Attendees

Ambra Famiglietti: Double-degree MA student in Histoire du Patrimoine et des Musées (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) and Arti Visive (Alma Mater Studiorum - UniBo). With a background in Ancient History, I focus on cultural heritage, classical archaeology, museum practices and the history of conservation.

Angela Calderan: Art Historian specializing in museology and museography. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Heritage Science at Sapienza University of Roma in analysis management of heritage (CV8, IMT Lucca) with a museum management scholarship from Politecnico di Milano. Her research project focuses on museum professionals. She dedicates her efforts to enhancing the institutional, professional, and social recognition and valorization of museum professionals, particularly focusing on the role of the Registrar.

Anna Ludovica Danovi is a PhD student at the University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne in cotutelle with the University of Milan. Her research examines the restitution of cultural property pilled during the Second World War and the Colonial period from a comparative perspective, among the French, Italian and German legal system.

Ayse Pinar Ustaoglu is a young architect with international experience in Turkey, Italy, and Spain, specializing in design and conservation across various scales. Holds a master’s degree in Conservation from La Sapienza Università di Roma, passionate about adaptive reuse, urban design, sustainability, and cultural heritage, with strong academic background and project experience in heritage-sensitive contexts. She is currently working at MAD Architects in Rome.

Chiara Sattin - I studied Cultural Heritage Policies and Management in Europe at Luiss University in Rome, and I am working for the Cohesion Policy Department at the PM office. I will soon move to Ljubljana to work at the Italian Institute of Culture. I am interested in innovative ways to manage culture and the role of cultural policies in shaping identity.

Chloe Sherkat: Specialized art and IP attorney providing strategic legal support to artists, galleries, collectors, and museums. Skilled in protecting creative assets, negotiating deals, and navigating legal complexities in the arts with strong advocacy and sector-specific insight.

Elizabeth Wu Yang is a recent graduate from the University of St Andrews (MA (Hons) in Art History & Modern History) where she was Co-President of The Art Society. Originally from New York, she’s now based in London, pursuing her passion for connecting people with the arts.

Giulia Picci is a PhD student in Analysis and Management of Cultural Heritage at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca and a Senior Fellow at the Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project. Her research focuses on the legal dimension of return, restitution, and repatriation claims, with particular attention to the institutional frameworks and normative limitations that govern these processes.

Grace Ferrari: I’ve recently graduated in Law at the University of Milano-Bicocca. My dissertation, in Civil Comparative Law, explores the legal framework governing the circulation of cultural heritage, with a particular focus on the use of loan agreement during art temporary exhibitions. Over the next few months, I’m going to start my legal traineeship in a law firm specializing in Art Law. In this way I can easily combine my two passions: pursuing a legal career, as a lawyer, and dealing with art.

Harry Tarpey is a historian and cultural heritage professional specializing in resource mobilization, public-private partnerships, and international cooperation for cultural heritage protection. At ALIPH, he works with governments, development and multilateral agencies, and private philanthropy to secure funding for heritage protection in conflict, post-conflict, and crisis areas.

Ivana Mirković is an archaeologist from Bosnia and Herzegovina and a PhD candidate at the IMT School for Advanced Studies in Lucca, Italy. Her research investigates the transfer of archaeological objects from Bosnia to European museums during the Austro-Hungarian period, with a focus on provenance, imperial cultural policies, and heritage law. She has studied and conducted research in eight European countries, gaining international experience in archaeology, cultural heritage, and diplomacy. 

Jenna Khalil is an Interior Architect and Master's candidate in Cultural Heritage-focused Interior Architecture. She serves at the UNESCO Regional Office for Egypt and Sudan, supporting culture and intersectoral projects that integrate research, design, and spatial storytelling to safeguard cultural heritage.

Leonardo Umberto Conti Marchetti is a Postgraduate Research Fellow at the Fondazione di Studi di Storia dell’Arte Roberto Longhi in Florence. His research explores 15th- and 16th-century Sienese painting, the visual culture of swimming in early modern Europe, and the dispersion of Cultural Heritage in the mountainous communities of Lucca.

Lorenzo Venezia I am a Ph.D. student at Universitas Mercatorum, focusing on the management and economic sustainability of non-profit cultural organizations. My current research explores how these institutions can prevent and respond to crisis scenarios through the digital transition, with a particular focus on the case study of ENCATC (European network on cultural management and policy). My academic and professional interests have consistently focused on cultural heritage protection, the legal frameworks surrounding it, and the role of international cooperation.

Nadine Gomes: Lawyer with Italian and Spanish master’s degrees in law (University of Padua and Universidad Nebrija, Madrid) and master degree in piano (Pollini Conservatory, Padua). Currently Legal Specialist at Ales S.p.A., working with the Regional Directorate of National Museums of Veneto, focusing on public procurement and cultural heritage law.

Roksolana Makar is a Ukrainian cultural heritage specialist focused on documentation of destruction for justice and accountability. Having an academic background in art history and cultural studies, she is currently obtaining a law degree at the Lviv National University. Her work includes the forensic heritage documentation with the Ukrainian Heritage Monitoring Lab (HeMo), working with an archive of the Russian military graffiti in Ukraine for the Wall Evidence project, as well as research and advocacy for various institutions. 

Sabrina Cherifi is a PhD candidate in Architecture at the University of Blida 1 (Algeria), affiliated with the ETAP laboratory (Environment and Technology for Heritage and Architecture). Her research focuses on 19th-century coastal military fortifications erected during the French colonial period, heritage that remains largely unknown in Algeria. She is currently developing a critical inventory that enables the identification, classification, and analysis of fortifications based on their historical, architectural, and strategic value. Her work questions notions of sensitive heritage, defensive typologies, and cultural reappropriation, bridging scientific inquiry with civic responsibility.

Sara Toldi is a master student at Leiden University studying International Relations, with a specialization in Culture and Politics. I have a background in cultural project management at Partnership2Gether. Additionally, I love the city Budapest and the Tokaj region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where I partially grew up. My love for humanities and culture goes deep and, in my thesis, work I research the intersection between cultural memory and policies regarding sites of memory in Hungary.

Sonja Alexandra Rapcanova (LL.B, LL.M.)
Legal professional specialised in Art, Trade and Intellectual Property Law. I worked as Cultural Organisation Manager at FOROF in Rome, focusing on projects that merge contemporary art with archaeological heritage. I have a strong interest in cultural heritage policy and will soon join the European Commission.

Vanda Vadász is a Research Fellow at the ELTE Institute for Legal Studies, Centre for Social Sciences (Hungary). She earned her PhD in 2022 with a dissertation examining the private international law aspects of cultural property protection. Her research explores the legal safeguarding of cultural goods through a holistic lens, integrating insights from multiple branches of law, including private international law, comparative civil law, public international law, and constitutional law. She also advocates for a truly interdisciplinary approach that builds bridges between legal scholarship and fields such as art history, museology, and cultural heritage studies.