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 – 09:00 | Registration + Refreshment | |
| 09:05 – 09:20 |
Professor Jon Edward WILSON |
Opening Speech |
| 09:20 – 10:20 | LOW Sze Wee Group Director (Museums), National Heritage Board, Singapore |
Nanyang Art: A Case Study of Multi-culturalism at Work in Singapore |
| 10:20 | Group Photo Taking | |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Coffee Break | |
| Panel Discussion: Situating Digital Multicultural Heritage: Continuity, Challenges, and Strategies (Chair: Hedren SUM) | ||
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10:50 – 12:20 |
Michael J K WALSH SIAU Ming En MOHAMED Hardi Caroline CHIA CHENG Chen |
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| 12:20 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| Artist Talk (Chair: NG Woon Lam) | ||
| 13:30 – 14:30 |
Galina MIHALEVA |
Multicultural Expressions: Identities, Aesthetics, and Knowledge in Practice |
| 14:30 – 14:40 | Stand up break | |
| Keynote Presentation II (Chair: Heden SUM) | ||
| 14:40 – 15:40 |
Ali HOSSAINI |
Culturally Competent AI |
| 15:40 – 16:15 | Coffee break | |
| Closed-Door Research Roundtable: Reimagining Multicultural Heritage: Digital Innovations and Research Directions (Chair: CHENG Chen, Hedren SUM and Jesvin YEO) | ||
| 16:15- 17:45 |
Facilitators 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 CHEW Keng Hao, Doctoral Researcher, Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme, NTU
Speakers Raju CHELLAM, ACE Fellow, School of Computing, NUS Caroline CHIA, Lecturer and Cultural Researcher, School of Humanities, NTU; Council Member, SSAS Ali HOSSAINI, Co-director, Centre for Philosophy & Art, King’s College London; Professor of Digital Media and Culture at SOAS, University of London Sharifah Shahirah JASNI, Singapore Heritage Society Kyueun KIM, Research Fellow for Performance Histories, NUS KWOK Kian Chow, Art Historian, Former Director of Singapore Art Museum and National Gallery Singapore Jeannie LEE, Associate Professor, SIT; Deputy Director, Centre for Immersification Sheryl LEE, PhD Candidate at Nanyang Technological University Alvin LIM Eng Hui, Assistant Professor, English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies, NUS LIM Khek Gee Francis, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, NTU Sabrina LONG, Dean of School of Art and Design, NAFA-UAS Galina MIHALEVA, Artist, Fashion Designer and Associate Professor, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University MOHAMED Hardi, COO (ASEAN), MISUMI.AI NG Woon Lam, Associate Professor, School of Art, Design and Media, NTU David OCON, Assistant Professor, College of Integrative Studies, SMU; Associate Faculty, School of Humanities, NTU SIAU Ming En, Senior Manager (Curatorial & Engagement), National Heritage Board, Singapore Michael J K WALSH, Professor for Cultural Studies and Digital Humanities, NTU; Head of Art History, SoH, NTU Lisa WINSTANLEY, Associate Professor, School of Art, Design and Media, NTU XIN Xiaochang, Head of Special Projects Unit (SPU), NAFA-UAS Amber YIN, Researcher in Cultural Studies & Digital Humanities and Co-Founder, Thousmile (Asian Cultural Exchange)
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| 18:00 | End of Day 1 | |
| Learning Journey | ||
| 10:00 – 12:30 |
Sign up on Day 1 (First Come, First Serve) ArtScience Museum: Another World Is Possible |
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| 12:30 -14:30 | Lunch – Free & Easy | |
| Business Meeting (Chairs: Jesvin YEO and Hedren SUM) | ||
| 14:30 – 17:30 | Research Discussion | |
| 17:30 | End of Workshop | |
