BOOKLET ICICH

ICICH
2022

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTANGIBLE
CULTURAL HERITAGE

Theme: Good Safeguarding Measures
and Practices

26th - 28th OCTOBER 2022

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES :

STRATEGIC PARTNERS :

Jabatanwarisannegara Heritage TV JWNinfo

https://www.heritage.gov.my



INTRODUCTION

Intangible cultural heritage (ICH), understood as
traditional knowledge, practice, and skill, such as oral
traditions, performing arts, festivals, or crafts, is a
repository of wisdom inherited by the generation of
communities and groups in response to their natural and
social environment. However, rapid social changes
propelled by urbanization and the advent of the internet
at the end of the 20th century exposed the fragile nature
of such heritage, raising fear of the loss of cultural
diversity and identities.

In 2003, the UNESCO General Conference adopted the
Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural
Heritage, urging the member states to adopt national
policies and measures to ensure the inter-generational
transmission of ICH as the basis of sustainable
development. As a result, countless conferences and
workshops took place at local, national and global levels
on the importance of safeguarding intangible heritage
and possible methodologies.

However, after nearly two decades, the strategies and
methods for ICH safeguarding still require continuous
explorations in the face of diverse challenges, old and
new, including globalization, conflict, pandemic and
natural disasters.

Therefore, in collaboration with UNESCO Jakarta and the
University of Malaysia, Kelantan, the Department of
National Heritage will organize an International
Conference on "Good Safeguarding Measures and
Practices" to update the member states, experts and
practitioners on the latest safeguarding issues and
measures.

OBJECTIVE

1.To share the latest issues, experiences and
methodologies in the ICH safeguarding

2.To identify the direction for future research on ICH.
3.To establish a network and explore areas of

collaboration between administrators, researchers and
stakeholders involved in ICH at the national and
international levels.

OUTPUTS

1.Proceedings of the papers presented at the
conference.

2.Recommendation to improve the management of ICH
in the future.

TOPIC OF PRESENTATION SESSIONS

Session 1, 26 October 2022 (Wednesday) from 15.00pm – 18.40pm MYT
TOPIC 1: STRENGTHENING THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE
CULTURAL HERITAGE

The main objective of the 2003 Convention is to safeguard the
intangible cultural heritage. It is the responsibility of the
States Parties as stipulated under Article 11 of the Convention.
One of the ways of safeguarding the intangible cultural
heritage is by strengthening the inventory system. The
UNESCO 2003 Convention requires the States Parties to
develop one or several inventories of ICH elements in their
national territory as a primary step towards safeguarding
works. The existing models typically take the form of a
directory with varying degrees of detail, compiled either by
the government authorities or academic institutions. However,
an inventory and documenting system and process may be
more original, catering to various needs of the ICH
communities. The present session will discuss alternative ways
of ICH data collection, storage, access and use.

Session 2, 27 October 2022 (Thursday) from 15.00pm – 16.50pm MYT

TOPIC 2: ICH and Sustainable Development Goals: part 1

Although culture does not have a dedicated SDG goal, it has
been widely acknowledged that it is transversal and
contributes to all the development goals. ICH, understood as
communities' skills, creativity, and originality, is a great
resource to be tapped for different dimensions of
development. The session will present several case studies
that have consciously chosen ICH to address pressing
development issues, including urban regeneration, rural
livelihood and quality education.

Session 3, 27 October 2022 (Thursday) from 16.50pm – 18.15pm MYT

TOPIC 3: ICH and Sustainable Development Goals: part 2

UNESCO ICH 2003 Convention derives its spirit from the
organization's Constitution, which pledges to create genuine
peace through the intellectual and moral solidarity of
mankind. Disseminating knowledge about and appreciating
each other's culture is thought to be an effective method to
this end. Accordingly, ICH safeguarding effort should also
serve the purpose of mutual respect, dialogue and peace-
building beyond the nationalistic or self-promotional intent.
The current session will discuss the role of ICH in conflict
resolutions, trust-building and international cooperation.

Session 4, 28 October 2022 (Friday) from 15.30pm – 18.00pm MYT

TOPIC 4: POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY OF ICH

The impact of the pandemic has been far-reaching and
devastating. ICH communities were no exception. Festivals
were canceled, and traditoinal performers and artisans lost
their market. In April 2020, UNESCO launched a global online
survey to grasp the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic around
the world, asking the following questions:

How is the pandemic impacting living heritage?
How is living heritage adapting to the crisis?
How are communities mobilizing their living heritage to
help them face the pandemic?

The present session will present some of the findings and case
studies from the UNESCO report to inspire our action post-
pandemic.

PARTICIPANTS OF THE CONFERENCE

1.States Parties of 2003 Convention
2. Professionals/Consultants
3.Intangible Cultural Heritage communities and practitioners
4.Government officials from related departments or

agencies

PAPER PRESENTERS

The Paper Presenters will be as follows (They are required to
present on case studies along with issues and challenges as
well as other related matters):

1.Experts or professionals who have experience in intangible
cultural heritage protection and are familiar with relevant
instruments and mechanisms of protection in their country

2.Heritage Administrator and Members of Intangible Cultural
Heritage Communities

3.Those who have been involved in the program and
activities for the safeguarding of intangible cultural
heritage

4.Presentation must be in English
Presentation time - maximum 20 minutes

KEYNOTE SPEECH AND
PAPER PRESENTERS

The Keynote Speech and talks will be as follows:
Experts from UNESCO and its advisory bodies

