ADA is a non-profit association whose aim is to spread knowledge and spark conversation on key issues in the cultural and creative industries. We do this by organizing talks and courses with leading national and international experts in their field. Our evening talks, lectures, conversations and courses welcome members and non-members.
President and founder of ADA. Lawyer and art law specialist. Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, former lawyer at Stephenson Harwood, lecturer at Sotheby's Institute and the London School of Economics and Expert Advisor to the UK Secretary General for Culture. International Patron of the friends of the Prado Museum Foundation.
Event Coordinator at ADA. Former curatorial assistant at TBA21 (Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary) and at the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires. Holds an MA in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture from the Museo Reina Sofía and Universidad Complutense.
Board Member of ADA. Head of the Flemish Painting collection at the Museo Nacional del Prado. PhD from NYU's Institute of Fine Arts; former professor at UC San Diego and Columbia. His doctoral research focused on Rubens and Spain.
Board Member of ADA. Collector and former President of Christie's Spain. Holds a Master's in Early European Painting from the Courtauld Institute. Has taught Art and the Market at IE Business School and Instituto IArt. Board member of Fundación ARCO and Fundación Museo ABC.
Board Member of ADA. Internationally recognised cultural manager who led ARCO, Spain's flagship art fair, for twenty years. Founding director of the 1st Biennial of Art, Architecture and Landscape of the Canary Islands, and former President of the Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo.
Board Member of ADA. Managing partner and co-founder of YGBART Art Management and Advisory. Previously spent 16 years at the Museo Reina Sofía as Head of Exhibitions, and served as Vice-President of Factoría Cultural, a Madrid creative industries incubator.