New Art Academy and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, present a conversation about disruptive and impactful potential of using blockchain technology in media, art, journalism and advertising.

QUESTIONS WE WILL COVER:

How can blockchain help with authorship rights, plagiarism and fake news?

Do we need more transparency in the art market and is blockchain a good solution for it?

How to eliminate fraud in digital advertising with the help of blockchain technology?

How can blockchain ensure that artist's rights are always protected and their royalties are paid?

PANELISTS:

Daniel Sieberg, Eco-System Growth Lead; Co-founder, Civil, A Decentralized Marketplace for Sustainable Journalism

Lindsay Moroney, COO, Artory, The Registry for the Art World

Roy Huang, Co-Founder, FRESCO, Blockchain Art Trust Distribution Network

Jaisimha Muthegere, CTO, Visto Hub, Bringing Transparency, Interoperability and Accountability to Programmatic Advertising.

G. Thomas Esmay, Director of Business Development, SingularDTV, SingularDTV’s Platform Empowers Artists and Creators with Powerful Tools to Manage Projects from Development to Distribution.

MODERATED BY:

Fanny Lakoubay, Art and Technology Specialist

AGENDA:

6:30 - 7:20 pm Panel Discussion

7:20 - 7:40 pm Q & A

7:40 - 8:30 pm Networking

PANELISTS PROFILES:

Daniel Sieberg, Eco-System Growth Lead; Co-founder, Civil

Daniel Sieberg leads eco-system growth at Civil. He has more than 25 years of experience working at the intersection of technology and journalism. Daniel previously worked at Google in NYC as the founder of Google for Media and head of training and development for the Google News Lab, which is Google's global team responsible for liaising with the editorial side of newsrooms to drive innovation and new forms of storytelling. He previously spent 20 years as a science and technology reporter and analyst for the likes of CNN, CBS News, ABC News, Details, MSNBC, the Vancouver Sun and BBC America. Sieberg has been nominated for 5 National News & Documentary Emmy Awards and is the recipient of a Peabody Award as part of CNN's coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. His first book, The Digital Diet (Crown), was published in 2011 and reprinted in several countries. He holds a M.J. from the University of British Columbia and a B.F.A. from the University of Victoria.

Lindsay Moroney, COO, Artory

The Artory Registry, is the only blockchain registry of vetted information about artworks, collectibles, and their history. Prior to joining Artory, Lindsay was Vice President of Strategy and Operations at The Muse, scaling the business from 18 to 140 employees. Before The Muse, Lindsay led Operations at Artnet for almost 10 years. During her tenure, she led teams in New York, Berlin, and London, improved data collection and integrity for the Price Database, and launched and led the company’s data science team.

Roy Huang, Co-Founder, FRESCO

Roy is the founder of FRESCO, the world’s first blockchain art trust distribution network. Coming from a collector family, Roy has formed an appreciation for art since the very beginning. And he clearly sees how blockchain can help improve the provenance, promotion, liquidation of artwork at a globalscale, so he decides to create FRESCO with a team of passionate art & blockchain people. So far FRESCO has gathered substantial attention & support from the art & blockchain world: renowned artists, collectors along with Director of Bitcoin Foundation & Co-Founder of Ethereum have been openly supporting the tokenization of the art world led by FRESCO.

Jaisimha Muthegere, CTO, Visto Hub

Jaisimha Muthegere was appointed to Chief Technology Officer in 2017, and previously led the development of the Visto Hub as a Senior Vice President. With over 25 years global experience directing, delivering and supporting the development of enterprise and internet market-driven software products, Muthegere has been a critical driver behind Visto’s push for transparency throughout the ad tech stack. As CTO, he oversees Visto’s global product and engineering teams, spearheading further innovation and development of the solution that brings brands, agencies and media companies control and visibility into the best path to advertising performance.

G. Thomas Esmay, SingularDTV

G. Thomas Esmay is a New York-based filmmaker & educator. He has worked on a variety of documentaries, live broadcasts, and short films, including the Susan Sarandon-produced Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story; BBC Politics’ live coverage of the 2015 UK general election, and a sci-fi short shot entirely in an abandoned nuclear power plant. Prior to his career in entertainment, Esmay taught mathematics. Esmay most recently worked at a large talent agency but left to join the blockchain revolution and bring the transparency and logic of mathematics to the entertainment industry. He presently serves as SingularDTV’s Director of Business Development.

Fanny Lakoubay, Consultant

Fanny is a New-York based art and technology specialist with over 10 years of experience in the art market, working with renowned organizations like Artnet, NYU, Collectrium and Christie's. She has developed expertise in SaaS business models with successful exit strategies, cloud-based systems, databases, content & website management and more recently blockchain and crypto assets. She works with New Art Academy as a business consultant and advises blockchain startups in digital art and machine learning. Last but not least she is the proud owner of a crypto punk and a crypto kitty who collects a digital painting by a Chilean artist.