I am pleased to announce that I will be among the speakers in Milan on September 30, 2024 at a conference organized by the Universitá degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vantivelli and the UNESCO Chair on Business Integrity and Crime Prevention in Art and Antiquities Market: “Preventing Art Crimes Through Regulation and Self-Regulation.” To be held at the Palazzo Visconti, the conference will offer a full day of expert speakers on the topics of Updating the UNESCO International Code of Ethics for Dealers in Cultural Property; Codes of Conduct, Codes of Ethics and Other Soft Law Tools in Cultural Heritage (in which I will be a discussant); the Legal Impact of Due Diligence Procedures and Acquisition, Anti-Money Laundering in the Art Market; and Industry Practices and Judicial Applications: Lessons to be Learned. The program is below, and registration may be found here.
As the title and expertise of the participants suggest, this will be an excellent broad view of the question of regulation in cultural property, and the extent to which market participants can guide the outcome. It will focus on public-private partnerships for the prevention of wrongdoings against cultural property, and specific attention will be devoted to the role that codes of conduct, due diligence, and KYC procedures play in this area. I am excited to be a part of the event and see many old friends. I hope that if you are nearby you will join us, or attend remotely if you are not.
Panelists and speakers include Sunna Altnoder, Head of Movable Heritage and Museums Unit, UNESCO; Louise Malécot, UNESCO; Stefano Manacorda, UNESCO Chair Holder, Universitá degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vantivelli; Marc-André Renold, University of Geneva; Donna Yates, University of Maastricht; Mario Ianuzziello, Universitá degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vantivelli; Tess Davis, Antiquities Coalition; Giuseppe Calabi, Gruppo Apollo; Alessandra Donati, University of Milan Bicocca; Toshiyuki Kono, Kyushu University; Marc Balcells, University Oberta de Catalunya’ Marco Colacurci, Universitá degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vantivelli; Anne Laure Bandle, Borel & Barbey; Lynda Albertson, Association for Research on Crimes Against Art; Rena Neville, Corinth Consulting Ltd.; Arianna Visconti, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Saskia Hufnagel, University of Sydney; Umit Turksen, Coventry University; Anna Mosna, Leiden University; Erika Bochereau, CINOA (Conféderation Internationale des Négociants en OEvres d’Art; Irina Taris, Center for Art Law; Riccardo Ercole Omodel, University of Palermo; Eugenio Fusco, Deputy Chief Prosecutor at the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office; Guido Carlo Alleva, attorney, Milan; Giuseppe Catalano, Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.; Antonella Crippa, Intesa Sanpaolo.
