After the successful cooperation in 2018 in organizing the Future is Heritage summit in Berlin, Erfgoed Brabant, Erfgoed Gelderland and Europa Nostra decided to work together once more and organize a follow-up conference in 2019. This time, the Future is Heritage organised a work conference together with the partners: The Capacity Building Days. The Capacity Building Days was a working conference on youth participation in European heritage management. During the conference participants followed a programme that focused on interregional exchange and ways to improve opportunities for young people who are active in the European heritage field.

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The event, that took place from June 17th till 20th in Athens, Greece, had multiple theme tracks incorporated in the programme that participants could follow for 3 days. These theme tracks consisted of workshops, discussions and excursions to fascinating heritage sites in and outside of Athens. The theme tracks were:

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• Heritage-led urban development

• Heritage-led rural development

• Heritage & activism

• Heritage & social cohesion

• Contested heritage

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During the programme, The Future is Heritage and their partners simulated interaction & cooperation to form and expand a Europe-wide network of young heritage professionals, students and volunteers.