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GCDN Annual Convening – Doha 2026
GCDN Annual Convening – Doha 2026
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Monday
, April 13
Doha Design District
13:00 •
NEW MEMBERS LUNCH
Profiles Café and Restaurant - M7
17:30 •
REGISTRATIONS
18:00 •
WELCOME RECEPTION
Tuesday
, April 14
Bayt Sharq
19:30 •
HOSTED DINNER
National Museum of Qatar
08:00 •
REFRESHMENTS AND REGISTRATIONS
09:00 •
FILM SCREENING TBC
09:30 •
FROM THE PRESENT TO THE FUTURE: QATAR’S CULTURAL TRAJECTORY
10:30 •
BREAK & BREAKOUT
11:00 •
[B/OUT] PRACTICE, POLICY, POWER: WOMEN LEADING CULTURE IN THE GULF
OPT-IN
11:00 •
[B/OUT] ONLY CONNECT: HOW DIGITAL IS SHAPING MISSION
OPT-IN
11:00 •
[B/OUT] BLOWING HOT AND COLD: PUBLIC CULTURE IN EXTREME CLIMATES
OPT-IN
11:00 •
[B/OUT] FROM FRANCHISES TO FRAMEWORKS
OPT-IN
12:00 •
BREAK
12:30 •
[WORKSHOP] FROM PARTY TO LIFE: RETHINKING NIGHTTIME IN CULTURAL DISTRICTS
OPT-IN
12:30 •
[WORKSHOP] CULTURAL VITALITY: MEASURING WHAT MATTERS
OPT-IN
12:30 •
[WORKSHOP] WORKSHOPPING THE DOHA DESIGN DISTRICT
OPT-IN
12:30 •
[WORKSHOP] FROM MEANS TO AN END: HOW TO BUILD A BRIEF
OPT-IN
12:30 •
[WORKSHOP] ADVANCING MUSEUM AND HERITAGE PROFESSIONALS IN SMALL STATES: FROM LOCAL CUSTODIANS TO SHAPERS OF INTERNATIONAL DISCOURSE
OPT-IN
14:00 •
LUNCH
TBA
15:30 •
VISIT OR CULTURAL ACTIVITY TBC
OPT-IN
15:30 •
VISIT OR CULTURAL ACTIVITY TBC
OPT-IN
15:30 •
VISIT OR CULTURAL ACTIVITY TBC
OPT-IN
15:30 •
VISIT OR CULTURAL ACTIVITY TBC
OPT-IN
15:30 •
VISIT OR CULTURAL ACTIVITY TBC
OPT-IN
Wednesday
, April 15
MIA Park
19:00 •
CLOSING RECEPTION
Museum of Islamic Art
08:00 •
REFRESHMENTS AND REGISTRATIONS
09:00 •
KEYNOTE: LORD NORMAN FOSTER
09:30 •
FROM THE PRESENT TO THE FUTURE: FOSTERING CULTURAL LEGACY
10:30 •
GROUP PICTURE
11:00 •
BREAK & BREAKOUT
11:30 •
FOR-PROFIT CULTURE IN DISTRICT-MAKING
OPT-IN
11:30 •
LOOKING TO THE PAST TO DESIGN THE FUTURE
OPT-IN
11:30 •
PLACEMAKING BEYOND THE WESTERN PLAYBOOK
OPT-IN
11:30 •
MEGA-EVENTS AND THE SPECTACLE OF CULTURE
OPT-IN
12:30 •
BREAK
13:00 •
GOVERNANCE IS ALL
OPT-IN
13:00 •
BEYOND FOLKLORE: HERITAGE AS CONTEMPORARY STRATEGY
OPT-IN
13:00 •
FROM INFRASTRUCTURE TO ECOSYSTEMS
OPT-IN
14:00 •
LUNCH
15:30 •
[WORKSHOP] FROM PARTY TO LIFE: RETHINKING NIGHTTIME IN CULTURAL DISTRICTS
OPT-IN
15:30 •
[WORKSHOP] CULTURAL VITALITY: MEASURING WHAT MATTERS
OPT-IN
15:30 •
[WORKSHOP] WORKSHOPPING THE DOHA DESIGN DISTRICT
OPT-IN
15:30 •
[WORKSHOP] FROM MEANS TO AN END: HOW TO BUILD A BRIEF
OPT-IN
15:30 •
[WORKSHOP] ADVANCING MUSEUM AND HERITAGE PROFESSIONALS IN SMALL STATES: FROM LOCAL CUSTODIANS TO SHAPERS OF INTERNATIONAL DISCOURSE
OPT-IN
17:00 •
BREAK
17:30 •
NAVIGATING THE NOISE: THE URGENCY OF CONNECTIONS
18:30 •
CLOSING REMARKS & 2027 ANNOUCEMENT
Thursday
, April 16
Jiwan Restaurant
11:00 •
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING & LUNCHEON
TBA
10:30 •
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES & TOURS TBC
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