Programme

Arrival of speakers and participants

Check in hotel in Padang

Depart from hotel to dinner venue

Reception Dinner with the Minister of Culture and Governor of West Sumatra

Return to hotel

Bus Transfer: Padang – Sawahlunto (Ombilin Coal Mine Heritage Route)

Break time: Kayu Tanam Train Station

Lunch, follow with Site Visits: Minangkabau traditional village “Padang Ranah Tanah Bato”, Kabupaten Sijunjung (National Cultural Heritage/ World Heritage Tentative List)

Check in hotel in Sawahlunto

Depart from hotel to dinner venue (on foot, Walking distance 200meter)

Welcoming Dinner with the Minister of Culture at Mayor of Sawahlunto’s Residence

• Performance and dinner
• Welcoming Remarks by Mayor
• Report by Director General of Cultural Diplomacy, Promotion, and Cooperation
• Opening Remarks by Minister of Culture
• Exchange of Souvenir
  

Return to hotel

Session 1: Opening Session

• Performance
• Introduction by Director General of Cultural Diplomacy, Promotion, and Cooperation
• Congratulatory Remarks by UNESCO Jakarta

Session 2: We Are Site Managers

Recap of We Are Site Managers 2024

• Ting Siew Jing, Lead Secretary of We Are Site Managers International Symposium 2024

Panel Discussion: We Are Site Managers 2025

Panelist:

• Ang Ming Chee,
  Symposium Director of We Are Site Managers International Symposium 2024, the General Manager of George Town World Heritage Incorporated.
• Einar Á.E. Sæmundsen,
  Chairperson, Nordic World Heritage Association.
• Ihsanuddin Usman,
  Director of Human Resources PT. Bukit Asam Tbk

Moderator:

• Moe Chiba,
  Programme Specialist and Head of Culture Unit, UNESCO Office in Jakarta.

Questions and Answers

Exhibition Opening Ceremony

Lunch with entertainment

Session 3: Introduction of Sawahlunto Document and Action Plans

Panelist:

• Jonny Wongso,
  Bung Hatta University
• Ang Ming Chee,
  Symposium Director of We Are Site Managers International Symposium 2024, the General Manager of George Town World Heritage Incorporated.
  
• Rahmat Gino Sea Games

Moderator:

• Sudarmoko,
  Steering Committee

Session 4: World Heritage Site Management in Indonesia: Potentials and Challenges

Ethic, Responsibility, and Competency in Heritage Site Management

• Johannes Widodo,
  National University of Singapore, Founder and Executive Member of ICOMOS Indonesia

Potential and Challenges in Managing the Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto (OCMHS)

• Gusnelly,
  Andalas University/ Representative of Sawahlunto Municipality.

Potentials and Challenges in Managing the Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and Its Historic Landmarks

• Dian Lakshmi Pratiwi,
  Head of Cultural Office of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta.

The World Heritage Time Corridor in the Ranah Minang Silokek Geopark Area

• Zefnihan,
  Sijunjung Local Government-Secretary of Region
• Khamsiardi,
  Head of the Regional Planning and Development Agency of Sijunjung Regency
• Afdal Yulius,
  The Regional Planning and Development Agency of Sijunjung Regency

Moderator:

• Al Busyra Fuadi
  (PUSAKA)

Questions and Answers

Tea Break with entertainment

Session 4 (continued): World Heritage Site Management in Indonesia: Potentials and Challenges

Guardians of Meaning: Reimagining Heritage Site Management through Purpose, Place, and People

• Febrina Intan,
  PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan dan Ratu Boko/IDM

Toward 34th Years Old Prambanan Temple Compound as World Heritage: The Potentials and Challenges

• Manggar Sari Ayuati,
  Head of Cultural Preservation Office  Region X, the Ministry of Culture, Indonesia.

Collaboration of Stakeholders on Encouraging the Subak System as a Site of World Heritage Culture. Case Study in Subak Jatiluwih, Bali Province-Indonesia.

• I Gede Arya Sugiartha,
  Department of Culture, Bali Province
• I Made Sarjana,
  Subak and Agritourism Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture Udayana University.
• I Ketut Suamba,
  Subak and Agritourism Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture Udayana University.

Review on Indonesian World Heritage: Issues and Action Plans.

• Ismunandar,
  Expert Staff to the Minister of Culture for Inter-Institutional Relations Affair.

Moderator:

• Punto Wijayanto,
  Indonesia Heritage Trust

Questions and Answers

Visit Exhibition

Return to hotel

Depart from Hotel to Plaza Terminal Sawahlunto

Dinner with folk entertainment at Plaza Terminal Sawahlunto

Return to hotel

Session 5: Industrial Heritage Management

Industrial Heritage at Stake

• Hasti Tarekat,
  Founder of Heritage hands-on (the Netherlands) – Pan-Sumatra Network for Heritage Conservation (Pansumnet) (Indonesia)

Evaluating Tourists’ Experiences in Postcolonial Industrial Built Heritage: Adaptive Reuse of Sugar Factories in Taiwan

• Ping-Hsiang Hsu,
  Associate Professor, School of Tourism & Hospitality Management, Hubei University of Economics, China and
• Huey-Hong Hsieh,
  Director of Software Solutions and Asian Markets, NOAH Global Solutions