ENQUIRIES

All enquiries can be addressed to Dr. Eyo Leng Yan -
[email protected] and Ms. Somira binti Hj Abd. Rahman -
[email protected]

TENTATIVE

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE 2022

DAY 1: 26TH OCTOBER 2022 (WEDNESDAY)
14.30PM – 18.30PM (MYT)

TOPIC 1: STRENGTHENING THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

OPEhNttINpsG:/C/zEoRoEmM.uOsN/j/Y9/18TO30P9IC391 P06LE6A?pSwEdC=LbIGC
KgvTWHDEQL1IcNkKEByZETLhOUWUT0OJLJbOGINFTTVHmEhW0dEzB0IN9 AR:

Passcode: 336359

LOG IN/ 14:30PM– 15.00PM
MR. TEAMIC
ZEEEE: HOE
PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION/LOG IN

WELCOMING 15.00PM – 15.25PM
REMARK
LIVE PERFPRMANCE: MALAYSIAN CULTURAL DANCE
SPEECH BY PERFORMANCE BY GENIUS SENI TARI, THE NATIONAL
DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE & ARTS
OPENING
SPEECH BY MR. MOHD AZMI MOHD YUSOF
COMMISSIONER OF HERITAGE

DMIRR.EMCTOOHRAMOEFDTDHJEELIUDNE
SCO REGIONAL SCIENCE


BUREAU FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC AND UNESCO
REPRESENTATIVE FOR BRUNEI DARUSSALAM,
INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, THE PHILIPPINES AND
TIMOR-LESTE

YB. DATO' SRI HAJAH NANCY SHUKRI
MINISTER OF TOURISM, ARTS AND CULTURE

VIDEO VIDEO OF THE CONFEREN
CE

KEYNOTE

SPEECH THE 2003 CONVENTION FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF
THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND THE

1

DSURS. TTIAMINCAUBRLTEISDEVELOPMEN
T GOALS
KEYNOTE
SPEECH SECRETARY OF THE CONVENTION FOR THE
SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL
2 HERITAGE, UNESCO
VIDEO
SAFEGUARDING OF MALAYSIA’S INTANGIBLE
CULTURAL HERITAGE

YSBECHRGE. DTAARTYUKGEHNAEJARHALSAR
AYA ARBI

MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ARTS AND CULTURE

16.20PM – 16.30PM

ICH VIDEO / CULTURAL TR
ADITIONAL PERFORMANCE

GHAZAL MUSIC VIDEO

DAY 1: 26TH OCTOBER 2022 (WEDNESDAY)
16.30PM – 18.30PM MYT

(PARTICIPANTS LOG IN 16.00PM)

TOPIC 1: STRENGTHENING THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

MODERATOR : MS. MOE CHIBA


PROGRAMME SPECIALIST AND HEAD OF

CULTURE UNIT, UNESCO JAKARTA

PANEL 1 16.30PM– 16.50PM

PROF. EMERITUS DATO‘ DR. MOHAMED GHOUSE


NASURUDDIN

EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF PERFORMING ARTS,
PANEL 2 MALAYSIA


TITLE: STRENGTHENING THE SAFEGUARDING OF
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
PANEL 3
16.50PM – 17.10PM

PROF. MADYA. DR. RAJA ISKANDAR BIN RAJA HALID
DEPUTY DEAN, HERITAGE DEPARTMENT, FACULTY
OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURAL ,
UNVERSITY OF MALAYSIA, KELANTAN

TITLE: SAFEGUARDING THE PERFORMING ARTS OF
MALAYSIA: MALAYSIAN AUDIO-VISUAL ARCHIVES
(MYARCHIVES) AS A CASE STUDY

17.10PM – 17.30PM RESEARCH AND
THE NATIONAL
MR. ARTHUR TAN
MANAGER AT THE HERITAGE
ASSESSMENT DIVISION OF
HERITAGE BOARD, SINGAPORE.

TITLE: SAFEGUARDING ICH THROUGH
INVENTORYING AND PARTNERSHIPS – EXAMPLES
FROM SINGAPORE

PANEL 4 17.30PM – 17.50PM



MS. RENEE C. TALAVERA
CHIEF OF THE CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND
TRADITIONAL ARTS SECTION, NATIONAL
COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS, PHILIPPINES

TITLE: INVENTORYING ICH IN THE CONTEXT OF DRR:
THE CASE OF SCHOOLS OF LIVING TRADITIONS IN
THE PHILIPPINES

PANEL 5 17.50PM – 18.10PM

DR. EYO LENG YAN


DIRECTOR INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE
DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE,
PANEL 6 MALAYSIA


TITLE : SAFEGUARDING ON INTANGIBLE CULTURAL
HERITAGE THROUGH SHARED HERITAGE

18.10PM – 18.30PM

MS. ARTI JAIMAN
STATION DIRECTOR, GURGAON KI AWAAZ
SAMUDAYIK RADIO, INDIA

TITLE: BREAKING BARRIERS THROUGH FOLK MUSIC
ON RADIO

DAY 2: 27TH OCTOBER 2022 (THURSDAY)
14.30PM- 16.50PM MYT

(PARTICIPANTS LOG IN 14.00PM)

TOPIC 2 & TOPIC 3 PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO JOIN THE WEBINAR:
https://zoom.us/j/98341532134?pwd=dWwzSTZwdzFRQ040RnBGUEdBWlMvQT09

Passcode: 713121

TOPIC 2: ICH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: PART 1

MODERATOR :

