ArtTech Forum 2020
Zurich, 5 November 2020 - ETH Zurich hosts the ArtTech Forum 2020. This fourth edition will focus on how to promote and live arts and culture in the post-covid era.
Date & Time
Thursday, 5 November 2020
15:00 - 19:00 CET
Science and Technology for the Arts
Given this exceptional year, the ArtTech Forum 2020, a collaboration between the ArtTech Foundation and ETH Zurich, will be using a digital platform to reach its audience aiming to maintain the sense of belonging that is key for the community.
The program will include keynote speeches, roundtable discussions, and parallel sessions enabling participants to rethink how we both produce and access culture. Our speakers will include representatives of prestigious international organisations from diverse backgrounds.
Demonstrating that digital does not have to mean passive, our new platform gives participants the opportunity to take part in smaller breakout group sessions and fully contribute to the proceedings.
The 4th ArtTech Prize will be to awarded to one of the 8 innovative startups selected by an international jury. Startup companies will pitch online prior to the event, but will participate in “real-time” for the scheduled Q&A session.
Moderator of the day: Muriel Siki, Journalist, RTS & Paroles d’Image
Welcome & Introduction
Patrick Aebischer - Chairman, ArtTech Foundation
Joël Mesot - President, ETH Zurich
Round table: How to present and live arts and culture in the post-covid era
Aviel Cahn - Director, Grand Théâtre Genève
Bracken Darrell - CEO, Logitech
Mathieu Jaton - CEO, Montreux Jazz Festival
Sarah Kenderdine, Professor, EPFL
Moderator: Muriel Siki
Keynote 1: Digital Transformation In Culture
Catherine Devine, Business Strategy Leader, Libraries and Museums, Microsoft
Ryan Gaspar, Director fo Brand Partnerships, Microsoft In Culture, Microsoft
Parallel sessions:
1. ArtTech Prize 2020
Moderator: Marjan Kraak, Head of Spin-off group and Pioneer Fellowships, ETH Zurich
2. Scaling up in ArtTech
Moderator: Vincent Favrat, CEO, ScaleUp Factory
3. Future of Live Music and Clubbing
Veronique Larcher, Director AMBEO Immersive Audio, Sennheiser
Carine Zuber, Director, Moods Jazz Club, Zurich
Kalam Ali, Co-founder, Sound Obsessed
Moderator: Steinunn Arnardóttir, Senior Director of Engineering, Native instruments
4. Future of cultural experiences
Gwenael Allen, CEO and Founder, Sensory Odyssey
Jules Chappell, Managing Director, London & Partners
Moderator: Laetitia Bochud, Network manager, Virtual Switzerland
5. Future of exhibitions and retail experiences for art and design
Sebastian Errazuriz, Artist, Designer, Entrepreneur
Loïc Gouzer, Founder, Fair Warning
Moderator: Marc Spiegler, Global Director, Art Basel
6. Learning from each other creative sectors' funding model
Alejandra Panighi, Audiovisual Communications Senior Manager, Media Pro
Timo Argillander, Managing Partner, IPR.VC
Moderator: Thierry Baujard, Founder, Pan European Investment Network Media Deals
Keynote 2: The Future of Festival de Cannes
Thierry Frémaux, Délégué général, Festival de Cannes
Keynote 3: Spatial AI: a canvas for a new reality?
Alexander Ilic, Executive Director and co-founder, ETH AI Center
Keynote 4: "ALL": The Augmented Reality market for exceptional art and design
Sebastian Errazuriz, Artist, Designer, Entrepreneur
Stefano Maddalena, Director, Business Acceleration, Audemars Piguet
Closing & Wrap up
Frédéric Martel, Professor, Writer, Journalist, ZHDK University Zurich
ArtTech Prize – Award
Bénédict Hentsch, Vice-Chairman, ArtTech Foundation
Farewell
Nathalie Pichard, Executive Director & Curator, ArtTech Foundation