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: https://ift.tt/2AtcuMc -- 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. -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: https://ift.tt/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: https://ift.tt/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: https://ift.tt/2elCafM