Author: Vision & Global Trends – 19/09/2025
The 4th Doha Conference on Combating the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property, entitled “Crisis Preparedness and Cultural Heritage Protection: Prevention to Recovery”, will take place from 21 to 24 September 2025 at the Qatar National Library in Doha.
The program is structured over four days and will bring together international experts, representatives of cultural institutions, legal authorities, and academia to address key issues: from preventing the illicit trafficking of cultural property to safeguarding heritage in times of conflict, from the use of innovative technologies in cultural protection to the role of international conventions and law enforcement.
Through thematic sessions, case studies, open discussions, and networking opportunities, the conference will provide a unique platform for interdisciplinary dialogue, fostering global cooperation in protecting cultural heritage as a means of stability, resilience, and sustainable development.
Participants:
Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis, Head of Research on Illicit Antiquities, UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage, Ionian University, Greece – Ms. Sophie Delepierre, Head of Heritage Protection Department, International Council of Museums (ICOM) – Mr. Abdullatif Al-Jasmi, Director of Cultural Heritage Protection, Qatar Museums – Ms. Marina Schneider, Principal Legal Officer and Treaty Depositary, UNIDROIT – Dr. Alessandro Chechi, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Lille; Expert in Cultural Heritage Law and Policy – Ms. Alaa Otain, Team Lead, UNESCO Conventions, Heritage Commission – Dr. Katharyn Hanson, Head of Research, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, Smithsonian Institution – Dr. Dante Abate, Researcher, ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence,
Limassol, Cyprus – Dr. Fathi Jarray, Professor, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences,
University of Tunis – Prof. Marco Ramazzotti, Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology and Art History, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Sciences of Antiquity – Mr. Olivier Rouzeau, Policy Advisor for Cultural Heritage, French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Prof. Ryan Rowberry, Janice C. Griffith Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law – Dr. Zaki Aslan, Advisor, Culture Sector, Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi; Professor of Practice, American University of Sharjah – Dr. Yasser Hashem Alhiagi, Associate Professor of Heritage Management at King Saud University, and Expert Consultant on the Protection of Yemeni Cultural Heritage – Ms. Aparna Tandon, Senior Programme Leader and Coordinator for Disaster Risk Management, ICCROM – Mr. Abdelhamid Salah Al-Sharief, Chairperson, Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation – Mr. Tiziano Coiro, Head of Works of Art Unit, Criminal Networks Sub-Directorate, INTERPOL – Mr. Jacob Archer, Special Agent, FBI Art Crime Team – Ms. Estelle Stamm, Deputy Head, OCBC (Central Office for Fight Against Traffic of Cultural Goods), French National Directorate of Judicial Police – Ms. Kayla Kane, Associate Director of Programs, Penn Cultural Heritage Center, University of Pennsylvania Museum – Dr. Isber Sabrine, Senior Researcher, Milá and Fontanals Institute for Humanities Research (CSIC); President, Heritage for Peace – Dr. Ech Cherki Dahmali, President, Arab Regional Alliance of Museums – ICOM Arab; Member, Advisory Council & Strategic Plan Committee, ICOM – Mr. Junaid Sorosh-Wali, Head of UNESCO Office in Sudan – Dr. Shaaban Abdelgawad, Head, Central Administration for Ports, Seized Antiquities and Repatriated Artifacts, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt – Mr. Ayoob Younus, President, Mosul Heritage Foundation – Dr. Zaid Zaydoon, Senior Cultural Heritage Adviser, Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) – Ms. Romana Delaporte, Project Coordinator, Cultural Emergency Response – Dr. Vincent Drost, Curator of Roman and Iron Age Coins, Bibliothèque nationale de France – Mr. Maxence Garde, Curator, Antiquities Collection, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Ikhlas Ahmad, Engagement Specialist, Distinctive Collections, Qatar National Library – Ahmad Naddaf, Programs Specialist, National Collections and Special Initiatives, Qatar National Library – Dana Al Ghafri, Director of General Collection, Qatar Museums – Dr. Eiman AlShamari, Head of National Collection, National Collections and Special Initiatives, Qatar National Library & Manager of IFLA MENA Regional Office – Maxim Nasra, Head of Preservation and Conservation, Qatar National Library – Tan Huism, Executive Director of Qatar National Library.
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