Art Meets Law
Inaugural Conference
of the Centre for Art and Law Initiatives
31 January 2025
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Seminar Hall No. 1 + 2, Kamala Devi Building,
India International Centre, Delhi
11.00 – Opening / Arriving Participants
11.45 – Opening Speech and inauguration of CALI
Ms. Lavanya Regunathan Fischer and Dr. Nicolai Kemle
12.00 – 1. Lecture: Retd. Justice Anjana Prakash, Senior Advocate, Former Judge (Patna High Court) on
‘Judicial Insight on Cases Concerning Art Works’
12.45 – 2. Lecture: Mr. Vincent Monda, Senior Assistant Director, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Kenya on
‘Criminal aspects of International Art’
13.30 – “Meet & Greet” Lunch
15.00 – 3. Lecture: Dr. Nicolai Kemle, Director, IFKUR on
‘Commercial Aspects of Art and Law’
15.45 – 4. Lecture: Mr. Renson M. Ingonga, Director and Head of Public Prosecutions, Kenya on
‘Efforts of Repatriation’
16.30 – Tea
17.00 5. Lecture: Mr. N. Hariharan, Senior Advocate on
‘Fakes, Forgeries and Art Works’
17.45 – 6. Keynote Lecture: Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India remarks on
‘Antiquities and Art Treasurers Act, 1972: Repatriation and Restitution in India’
18.30 – Panel: Challenges of Repatriation and Restitution of Art Works
- Prof. Sudarshan Ramaswamy, Dean, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University
- Mr. Renson M. Ingonga, Director and Head of Public Prosecutions, Kenya
- Dr. Alexander Fischer, Distinguished academician and Professor of Law
- Dr. Nicolai Kemle, Director, IFKUR – Moderator
20:00 – Closing/ Cocktail