PROF. DR. HANAFI HUSSIN


DESPTAURDTIMESE,NFTAOCFULS
TOYUOTHF AERATSST ASIAN

AND

SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY

MALAYA (UM)

PANEL 7 15.00PM - 15.20PM SCIENCE



PROF. DR. TAN SOOI BENG
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, UNIVERSITY

MALAYSIA (USM), PENANG, M
ALAYSIA

TITLE: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SUSTAINING LIVING
HERITAGE, REVITALIZING THE CITY: THE HERITAGE
CELEBRATIONS IN GEORGE TOWN,PENANG

PANEL 8 15.20PM – 15.40PM


DR. WONG OI MIN

DEPUTY DEAN AND THE HEAD OF DOCTORATE

PROGRAMME, CENTRE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,

NATIONAL (AASCWAADREAM),YMAOLF
AYSAIRATS, CULTURE AND

HERITAGE

TITLE: THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF
CHINESE OPERA IN MALAYSIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY

PANEL 9 15.40PM –16.00PM



DR. ALEXANDRA DENES
RESEARCH SPECIALIST, SOCIAL RESEARCH
INSTITUTE, CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY, THAILAND
& MISS AJIRAPA PRADIT
RESEARCHER, FACULTY OF ARTS AND
ARCHITECTURE, RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY LANNA (CHIANG MAI) THAILAND

TITLE: CHIANG MAI’S INTANGIBLE CULTURAL
HERITAGE: URBAN REVITALIZATION AND CULTURAL
IDENTITY IN A NORTHERN THAI CITY

PANEL 10 16.00PM – 16.20PM (TRADING




MR. AMITAVA BHATTACHARYA
FOUNDER DIRECTOR, CONTACT BASE
PANEL 11 STYLE: BANGLANATAK DOT COM. INDIA
& MS. SNEHA BHATTACHARYYA


TITLE: INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE (ICH) FOR
RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON SDGS

16.20PM – 16.40PM
MS. VANESSA ACHILLES

INDEPENDENCE RESEARCHER, WACHTBERG,

GERMANY

TITLE: BRINGING LIVING HERITAGE TO SCHOOLS: A
RESOURCE KIT TO HELP TEACHERS DEVELOP
CONTEXTUALIZED AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES

DAY 2: 27TH OCTOBER 2022 (THURSDAY)
16.50PM- 18.15PM MYT

(PARTICIPANTS LOG IN 15.30PM)
TOPIC 3: ICH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: PART 2


MODERATOR :

DR.MARZELAN SALLEH

PANEL 12 SENIOR LECTURER, FACULTY OF
CREATIVE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF


MALAYA

16.50PM – 17.10PM
PROF. TS. DR. RUSLAN ABDUL RAHIM
RECTOR NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, CULTURE AND
HERITAGE (ASWARA) MALAYSIA
TITLE: PANACEA OR PREDICAMENT: A DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE
ARTS & CULTURE

PANEL 13 17.10PM-17.30PM

MR. MOHD. AMRAN MOHD. HARIS

DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL, PLANNING & POLICY,
THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE AND
ARTS. MALAYSIA

TITLE: THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE
AND ARTS (JKKN) AND ITS ROLES IN CONSERVING AND
PRESERVING MALAYSIAN ARTS, CULTURE AND
HERITAGE.

PANEL 14 17.30PM - 17.50PM
DR. ADI PRASETIJO


LECTURER, ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT,
PANEL 15
UNIVERSITY OF DIPONEGOR
O, INDONESIA.




TITLE : INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE AS A TOOL
FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION: A TRAJECTORY FOR
INDIGENOUS RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN INDONESIA

17.50PM - 18.10PM
DR. SHERNAZ CAMA

FLEOCUTNUDRAETRIO, UNNNIVEEWRSDIETLYHOI,FIND
DEILAHI & DIRECTOR PARZOR

TITLE: NAVROZE: COOPERATION ACROSS COUNTRIES

DAY 3: 28 OCTOBER 2022 (FRIDAY)
15.00PM- 18.00PM MYT

(PARTICIPANTS LOG IN 14.00PM)
TOPIC 4 PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO JOIN THE WEBINAR:
https://zoom.us/j/94641422933?pwd=RzV0eEkwOUJyRDlqTitkQ25pa1lvUT09

Passcode: 489485

TOPIC 4: POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY OF ICH


MODERATOR :

PANEL 16 ASSOC. PROFESSOR HASNUL




JAMAL SAIDON

DIRECTOR OF TUANKU FAUZIAH MUSEUM
PANEL 17 & GALLERY, UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA


15.30PM-15.50PM
PANEL 18 DR. PATRICIA ANN HARDWICK

SENIOR LECTURER/RESEARCH FELLOW, MUSIC AND
PERFORMING ART DEPARTMENT & MALAY
CIVILISATION INSTITUTE, SULTAN IDRIS EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA

TITLE: PANDEMIC CHALLENGES AND ENDEMIC
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAK YONG PERFORMANCE IN
KELANTAN, MALAYSIA.

