This session is co-organised with the City of Florence, to celebrate and commemorate the 40 years listing of Florence as World Heritage.

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The event takes place in Palazzo Vecchio, Sala d’Armi (Piazza della Signoria, Florence (Italy).

Welcome address

Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence

Keynote address

Christina Cameron,​​ Professor, University of Montréal
50 years of international heritage protection & challenges ahead

Testimonies

Patricia O'Donnell
President of OurWorldHeritage

Paolo Del Bianco
Emeritus President of Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco

Round Table

Moderated by Francesco Bandarin, Architect, Assistant Director General of UNESCO for Culture (2010-2018) 

George Abungu
Honorary Professor at the Australian National University and Emeritus Director General, National Museums of Kenya

Ebrahim Al Khalifa
Deputy Director, Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH)

Mounir Bouchenaki
Former ADG Culture, UNESCO and Former Director-General of ICCROM

Susanna Caccia
University of Florence

Meetali Gupta
Architect and Heritage Researcher

Mechtild Rössler
Former Director, UNESCO World Heritage Center (2015-2021)

Jad Tabet
Architect, Former World Heritage Committee member (Lebanon)

Michael Turner
Architect, Professor Emeritus, Bezalel Academy and Former World Heritage Committee member (2005-2009)