Conference Venue: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate Law Centre, The Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2/F, Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong.

Date and Time: Saturday 22nd October, 2016, 9.30 am- 5.15 pm.

Registration and attendance is free.

The Faculty of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong presents a conference as part of its 10th Anniversary celebrations to consider crime involving art, antiquities, cultural heritage and wildlife in Southeast Asia and beyond. The Conference will involve academics, legal practitioners, the Hong Kong Police Force, Interpol and US Homeland Security. The speakers will consider issues involving art crime and cultural heritage protection in Southeast Asia including the looting and illicit traffic in antiquities in Southeast Asia. There will also be a special panel considering the trade in endangered species focusing on Hong Kong’s place in the illicit trade in ivory.

Speakers:

Jordan Arnold

Managing Director, Head of Private Client Services, K2 Intelligence

Françoise Bortolotti

Criminal Intelligence Officer, Works of Art Unit, Interpol

Toby Bull

Senior Inspector, Hong Kong Police Force

Joanna Caen

Senior Consultant, Head of Private Wealth - China, Herbert Smith Freehills

Steven Gallagher

Associate Professor of Practice in Law, The Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dr Stefan Gruber

Associate Professor, the Hakubi Center for Advanced Research of Kyoto University

Simon Mackenzie

Professor of Criminology at Victoria University of Wellington, member of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow (Trafficking Culture)

Jean-Christophe Marten Perolin

Police Commandant Ministry of Interior International Police Co-operation Directorate

Michael Simpson

Assistant HSI Attaché, Homeland Security Investigations, Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan

For further details please contact: 

Ms Bonnie Leung (swleung@cuhk.edu.hk) or Steven Gallagher (stevegallagher@cuhk.edu.hk)