On behalf of the Green Cluster for Science and Conservation Research, we are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Strategic Meeting on Advancing Innovation in Heritage Conservation. The event will be hosted by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, KIK-IRPA, in Brussels on Thursday, February 26, 2026.

 

The Strategic Meeting will feature a morning session sharing the latest advances in sustainable and green innovation for cultural heritage preservation, presented by three Horizon Europe research projects - GOGREEN, MOXY, and GREENART (RIA call CL2-2021-HERITAGE-01-01) - united in a Green Cluster. The afternoon session will focus on how policy can better support the future of green and sustainable cultural heritage conservation and innovation, including a keynote speech by prof. dr. Hermann Parzinger, Executive President of Europa Nostra, a roundtable discussion, and concrete proposals for discussion on how policy can better support the future of green and sustainable cultural heritage conservation and innovation.

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Program:

The day aligns the work of the Green Cluster with European Policy and industry, highlighting opportunities for integration, implementation, and support based on green innovation and technological developments. 

 

9:00                 Opening doors & morning coffee

9:30                 Opening session:

                        Welcome by Hilde de Clerq, Director KIK-IRPA

                        Welcome by Athanasios Gerakis, Horizon Europe Project Officer, Green Cluster

                        Welcome by Ana-Maria Stan, European Commission

                        Welcome by Katrien Keune, Coordinator GoGreen

 

9.50 – 10.30    Presentation highlights innovations leading to green conservation in the Green Cluster:

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MOXY Ilaria Bonaduce (UPisa), Geert van der Snickt (U Antwerp)

GREENART David Chelazzi (CSGI-UNIFI), Giovanna Poggi (CSGI-UNIFI)

GoGreen Loic Bertrand (ENS Paris-Saclay), Silvia Prati (UBologna)

 

10:30 - 11:00 coffee-break

 

11:00 - 12:15  Presentation highlights innovations leading to green conservation in the Green Cluster continued: MOXY, GREENART, GoGreen

 

12.15-13.30    Lunch & Tour of KIK-IRPA Conservation Laboratories

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13:30 - 14:10  Keynote lecture by prof. dr. Hermann Parzinger, Executive President of Europa Nostra

The role of cultural heritage within sustainability and its strategic importance for the future. 

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14:10 - 14:20  Brief summary of highlight projects, Green Cluster to stress the importance of conservation science in cultural heritage. Katrien Keune, Coordinator GoGreen

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14.20 –15:10  

Policy Recommendations I: Conservation Science, Research, Education, and Training as a driver of Green Transformation. Clare Richardson, Researcher GoGreen

 

Policy Recommendations II: Impact of Heritage Science Innovation beyond Conservation. Piero Baglioni, Coordinator GREENART

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Policy Recommendations III: Cultural heritage initiatives relating to responsibility, resilience, and sustainability. Tomas Markevičius, Researcher, MOXY

 

Policy Recommendations IV: New Meaning of Green: Summary of the recommendations.  Katrien Keune, Coordinator Go Green

                                   

15:10 – 15:40  coffee break

 

15:40 – 17:00 Panel Discussion on Policy Measures for Green Conservation at the EU level.

 

Moderator: Caitlin Southwick, GoGreen

 

17.00-17:15    Wrap-up & closure.