Hi everyone! I wanted to give you an update about the event that we sponsored last Wednesday in Milan.

https://www2.deloitte.com/lu/en/pages/art-finance/events/deloitte-10th-art-and-finance-conference-2017.html

First of all, and for the benefit of those who are new to the art world, Deloitte Luxembourg is the most respected and most prolific Art & Finance consultancy in the world. They produce a 200-pages long annual report on the Art & Finance industry which is the result of a full year of research, market surveys, data aggregation and consolidation, and deep market analysis. This report that Deloitte Luxembourg produces is THE Art & Finance reference for this industry, and its publication is anxiously awaited by all players in this industry. Every time a new report is published, Deloitte holds a full-day event in a different city, and invites the best industry players to attend.

Maecenas was one of the sponsors for this highly-regarded event, and we had a booth right at the entrance of the event, which gave us great visibility. Nobody coming through the front door could really miss Maecenas.

Besides sponsoring the event, Maecenas also published a full-page advert on the report, and we were also featured on an exclusive four-page interview (that we didn't pay for, it was requested by Deloitte out of interest in Maecenas). You can download the full report here to check it out: https://www2.deloitte.com/lu/en/pages/art-finance/articles/art-finance-report.html

The event went incredibly well for us. We had the opportunity to share the floor with top industry players like Christie's, AXA Art (the largest art insurer in the world), and several collectors and galleries worldwide, and many investors including art funds, family offices and asset managers.

Even though we had 5 staff at the event, at times there were people queuing at our booth to speak with us and ask questions about Maecenas. It was very intense yet very satisfying to see that Maecenas generated so much interest from industry players. This is something that we had already validated throughout the last 18 months by meeting players individually, but this was the first time we went into an event of this magnitude and as such this is a very important test, which we passed with honours!

Overall it was a great and fruitful experience. We left with numerous leads from all fronts of the industry and a number of very exciting opportunities to strike deals with some key players who are very excited about the transformation that Maecenas will achieve in the art market. Some of this are potential partnerships with renowned global institutions, and others are artwork and investment opportunities in the hundreds of millions.

We are all super energised and excited about what lies ahead for us, and the team is more than ever working hard to hit our next milestone which is the pilot.

Thanks for your ongoing support and for believing in us. We have a great community of quality members, and we look forward to it growing and becoming stronger as we move along.

Come join our telegram and talk to the team directly - https://telegram.maecenas.co/

THANKS!