GCDN Annual Convening – Doha 2026

GCDN Annual Convening – Doha 2026

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

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