Day 1💫 Monday, 20 October

British Library's Open and Engaged 2025 Conference

Day 1 begins with a panel on Ownership and Access in Cultural Heritage, exploring who holds the right to our shared heritage and how access is shaped. Speakers will address provenance, metadata, and the challenges of AI in cultural data, highlighting ways to foster more inclusive and responsible stewardship. The day closes with a keynote reflecting on past and present control over cultural heritage and envisioning new models of ownership and stewardship in the digital commons.

Note that the programme will be updated as we finalise the details throughout the next weeks. Registration is required separately for each day.

📢Register for Day 1

13:30- 13:45 Welcome remarks

13:45- 15:00 Session on Ownership and Access in Cultural Heritage

• Marieke van Erp, Digital Humanities Research Lab at the KNAW Humanities Cluster. Presentation title TBC.

• Brigitte Vézina, Director of Policy and Open Culture, Creative Commons. Activating open solutions for more equitable access to heritage in the digital environment.

15:00- 15:30 Break

15:30- 16:25 Keynote speech

• Camille Callison. University Librarian, University of the Fraser Valley. Facilitated by Sally Chambers, Head of Research Infrastructure at the British Library.

16:30- Closing remarks