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Event date 21 November 2019 -
Event location Hong Kong

8:30 – 9:30 AM
Registration
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Francis Belin, President, Asia Pacific, Christie’s
9:45 – 10:20 AM
The Life, Marina Abramović, Technology and the Future of Art
Todd Eckert, Founder CEO, Tin Drum Director of The Life, with Marina Abramović
10:20 – 10:45 AM
Mixed Reality and its Influence in Arts Culture
Harald Kraemer, Associate Professor, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
10:45 – 11:10 AM
Artists in Conversation: Building “Realities”
Moderator: Asia Chiao, Associate Specialist, Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Christie’s
Ryotaro Musamatsu, Artist, CEO, Naked Inc
John Wong, Artist, CEO & Founder, dontbelieveinstyle
11:10 – 11:30 AM
Networking Break
11:30 – 11:50 AM
Diving into Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass
Celina Yeh, Project Manager, HTC VIVE Arts
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM
Shaping Collections: Connecting the Dots in the Art World
Bernadine Bröcker Wieder, CEO & Co-Founder, Vastari
12:10 – 12:30 PM
Immersive Technologies and the Future of the Museum Experience
Sylvain Levy, Co-Founder, DSL Collection
12:30 – 2:00 AM
Lunch
2:00 – 2:20 PM
Reinventing Art with Technology: Tencent Perspective and Practice
Jason Si, Dean, Tencent Research Institute
2:20 – 2:40 PM
A.I. at Work: Art Creation and Innovation
Moderator: Robot XR-1, CloudMinds
Calvin Hui, Founder, Ink Now and 3812 Gallery
Victor Wong, Tech-Ink Artist, Senior Producer
Chris Cheung, Artist & Director, XCEPT / XCEED
2:40 – 3:00 PM
The Decentralized Art Movement: The Future of a Blockchain-Enabled Art Market
Qinwen Wang, Web3 Foundation & CATO, Artwook
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Blockchain Revisited: What Next?
Moderator: Karena Belin, CEO, WHub
Alex Medana, Co-Founder & CEO, FinFabrik
Henri Arslanian, FinTech & Crypto Leader, Asia, PwC Hong Kong
Yat Siu, CEO, Outblaze, Animoca Brands
3:30 – 3:50 PM
Networking Break
3:50 – 4:10 PM
Artists in Conversation: Reprogramming Reality
Moderator: Joyce Wong, Curator, Asia Society Hong Kong
Kien Lee, Founder & CEO, Pacific Future
Jenny Guo, Co-Founder, LumiereVR
4:10 – 4:30 PM
Breathing Life into the Surface: Parody of Jay’s Music
Moderator: CC Wang, Representative, Old Masters Group, Christie’s
Jacky Tsai, Artist
Yibi Hu, Visual Artist, Director, Future Power Station
Alexander Padhaiski, Co-Founder & COO, The Parallel
4:30 – 4:50 PM
Big Data in the Art World: Artron in Focus
Hui Yin, CTO, Artron
4:50 – 5:20 PM
Creating Realities: Immersive Installations
Moderator: Pierre Blaise Dionet, Founder, CITYSHAKE Innovation Studio
Yang Yongliang, Artist
Dejha Ti & Ania Catherine, Artist Duo, Operator
Xavier Le Normand, Artist
5:20 – 5:50 PM
Driving Investment: Art or Tech?
Moderator: Tony Verb, Founder, GreaterBay Ventures & Advisors
Roksana Ciurysek-Gedir, Founder, PossibleX, Financier, Artist, Entrepreneur
Kent Ho, CEO & Founder, S28 Capital
Vadim Tarasov, Managing Director, TUS Asset Management
Jonathan Cheung, Collector & Co-Founder, Buzz Agency
5:50 – 6:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Sara Mao, Director, Asia Pacific, Christie’s Education