2019 International Panelists

Over 40 international Cultural leaders alongside Fintech, Blockchain, AI and VR specialists from 20 countries across the globe will convene for the second edition of UNFOLD Art XChange from the 7-9 March 2019 in Bahrain.

Moderators & Interviewers

Etienne Verbist

ArtDependence Magazine, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

New Art Academy & CADAF, New York, USA

Bahrain FinTech Bay, Manama, Bahrain

CEO & Editor-in-Chief

VRFocus, London, United Kingdom

Artnome, Boston, USA

Adriano Picinati Di Torcello

Director - Global Art & Finance Coordinator

Deloitte, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Arab Fund for Arts & Culture(AFAC), Beirut, Lebanon

Founder AEA Consulting, New York, USA

CULTURAL LEADERS

Dr Jarmo Kotiliane

Chief Planning & Monitoring Officer

Tamkeen, Manama, Bahrain

Deputy Director

MMAG Foundation, Amman, Jordan

Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre, Ramallah, Palestine

Dr Pradeep Sharma

Director of Arts, Culture & Heritage

Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Chairman of the Board

A.M.Qattan Foundation, London, UK

The Kamel Lazaar Foundation, Tunis, Tunisia

Dr Babara Dawson

Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

Laila Al-Qatami

Managing Director

Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait National Cultural District (KNCD), Kuwait

Director of Change Management

University of the Arts, London, UK

Juan Carlos Belloso

Founder FuturePlaces

Managing Director Poblenou Urban District, Barcelona, Spain

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, HongKong

Kaneka Subberwal

Fairs & Program Director ArtBAB

Founder Artselect Manama, Bahrain

National Museum of Singapore, Singapore

FINTECH & BLOCKCHAIN SPECIALISTS

CEO ArtWook Ltd

Chief Art & Technology Officer

ArtWook, Shanghai, China

Nikolaos Kipouros

4ARTechnologies Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland

President & CEO

Arius Technology

CEO & Co-Founder Verisart

Advisory Board Member Artrendex, London, UK

Founder & CEO Artory

Chairman of the Board TEFAF, New York, USA

Dr Shermin Voshmgir

BlockchainHub, Berlin, Germany

President EMERI

Christie's, London, UK

Francesco Gibbi

Founder & CEO LOT-ART.com

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Christopher E.Vroom

CollectorIQ, NewYork, USA

Christine Bourron

Pi-eX, London, UK

Dr Hatim El-Tahir

Deloitte ME Islamic Finance Knowledge Centre (IFKC), Manama, Bahrain

Anders Petterson

Managing Director

ArtTactic, London, United Kingdom

AI & VR Specialists

Co-Founder & CEO

ArtVenture, Montreal, Canada

Maurizio Seracini

Editech Art & Science Srl, Florence, Italy

Founder & Co-Founder

Faurschou Foundation and Khora Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Kremer Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands

dslcollection, Paris, France

VP & Director of Product Sotheby's

Founder Thread Genius, New York, USA

Cristóbal Valenzuela

RunwayML, New York, USA

Director & Co-Owner

Nature Morte Gallery, New Delhi, India

CEO & Managing Partner

KlarisIP and Klaris Law, New York, USA

Mario Klingemann

Munich, Germany

Bernadine Bröcker

CEO & Co-Founder

Vastari, London, United Kingdom