Wednesday 26 May, 3-4pm, Online via Zoom.

This roundtable for Europa Nostra Young Members will be hosted by James Bridge, Chief Executive and Secretary General of UNESCO UK and will discuss the relationship of UNESCO UK to Europe's cultural heritage. James will also provide some useful advice for our young members interested in a career in cultural heritage.

This event is an open, informal discussion, with the opportunity to network with other Young Members of Europa Nostra. We welcome all contributions and encourage you to have your microphone enabled so that you can join the discussions. This event is only for Europa Nostra Young Members. If you're not a member yet, please sign up for the event and then submit your FREE member application. Free Europa Nostra membership is open to any person aged 18-33 who is interested in culture and wishes to support our mission to safeguard Europe’s cultural and natural heritage can join Europa Nostra.

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) is the United Nations body responsible for coordinating international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication. Its goal is to help prevent war by building the defenses of peace in the minds of men and women. Founded in 1946 by the UK government and established under Article VII of UNESCO’s Constitution, we are a vital part of UNESCO’s unique global network of 190+ national cooperating bodies known as National Commissions. We work to support the UK government’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO and to strengthen the ties between the UK’s educational, academic, scientific, cultural, creative, and artistic communities and UNESCO’s global programmes and policies.

James Bridge runs the UK's National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) and represents it as Secretary-General at UNESCO headquarters. He works with the UK's UNESCO sites and designations and the global network of 199 National Commissions for UNESCO. Prior to joining the UKNC, James worked in the UK and Brussels at a variety of national and international NGOs, international organisations and regulatory bodies.