Circular Economy and Regenerative Approach for Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto (OCMHS)

• Widjaja Martokusumo, Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

Peoplescape as Identity Representations in Conservation of Cultural Landscapes: Adaptive reuse in Sawahlunto

• Maya Rosa,
  ICOMOS Indonesia

Moderator:

• In-Souk CHO,
  Principal, DaaRee Architects and Associates

Questions and Answers

Tea break with entertainment

Session 6: World Heritage Community and Ownership

The Great Spa Towns of Europe Youth Forum: Connecting Generations Through Co-Design – Skotlandia

• Chiara Ronchini,
  Secretary General, Great Spa Towns of Europe World Heritage Site

Spid Stex: Community’s Journey Milestones for Developing Personal Interpretive Experiences in Sites of Important Meanings

• Wiwien T. Wiyonoputri,
  Co-founder, Interpretasi Indonesia – Indonesian Society for Interpretation

Beyond the Monument: Community Participation in the Conservation of Suzhou’s Classical Gardens — Interactions between World Heritage and Local Heritage Registers

• Yen-Lin LIU,
  PhD candidate, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, China
• Fangda ZHU,
  Specially-appointed Researcher, UNESCO World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asian and Pacific Region (Suzhou)

Community-Based Ecotourism in Sarawak’s Protected Areas: Aligning Local Participation with World Heritage Site Management Goals

• Arianti Atong, Japanie Bujang, Suhaili Mokhtar, Nurhaifa Aina Ryhmieo, Jackson Bonniface, and Nur Athirah Remli

Moderator:

• Rizky Fardhyan,
  Project Assistant, Culture Unit, UNESCO Office in Jakarta.

Question and Answers

Lunch with entertainment

Session 6 (continued): World Heritage Identity, Interpretation and Presentation

Value Identity and Collaborative Governance in the Grand Canal Rural Heritage Communities：A Bottom-up Perspective from Residents

• Xin JIANG,
  Lecturer, Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Thai World Heritage Sites and Stakeholders: The Siam Society

• Kanitha Kasina-Ubol,
  Managing Director, The Siam Society under Royal Patronage

Cultural Interpretation and Local People’s Perception in Relation to OCMHS Management Challenges 

• Elfiondri,
  Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Bung Hatta, Padang, Indonesia
• Jonny Wongso,
  Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning, Universitas Bung Hatta, Padang, Indonesia
• Dwi Fitri Puspa,
  Faculty Economic and Business, Universitas Bung Hatta, Padang, Indonesia

The Gallery House: Openness Rooted in Indonesia Colonial typology for Climate-Adaptive living Across Eras

• Robert-Jan de Kort,
  Rotterdam Academy of Architecture and Urban Design

Moderator:

• M. Afif Hasibuan, Archaeologist, Victoria, Australia

Questions and Answers

Heritage Trail in steam locomotive with E1060 “Mak Itam” from Stasiun Sawahlunto to Stasiun Muara Kalaban, and site visits to Museum Gudang Ransum and Puncak Cemara

Return to hotel

Depart from hotel to Plaza Terminal Sawahlunto

Dinner with folk entertainment at Plaza Terminal Sawahlunto

Discussion among Indonesian Site Managers on the “Sawahlunto Document”

Return to hotel

Session 7: Resources for Site Managers

Establishing Joint Frameworks and Culture-Nature Interlinkages for Effective Heritage Management: The Case of ‘the Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area’ in Saudi Arabia

• Norah Al-Khamis,
  General Manager for World Heritage, Heritage Commission, Ministry of Culture, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Rana Sadek,
  Senior Planner, Heritage Commission, Ministry of Culture, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Giorgia Cesaro,
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Hassan Aldawsari,
  Site Manager, Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area

Heritage Interpretation and Presentation Principles for a New Era

• Namwoong KIM,
  Program Specialist, International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO WHIPIC)
• Sujin HEO,
  Program Specialist, International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO WHIPIC) 

Moderator:

• Einar Á.E. Sæmundsen,
  Director of Thingvellir National Park, Iceland and Chair of Nordic World Heritage Association

Questions and Answers

Tea break with entertainment

Session 8: Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Management Considering Both Urban and Community Challenges/Possibilities on Living Heritage: A Case Study and Practice for Conservation and Management on Water Line Industrial Heritage.

• Dowon Kim,
  Associate Professor and UNESCO Co-Chair Holder at Ritsumeikan University, Japan
• Takeyuki Okubo,
  Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Noji-higashi Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan

Disaster Risk Management Plan for the Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park’s Caves Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Malaysia

• Mohd Sherman Sauffi,
  Senior Assistant Curator, Research Section (Archaeology), Sarawak Museum Department, Malaysia
• Januarie Anak Kulis,
  Park Warden, Niah National Park, Sarawak Forestry Corporation Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

Moderator:

• Roni Armis
  Representative of Sawahlunto Municipality

Questions and Answers

Lunch with entertainment

Depart for tree planting

Tree planting

Site Visits: PLTU Salak, Lubang Tambang, and Penjara Sungai Durian

Return to hotel

Session 9: Closing Session

• Launching of the “Sawahlunto Document” and Action Plans
• Closing Remarks
• Dinner

Return to hotel

Departure of speakers and participants: Sawahlunto – Padang – Airport

Estimated arrival time at Minangkabau Internation Airport