UNESCO Chair on Business Integrity and Crime Prevention in the Art & Antiquities Market
CNPDS/ISPAC (Fondazione Centro Nazionale di Prevenzione e Difesa Sociale)

International Conference

Policing the Art Market:
Codes of Ethics and Best Practices

Friday, 27 November 2026
Gallerie d’Italia – Piazza della Scala 6 – Milan

 

10.00 a.m.
Welcome Coffee

10.30 a.m.
Opening Session

  • Michele Coppola, Executive Director Art, Culture and Heritage Intesa Sanpaolo and Director General Gallerie d’Italia
  • Piergiuseppe Biandrino, President CNPDS
  • Stefano Manacorda, UNESCO Chairholder, University of Naples Federico II
  • Alessandro Giardini, Italian National Commission for UNESCO

 

Session 1
Emerging Rules and Standards concerning the Art Market

Chair: Lorenzo Casini, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

  • Krista Pikkat, Director of Culture and Emergencies at UNESCO’s Culture Sector
  • Alessandra Donati, University of Milano-Bicocca
  • Manlio Frigo, University of Milano
  • Stefania Bisaglia, Italian Ministry of Culture
  • Lia Montereale, Italian Ministry of Culture

Discussants

  • James Ratcliffe, General Counsel Art Loss Register
  • Marco Colacurci, University of Campania
  • Antonella Crippa, Art Advisor and Fair Value Coordinator, Intesa Sanpaolo

1.00 – 2.30 p.m.
Lunch

Session 2
Codes of Ethics in Action: Challenges and Opportunities

Chair: Donna Yates, UNESCO Chair, Maastricht University

  • Arianna Visconti, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  • Sarah Done, International Restitution Director at Christie’s
  • Mario Iannuzziello, University of Campania

Discussant

  • Jean-David Cahn, IADAA
  • Paula Trommel, Global Head Risk and Compliance – Hauser & Wirth
  • Giuditta Giardini, ICOM

Round Table of the UNESCO Chairs on
The 2026 UNESCO International Code of Ethics for Traders in Cultural Property

Chair: Krista Pikkat, Director of Culture and Emergencies at UNESCO’s Culture Sector

  • Donna Yates, UNESCO Chair, Maastricht University
  • Isabelle Anatole-Gabriel, UNESCO Chair, École du Louvre
  • Alicja Jagielska-Burduk, UNESCO Chair, University of Opole
  • Charalampos Chotzakoglou, UNESCO Chair, Neapolis University of Pafos
  • Stavros Katsios, UNESCO Chair, Ionia University
  • Serena Sancataldo, UNESCO Chair, University of Campania

5.30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks

  • Stefano Manacorda, UNESCO Chairholder, University of Naples Federico II

Session 3
Perspectives from Legal Practice

Chair: Stefano Manacorda, UNESCO Chairholder, University of Naples Federico II

  • Guido Carlo Alleva, Studio Legale Alleva & Associati
  • Raul Angelo Papotti, Chiomenti
  • Giuseppe Calabi, CBM & Partners
  • Laura Castelli, University of Milan

 

Advanced registration for the conference is required at the following link: www.cnpds.it
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