröcker Wieder, Vastari
7:37 – Keynote Speaker: Consensus Algorithms, Distributed Ledgers and Bitcoin – What is Blockchain, Really?
Nicolas Cary, Co-Founder and President at Blockchain.com
32:32 – Panel Discussion: Blockchain in Wider Industries
Moderator: Edward Robinson, Bloomberg
Carogero Scibetta, Everledger
Vanessa Grellet, ConsenSys
Richard Muirhead, Fabric Ventures
Anton Ruddenklau, KPMG
01:44:10 – Tech Talk: Blockchain – Legal Fact and Fiction
Jonathan Kewley, Clifford Chance
02:02:56 – Debate: Is Blockchain the Holy Grail?
William Skannerup, VeridenKey
Jordan Fried, Hedera Hashgraph
02:30:09 – Tech Talk: Why the Art World Wasn't Ready for Blockchain
Sebastien Genco, Deloitte
02:43:04 – Keynote Speaker: The Blockchain Landscape in the Art World
Anne Bracegirdle, Christie’s
03:03:13 – Panel discussion: Blockchain in the Art World – Digital Art
Moderator: Jason Bailey, artnome.com
Masha McConaghy, BigchainDB/Ocean Protocol
Matt Hall, Cryptopunks
John Zettler, The R.A.R.E. Network
Yehudit Mam, DADA.nyc
04:13:16 – Tech Talk: The Future is Art
Daniel Doubrovkine, Artsy
04:28:36 – Panel discussion: Blockchain in the Art World – Art Market
Moderator: Jason Bailey, artnome.com
Nanne Dekking, Artory
Ram Nadella, Paddle8
Jess Houlgrave, Codex Protocol
05:33:32 – Introduction: Speculation and Previous Initiatives Issuing Shares in Art
Frédéric de Senarclens, Art Market Guru
05:45:54 – Panel Discussion: Blockchain in the Art World – Tokenisation and Securitisation
Moderator: Frédéric de Senarclens, Art Market Guru
Marcelo Garcia Casil, Maecenas
Niccolò Filippo Veneri Savoia, Look Lateral
Marco Abele, TendSwiss
06:31:36 – Tech Talk: Bleeding for Blockchain
Kevin Abosch, Artist
06:47:44 – Panel Discussion: Key Take-aways & Reflections
Moderator: Georgina Adam, Financial Times and The Art Newspaper
Richard Entrup, Christie’s
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Serpentine
Kati Price, Victoria & Albert Museum
Ed Vaizey, Former Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
Sylvie Gleises, AXA Art
Summary:
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Get to grips with the technology shaping the future of the art market with the Christie’s Art+Tech Summit. This annual one-day conference aimed to spark innovation and collaboration across the industry, pinpointing a key technology trend each year to explore through inspiring talks, panel discussions and debates. Gathering together top thought leaders, innovators, companies and academics, each summit will offer a comprehensive vision of the impact of a new technology on the art world of today and beyond.
Our 2018 inaugural summit, co-curated with Christie’s Education and Vastari, exploreed the potential applications of blockchain within the art market while giving an overarching view of its successes (and failures) in wider industries. With expert speakers from ConsenSys, Deloitte, Clifford Chance, Artsy, The Serpentine Galleries, The Financial Times, and many more, this year’s summit was an unparalleled opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in the art world.
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