Workshop

In cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO, the Robert Bosch Academy invited critical thinkers and leaders in the creative and cultural sector from around the globe to Berlin to attend the workshop “Ahead of the Curve”. The workshop explored the contemporary relevance of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Mike van Graan, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, facilitated the workshop together with Christine M. Merkel, representative of the German Commission for UNESCO.

Click here for the report of the workshop Ahead of the Curve

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