The Art Business Conference London 2023

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The Art Business Conference London 2023

The Art Business Conference is the one-day conference for art market professionals held in central London.

By Art Market Minds

Date and time

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:00 - 18:00 GMT+1

Location

Church House Conference Centre

Dean's Yard London SW1P 3NZ United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 30 days before event
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

The Art Business Conference is the one-day conference for art market professionals held in central London, you can view our programme, confirmed speakers and timings for the day here.

If you are involved in buying, selling or caring for art, whether as a gallery, art advisor, foundation, museum, collector or auctioneer, this conference covers the key aspects of running an art business or private collection.  

The day will include talks, Q&A panel discussions and workshops, where industry experts will share specialist advice and insight on the market from best practice to the latest updates in legislation.  In the Business Pavilions, you can meet speakers and businesses to continue the discussions. Here is our confirmed programme so far and to view all of our speakers bio, please visit our conference page here.

9:00-9:30: Coffee welcome and networking in the Business Pavilion

9:30-9:40: Welcome by Georgina Adam, Conference Chair

9:40-10:40: Opening panel: Staying ahead – opportunities for the UK Art Market to remain a global-hub. Long recognised as ‘punching above its weight’, the UK art market must act to stay ahead and maintain its position in the wake of mounting challenges, including Anti-Money Laundering Regulations and post-Brexit red-tape. Join us to consider what more could be done to encourage domestic and international clients to buy in the market and to explore what is needed to unleash this potential.

This panel is hosted in association with the Society of London Art Dealers. Speakers: Nicholas Cullinan (National Portrait Gallery), François Chantala (Thomas Dane Gallery), Melanie Clore (Clore Wyndham Fine Art), Lady Alison Deighton (collector) moderated by Melanie Gerlis (Financial Times).

10:40-10:45: Presentation by Crispian Riley-Smith (Art Advisory Group)

10:45 - 11:15: Morning networking coffee break sponsored by Art Advisory Group

11:15-12:00: Is the artworld interested in shared due diligence standards? With different standards still applied by different players across the art market, we ask the extent to which this has consequences on investments in art and perceptions of transparency and accountability in the market itself. What could an internationally consistent set of standards offer? Is there demand for it? And why isn’t it happening? Speakers: Maria de Peverelli (Stonehage Fleming), Anna Pelagotti (Art Test), Martin Wilson (Phillips) and Jennifer Schipf (AXA XL)

12:00-12:45: Sustainability and the artworld - where are we now? Speakers: Julien Pradels (Christie's), Graham Bence (Crozier), Tu Le (Accenture), Kate MacGarry (Kate MacGarry Gallery) and moderated by Louisa Buck (The Art Newspaper).

13:00 - 14:00: Networking lunch

13:15- 13:40: Lunchtime networking art market trivia quiz - hosted by Convelio

What are the key factors that affect an artwork's provenance? When did the concept of art shipping crates first emerge? Convelio is inviting you to put your expertise to the test during an exciting lunchtime trivia event. Join us for this special edition to compete against fellow art and logistics enthusiasts for a chance to win an exclusive prize.

14:00-15:00: AI – the opportunities and challenges for artists and art business.

Speakers: Eva Jäger (Serpentine), Reema Selhi (DACS), Brenden Beu (Synergy Associates), dmstfctn (artist studio) and moderated by Racheal Muldoon (Maitland Chambers).

15:00-15:45: Untitled; the case for an international title registry for art.

Speakers: Rebecca Fine (Athena Art Finance), Julian Radcliffe (Art Loss Register), Stephen Brodie (Blank Rome) and moderated by Alexia Hicks (Willis Towers Watson).

15:45-15:50 - Presentation by Jasmine Ramsay Gray (Convelio)

15:50 - 16:15: Afternoon networking break sponsored by Convelio

16:15-17:00: Web3 infrastructure: following the Law Commission’s report – what is next for the UK Web3 ecosystem or even Web4? This session will unpack the recent findings of the Law Commissions report, the exploration of Web4 and our experts will discuss valuations of NFTs.

Speakers: Caroline Taylor (Appraisal Bureau), Valérie Whitacre (Tezos) and Racheal Muldoon (Maitland Chambers)Lee Cavaliere (AAG - Art Advisory Group) and moderated by Jane Morris (Arts Journalist and Broadcaster).

17:00-17:20: Keynote fireside chat with Lucy Powell, MP Shadow Secretary for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

17:25: Closing remarks by conference chair, Georgina Adam

17:30-18:30 - Networking drinks in the Business Pavilion

Ticket prices include entry to all sessions, breakfast networking, access to the business pavilions, all refreshments, lunch and evening networking drinks (subject to terms and conditions). 

For more information, please visit www.theartbusinessconference.com

Please note Speakers and schedules are subject to change.

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