Curbing trafficking in cultural property: a path for global strategy?
Friday, 7 November 2025
Palazzo Edison
Foro Buonaparte, 31, Milan
09:00 a.m.
Welcome Session
- Stefano Manacorda, Professor of Criminal Law and Chair Holder of the UNESCO Chair on “Business integrity and crime prevention in art and antiquities market”
- Piergiuseppe Biandrino, President, Fondazione Centro nazionale di prevenzione e difesa sociale-CNPDS; Executive Vice-President Legal and Corporate Affairs, Edison S.p.A.
- Krista Pikkat, Director of the Culture and Emergencies Entity, UNESCO
- John Brandolino, Director, Division for Treaty Affairs, UNODC
- Debora Lepre, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna
- Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Ali Alharfash Alasiri, Vice President for External Relations and Secretary-General of the Supreme Council, Naif Arab University for Security Science
09:45 a.m.
Session 1
Trafficking in cultural property. International and domestic approaches
International framework
- Dimosthenis Chrysikos, Division for Treaty Affairs, Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch, UNODC
- Vincent Negri, Institut des sciences sociales du politique; Chair of the Drafting Committee of the Model Provisions, UNESCO
- Manlio Frigo, Professor of International Law, University of Milan
Domestic approaches
- Nicola Selvaggi, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Calabria; Deputy Head of the Legislative Office, Italian Ministry of Justice
- Shabaan Abdel-Gawad, Director-General of the General Department of Recovered Antiquities and Supervisor of the Central Administration of Archaeological Ports, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt
- Saskia Hufnagel, Professor of Law, University of Sydney
- Andrew Karokora Munanura, Deputy Director General, UNAFRI
Q&A
11.15 a.m.
Session 2
Multi-stakeholder cooperation in return and restitution
- Donna Yates, Professor of Criminology, Maastricht University
- Stefania Bisaglia, Director, Service 4 (Circulation) at the General Directorate for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape, Italian Ministry of Culture
- Lia Montereale, Service 4 (Circulation) at the General Directorate for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape, Italian Ministry of Culture
- Eugenio Fusco, Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office
- Francesco Testa, Deputy National representative for Italy, EUROJUST
- Tiziano Coiro, Coordinator of the Works of Art Unit, INTERPOL
- Giuseppe Marseglia, Commander, Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Monza, Italy
- Elena Dal Santo, Programme Management Officer, UNICRI
Q&A
01:00 p.m.
Lunch
02:00 p.m.
Roundtable: The 2014 UN International Guidelines for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Responses with Respect to Trafficking in Cultural Property and Other Related Offences
- Murat Yildiz, Trafficking in Cultural Property Lead of the Global Programme on Criminal Network Disruption for Border Management Branch, UNODC
- Arianna Visconti, Professor of Criminal Law, Catholic University of Milan
- Gaetana Morgante, Professor of Criminal Law, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
- Mario Iannuzziello, Research Fellow, UNESCO Chair on “Business integrity and crime prevention in art and antiquities market”
- Paula Trommel, Global Head of Risk and Compliance, Hauser & Wirth
- Marco Colacurci, Assistant Professor of Criminal Law, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”
03:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Stefano Manacorda, Professor of Criminal Law and Chair Holder of the UNESCO Chair on “Business integrity and crime prevention in art and antiquities market”
Scientific committee:
Stefano Manacorda
Marco Colacurci
UNESCO Chair on “Business integrity and crime prevention in art and antiquities market”
L’evento è stato accreditato ai fini della formazione continua degli avvocati. Il Consiglio dell’Ordine
degli Avvocati di Milano ha attribuito n. 4 crediti formativi al Convegno.
