Programme

16 July
9am
Check-in and breakfast
10am
Opening remarks
Bonnie Brennan, CEO, Christie’s
Devang Thakkar, Global Head of Christie’s Ventures
10:30am
Morning sessions
Sports + Entertainment
Performance, Patronage, and Impact
Panelists to be announced
Entertainment Renaissance
Panelists to be announced
Sports as a Global Unifier
Panelists to be announced
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
Exploring New Frontiers
A Conversation with Refik Anadol
1pm Lunch break
2pm Afternoon sessions
Age of Innovation
The Machine Mind: AI, Imagination, and What Comes Next
Panelists:
Ali Farhadi, CEO, Allen Institute for AI
Richard Kerris, VP & GM, Media & Entertainment, NVIDIA
Moderator: Laurie Segall, Founder and CEO, Mostly Human Media
Crypto’s Quiet Comeback
Panelists:
Arianna Simpson, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Caroline Pham, Acting Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
John Linden, CEO, Mythical Games
Moderator: Omid Malekan, Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School
Intelligence, Autonomy, and Humanity
A Conversation with Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo
The New Brand Equation
Panelists to be announced
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
9am
Check-in and breakfast
10am Morning sessions
The Art Market
State of the Union: The Art Market
Panelists to be announced
The Evolution of Media and Art
Panelists:
Jessica Sibley, CEO, TIME
Noah Horowitz, CEO, Art Basel
Moderator: Gillian Gorman Round, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Christie’s
Disruptors in the Art World
Panelists to be announced
Stories from the Studio
Panelists to be announced
Art as an Asset 3.0
Panelists:
Tad Smith, Former CEO, Sotheby’s
William Goetzmann, Professor of Finance and Management, Yale University
Moderator: Robert Frank, Wealth Editor, CNBC
1pm Lunch break
2pm Afternoon sessions
Funding the Future
The Changing Landscape of Venture Capital
Panelists:
Tom Hulme, Managing Partner & Head of Europe, Google Ventures
Kevin Hartz, President & CEO, Sauron
Moderator: Brooke Masters, Managing Editor, Financial Times
Investing in AI Innovation: From Models to Application
Panelists:
Jason Stoffer, Partner, Maveron
Michael Stewart, Managing Partner, M12
Building Lasting Brands
Panelists to be announced
Innovations in Deploying Capital
Panelists to be announced
4:30pm
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.