15.50PM-16.10PM

MS. JINYOUNG SEO
PROGRAMME SPECIALIST / INTERNATIONAL
INFORMATION AND NETWORKING CENTRE FOR
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE ASIA-
PACIFIC REGION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF UNESCO
(ICHCAP) JEONJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

TITLE: ICH ANDRESILIENCE BETWEEN (BEFORE COVID-
19) AND (AFTER COVID-19)

16.10PM-16.30PM
DR. MAEHARA MEGUMI
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL PROPERTIES SECTION,
DEPARTMENT OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE,
TOKYO NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR
CULTURAL PROPERTIES, JAPAN

TITLE: POST-PANDEMIC RESTORATION OF JAPANESE
TRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES

PANEL 19 16.30PM-16.50PM

DR. PARITTA CHALERMPOW KOANANTAKOOL


RETIRED ANTHROPOLOGIST

FORMER DIRECTOR, THE PRINCESS MAHA CHAKRI
PANEL 20 SIRINDHORN ANTHROPOLOGY CENTRE, BANGKOK,
THAILAND

TITLE: MUSEUMS AND LIVING HERITAGE IN
THAILAND: INNOVATION AND TRADITIONAL
PANEL 21 RESOURCES IN THE FACE OF THE PANDEMIC


16.50PM-17.10PM RESEARCH &
THE NATIONAL
MR. NICHOLAS YEO
SENIOR MANAGER HERITAGE
ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT OF
HERITAGE BOARD, SINGAPORE.

TITLE: SAFEGUARDING ICH IN A PANDEMIC –
LESSONS AND EXPERIENCES FROM SINGAPORE.

17.10PM – 17.30PM
MR. MOHD. SYAHRIN ABDULLAH

DIRECTOR WORLD HERITAGE DIVISION,

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE, MALAYSIA

TITLE: EFFORTS TO SAFEGUARD INTANGIBLE
CULTURAL HERITAGE IN MALAYSIA DURING AND
POST PANDEMIC

LIST OF MODERATOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE 2022

TOPIC 1:


STRENGTHENING THE SAF
EGUARDING OF THE


INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

MODERATOR 1: Ms. Moe Chiba is presently the Chief of Culture
MS. MOE CHIBA Unit at the UNESCO Jakarta office for Brunei
PROGRAMME SPECIALIST Darussalam, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia
AND HEAD OF CULTURE and Timor Leste since 2018. She joined UNESCO
UNIT,UNESCO JAKARTA HQ in 2000 and began her career in the Division
of Creative Industry and subsequently in the
[email protected] Division of Cultural Policies in charge of
developing a new international convention of

UNESCO on the diversity
of cultural content and
artistic expressions. Moving to the UNESCO
New Delhi office for South Asia in 2006, her
focus has shifted to mainstreaming culture into
the development process in practice beyond
theory

T
OPIC 2: ICH AND SUSTAINABLE DE
VELOPMENT GOALS: PART 1


MODERATOR 2: Prof. Dr. Hanafi Hussin is a Professor in the

PROF. DR. HANAFI HUSIN Department of Southeast Asian Studies at the
(DEAN, DEPARTMENT OF Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University
SOUTH EAST ASIAN of Malaya. He has received his PhD in
STUDIES, FACULTY OF Performing Arts Studies. His main focus of
ARTS AND SOCIAL research is in the anthropology of Southeast
SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY Asia, particularly on ritual and performing arts.
MALAYA (UM) He actively researches and publishes on rituals
and identity of Kadaz
andusun Penampang,

Lotud Dusun community of Tuaran Sabah,
[email protected] maritime Bajau and Bajau Laut/Sama Dilaut of
the east coast of Borneo and Southern
Philippines. Currently, he is also serving as Head
of Maritime Community, Law, Policy and
Governance Unit, Institute of Ocean and Earth
Sciences (IOES), Head, Universiti Malaya
Cultural and Heritage Research Centre
(UMCHRC)

LIST OF MODERATOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE 2022

T
OPIC 3: ICH AND SUSTAINABLE DE
VELOPMENT GOALS: PART 2


MODERATOR 3: Dr. Marzelan Salleh has lived in Malaysia and
DR. MARZELAN SALLEH
(SENIOR LECTURE, UK. His music such as Bani Jawi, Bangkit, Puteri
FACULTY OF CREATIVE
ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF Gunung Ledang, Rukun, Hijrah, and Tarian Cinta
MALAYA)
have been inspired by Asian nuance and
[email protected]
Western European music combined with


transcultural contemporary ideas. His music has

been performed in United Kingdom and

Malaysia alongside composers such as John

Pickard, Michael hEilslisco
onm, paonsditioDniseteart Mack.

Performances of major

international music festivals and concerts

include New Music in the South West, Bristol

New Music Festival, Contemporary Music

Venture Concert Series and University of

Bristol’s New Music Ensemble Concerts.


TOPIC 4: POST-PANDEMIC
RECOVERY OF ICH



MODERATOR 4: Prof. Hasnul Jamal Saidon received his initial He
ASSOC. PROFESSOR
HASNUL JAMAL SAIDON was involved in designing pioneering programs
(DIRECTOR OF TUANKU
FAUZIAH MUSEUM & in UNIMAS, UMS & USM, including final year
GALLERY,UNIVERSITI
SAINS MALAYSIA) showcases such as CIPTA & RINTIS: curating

hasnuljsa
[email protected] milestone exhibitions such as the 1st. Electronic

Art Show & HYPErview (1997), Takung (2004); &

co-founding E-Art ASEAN Online (2000). He has

contributed to ctahpealcoictiaels
asrut c&h academic scenes
under various as a programme

head, deputy dean, museum director, board

member, chief jury, curator, external examiner

and curriculum advisor. Hasnul has curated 30

local exhibitions and engaged in 18 research

projects since 1996. He has written about 24

books, presented and published about 25

papers and articles in books internationally.

