Elizabeth von Habsburg (Moderator)
Managing Director of Winston Art Group
Elizabeth von Habsburg is Managing Director of Winston Art Group, the largest independent art advisory and appraisal firm in the US. The firm’s 75 specialists cover all areas of fine and decorative art through US offices in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Palm Beach, Chicago, Denver and Houston, and worldwide representation in London, Geneva and Tel Aviv. Prior to Winston Art Group, Elizabeth was President of the US operations of an international appraisal firm for 18 years, and before that, she was Vice President of Habsburg Auctioneers. She started her career at Christie’s as Assistant Vice President in charge of the Appraisal department. Elizabeth’s BA is from Stanford, in International Relations, and her MA is from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. She was a Board Member of the Appraisers Association of America from 2003-2015, and was a 2008-2015 Trustee and 2014 Chair of The Appraisal Foundation in Washington, DC. Elizabeth is a Fellow of the Morgan Library and of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, and a member of ArtTable, Inc. She is a Director of the Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation, and on the Board of Trustees of Christie’s Education. Elizabeth has qualified as expert witness in Fine Art and Decorative Art in the NY, Palm Beach, Philadelphia and Texas courts, and lectures worldwide on all aspects of art. She is Certified by AAA in Modern and Impressionist art and European Furniture and Works of Art, and is compliant with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). She revised four Antiques Hunters Guides (2000-2001), contributed to “Fine Art and High Finance” (2009), to the Appraisal Handbook (2012), and to “Regulation of Art Investments” (not yet published). In 2015, she was named one of the Fifty Most Influential Women in Private Wealth, by Private Asset Management.
Josh Campbell
Chief Operating Officer, Eazel
Josh Campbell is the Chief Operating Officer for Eazel, Inc., a global arts-engagement and content platform. Josh holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Studio Art, Art History and Business Administration from Trinity University (TX), along with a Masters of Art in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art (NYC). He worked with fine art museums, art advisors and private art consultants before moving into the technology startup space. An active member in his local arts scene, Josh is on the Steering Committee for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Apollo Circle, a member of the Museum of Modern Art’s Junior Associates, a Founding Member of the Giulio Gari Foundation’s Junior Circle, and is the acting Chairman of the Young Collectors of the American Friends of Museums in Israel. Josh currently lives and works in Manhattan, New York.
Nanne Dekking
Co-Founder and CEO, Artory
Nanne Dekking is the co-founder and CEO of Artory LLC, New York and Artory GmbH, Berlin. In his former position at Sotheby’s New York, Dekking was Vice Chairman and the Worldwide Head of Private Sales. His close relationships with collectors and museums in North America, Asia and Europe were integral to the continued growth of private sales at Sotheby’s. Prior to joining Sotheby’s, Nanne was Vice President of Wildenstein & Co. Mr. Dekking advised individuals, museums and foundations on the formation and development of their collections. From 1996-2001 Nanne was the founder and principle of Nanne Dekking Fine Arts, an art consultancy firm and gallery in New York. He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) through June 2020 and is a current advisory board member of the Responsible Art Market Initiative. After graduating from the University of Amsterdam he held numerous distinguished positions in The Netherlands, including Deputy Administrative Director of the Dutch National Ballet. He started his career as Assistant Curator of the Historical Collections of HM The Queen of The Netherlands.
Elizabet Doliar
Product Manager for Recommendation Products, Sotheby's
Elizabet Doliar, SEAS '19, is a Product Manager for Recommendation Products at Sotheby’s. She builds and delivers data-driven solutions to the senior leadership, sales, and marketing departments within Sotheby’s. Elizabet graduated from the Data Science Master’s program at Columbia University in 2019. She was also an Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching Introduction to Machine Learning course at the LEDE program - an intensive data science curriculum for established journalists. Outside of work Elizabet is passionate about art, tennis and skiing.
Viktoria Prigarina
Founder of ArtCrossing.io and Art Market Symposia
Viktoria Prigarina is a Board Member of the Columbia Business School Alumni Club, Chairman of the Arts Committee and GM & Head of Art Crossing.
She started her finance career at Morgan Stanley, followed by options trading and structuring at Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank. She has also worked in Brazil where she created a capital raising platform for what is now a $10 billion hedge fund—SPX Capital and served as a Member of the Investment Committee of the firm. Viktoria holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics of Finance from Columbia University and a B.B.A. with concentrations in finance and comparative literature and minor in Latin American Studies from Baruch College. Viktoria has been passionate about the arts throughout her life and has pioneered the Art Market Symposia for CBSACNY.
Nigel Glenday
Chief Financial Officer, Masterworks.io
Nigel Glenday is the Chief Financial Officer at Masterworks.io, an online investment platform that enables anyone to invest in blue-chip art. Nigel has over fifteen years of experience in specialty finance, corporate strategy and investment banking. Prior to Masterworks, he was a Managing Director at Athena Art Finance. Previously, he was an investment banker covering specialty finance, banks and financial technology companies at UBS Investment Bank, Morgan Stanley and StormHarbour Partners.
Racine Romaguera
Global Head of Digital, Phillips Auctioneers
Racine Romaguera is Global Head of Digital at Phillips Auctioneers, a destination for international collectors to buy and sell the world’s most important twentieth-century and contemporary works of art, design, jewels, watches, photographs and editions. Racine has spent over 20 years ideating, designing and developing digital solutions. Before being recruited by Phillips in August, he led digital transformation, user experience and development for the financial firm AllianceBernstein where he was committed to building a culture of empathy and integrating user-centered design into everyday thought. Prior to a career in art and finance, he was immersed in eCommerce, first launching BarnesandNoble.com and growing that site to a multi-category Amazon rival. Post bn.com's IPO, he joined a 'bricks-to-clicks' eCommerce incubator in the late 1999, driving digital merchandise innovation and development, ultimately launching sporting goods giant DicksSports.com, cosmetics company ULTA.comand smart toy retailer ZanyBrainy.com. A native New Yorker, he graduated from School of Visual Arts with a BFA Design and is happy to be back working in the arts.
Sofie Scheerlinck
Former New York-based Managing Director, TEFAF
Sofie Scheerlinck was the New York-based Managing Director of TEFAF, the prestigious Dutch art foundation with fairs in Maastricht and New York until November 2020. She spearheaded TEFAF's digital practice, including the launch of its first online fair. Prior to TEFAF, she held leadership positions at art tech companies focused on software and data platforms for the art industry. As the Business Director of Auction Club, she helped define product strategy and development for an independent art information database, facilitating the sale of the company in 2018. At top VC-backed startup ArtBinder she ran business operations, strategy, and growth as the company built on-the-go inventory management and sales tools for galleries, collectors, and arts institutions. A Flemish native, she has been living in New York for the past decade.
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