This two-day forum provides a dynamic blend of public engagement, expert insights, and research collaboration. It features two keynote addresses, a panel discussion, an artist talk, and a research roundtable. It sets the stage for inclusive dialogue, bringing together diverse voices both locally and internationally and across disciplines to explore how digital technologies are transforming the way multicultural heritage is interpreted, shared, and sustained, and how they impact society today and in the future.
Day One: 2 October 2025
| Keynote Presentation I (Chair: Francis LIM) | ||
| 08:30 – 09:10 | Registration + Refreshment | |
| 09:15 – 09:30 |
Professor Jon Edward WILSON |
Opening Speech |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | LOW Sze Wee Group Director (Museums), National Heritage Board, Singapore |
Nanyang Art: A Case Study of Multi-culturalism at Work in Singapore |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break | |
| Panel Discussion: Situating Digital Multicultural Heritage: Continuity, Challenges, and Strategies (Chair: Heden SUM) | ||
| 10:45 – 12:15 |
Michael J K WALSH SIAU Ming En MOHAMED Hardi Caroline CHIA CHENG Chen |
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| 12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch | |
| Artist Talk (Chair: Lisa WINSTANLEY) | ||
| 13:30 – 14:30 |
Galina MIHALEVA |
Multicultural Expressions: Identities, Aesthetics, and Knowledge in Practice |
| 14:30 – 14:40 | Short break | |
| Keynote Presentation II (Chair: Heden SUM) | ||
| 14:45 – 15:45 |
Ali HOSSAINI |
Culturally Competent AI |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Coffee break | |
| Closed-Door Research Roundtable: Reimagining Multicultural Heritage: Digital Innovations and Research Directions (Chair: CHENG Chen) | ||
| 16:15- 17:45 |
Facilitators Jesvin Yeo, Professor, School of Art, Design and Media, NTU; President, SSAS Hedren Sum, Research Fellow for Digital Humanities, NUS CHENG Chen, Doctoral Researcher (Cultural Studies in Asia), NUS Cui Yifang, Doctoral Researcher, School of Humanities, NTU
Speakers (more exciting speakers will be joining the roundtable) LOW Sze Wee, Group Director (Museums), National Heritage Board, Singapore Ali HOSSAINI, Co-director, Centre for Philosophy & Art, King’s College London; Professor of Digital Media and Culture at SOAS, University of London Galina MIHALEVA, Artist, Fashion Designer and Associate Professor, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University Michael J K WALSH, Professor for Cultural Studies and Digital Humanities, NTU LIM Khek Gee Francis, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, NTU NG Woon Lam, Associate Professor, School of Art, Design and Media, NTU Lisa WINSTANLEY, Associate Professor, School of Art, Design and Media, NTU Sabrina LONG, Dean of School of Art and Design, NAFA-UAS Caroline CHIA, Lecturer and Cultural Researcher, School of Humanities, NTU; Council Member, SSAS Alvin LIM Eng Hui, Assistant Professor, English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies, NUS Kyueun KIM, Research Fellow for Performance Histories, NUS
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| 17:00 | End of Day 1 | |
| Learning Journey | ||
| 09:00 – 12:00 |
Sign up on Day 1 (First Come, First Serve) National Gallery Singapore: Order is essential; Singapore Stories: Pathways and Detours in Art |
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| 12:00 -14:00 | Lunch – Free & Easy | |
| Business Meeting (Chairs: Jesvin Yeo and Hedren Sum) | ||
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Research Discussion | |
| 15:30 | End of Workshop | |
