GCDN Annual Convening – Athens 2024

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GCDN Annual Convening – Athens 2024

17:30 EEST

REGISTRATIONS Canal Café @ SNFCC

18:00 EEST

OPENING COCKTAIL Canal Café @ SNFCC

09:00 EEST

REFRESHMENTS AND REGISTRATIONS Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Lighthouse

10:00 EEST

WELCOME FROM SNFCC AND GCDN Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Lighthouse

10:30 EEST

CULTURAL DISTRICT AS AGORA: THE ATHENS PERSPECTIVE Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: LighthouseAdrian Ellis • Elly Andriopoulou

11:30 EEST

BREAK & BREAKOUT Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Lighthouse

12:00 EEST

[B/OUT] FEMINIST CITYMAKING Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: The DomeRobyn Bennett • Nourhan Bassam, Ph.D. • Ana Buritica • Eva Grigoriadou [B/OUT] PROCESSES OF MIGRATION, INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL COHESION: THE ATHENS PERSPECTIVE Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Book CastleSofia Kouvelaki • Will Ascott • Anis Barnat • Yolanda Markopoulou [B/OUT] THE CULTURE OF LEISURE Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: LighthouseRamon Marrades • Marjan Faraidooni • Marilynn Gardner • Elena Mavromichali

13:00 EEST

LUNCH Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Lighthouse

14:30 EEST

[FOCUS TRACK] BUILDING MODERN AGORAS: THE BOTTOM-UP WAY Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Book CastleEmma Wilcox • Jesper Koefoed-Melson • Maria Papadimitriou • Esther Rausenberg • Natasha Sharma • Shelley Worrell [FOCUS TRACK] BUILDING MODERN AGORAS: THE TOP-DOWN WAY Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: LighthouseAntoni Durski • Tamsin Ace • Tim Reeve • Charalampos Chaitas • Youssef Hayat • Michael O'Leary • Lucie Renou [WALKSHOP OUTDOORS] PERFORMANCE AND PLACEMAKING Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: ParkAlyssa Cartwright • Bella Stenvall • Konstantinos Papanikolaou • Chara Stergiou • Iria Vrettou [WORKSHOP INDOORS] ASSESSMENT AND DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK FOR CULTURAL DISTRICTS: A CONEXIONES CREATIVAS WORKSHOP Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Workshop room 2Paula Trujillo • Conrado Uribe Pereira [WORKSHOP INDOORS] NIMBLE STRUCTURES, GLOBAL IMPACT: HARBOURFRONT CENTRE’S THE DISTRICT PROJECT Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Workshop room 1Hilary Knight • Tim Robertson [WORKSHOP OUTDOORS] MENDING: MATTERS OF MUD-MAKING WITH IO MAKANDAL FOR A FERAL COMMONS Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: ParkRoxani Kamperou • Io Makandal

16:00 EEST

BREAK Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

16:30 EEST

KAYAKING THE CANAL (GROUP 1) Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center GUIDED TOUR OF THE SNFCC (GROUPS 1 & 2) Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center ALEX MYLONA | FULFILLMENT – CURATORIAL WALKTHROUGH & WORKSHOP Canal Café @ SNFCC BIKING AT THE SNFCC Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center WINE TASTING Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: LighthouseKonstantinos Lazarakis

17:30 EEST

KAYAKING THE CANAL (GROUP 2) Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

20:30 EEST

HOSTED DINNER Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Lighthouse

09:00 EEST

REFRESHMENTS AND REGISTRATIONS Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Lighthouse

10:00 EEST

CULTURAL DISTRICT AS AGORA: THE MACRO PERSPECTIVE Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: LighthouseSharon Ament • Ore Disu • Chereda Grannum • Aastha Johri

11:00 EEST

GROUP PICTURE Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Lighthouse

11:30 EEST

BREAK & BREAKOUT Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Lighthouse

12:00 EEST

[B/OUT] EXPERIMENTS IN GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: LighthouseAnnie Bares • Emily Harney • Vivian Doumpa • Natassa Dourida • Konstantinos Karalariotis • Dina Ntziora [B/OUT] GLOBAL LGBTQ+ STORYTELLING Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: The DomeRobin Abad Ocubillo • Thalia Kiousi • Eric Solis • Gijs Stork [B/OUT] THE ROLE OF ANCHORS – THE APAC PERSPECTIVE Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Book CastleAlex Budd • Michael O'Leary • Yvonne Tham • Austin Wang [WORKSHOP INDOORS] DIGITAL PLACEMAKING FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Workshop room 1Thanos Kokkiniotis

13:00 EEST

LUNCH Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Lighthouse

14:30 EEST

[FOCUS TRACK] BUILDING MODERN AGORAS: THE BOTTOM-UP WAY Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Book CastleEmma Wilcox • Jesper Koefoed-Melson • Esther Rausenberg • Maria Papadimitriou • Natasha Sharma • Shelley Worrell [FOCUS TRACK] BUILDING MODERN AGORAS: THE TOP-DOWN WAY Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: LighthouseAntoni Durski • Tamsin Ace • Tim Reeve • Charalampos Chaitas • Youssef Hayat • Michael O'Leary • Lucie Renou [WALKSHOP OUTDOORS] PERFORMANCE AND PLACEMAKING Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: ParkAlyssa Cartwright • Bella Stenvall • Konstantinos Papanikolaou • Chara Stergiou • Iria Vrettou [WORKSHOP INDOORS] ASSESSMENT AND DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK FOR CULTURAL DISTRICTS: A CONEXIONES CREATIVAS WORKSHOP Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Workshop room 2Paula Trujillo • Conrado Uribe Pereira [WORKSHOP INDOORS] NIMBLE STRUCTURES, GLOBAL IMPACT: HARBOURFRONT CENTRE’S THE DISTRICT PROJECT Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Workshop room 1Hilary Knight • Tim Robertson [WORKSHOP OUTDOORS] MENDING: MATTERS OF MUD-MAKING WITH IO MAKANDAL FOR A FERAL COMMONS Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: ParkRoxani Kamperou • Io Makandal

16:00 EEST

BREAK Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Lighthouse

16:30 EEST

KEYNOTE: PROFESSOR STATHIS KALYVAS Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: LighthouseAdrian Ellis • Professor Stathis Kalyvas

17:00 EEST

NURTURING DIALOGUE AND PROTECTING EXPRESSION Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: LighthousePatrick McIntyre • Adrian Ellis • Professor Stathis Kalyvas • Lily Cabatu Weiss

18:00 EEST

CLOSING SESSION: WRAP UP & 2025 ANNOUNCEMENT Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: LighthouseAdrian Ellis • Charles Landry • Gregorio Lucena Scarpella

19:00 EEST

PERFORMANCE BY THE GREEK NATIONAL OPERA BALLET & CLOSING APERITIVO Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: The DomeKonstantinos Rigos

11:00 EEST

[OPTIONAL TOUR] DISCOVER THE ELLINIKON [OPTIONAL TOUR] VISIT EMΣT | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ATHENS