GCDN Annual Convening – Doha 2026

GCDN Annual Convening – Doha 2026

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08:00 GMT+03

REFRESHMENTS AND REGISTRATIONS Museum of Islamic Art

09:00 GMT+03

KEYNOTE: LORD NORMAN FOSTER Museum of Islamic ArtLord Norman Foster

09:30 GMT+03

FROM THE PRESENT TO THE FUTURE: FOSTERING CULTURAL LEGACY Museum of Islamic ArtSafwan Masri • Philip Ihenacho • Noha Kattan • Bassam Essa Al Mannai

10:30 GMT+03

GROUP PICTURE Museum of Islamic Art

11:00 GMT+03

BREAK & BREAKOUT Museum of Islamic Art

11:30 GMT+03

FOR-PROFIT CULTURE IN DISTRICT-MAKING Museum of Islamic ArtCraig Hassall • David Henry • Kirstin Mearns • Katharina Scriba

LOOKING TO THE PAST TO DESIGN THE FUTURE Museum of Islamic ArtVincent Chang • Abdullatif Al-Jasmi • Sandhya Naidu Janardhan • Kulapat Yantrasast

MEGA-EVENTS AND THE SPECTACLE OF CULTURE Museum of Islamic ArtAngelita Teo • Marjan Faraidooni • Aurélien Meyer • Aphrodite Moschoudi

PLACEMAKING BEYOND THE WESTERN PLAYBOOK Museum of Islamic ArtIsabella Rossen • Guillermo Bernal • Abdulrahman Gazzaz • Turki Gazzaz • Natasha Sharma

12:30 GMT+03

BREAK Museum of Islamic Art

13:00 GMT+03

BEYOND FOLKLORE: HERITAGE AS CONTEMPORARY STRATEGY Museum of Islamic ArtPaul Tam • Charlotte Ashamu • Bouthayna Baltaji • Smriti Rajgarhia

FROM INFRASTRUCTURE TO ECOSYSTEMS Museum of Islamic ArtHilary Carty • Francesca Colombo • Betty Fung • Douglas Gautier

GOVERNANCE IS ALL Museum of Islamic ArtRobin Abad Ocubillo • Fatma Hassan Alremaihi • Marilynn Gardner • Patrick Gyger

14:00 GMT+03

LUNCH Museum of Islamic Art

15:30 GMT+03

[WORKSHOP] ADVANCING MUSEUM AND HERITAGE PROFESSIONALS IN SMALL STATES: FROM LOCAL CUSTODIANS TO SHAPERS OF INTERNATIONAL DISCOURSE Museum of Islamic ArtSherif El Itriby • Mayssa Kanaan • Shaika Jabor H K Al Thani

[WORKSHOP] CULTURAL VITALITY: MEASURING WHAT MATTERS Museum of Islamic ArtStephen Dobson • Natalia Vartapetova

[WORKSHOP] FROM MEANS TO AN END: HOW TO BUILD A BRIEF Museum of Islamic ArtCatalina Casas • Daniel Payne

[WORKSHOP] FROM PARTY TO LIFE: RETHINKING NIGHTTIME IN CULTURAL DISTRICTS Museum of Islamic ArtAnna Marazuela Kim • Jane Slingo

[WORKSHOP] WORKSHOPPING THE DOHA DESIGN DISTRICT Museum of Islamic ArtLuna BuGhanem • Emily Harney • Dana Kazic

17:00 GMT+03

BREAK Museum of Islamic Art

17:30 GMT+03

NAVIGATING THE NOISE: THE URGENCY OF CONNECTIONS Museum of Islamic ArtPatrick McIntyre • Chereda Grannum • Rachel Moore • Shaika Nasser Al Nassr

18:30 GMT+03

CLOSING REMARKS & 2027 ANNOUCEMENT Museum of Islamic ArtGregorio Lucena Scarpella • Adrian Ellis

19:00 GMT+03

CLOSING RECEPTION MIA Park