HERITAGE MIDDLE EAST 2024
Conference Program
11:00 – 11:30
OPENING CEREMONY
11:30 – 12:00
EXHIBITION TOUR
12:00 – 12:30
LUNCH BREAK
12:30 – 13:00
KEYNOTE:
“Restoration and Urban
Conservation in Sharjah”
H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz Almusallam
Chairman of Sharjah Institute of Heritage
13:00 – 13:15
BREAK
13:15 – 13:45
KEYNOTE:
“Bringing Heritage to Life: Make it Relevant for Today “
Shirin Frangoul-Brückner
Founding Partner & Managing Director, Atelier Brückner
13:45 – 14:00
BREAK
14:00 – 14:30
KEYNOTE:
“Cultivating Sustainable Futures: The Intersection of Cultural Heritage and Climate Resilience”
Dr. Zaki Aslan
DCT Abu Dhabi Advisor & Professor of Practice at American University of Sharjah
14:30 – 14:45
BREAK
14:45 – 15:15
KEYNOTE:
“Display and Exhibition Design in Museums as Language, Case of Louvre Abu Dhabi”
Head of Permanent Galleries and External Artwork Unit, Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum
15:15 – 15:30
BREAK
15:30 – 16:00
KEYNOTE:
“Architectural Heritage of the UAE (up to modern era/ till 1980)”
Rashad Bukhash
Chairman of UAE Architectural Heritage Society
16:00 – 16:15
BREAK
16:15 – 16:45
KEYNOTE:
“Bakhrushin Theatre Museum: Synthesizing History and Technologies”
Kristina Trubinova
General Director of the A.A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum
10:45 – 11:15
SESSION:
“Preserving the Present: Living Heritage as a Catalyst for Community Empowerment & Institutional Growth”
Odyssée Bouvyer-Choukair
Head of Development & Partnership, Cultural Strategy & Funding Expert, Avesta Group
Heritage Consultant, Avesta Group
11:15 – 11:30
BREAK
11:30 – 12:00
KEYNOTE:
“Investigative Studies to Prevent Antiquities Trafficking and Organized Crime of Cultural Heritage”
Prof. Dr. Amr Al-Azm
Director of ATHAR Project, Professor of Middle East History and Anthropology, Shawnee State University
12:00 – 12:15
BREAK
12:15 – 12:45
SESSION:
“Combined Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Memorial Park in Kragujevac – Historical and Contemporary Challenges”
Director of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Institute Kragujevac, The MA in Ethnology and Anthropology, Archivist, Conservator Scientist and Museum Curator
Marijana Stanković
Director of the “Kragujevac October” Memorial Park, Curator – Historian
12:45 – 13:30
LUNCH BREAK
13:30 – 14:00
KEYNOTE:
“The Contribution of Museum by Night Experience to Tourism in the Context of Ephesus And Hierapolis Archaeological Sites”
Sami Çebi
CEO, SICPA Türkiye
14:00 – 14:15
BREAK
14:15 – 14:45
KEYNOTE:
“Sharjah Museums Are Accessible For All”
H.E. Aisha Deemas
Director General, Sharjah Museums Authority
14:45 – 15:00
BREAK
15:00 – 15:30
KEYNOTE:
“The Design Perspective of Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi”
Architect-Partner, Mecanoo
15:30 – 15:45
BREAK
15:45 – 16:45
PANEL:
“Museums as Global Bridges: Navigating Cultural Diplomacy & the Creative Economy”
MODERATOR:
Dr. Mona Rashid Al Ali
Vice Chair, ICOM UAE
H.E. Dr. Obaid Al Ketbi
Owner of “Museum1185”, former UAE Diplomat/Ambassador, former member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Military General, Chief of Logistics-UAE Armed Forces
Dr. Eslam Nofal
Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Sharjah
Farah Al Bastaki
Board Member of ICOM UAE
Artist, Curator
Nasser Abdullah
Curator, former Chairman of the Board of the Emirates Fine Art Society (EFAS), Chief Editor of Al Tashkeel Magazine
16:45 – 17:00
BREAK
17:00 – 17:30
KEYNOTE:
“Story of Coffee Throughout History”
Kanat Kutluk
President, Dubai and Northern Emirates Turkish Business Council
10:45 – 12:00
PANEL:
“Libraries’ Response to the Climate Crisis from an IFLA Perspective: Awareness and Action”
MODERATOR:
Ertuğrul Çimen
Library Director, Chair Europe Regional Division Committee, IFLA
Saif Al Jabri
CEPS Library Director Sultan Qaboos University & IFLA MENA RDC Chair
Eiman Saleh AlShamari
Manager of the IFLA Regional Office for MENA
Eman Abushulaibi
Director, Sharjah Public Libraries Sharjah Book Authority, IFLA MENA RDC Vice-Chair
Dr. Emad Abu Eid
Library & CSR Expert, Consultant, Department of Municipalities, and Transport
12:00 – 12:15
BREAK
12:15 – 12:45
KEYNOTE:
“Balancing Aesthetics and Conservation: Case Studies in Successful Lighting Projects”
Taha Alhindi
Business Development Manager, ERCO Dubai
12:45 – 13:00
BREAK
13:00 – 13:30
KEYNOTE:
“Digital Heritage Documentation and Innovation of the Historic Environment Abu Dhabi”
Dr. Ona Vileikis
Documentation and Data Analytics Unit Head – Historic Environment, DCT Abu Dhabi
13:30 – 14:00
LUNCH BREAK
14:00 – 14:30
KEYNOTE:
“Scientific Analysis of Archaeological Artefacts & Scientific Authentication of Works of Art”
Co-founder & CEO, CIRAM Laboratory
14:30 – 14:45
BREAK
14:45 – 15:15
KEYNOTE:
“Cultivating a new generation of museum professionals: building technical skills in an evolving global cultural landscape.”
Etienne Bonnet-Candé
France Museums, Deputy Director – Abu Dhabi
15:15 – 15:30
BREAK
15:30 – 16:00
KEYNOTE:
“Site Management: Protection and Sustainable Management of Archaeological Sites”
Dr. Tobias Horn
M.A., M.Sc., Heritage Conservator
16:00 – 16:15
BREAK
16:15 – 16:45
KEYNOTE
“Re-constructing the Memory”
Yusuf Burak Dolu
Architect, M.Arch., Founder, Koop Architects