Panel 1

PROF. EMERITUS DATO' DR.
MOHAMED GHOUSE NASURUDDIN

Emeritus Professor of Performing Arts

[email protected]

Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Mohamed Ghouse Nasuruddin is an Emeritus
Professor of Performing Arts. He completed his Masters and Ph.D.
degrees at Indiana University, USA, under the Fulbright and Ford
Foundation Scholarship respectively in dance, music and theatre. He
was appointed as Fulbright Scholar in Residence at West Virginia
University at Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States of America
from January to May 2003 where he taught dance and theatre
courses. In 2006, he was awarded the Fulbright Professional Scholar
Grant to teach for three months, April to June, at SUNY Cortland, New
York and to lecture and perform on The Occasional Lecture Grant in
Cornell University, Ithaca, University of Riverside in California, Ohio
University in Athens, Ohio and West Virginia University at
Parkersburg, West Virginia. He has conducted extensive research on
traditional Malay dance, music and theatre from the perspective of
performance and healing efficacy. His current research is on
traditional healing performance and on arts therapy for children with
cerebral palsy, autism and dyslexia. He has an ongoing research
project on The Aesthetics and Philosophy of Ethnic Groups of
Sarawak, funded by The Ministry of Social Development Sarawak.
Mohamed Ghouse has authored 7 books and over a 190 articles and
chapters in books on these topics. In addition, he has edited two
books, one on Makyong and the other on the Traditional Dances of
Sarawak. He has also written and directed 32 plays in both Malay and
English language that have been staged and published and has been a
regular contributor of letters, commentaries and articles to the main
stream national newspapers since 1996 to the present.

Panel 2

PROF.MADYA.DR.RAJA ISKANDAR
BIN RAJA HALID

Deputy Dean, Heritage Department,
Faculty of Creative Technology And Cultural ,

University of Malaysia, Kelantan
[email protected]

Prof. Madya Dr. Raja Iskandar Bin Raja Halid is an
ethnomusicologist and senior lecturer in the Department of
Heritage, Faculty of Creative Technology and Heritage at
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia. He holds a Bachelor
in Music degree from the National Academy of Arts, Culture
and Heritage (ASWARA), Bachelor in Applied Arts (Music
Technology) and Masters of Arts (Ethnomusicology) from
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and PhD in Music
Research (Ethnomusicology) from King’s College London.
Raja Iskandar is the author of “The Malay Nobat: A History of
Power, Acculturation and Sovereignty” (2022, Lexington
Books, USA) and “The Royal Nobat of Perak” (2018, UMK
Press). His articles have been published in journals and as
book chapters in local and international publications. In
2012 he was appointed as Visiting Fellow at King’s College
London and served as a member of the Committee of
Experts in Malay Traditional Performing Arts appointed by
the National Heritage Department of Malaysia.

Panel 3

MR. ARTHUR TAN

Manager, Heritage Research and
Assessment Division, National Heritage

Board, SINGAPORE.

[email protected]

Mr. Arthur Tan is Manager at the Heritage Research and
Assessment division of the National Heritage Board,
Singapore. He is actively involved in various initiatives to
safeguard Singapore’s intangible cultural heritage,
through the promotion and recognition of ICH
practitioners, and partnering with practitioners,
communities, and other stakeholders to enhance the
long-term continuity and sustainability of ICH practices
in Singapore.

Panel 4

MS. RENEE C.TALAVERA

Head of the Cultural Communities and
Traditional Arts Section, National
Commission for Culture and Arts,
PHILIPPINES
[email protected]

Ms. Renee C. Talavera is a cultural advocate, worker, specialist in
anthropology and sociology of education, and an active
spearhead in numerous cultural programs all over the country,
as reflected in her life and work. Ms. Talavera earned her
undergraduate and master’s degree in Anthropology from the
University of the Philippines in Diliman. She currently heads the
Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts Section of the Plan/
Policy Formulation and Programming Division of the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Ms. Talavera’s work
at the NCCA has been incredibly diverse, just like the people she
has worked with. From programs that directly provide financial
and technical assistance to communities, to more complex
development efforts and international collaborations. Ms.
Talavera has also represented the country in different
international events in Southeast, Central, and East Asia as well
as Europe and America. She leads and provides technical

assistance to Peoples’ Organizations, Civil Society
Organizations, Local Government Units and other government

organizations nation wide particularly focusing on the
safeguarding of Philippine culture. As Ms. Talavera continues to
be active in cultural development work and management, she
constantly explores improvements as well as innovative projects
and measures to fit with the times.

Panel 5

DR.EYO LENG YAN

Director Intangible Culture Heritage
Division, Department of National Heritage,

MALAYSIA

[email protected]

Dr. Eyo Leng Yan was born in Kelantan Darul Naim, Malaysia.
She received her early education at Chinese primary school
and then Malay secondary school in Kelantan. Holds a
Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in History and Malay Literature
from National University of Malaysia in 2001. She then
continued her studies at the same university in 2011 and was
awarded a Master of Philosophy in Management of
Performing Arts in 2013. In 2016, she has continued her
studies in Performance Studies at the Faculty of Creative
Arts, University of Malaya and was awarded a Doctor of
Philosophy degree in 2021. She started her career as a
Curator in 2001 in the Department of Museums Malaysia
until 2016. She was later transferred to the Department of
National Heritage and given the responsibility of leading the
Intangible Heritage Division until now. Her areas of expertise
include the management of traditional performing arts
(specialization in the field of Wayang Kulit Kelantan/
Kelantan’s shadow puppet), intercultural relations,
intercultural communication, cultural assimilation, and
Peranakan Chinese of Kelantan.

