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1 ART & CULTURE VERTICAL at South Summit

2 WHY? The Artian is thrilled to join South Summit as the co-curator of the new vertical of Art & Culture. Why Art? Why Now? In a growing need for creativity and new ways of thinking at the imagination age, art can play a significant role. This vertical will focus on the mutual influence of the arts on the world of technology, business and entrepreneurship and vise versa. Technology Art

Artsy now has over 180 employees; has raised over $100M in funding backed by influential figures in art, technology, and business; and partners with more than 2,000 galleries, 700 museums, 60

3 KEYNOTES Carter Cleveland is the founder & CEO of Artsy, the leading global platform for discovering and collecting art. Carter s concept a free website for art powered by The Art Genome Project, a classification system mapping characteristics between artists and artworks as a tool for discovery and learning. Artsy now has over 180 employees; has raised over $100M in funding backed by influential figures in art, technology, and business; and partners with more than 2,000 galleries, 700 museums, 60 international art fairs, and select auction houses. Moon Ribas is a Catalan avant-garde artist and cyborg activist best known for developing the Seismic Sense, an online seismic sensor implanted in her arm that allows her to perceive earthquakes through vibrations in real time. In order to share her experience, she then translates her new sense on stage. Her performances are a direct result of the interaction between the movement of the tectonic plates and its interpreter. Ribas transposes the earthquakes into either sound, in her piece Seismic Percussion; or dance, in Waiting For Earthquakes, allowing the audience to feel a direct connection to the planet.

4 KEYNOTES Forest Stearns has created the largest art show in space. Joining the Planet team in 2013, a traditional artist installed shoulder to shoulder amongst the company of engineers, scientists, bankers, and makers. A prolific visual artist, educator, and facilitator, he believes that innovation is found where "creative permission" is wholeheartedly granted. The Artist in Residence program Stearns founded provides a necessary creative juxtaposition to the status quo. Stearns' AiR program spans the chasm between artists and technologists, boldly inspiring the cross pollination of ideas, techniques and solution making. "Creativity Is A Matter Of Commitment, Not A Matter Of Resources" Says Nir Hindi. Hindi Is An Entrepreneur Who, Though Rooted In The World Of Technology And Business, Has Always Had One Foot In The Creative World. He Is The Founder Of The Artian, An Innovative Company That Empowers Organizations And Leads Them To Be More Original, By Using His Unique Training Method That Adopts Practices, Processes, And Techniques From The Art World, And Integrates Artistic Thinking Into The Business And Entrepreneurship Worlds.

Champion BCN,Spain; 3 time Red Bull Circle of Balance Champion Japan; 3 time NORA Cup Awards USA 2016, 2015, 2013 "No.

5 PERFORMANCE VIKI GóMEZ is Elite BMX Flatland Athlete. Gomez holds records as 3 time World Champion 2016, 2015, 2010 BFWC; 5 time FISE Champion Palavas/ Montpellier, France; 2 time European X-GAMES Champion BCN,Spain; 3 time Red Bull Circle of Balance Champion Japan; 3 time NORA Cup Awards USA 2016, 2015, 2013 "No.1 International Flatland Rider" Lucas Vidal Is A Two Time Goya Awards Winner Spanish Composer Who Became The Youngest Berklee College Of Music Student Ever To Compose And Record The Score To A Feature Film With A Full Orchestra And Best Known For Scores Such As Fast & Furious 6.

6 FIRE CHAT - HOW ART INFLUENCES TECH AND VICE VERSA? Boris Pevzner Serial Entrepreneur, Founder of Collectrium, Lontra, xfire Nir Hindi Founder The Artian

7 FIRE CHAT - THE FUTURE OF DESIGN IN THE BUSINESS OF ART Andres Felipe Duran Co-Founder Isla el Descanso Christopher Daly Foremer Head Of Design Sotheby's

8 PANEL - HOW ENTREPRENEURS IN ART ARE ADAPTING TO THE TECH REVOLUTION? FROM APPS TO VR Tom Szirtes Director Mbryonic Martha Thorne Dean IE School of Architecture Iñaki Arrendondo Co-Founder Second Canvas Maria Martinez Iturriaga Executive Director Berklee College of Music campus Valencia

9 THE ROLE OF ARTIST IN TECH COMPANIES Naomi Kaempfer Creative Director - Art Fashion Design at Stratasys Forest Stearns Director of Art, Illustration, and Artist in Residence Planet Lab

10 AGENDA Please follow The Artian s website for possible changes Wednesday, October 4th, Sandbox Stage Future of Art, Carter Cleveland, Artsy* How art influences tech and vice versa? Firechat 17:10-17:30 Nir Hindi Boris Pevzner 15:15-15:30 Art, Culture, and sports become one!, Vicky Gomez, Elite BMX Flatland Athlete The Future of Design in the Business of Art, Firechat 17:30-17:55 Felipe Duran Christopher Daly 15:30-15:45 How entrepreneurs in Art are adapting to the tech revolution? from Apps to VR "Renaissance of Renaissance Thinking - Why Business Needs The Moderator Felipe Durán (Co Creator Isla del Descanso) 17:55-18:20 Art, Nir Hindi, The Artian (Moderator) Participants: Tom Szirtes (Mbryonic), Iñaki Arrendodo (Second Canvas) 15:45-16:05 Creative Permission for Culture and Innovative, Forest Stearns, Planet 18:20-18:35 16:05-16:50 Art & Culture Startup Competition Finalists 18:35-18:50 Earthbeat - Cyborg and Technology in Your Body, Moon Ribas 16:50-17:10 Temples of Culture & Disruptive Tech Ignacio Garcia-Belenguer, Director General del Teatro Real Evelio Acevedo, Director Gerente del Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Moderated by Antonio Lopez de Avila, Director of Corporate Relations Tech&Lifestyle at IE 18:50-19:00 Art& Culture Startup Winner Announcement 13:45 Music Shaping The Emotions of People, Lucas Vidal Thursday, October 5th, Innovation Stage 13:10-13:40 The Role of an Artist in Tech Company Moderator: Nir Hindi Participants: Forest Stearns, Naomi Kaempfer * this talk will be held at the main Arena

11 ABOUT South Summit is one of Europe s largest startups and investors events. Last year it reached more than 12,500 registered attendees and finalists from their startup competition have raised more than $1Billion. The Summit has attracted some of the most accomplished investors including Accel Partners, Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Techstars, Atomico, Google Ventures... The Artian, an innovation and creativity training company which apply methods and practices from the art world and combine them with knowledge from the business and entrepreneurship worlds. We help organizations create and foster a creative and innovative environment that fuses art, engineering, technology, and science.

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