Crimes involving high-value unique goods (HVUG) are increasingly seen and strategically used as financialized instruments

This webinar is a collaboration between the PRICELESS Research Consortium and the GLITSS COST Action Working Group 1. Crimes involving high-value unique goods (HVUG) are increasingly seen and strategically used as financialized instruments. This webinar examines two types of HVUG, namely Artworks and Watches, and how (Financial Crime) Scripting is used as a method to analyse their role in the financial crime commission processes. The webinar will start with an introduction of the PRICELESS Research Consortium by Dr Christoph Rausch. This will be followed by four presentations by researchers within the consortium, focusing on their respective fields of expertise.

Bronte Isabella will outline the design and scope of her 14-month ethnographic research on art appraisal in the Netherlands; Maja Dehouck will present her work on the role of art market participants as capable guardians against exploitation/abuse of market structures; and H. Konstantin Jänicke will present his research on Greyness in the Luxury Watch Sector. The final presentation will be given by Dr Thom Snaphaan and drs Katrien van Bergen, and will explore how data on the valuation and trade of HVUG can be used for Financial Crime Scripting to uncover patterns and identify new (potential) intervention points. This session will explore the valuation and security implications of unique and financial crime-related goods, featuring insights from leading experts:

Discussant:
H. Konstantin Jänicke, Maastricht University

Presenters:
Dr. Christoph Rausch, Maastricht University
Dr. Thom Snaphan, Center of Expertise Veiligheid & Veerkracht
drs. Katrien van Bergen, Center of Expertise Veiligheid & Veerkracht
Bronte Isabella, Maastricht University
Maja Dehouck, University of Amsterdam

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with top researchers and practitioners in the field.