World Forum for intangible Cultural Heritage

Janet Blake

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Janet Blake, OBE, is Director of the Persian Garden Institute for Living Heritage and a retired Professor of Human Rights Law at Shahid Beheshti University (Tehran). Having been involved in developing, drafting and implementing UNESCO’s 2003 Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention since 1999, she continues to work as a Global Facilitator for UNESCO’s Capacity-building under the Convention and provides safeguarding and policy-making advice at governmental level.

Ananya Bhattacharya

SPEAKER

Ananya Bhattacharya is a cultural heritage and sustainable development expert with over 37 years of experience. As Co-Founder and Director of Contact Base (banglanatak dot com), a Kolkata-based social enterprise, she has worked extensively on community-led safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development.She is a member of UNESCO’s Global Network of Facilitators for the 2003 Convention and Vice-President of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism. Her work focuses on intangible cultural heritage safeguarding, community participation, cultural tourism, and sustainable development.

Anna Yau

SPEAKER

Anna Yau is the Chief of Sustainable Cultural Heritage at the Hong Kong Culture and Sustainability Centre and Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Heritage Conservators. She is also a member of the Museum Advisory Committee and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.She is a member of UNESCO’s Global Network of Facilitators for the 2003 Convention and Vice-President of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism. Her work focuses on intangible cultural heritage safeguarding, community participation, cultural tourism, and sustainable development.