Professional partners: Hungarian Intellectual Property Office, National Board Against Counterfeiting

How could the ”Forger of the Century” be so successful for such a long time and why did he fail at the end? And, even more importantly: what are the lessons from this case for the institutions struggling against art forgery on international and national level? In cooperation with the National Board Against Counterfeiting and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office, speakers present details of the Beltracchi case and give a summary on other unveiled cases. The presentations will be followed by an international roundtable discussion focusing on legal means and the tasks of organs of criminal investigations in fight against art forgery as well as on the possible contribution of art dealers and collectors to the success of these efforts.

15.00

The Beltracchi case and its lessons

Opening lecture by Kristian GRÜNING, Criminal Counselor, Berlin Police Presidium and co-author of the book “The Beltracchi case and its lessons”

15.50

Forgery affairs in Hungary in criminal procedure

Lecture by dr. Gabriella KÁLMÁN, Research Associate, National Institute of Criminology, Head of the working group against art forgery, National Board Against Counterfeiting