This year's conference will feature two panels on "The Science of Investing in Art" & "The Passion of Collecting Art". 
 
The morning's panel on "The Science", featuring the pre-eminent art funds and academic
research.  Topics covered:
 
 - What are the future developments of art as an alternative investment?
 - Diversification benefits of art--has it proven true?
 - Is there sufficient data on art market performance & what are the appropriate metrics?
 - Is there opportunity for outperforming other assets classes?
 - How do different art funds differ in their strategies and style of art investing?
 - What do clients seek & what's driving the industry?

Panelists include:  Dr. Rachel Campbell, Robin Duthy, Jeremy Eckstein, Dr. Manuel Gerber, Lord Gowerie, Heather Maizels, Serge Tiroche

The afternoon panel on "The Passion" involves art advisors and experienced collectors.  Topics   covered:
 
 - What's driving the current art market?
 - What is the impact of the recent art boom on art valuation?
 - Are prices in the contemporary art market sustainable or will there be a correction?
 - What's the collector's approach to art selection?
 - Future themes and outlook for the global art markets

Panelists include:  Godfrey Barker, Judith Greer, Jeremy Howard, Graham Steele, David Breuer-Weil

Conference attendees will have an opportunity to submit questions to the panels. 

Please see the list of speakers for details on panel participants.