Schedule Day 1

Registeration | 08.00 - 10.00

  • Welcome speech by ICCROM/ ICCROM-Sharjah
  • UAE Government Speech
  • Traditional Music: Presto titled “Legacy between the reed tendon” – Nasser Makhoul
  • Emirati Folkloric dance
  • Speeches by partner organizations
  • Presentation of the Arab Cultural Heritage Award for the Youth
  • Video – Award ceremony
  • Presentation on ICCROM-Sharjah Award for Good
  • Practices in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management in the Arab Region
  • Video – Award ceremony

Break | 11:10 – 11:30

Values and Meanings in Cultural Heritage
The notion of authenticity and its attributes in an Arab-Muslim context.

  • What is the essence of cultural heritage conservation from the region’s perspective?
  • What are the components or attributes that define authenticity in a regional context?
  • What are the challenges that the notion of authenticity poses to heritage conservation practice in the region?
  • How does the region interact with the growing definition of “cultural heritage”, and how this can be taken forward in a global context?
  • Tareq Waly
  • Sami Angawi
  • Rami Daher
  • Alaa El-Habashi
  • Mahmoud Hammoud
  • Reyhan Sabri

Moderator: Amra Hadzimuhamedovic

Lunch | 13:00 – 14:00

From Local to Global Dimensions
Authenticity in the context of cultural diversity

  • How can appropriate policies, approaches, guidelines and tools be adopted based on backgrounds and contexts of the locals in diverse global cultures
  • How emerging local policies advocate for integrating heritage and sustainable urban development by engaging diverse communities for heritage management?
  • How best can we conserve cultures and promote diversity?
  • Mai El Ebrashi
  • Ihsan Fethi
  • Salman Mahari
  • Mesut Idris
  • Hasan Ashkanani
  • Ahmad Abdul Karim
  • Iglal Al Malik

Moderator: Mashari Al Nuaim

Break | 15:30 – 16:00

Socio-cultural Dimensions
Authenticity in the context of living heritage

  • Which aspects of authenticity should be considered when dealing with living heritage and historic cities in the region?
  • How can we maintain values, or unify conflicting ones, and sustain cultural heritage for communities and/or visitors? 
  • What is the effect of reconstruction or commodification on the authenticity of cultural heritage?
  • How can adaptive re-use affect the Authenticity of function
  • What level of involvement should local communities have in decision-making processes, and are there successful examples?
  • Can city museums help?
  • Adila Laidi
  • Dalila El Kerdany
  • Zubeir Mouhli
  • George Lama
  • Emad Hamdan
  • Yasmine Macaroun

Moderator: Mohammed Abu Saada