Donovan Rypkema of HSI has delivered speeches and presentations worldwide on various aspects of the economic importance of heritage conservation.
Examples
Wroclaw, Poland
Rypkema spoke on the economic potential of heritage beyond tourism at the fourth annual
European Heritage Days Forum.
Austria/Slovakia
At the annual meeting of the European Heads of Heritage Forum, Rypkema delivered a plenary presentation on The Role of Heritage Conservation in a Sustainable Economy.
Brussels, Belgium
At the European Parliament, Rypkema was the lead witness at a hearing on the economic role of heritage in a time of financial crisis.
Brussels, Belgium
As part of the “Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe” initiative, Rypkema delivered the keynote address on Heritage Conservation and the 21st Century Economy. The event was sponsored by Europa Nostra and the European Economic and Social Committee.
Ghent, Belgium
PORTICO is a partnership of four European cities whose goal is to make the partner cities’ archaeological heritage visible by developing new methods, techniques and ways of thinking about urban development – above and below ground. The cities are Chester, United Kingdom; Ghent, Belgium; Köln, Germany; and Utrecht, the Netherlands. Rypkema was the keynote speaker at their November mid-term conference.
Seoul, South Korea
The Korean National Commission for UNESCO hosted the Asia-Pacific International Forum on the Preservation of Urban Cultural Heritage in Seoul in November. Invited speakers included Professor Osamu Oba of Kyoto Prefectural University; Tim Curtis, Chief of the Culture United at UNESCO – Bangkok; Johannes Widodo, National University of Singapore; Salman Beg, CEO of the Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan, and Donovan Rypkema of HSI.
Additional Speeches
Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Economic and Social Development (2005)
Memory, Place, and the Humanities (2003)
The Competitive Community in the 21st Century (2003)
Downtowns and the 21st Century Economy (2003)
The Economics of Historic Preservation: Taking a Leadership Role (2003)
Preservation and the 21st Century Economy (2002)
Culture, Historic Preservation, and Economic Development in the 21st Century (1999)