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Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Symposium 2025
May 8, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The latest developments at the intersection of art, law, finance, technology, and culture
This interdisciplinary symposium is intended for professionals and enthusiasts interested in cutting-edge research at the intersection of art, finance, law, technology, and culture. Prominent speakers from academia, government, and practice will come together to share their insights on various topics pertinent to the field.
Confirmed speakers and topics of discussion include:
- Paolo Moro, Professor of Law, University of Padova, Italy
- Emily Behzad, Professor of Law, California Western School of Law; Anne-Marie Carstens, Professor of Law, and Benjamin Porter, Professor of Middle Eastern Archaeology, University of California, Berkeley, on War’s Toll when Preserving Cultural Heritage
- Dr. Nuria Sanz, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Egypt and Sudan, Liaison Office with the League of Arab States UNESCO Representative to Egypt on Artificial Intelligence in Art Restoration
Tentative Agenda
12:00 PM | REGISTRATION OPENS
12:55 PM | WELCOME REMARKS
SPEAKER: Delia Violante, Associate Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Business and
Founder of the Art, Law, and Finance Project, University of California, Berkeley
1:00 PM | ART AND SCIENCE
SPEAKER: Chung-Pei Ma Ph.D., Professor of Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley
1:15 PM | ART AND SCIENCE REDUX
SPEAKERS: Chung-Pei Ma Ph.D., Professor of Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley;
Keith van der Walde, Scientist and Artist
MODERATOR: Frank Partnoy, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
1:40 PM TRANSITION
1:45 PM | BOUNDARIES OF FREEDOM IN ART
SPEAKERS: Erwin Chemerinsky, Professor of Law and Dean of Berkeley Law, University of
California, Berkeley; Steven F. Hayward, Senior Fellow, Public Law and Policy Program,
Berkeley Law
2:30 PM TRANSITION
2:35 PM | AI AND THE ARTIST
SPEAKER: Alexander Reben, Artist in Residence, OpenAI
BERKELEY ART, FINANCE, AND LAW SYMPOSIUM
May 16, 2024 | SFMOMA
AGENDA (Continued)
2:55 PM TRANSITION
3:00 PM | APPROACHES TO AI REGULATION: EU vs US
SPEAKERS: Gerard de Graaf, Senior EU Envoy for Digital to the US; Scott Wiener, CA State
Senator for the 11th District
MODERATOR: Pamela Samuelson, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
3:45 PM BREAK
4:00 PM | TRENDS IN ART INVESTMENT
SPEAKERS: Christopher Bleuher, Manager and US Art & Finance Lead, Deloitte Consulting;
Drew Watson, SVP and Head of Art Services at Bank of America
MODERATOR: Sonia Katyal, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
4:45 PM TRANSITION
4:50 PM | FIRESIDE CHAT WITH ADINE VARAH: WHAT’S NEW AT SFMOMA
SPEAKERS: Adine Varah, GeneralCounsel, SFMOMA; Delia Violante, Associate Director and
Founder of the Art, Law, and Finance Project, University of California, Berkeley
5:05 PM TRANSITION
5:10 PM | GREECE IS THE WORD… ON REPATRIATION
SPEAKER: Consul Socrates Sourvinos, Consulate General of Greece in San Francisco
MODERATOR: Delia Violante, Associate Director and Founder of the Art, Law, and Finance
Project, University of California, Berkeley