Heritage, Legacy and Leadership: Ideas and Interventions
An International Symposium
22 February 2008
City Hall
London UK
This groundbreaking symposium delivered a crucial and dynamic international exchange to explore the issues, thinking, experiences and practices needed to support innovative leadership in the heritage sector. With contributions from a line-up of distinguished speakers, the symposium created a thought leadership platform with the strategic objective of stimulating, championing and recognizing the role and impact of diverse cultural voices on the British heritage landscape.
Two critical themes: Cultural Democracy and Cultural Ownership were at the core of the discussion. Participants engaged in developing fresh thinking and providing new insights into:
- International leadership and advocacy strategies
- Opportunities for inspiring change
- Techniques for embracing cultural and social shifts
- Empowering BAME narratives and cultural ownership
International Keynote:
Doudou Diène, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, will open the symposium with a keynote speech addressing cultural heritage and cultural pluralism.
A report on the symposium will be posted shortly.
