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23.03.2026 (Monday)

09:45 – 11:00

Multi-disciplinary Arts Districts in the 21st Century – Challenges and Opportunities

Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

Noha Kattan

Deputy Minister, National Partnerships and Talent Development, Ministry of Culture, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mariët Westermann

Director and CEO, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum & Foundation, United States

Elaine Bedell

Chief Executive, Southbank Centre, United Kingdom

Adrian Ellis

Chair, Global Cultural Districts Network

Betty Fung

Moderator

CEO, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, HKSAR

11:20 – 12:35

Arts, Community and Leadership – Reframing the Relationship

Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

Sir Alistair Spalding CBE

Artistic Director and Co-Chief Executive, Sadler’s Wells, United Kingdom

Rachid Ouramdane

Director, Chaillot – National Theatre of Dance, Choreographer, Dancer, France

Toufic Maatouk

Artistic Programming Advisor, Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation, Conductor, Musicologist, United Arab Emirates

Sasapin Siriwanij

Artistic Director, Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting, Thailand

Paul Tam

Moderator

Executive Director, Performing Arts, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, HKSAR

14:30 – 15:45

The Role of Learning in 21st Century Museum
Discussion (I) – Building a Community for the Museum

Grand Stair, M+

Jochen Volz

General Director, Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brazil

Dr Manal Ataya

Advisor, Sharjah Museums Authority, United Arab Emirates

Fatima Bintou Sy

Director of Programmes, RAW Material Company, Senegal

Karen Smith

Head, Academic Programmes, De Ying Foundation, China

Suhanya Raffel

Moderator

Museum Director, M+, HKSAR

16:15 – 17:30

The Role of Learning in 21st Century Museum
Discussion (II) – The Positioning and Value of Museum Learning

Grand Stair, M+

Christophe Cherix

David Rockefeller Director, The Museum of Modern Art, United States

Seb Chan

Director and CEO, Australian Center for the Moving Image, Australia

Devyani Saltzman

Director for Arts, Barbican Centre, United Kingdom

Carol Yinghua Lu

Director, Inside-Out Art Museum, China

Dr András Szántó

Moderator

New York-based cultural strategy consultant and author, United States

14:30 – 16:00

Museums at the Crossroads: Fostering Community and Embracing Entrepreneurship
Discussion (I) – Knowing Our Audiences: Shaping Community-centred Museums

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Auditorium, Hong Kong Palace Museum

Lynley Crosswell

CEO and Director, Museums Victoria, Australia

Dr Sharon Shaffer

Principal of Early Learning in Museums, United States

Dr Hiroyuki Shimatani

Executive Director, The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan, Japan

Dr Simone Verde

Director, Uffizi Galleries, Italy

Dr Louis Ng

Moderator

Museum Director, Hong Kong Palace Museum, HKSAR

16:45 – 18:00

Museums at the Crossroads: Fostering Community and Embracing Entrepreneurship
Discussion (II) – Entrepreneurship and Innovations in Museums

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Auditorium, Hong Kong Palace Museum

Dr Chu Xiaobo

Director, Shanghai Museum, China

Dr Bernd Ebert

General Director, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany

Manuel Rabaté

Director, Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Lou Wei

Moderator

Executive Deputy Director, The Palace Museum, China