Creative Alliances: Navigating the Intersection of Business and the Arts [Video]

Creative Alliances: Navigating Cultural Diplomacy at the Intersection of Business and the Arts was a unique gathering of international art, diplomacy, finance, and media professionals held at the Phillips Collections in Washington DC. The event aimed to foster visibility and relationship building, with a focus on uniting the business, government, and social sectors in the appreciation and preservation of our global shared heritage in an increasingly fractured world.

The symposium was supported by BFF Banking Group, International Arts and Artists, the Phillips Collection, The Diplomatic Courier Magazine, the Italian Embassy to the United States of America, and APCO.

—Welcome and Introduction
Juanita Hardy, Chair, IA&A Board of Directors

—Introduction
Renato Miracco, Contemporary Echoes curator, diplomat, critic and lA&A Trustee

—Opening the Conversation: Custodians of Out Past: Preserving Shared Memories Through Curated Collections
Eugene Robinson, IA&A Trustee, and Independent Journalist, Grégoire Roos, BMW Foundation and Renato Miracco, Contemporary Echoes curator, diplomat, critic and IA&A Trustee

—Creating Connection: A Case Study for the Power of Art Museums in the 21st Century, Anne Taylor Britingham, Deputy Director for Education and Responsive Learning Spaces, The Philips Colection

—Panel Discussion: Harmonizing Forces: Unleashing Cultural Diplomacy through Public-Private Partnerships
Ambassador Lisa Gable, former CEO, author, diplomat, and Commissioner of US Expo Priery Karus, Founder and Executive Chair, ACPO Worldwide, Ambassador M. Ashraf Haidari, diplomat, educator and writer, Moderator, Ana Rold, Publisher, Diplomatic Courier

—Closing remarks and invitation to tour lA&A at Hillyer, Greg Houston, CEO IA&A

—Curator’s Tour of Contemporary Echoes at lA&A at Hillyer Renato Miracco