World Heritage UK Annual Conference and AGM 2019 ‘Making the Most of World Heritage’ Hosted by the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th October 2019 at the Llangollen Pavilion Draft Programme v8 Day one: Monday 7th October Day two: Tuesday 8th October 09:00-09:30 Registration and welcome refreshments 09:00-11.00 Session 5 Site visits to Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site 0930-11.00 Session 1 Welcomes and ‘Outlining the findings of the World Heritage UK Review’ Trip 1 – Routemaster bus to Trevor Basin Session Chair: Tony Crouch, Chair World Heritage UK Canal boat trip over aqueduct with Jones the Boat 09.30 - 0945 World Heritage UK Chair’s Welcome to Llangollen Tony Crouch Routemaster bus to Chirk Tunnel and walk into England 09.45 - 10.00 Chair of the Partnership, Wrexham Council and Launch of Pontcysyllte Route master bus back to Llangollen Aqueduct and Canal WHS Management Plan 10.00 - 10.15 Ministerial address, The Rt Hon. the Lord Elis-Thomas, Deputy Minister Trip 2 – Walk down to Llangollen Railway and tour of shed and station for Culture, Sport and Tourism, Welsh Assembly Routemaster bus to Berwyn Station 10.15 - 10.45 ‘UK World Heritage Site Review’ Chris Blandford, President, World Walk over chain bridge to Horseshoe Falls and the start of the World Heritage Site Heritage UK Horse Drawn Boat back to Pavilion 10.45 - 11.00 Conference photo - Sam Rose 11.00-11.30 Refreshments and networking 11:00-11:30 Refreshments and networking 11.30-13.00 Session 2 Financing the sites and governance models 11.30-13.00 Session 6 Tourism – Impacts and Benefits Session Chair: Don Gobbett Session Chair: Dr Bailey Ashton Adie 11.30 – 11.50 Edinburgh Tourist tax tbc 11.30 – 11.50 ‘Looking to a Sustainable Future at Giant’s Causeway for Visitors 11.50 – 12.10 ‘Governance in the UK’s World Heritage Sites’, Sam Rose and the National Trust’, Peter Moore 12.10 – 12.30 ‘The World Heritage City Project, - a Public Private Partnership Model in 11.50 – 12.10 ‘Welsh Slate Industry nomination’, Roland Evans, Gwynned Council Philadelphia’ Zabeth Teelucksingh, Executive Director, Global Philadelphia Association 12.10 – 12.30 Yan Haiming, Director, China Academy of Cultural Heritage 12.30 – 13.00 Panel discussion and questions 12.30 – 13.00 Panel discussion and questions 13.00-14:00 Lunch and networking 13:00-14:00 Lunch and networking Day one continued: Day two continued: 14.00-16.00 Session 3 Heritage, soft power and diplomacy 14:00-15:30 Session 7 Expert Panel Q&A Session Chair: Prof Ian Wray Session Chair: Rebecca Hartley 14.00 – 14.10 Introduction to Session 3, Prof Ian Wray 14.00 – 14.15 Elevator pitches x 3 x 5 minutes 14.10 – 14.30 "Heritage and the past in the UK's diplomatic futures", Dr Andrew 1. tbc MacClelland, Research Associate, Liverpool University 2. tbc 14.30 – 14.50 Michael Macdonough, Chief Archaeologist, Irish Government 3. tbc 14.50 – 15.10 Giles Smith, Head of Tourism and Heritage, DCMS 14.15 - 15.30 Question Time 15.10 – 15.40 Panel discussion and questions In depth discussion with a panel of experts including: 1 Dr Bailey Ashton Adie, author 2 Chris Blandford, President WHUK 3 Zabeth Teelucksingh, Global Philadelphia Association 4 Henry Owen-John, Historic England and questions (and answers) from the audience. 15:30-16:00 Session 8 Summary and concluding remarks 15:40-16:10 Refreshments and networking Session Chair: Tony Crouch 15.30 – 15.35 2020 conference/future 15.35 – 15.40 tbc 15.40 – 16.00 Concluding remarks, Tony Crouch 16:10 - 17.00 Session 4 16.00 Depart Session Chair: Allan Forrest 16.10 – 16.30 Elevator pitches x 4 x 5 minutes 1. Jenny Bruce, Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site 2. Jodrell Bank tbc 3. tbc 4. tbc 16.30 -16:45 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal WHS presentation – Allan Forrest, Regeneration Project Manager 17.00 – 18.00 World Heritage UK Annual General Meeting, Gillian Clarke, Secretary, World Heritage UK 17.00 or 18.00 – 19.00 book into hotels/ at leisure/networking 19.00 Coach to Civic Reception from Pavilion and Wild Pheasant Hotel 20.00 3 course dinner and drinks, Welsh Male Voice Choir at Tower Hill Barns, Trevor, LL20 7TN Return to hotel by organised coach, or at your leisure by taxi .