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New Art Academy & Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, present a conversation about disruptive & impactful potential of using blockchain technology in media, art, journalism, advertising, & other creative industries.
PANELISTS:
Daniel Sieberg, Eco-System Growth Lead; Co-founder,Civil
Lindsay Moroney, COO,Artory
Roy Huang, Co-Founder,FRESCO
Jaisimha Muthegere, CTO,Visto Hub
G. Thomas Esmay,SingularDTV
MODERATED BY:Fanny Lakoubay, Consultant
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 & journalism.Daniel previously worked at Google in NYC as the founder of Google for Media & head of training & development for the Google News Lab, which is Google's global team responsible for liaising with the editorial side of newsrooms to drive innovation & new forms of storytelling. He previously spent 20 years as a science & technology reporter & analyst for the likes of CNN, CBS News, ABC News, Details, MSNBC, the Vancouver Sun & BBC America. Sieberg has been nominated for 5 National News & Documentary Emmy Awards & 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 & reprinted in several countries. He holds a M.J. from the University of British Columbia & 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, & their history. Prior to joining Artory, Lindsay was Vice President of Strategy & 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, & London, improved data collection & integrity for the Price Database, & launched & led the company's data science team.
Roy Huang, Co-Founder, FRESCO
Roy is the founder of FRESCO, the world's first blockchain art trustdistribution 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, & previously led the development of the Visto Hub as a Senior Vice President. With over 25 years global experience directing, delivering & supporting the development of enterprise & 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 & engineering teams, spearheading further innovation & development of the solution that brings brands, agencies & media companies control & 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, & short films, including the Susan Sarandon-produced Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story; BBC Politics' live coverage of the 2015 UK general election, & 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 & bring the transparency & 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 & technology specialist with over 10 years of experience in the art market, working with renowned organizations like Artnet, NYU, Collectrium & Christie's. She has developed expertise in SaaS business models with successful exit strategies, cloud-based systems, databases, content & website management & more recently blockchain & crypto assets. She works with New Art Academy as a business consultant & advises blockchain startups in digital art & machine learning. Last but not least she is the proud owner of a crypto punk & a crypto kitty who collects a digital painting by a Chilean artist.
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