Doors open 8:45am

All panels include a 15-minute Q & A at the end.

9:00am – 9:10am         Welcome & Introduction – Susan Reynolds, Executive Director, The Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation

9:15am – 9:30am       CPAL Conference Summary – Future Forward -  Joy Glidden, Founding Director, CPAL

9:35am – 11:05am    The Critical Year - When the Tax Axe Falls

Moderator – Amelia Brankov, Brankov PLLC NYC Arts and Media Law Firm 

• Christopher Wise, Vice President, Fine Art, Risk Strategies

• Caryn B. Keppler, Esq., Principal, Offit Kurman

• Sarah Kirk-Hanley, Independent Curator, Critic, and Expert Appraiser, Robert Kipniss Legacy Project

11:15am – 12:45pm Executors of Estates; Family members and Outside Experts

Moderator – Susan Reynolds, Executive Director, The Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation

• Maggie Wright, Director, The Easton Foundation

• John Crawford, Co-Manager of Ralston Crawford Estate

• Diedra Harris-Kelley, Co-Director, Romare Bearden Foundation

12:50pm – 1:50pm Lunch - Presentation

2:00pm – 3:30pm    Strategies for Managing Assets, Legacy,  and Succession.

Moderator – Christina Hunter, Ph.D. Executive Director, Nancy Graves Foundation

• Christopher Wise, Vice President, Fine Art, Risk Strategies

• Lissa McClure, Executive Director, Woodman Family Foundation

• Susan Fisher, Director, Kaish Family Art Project 

3:35pm – 3:50pm      Testimonial - Conference Round-Up –Ted Berger, Arts activist, Co-Creator of Cultural Council Foundation's Artists Project, Executive Director Emeritus, NYFA, and Director of NYCreates & Monika Fabijanska, Independent Art Historian, Curator, and Appraiser

3:55pm – 4:10pm      Closing Remarks – Joy Glidden, Founding Director, CPAL