The Southeast Asia Collaborative Meeting on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage aims to identify the current situation and issues of ICH stakeholders’ information and their networks in the region. In general, ICH information pertains to various kinds of data related to living heritage such as videos, photos, sound materials, books, events, exhibitions, and details about institutions, communities, groups, and individuals working on or whose work has significant relevance to living heritage. Building a system for dissemination of ICH information is a recognized measure for ICH safeguarding, as stated in the UNESCO 2003 Convention, because it emphasizes the involvement of communities, groups, and individuals in the ICH field and contributes to raising public awareness on the importance of living heritage and capacity-building of stakeholders in the field amidst threatening processes of globalization. Since the production and exchange of ICH information is based on the initiative to foster a wider understanding of living heritage and collaboration, it also reinforces Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all (SDG 4) and strengthening global partnership for sustainable development (SDG 17).

Day 1: Opening Remarks

Day 1: Monday, 30 August 2021
1430 – 1640 Hours, (UTC + 0800 Singapore Time)
1530 – 1740 Hours, (UTC + 0900 Korea Time)

Day 2: Tuesday, 31 August 2021
1430 – 1620 Hours, (UTC + 0800 Singapore Time)
1530 – 1720 Hours, (UTC + 0900 Korea Time)

DAY 1 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Ms Moe Chiba
Chief of Culture Unit,
UNESCO Jakarta Office, Indonesia

PRESENTATION 1 (CRAFTS)
Ms Krupa Rajangam
Conservation Architect,
Founder and Director (Lead-Community Initiatives and Research),
SAYTHU, India

PRESENTATION 2 (CRAFTS)
Ms Thi My Hoa Do
Operation Manager,
Foundation for International Development/ Relief (FIDR),
Vietnam

PRESENTATION 3 (PERFORMING ARTS)
Ms Syafiqah ‘Adha Sallehin
Music Director,
Gendeng Akustika, Singapore

PRESENTATION 4 (PERFORMING ARTS)
Mr Song Seng
Senior Program Coordinator, Culture and Arts Education
Cambodian Living Arts, Cambodia

TRACK 1 MODERATOR
Professor Vineeta Sinha
Professor, Department of Sociology,
National University of Singapore, Singapore

DAY 2 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Professor Lily Kong
President,
Singapore Management University, Singapore

PRESENTATION 1 (TECHNOLOGY)
Dr Zi Siang See
Interaction Design & AR/VR Researcher
Editorial Board Member and Guest Editor of Journal of Virtual Creativity (Intellect Books, UK)
Lecturer, University of Newcastle, Australia

PRESENTATION 2 (TECHNOLOGY)
Dr Ivan Liu
Founder & Director, Legacy Lab International and
Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Arts,
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

PRESENTATION 4 (TECHNOLOGY)
Dr Jungmin Yu
Department of Cultural Heritage Industry,
Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, Korea

TRACK 2 MODERATOR
Mr Mohamed Hardi
Chief Information Officer and Director, Information Technology,
National Heritage Board, Singapore