GCDN Annual Convening – Doha 2026

GCDN Annual Convening – Doha 2026

09:30 GMT+03

FROM THE PRESENT TO THE FUTURE: QATAR’S CULTURAL TRAJECTORY National Museum of QatarAdrian Ellis • H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

11:00 GMT+03

[B/OUT] BLOWING HOT AND COLD: PUBLIC CULTURE IN EXTREME CLIMATES National Museum of QatarSamuel Mayze • Ameera Al-Aji • Arjun Bahl • Leena Pälli

[B/OUT] FROM FRANCHISES TO FRAMEWORKS National Museum of QatarJorge Pinto • Nora Aldabal • Vilma Jurkute • Ajmal Maiwandi

[B/OUT] ONLY CONNECT: HOW DIGITAL IS SHAPING MISSION National Museum of QatarHilary Knight • Mouna Andraos • Eman Al Kuwari • Mutanu Kyany'a

[B/OUT] PRACTICE, POLICY, POWER: WOMEN LEADING CULTURE IN THE GULF National Museum of QatarManal Ataya • Sheikha Bibi Duaij Al-Jaber Al-Sabah • Ahlam Bolooki • Fatma Al Sehlawi

12:30 GMT+03

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

[WORKSHOP] CULTURAL VITALITY: MEASURING WHAT MATTERS National Museum of QatarStephen Dobson • Natalia Vartapetova

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17:30 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