Panel 6

MS. ARTI JAIMAN

Station Director, Gurgaon Ki Awaaz
Samudayik Radio, INDIA

[email protected]

Ms. Arti Jaiman is the Station Director of Gurgaon Ki
Awaaz Samudayik Radio, a community radio station in
Gurgaon, a suburb of the New Delhi, that has been on air
since 2009. Arti has led the process of setting up the first
civil society-run community radio station with a clear
focus on creating a vibrant media space where
marginalized community groups such as local villagers
and migrant workers can tell their own stories, in their
own voices.

Set up by the NGO, The Restoring Force, Gurgaon Ki
Awaaz is a National Award-winning station that has a
listenership of over 500,000 listeners from all over India
and the world who tune into its unique programming
blend of folk music, community-based programs health,
education, livelihood and governance. Over a career
spanning 32 years, Arti has worked for The Economic
Times, co-authored books for SCERT, Delhi, and Indian
Council for Child Welfare, Delhi, and has written for The
Hindu, Tehelka and The Hindustan Times. She co-founded
www.pitara.com, India’s first children’s website in 1998.
For the past 13 years, telling stories and building
conversations through radio has been her passion.

Panel 7

PROF. DR. TAN SOOI BENG

School of The Arts, University Science
Malaysia (USM), Penang, MALAYSIA

[email protected]

Prof. Dr. Tan Sooi Beng is Professor of Ethnomusicology
at the School of the Arts, Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Penang. She is the author of Bangsawan: A Social and
Stylistic History of Popular Malay Opera (Oxford
University Press, 1993), and co-author of Music of
Malaysia: Classical, Folk and Syncretic Traditions
(Routledge, 2017) and Longing for the Past, the 78 RPM
Era in Southeast Asia (Dust-to-Digital, 2013), which won
the joint SEM Bruno Nettl Prize, 2014. She edited the
book Eclectic Cultures for All: The Development of the
Peranakan Performing, Visual and Material Arts of the
Peranakan of Penang (USM, 2019). Tan is actively
involved in community engaged arts projects for
revitalizing George Town.

Panel 8

DR. WONG OI MING

Deputy Dean and the Head of
Doctorate Programme, Centre of

Postgraduate Studies, National
Academy of Arts, Culture and
Heritage (ASWARA), MALAYSIA

[email protected]

Dr. Wong Oi Ming currently the Deputy Dean and the
Head of Doctorate Programme at the Centre for
Postgraduate Studies at the National Academy of Arts
Culture and Heritage (ASWARA) Malaysia. Research
interests are Theatre History, Physical Theatre, Applied
Theatre, Inter/Cross-cultural Work. She upholds her
beliefs on “Crossing Boundaries towards Multicultural
Coexistence” in her work.

Panel 9

DR. ALEXANDRA DANES

Research Specialist, Social Research Institute,
Chiang Mai University, THAILAND

[email protected]

Dr. Alexandra Denes (Ph.D. Cornell 2006) is a cultural
anthropologist interested in nationalism, ethnic identity,
visual culture, and critical heritage studies, with a focus on
mainland Southeast Asia. For the past two decades, her
research has focused on how the concepts and instruments
of heritage management are interpreted in the Southeast
Asian context. She has published numerous articles and
chapters on this topic, including contributions to
Intellectual Property, Cultural Property and Intangible
Cultural Heritage (Routledge 2018), Routledge Handbook of
Heritage in Asia (Routledge 2012), Rights to Culture:
Heritage, Language and Community in Thailand (Silkworm
2013), and Protecting Siam’s Heritage (Silkworm 2013).
Alexandra is also actively involved as a facilitator for the
UNESCO global capacity-building program for the
Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural
Heritage. She is currently a researcher affiliated with the
Social Research Institute at Chiang Mai University.

Co-Authors M I S S . A J I R A P A P R A D I T
[email protected]

Associate Architect 18349,Urban Design, Urban
Development, Community Involvement, Public
Participatory Process, Cultural Heritage Preservation
Scholarships

Queen’s University Belfast International Student
Scholarship (3,000 GBP) 2012
IAESTE Thailand IAESTE program in Architecture at
Keimyung University South Korea

Panel 10
MR. AMITAVA
BHATTACHARYA
Founder Director, Contact Base (trading

style: banglanatak dot com. INDIA

[email protected]

Mr. Amitava Bhattacharya, based in Kolkata, India, an
engineering graduate from IIT Kharagpur and Chevening–
Gurukul Scholar in Leadership & Excellence from London
School of Economics, is a social entrepreneur with 33 years of
global experience, has formed banglanatak dot com in 2000,
specializing in Culture and Development. His flagship initiative
Art for Life (AFL), a unique model on Culture and Development
addressing MDGs and social inclusion using ICH is a success
story and a case study in Sustainable Tourism, and has got
global recognition & accreditation from UNESCO, UNWTO and
UN-ECOSOC. Amitava also started World Peace Music Festival
in Kolkata, Sur Jahan and its is a destination for music lovers &
musicians worldwide. Amitava’s unique approach of holding
Village Festival celebrating the traditional art&culture of the
village has helped marginalized villages to evolve as cultural
tourism destination. Amitava’s passion is innovation, social
entrepreneurship and searching for ways to develop people &
address developmental issues using ICH and to work towards
global peace.

Co-Authors

MS. SNEHA BHATTACHACHARYY

[email protected]

Ms. Sneha Bhattachacharyy as co-author, who is M.Phil. in
social sciences & has 6 years of experience in social
science research and is an important member in Project
Research Group of banglanatak dot com.

