November 6, 2014

Thursday, November 06, 2014 -

International Conference: Art meets Security December 4 & 5 in Bruges, Belgium

Conference ART meets SECURITY 4/5 Dec @ Bruges, BE | L. Albertson, ARCA | J. Bechmann, LACMA | H. De Witte, Musea Brugge | D. Drent, Van Gogh Museum

International Conference

Leading professionals will share their experiences and present their best practices for art related security risks
Broaden your expertise with innovative security techniques and become aware of risk management solutions
Discover new technologies and trends for 2015
Network and uncover valuable partnerships
Explore Bruges for yourself

Chief Executive Officer, Association for Research into Crimes against Art (ARCA)

Deputy Director, Musea Brugge

Business Owner/Director, OMNIRISK
The Van Gogh Museum

Director, Pinkerton
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Conference ART meets SECURITY on 4 Dec.

08:30 Registration and breakfast
09:15 Opening the conference - Francis Van der Staey, Optimit
09:30 Drawing the canvas - Hubert De Witte, Musea Brugge
10:00 Could the biggest art crimes have been prevented? - Inge Vandijck, Optimit
10:30 Art crime in war and armed conflict - Lynda Albertson, ARCA
11:00 Morning break
11:30 The art of museum security: what everyone needs to understand to do art security right - Jens Bechmann, Pinkerton
12:00 Art crime, policing and investigation - TBA
14:30 Government indemnity vs. private insurance: the BOZAR case - Hans Feys, Flemish Agency for Art and Heritage
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Predictive profiling of the art's adversary - Leen van der Plas, ArtSecure & Dick Drent, OMNIRISK
14:30 It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see: the art in video analytics - Dominique Debusschere, Avigilon
15:00 Trends and technologies in security: the voice of the customer - Megan Miller, Siemens
15:30 Afternoon break
16:00 Your chances to interrupt the adversary: a delicate balance in deterrence, delay, detection and response - Paul van Lerberghe, Optimit
16:30 Software to support art security risk management - TBA
17:00 Panel and conclusions - Ibrahim Bulut, Optimit
17:30 Cocktail reception

Optional art-historical and cultural program ART in BRUGES on 5 to 7 Dec with complementary 3-days Museum Pass.