Wednesday 5 November : THE WORLD IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSEUMS

Keynote presentations at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

- Welcome: THE SYDNEY MODERN PROJECT
Dr Michael Brand, Director, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Richard Johnson, Director, Johnson Pilton Walker Architects


- Keynote: READING THE TEA LEAVES: GLOBAL TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOMORROW’S MUSEUM
Robert Stein, Deputy Director, Dallas Museum of Art

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- Panel discussion: CHINA UNLIMITED: UNDERSTANDING THE MUSEUM BOOM IN CHINA
Clare Jacobson, Author, New Museums in China and Kingsley Jayasekera, Director, Communications, Marketing & Digital, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
Chaired by Lesley Alway, Director, Asialink  

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- Success Story: OPTIMISM: YOU BUILD THEM. THEY’LL COME.
Emma Cantwell, Communications Manager, Museums, Culture Sector, and Firas Barden, Graphic Design Manager, Museums, Culture Sector, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
Chaired by Robert Stein, Deputy Director, Dallas Museum of Art

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- Success Story: THE MAKING OF THE MONA EFFECT
Professor Adrian Franklin, Anthropologist and Professor of Sociology and at the University of Tasmania
Chaired by Robert Stein, Deputy Director, Dallas Museum of Art


- Keynote: "I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AND I AM SAYING IT"



Damian Borchok, CEO, Interbrand Australia
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- Point of View
Jess Scully, Festival director, Vivid Ideas

Workshops at Sydney Living Museums - The Mint and Hyde Park Barracks Museum.

- OPTIMISM IN A SOCIAL BUSINESS - FOCUSED OR FANCIFUL?  
Roy ClareDirector & Chief Executive Officer, Auckland War Memorial Museum

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- CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE DIGITAL KIND  
Maria Grazia Girotto, Head of Communications, Marketing, and Public Relations, The National Cinema Museum of Turin and Film Festivals 
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- STORYTELLING BEYOND THE MUSEUM
Jessie Oh BustosDirector of Business Development, Singapore National Heritage Board
 

FUTURE MUSEUM EXPERIENCES: OPTIMISTIC SOLUTIONS AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS 
Pr Sarah Kenderdine, Head, Special Projects, Museum Victoria, Melbourne


TAKE IT OUTSIDE, MOVING THE MUSEUM INTO NATURE
Dan Gottlieb, Director of Planning, Design & Museum Park, North Carolina Museum of Art
Mark Johnson, President, Civitas Inc, Denver


- ARE YOU READY FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES? 
Sabine DoolinAudience Research & Insight Manager, Tate, London
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- FROM PRODUCT TO AUDIENCE LED: A NEW JOURNEY 
Jennifer Yard, Head of Marketing
Emily Smith, Head of Audience Development, The Natural History Museum, London


SEIZING THE MOMENT: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT 
Alec Coles OBE, CEO, Western Australia Museum


- ACTIVATING MUSEUMS WITH INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE 
Nina Barry-Macaulay, Independent Dramaturge and Theatre Maker, Melbourne


- WHAT GOOD IS INDOOR LOCATION? 
Scott Brewer, Co-CEO, Art Processors Pty Ltd


Workshops conclude at 17:30