Panel 11

MS. VANESSA ACHILLES

Independence Researcher, Wachtberg,
Germany

[email protected]

Ms. Vanessa Achilles is an independent researcher. Her
research interests focus on the linkages between ICH and
development, ICH and education and ICH in cities. She
coordinated the capacity-building programme for the 2003
Convention in Asia-Pacific and ICH-related projects for the
UNESCO Bangkok Office from 2012 to 2017, as well as
projects on cultural industries, cultural tourism, cultural
policies and cultural approaches to development from 2002
to 2017.

Panel 12

PROF.TS.DR. RUSLAN
ABDUL RAHIM

Rector National Academy of Arts, Culture
and Heritage (ASWARA) MALAYSIA

[email protected]

Upon completing his diploma, Prof. Ts. Dr. Ruslan Abdul Rahim
earned his stripes in the Malaysia advertising industry during
the mid-80s. A stint as the sole graphic designer at Proton's
Research & Development Department saw him finally pursuing
and obtaining his Masters (MSc Communications) at the
renowned Pratt Institute, New York City, United States of
America. It was here that he honed his skills in New Media
encompassing Computers Graphics and Animation. A shift in his
academic out look brought a deep commitment towards
exploration of design in the realm of the then burgeoning World
Wide Web. This led him to embark on his doctoral research on
interface design for dyslexia at the University of Brighton, Est
Sussex, United Kingdom till the new millennium. He is presently
the Dean at the Faculty of Art & Design, Universiti Teknologi
Mara (UITM).

Panel 13

MR. MOHD AMRAN
MOHD HARIS

Deputy Director General, Planning
& Policy, The National Department for

Culture and Arts. MALAYSIA

[email protected]

Mr. Mohd Amran is a Bachelor holder of Public Management
from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Kedah, he has served
the government for over 20 years and has extensive
experience in the management of the arts and culture.
His career involvement both at national and international
levels:

1.Coordinator for the participation of 120 children of
PERMATA Seni who have been invited to perform in the
Friendship Across Generations concert in conjunction
with the 40th Anniversary of The Establishment of
Diplomatic Relations Between Malaysia and The People’s
Republic of China’ di Concert Hall, National Museum,
Beijing in 28 May 2014.

2.Coordinator for the participation of 60 children of
PERMATA Seni who have been invited to perform in the
‘Global Good Governance Awards 2016’ at the Hyatt
Regency Istanbul, Atakoy Turkey.

3.Participant to 7th World Summit on Culture and Arts
participant in the Republic of Malta.

4.Participant for the ‘International Culture and Arts Forum’
(ICAF) 2018 at the Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA)
Phnom Pehn, Cambodia.

5.Programme Coordinator for the 8th World Summit on Arts
and Culture 2019 Programme, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Panel 14

DR. ADI PRASETIJO

Lecturer, Anthropology Department,
University of Diponegoro, INDONESIA.

[email protected]

Dr. Adi Prasetijo received his bachelor's degree in
archaeology from UGM in 1997, followed by a master's
degree in anthropology from University of Indonesia in 2005,
nd a doctorate in anthropology from USM Malaysia in 2014.
The focus of his research is on the Indonesian hunting and
gathering group. He is currently employed as a lecturer at
University of Diponegoro in Semarang, Indonesia's
Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Cultural Sciences.
He was awarded a fellowship at the National Museum of
Ethnology, Japan in Osaka in 2019 to work on the Asian
hunting and gathering community desk. He is also member of
ICOMOS Indonesia, and the International Society for Hunter-
Gatherer Group, which is based in Liverpool,UK.

Panel 15

DR. SHERNAZ CAMA

Lecturer, University of Delhi & Director
Parzor Foundation New Delhi, INDIA

[email protected]

Dr. Shernaz Cama, Associate Professor, teaches at Lady Shri Ram
College, Delhi University. She is Advisor, Fulbright Educational
Programme, Executive Council Member, Temple of
Understanding, Honorary Research Fellow, College of
Humanities, University of Exeter and Member, Arts and
Humanities Research Council, (AHRC), U.K. as well as Member,
International Advisory Group of the European Research Council,
ERC. Dr. Cama has edited and authored several books and
guided international senior scholars in their research projects. In
1999, Dr. Cama was invited by UNESCO to initiate a project on
the Preservation and Promotion of Parsi Zoroastrian Culture and
Heritage. As Honorary Director of Parzor Foundation, she guides
researches in Zoroastrian culture and demography in India and
abroad. Dr. Cama has produced several movies for the Parzor
project, curated the largest ever exposition on the Zoroastrians
in the Everlasting Flame International Programme, 2016, has
coordinated and won for Navroze, a Multinational Candidature,
the UNESCO Award, “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible
Heritage of Humanity”, now called ICH. Dr. Cama has been
awarded the Mazda Education Foundation Award, the Mancherji
Edalji Joshi Memorial Award for Outstanding Contribution to the
Zoroastrian community and the World Zoroastrian Congress,
July 2022, World Community Service Award.

