PANEL DISCUSSIONS: SESSION ONE

🏛️✨ MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 — BILTMORE HOTEL

4:00 – 8:30 pm

Location: Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134
A powerful double-session exploring art value, ethics, climate, and creative impact.

🎨 4:00–5:30 PM

Behind the Canvas: Art Valuation, Investment & Legal Protections

Moderator:
🎓 Carol Damian, Ph.D. — Former Director, Frost Art Museum

Panelists:
• Renee Pesci — Arts & Business Council of Miami
• Tara Finley, ISA AM — Anubis Appraisal & Estate Services
• Ginny Hunter, CIC — Marsh MMA
• Clarissa Rodriguez, Esq. — Harper Meyer LLP
• Heather Falmen — PNC Private Bank Hawthorn

We Explore:
💰 How true art value is determined
⚖️ Legal/ethical pitfalls in transactions
🧾 Provenance, insurance & IP rights

🖼️ A deep dive into the financial and legal framework behind collecting, protecting & investing in art.

🌿 6:00–7:30 PM

Witness: Art, Conservation & Sustainability in a Changing Climate

Moderator:
🌦️ Steve MacLaughlin — NBC6 Meteorologist & Climate Specialist

Panelists:
• Ron Magill — Wildlife Photographer, Zoo Miami
• Xavier Cortada — Eco-Artist, FL Artists Hall of Fame
• Ekaterina Skye — Impact Artist & Muralist
• Anthony Sleiman — Conservation Photographer
• Dr. Meenakshi Chabba — Everglades Foundation

We Explore:
🌎 Art as a witness to environmental change
🤝 Artist–scientist collaboration
💡 Creative storytelling that inspires action

🌿 A compelling conversation on how art sparks empathy, awareness & climate resilience.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS: SESSION TWO

🏛️✨ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 — CORAL GABLES MUSEUM

4:00 – 9:00 pm

Location: Coral Gables Museum, 285 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134

A night of AI, art, film, photography & Miami’s cultural future 🔥

🤖 4:00–5:00 PM

Beyond the Brush: Generative Art in the Age of AI

Moderator:
🎨 O. Gustavo Plasencia — Dean of Visual Arts, NWSA

Panelists:
• Alian Martinez Rives — Generative & Multimedia Artist
• Fabiola Larios — New Media Artist
• Dahlia Dreszer — Photo Artist & Creative Technologist
• Daniela Kronvall — Digital Artist

We Explore:
🧠 What is “authorship” when AI is a collaborator?
💡 How AI expands or challenges artistic freedom
🚀 Human creativity × machine intelligence

✨ A deep dive into how AI is reshaping art, ownership & imagination.

📸 5:30–6:30 PM

Framing Miami: Art, Photography & Film in Focus

Moderator:
🎬 Alexandra Martinez — Writer & Filmmaker

Panelists:
• James Woolley — Miami Film Festival
• Carl Juste — Miami Herald Photojournalist
• Al Diaz — Miami Herald Photojournalist
• John Abodeely — CEO, Oolite Arts

We Explore:
🌆 How visual storytellers shape Miami’s identity
📷 Documenting culture + rapid change
🤝 Building inclusive narratives through art

✨ A celebration of the artists defining Miami through the lens.

🌴 7:00–8:30 PM

The Art of Attraction: How Creativity Shapes Tourism & Business

Panelists:
• Donald D. Slesnick, II — Former Mayor, Coral Gables
• Alfred Sanchez — Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
• Elisa Turner — Artburst Miami
• Jorge Arrizurieta — Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
• Irela Bague — Water Resilience, FL & Caribbean

We Explore:
💼 How the arts power Miami’s economy
🌍 Creativity as global brand strategy
🤝 Business × culture partnerships
🏙️ Keeping cultural growth authentic & inclusive

✨ A high-level look at how creativity drives tourism, commerce & Miami’s global appeal.

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