Panel 16
DR. PATRICIA ANN
HARDWICK
Senior Lecturer/Research Fellow,

Music and Performing Art Department &
Malay Civilisation Institute,Sultan Idris

Education University, MALAYSIA
[email protected]

Dr. Patricia Ann Hardwick is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of
Music and Performing Arts, Sultan Idris Education University.
She holds a Ph.D. in Folklore & Ethnomusicology and
Anthropology from Indiana University, Bloomington. Her
research has been published in Bookbird: Journal of
International Children’s Literature, Asian Ethnology, JMBRAS,
Folklore Forum, Midwestern Folklore and Music and Medicine.
Her research has been supported by Jabatan Warisan Negara
(Malaysia), the Institute of Sacred Music (Yale), Fulbright
(MACEE 2003-2004 Malaysia, AMINEF 2018-2019 Indonesia),
AIFIS and the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program (U.S.
Department of Education). Patricia’s current research interests
include intangible cultural heritage, digital humanities, archiving
and cultural sustainability. Currently Patricia is leading a
Fundamental Research (FRGS) project funded by the Malaysian
Ministry of Higher Education titled Sustaining Sustainability-
Fundamental Research Strategies of Resilience and Adaptive
Management in Malaysian Performing Arts.

Panel 17

MS. JINYOUNG SEO

Programme Specialist, International Information
and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural
Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the
auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP), Jeonju,
REPUBLIC OF KOREA

[email protected]

Ms. Jinyoung Seo is programme specialist at ICHCAP. She
studied political science at the University of Wisconsin-
Madison(B.A.) and Seoul National University(M.A.). Before
she joined the ICHCAP, she worked at the Embassy of the
Korea in USA and Australia, National Museum of Korean
Contemporary History, and research institutes focusing on
cultural diplomacy and cultural education. In ICHCAP, she
proceeded many projects to raise awareness and safeguard
ICH, for examples, organizing UNESCO Capacity-building
Workshop collaborated with CRIHAP for 3 years, working with
NGOs for publication or conference. She also supported ICH
education projects co-organized by UNESCO Bangkok Office
and APCEIU. Currently, she is in charge of ICH Courier,
quarterly magazine delivering ICH-related news in Asia-
Pacific region.

Panel 18

DR. MAEHARA MEGUMI

Head of Intangible Cultural Properties Section,
Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage,
National Research Institute for Cultural
Properties, Tokyo , JAPAN
[email protected]

Dr. Megumi Maehara is involved in research on intangible
cultural heritage, in particular traditional Japanese performing
arts. Currently, she is also focusing on the less visible aspects
of Japanese traditional performing arts during the COVID19
pandemic, namely techniques related to upholding the
performing arts.

Panel 19

DR. PARITTA CHALEMPOW
KOANANTAKOOL

Retired Anthropologist
Former Director, The Princess Maha Chakri
Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Bangkok,

THAILAND

[email protected]

Dr. Paritta Chalermpow Koanantakool was lecturer of
anthropology at Thammasat University, Thailand, from
1981 to 2002. From 2002-2010 she was Director of the
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
where she initiated research and capacity-building
programme for community-based museums all over
Thailand. Her interests include dance, folk theatre, art, and
community museums.

Panel 20

MR. NICHALOS YEO

Senior Manager Heritage Research &
Assessment Department of the National

Heritage Board, SINGAPORE.

[email protected]

Mr. Nicholas Yeo is currently a Senior Manager at the
Heritage Research & Assessment department of the
National Heritage Board, Singapore. He is involved in
developing programmes to raise awareness of Singapore’s
intangible cultural heritage, alongside initiatives to help
safeguard heritage businesses in Singapore. Nicholas has
over 12 years of experience in the cultural heritage sector
and has worked in various fields including marketing &
communications and digital engagement. Nicholas also
enjoys documenting both the both the built and intangible
heritage of Singapore through photos.

Panel 21
MR. MOHD SYAHRIN
ABDULLAH
Director World Heritage Division,
Department of National Heritage,
MALAYSIA
[email protected]

2000 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthroplogy
(Honours)
Minoring in Islamic Revealed Knowledge
International Islamic University, Gombak Selangor
1995 Matriculation Certificate
Matriculation Center of the International Islamic University
1992 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
Maahad Tarbiah Al-Islamiah, Batu 8, Changkat Jering,
Taiping.

POSITION
Current (Since Feb 2016) Director of World Heritage Division
Department of National Heritage Ministry of Tourism and
Culture Malaysia
2014 (Aug) Central Zone Director
Department of National Heritage Ministry of Tourism and
Culture Malaysia

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTANGIBLE
CULTURAL HERITAGE

Theme: Good Safeguarding Measures and Practises

REGISTRATION FROM: https://forms.gle/PB3yX9zR28zUPdrp9

26th – 28th October 2022
️ZOOM Platform

This international conference is organised by the Department of National
Heritage, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture in collaboration with
UNESCO’s Regional Office in Jakarta, University Malaysia Kelantan and The
Academy of Arts, Culture & National Heritage (ASWARA). A total of 21
panelists, consisting of 9 local panels/experts and 12 panels from abroad,
will participate in this international conference.

ALL ENQUIRIES CAN BE ADDRESSED TO:

▪️ Dr. Eyo Leng Yan ▪️ Mr. Sanjai Kumar Bascaran

[email protected] [email protected]

03-26044901 03-26044804

▪️ ▪️Mrs. Somira Hj. Abd. Rahman Ms. Aerriscia Epple
[email protected]
[email protected]
03-26127725
03-26124912

" , "
#JWN #DNH #MyMOTAC #MySeniBudaya #ICICH
#ICICH2022 #UNESCO #Intangibleculturalheritage
#WarisanKebudayaanTidakKetara

SCAN FOR
REGISTRATION

Jabatanwarisannegara Heritage TV JWNinfo

https://www.heritage.gov.my

Your participation and cooperation in
making this conference a success will be

highly appreciated.
THANK YOU