A CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Promoting Innovation and Sustainability in Cultural Heritage Entrepreneurship in South Asia.

This two-day seminar and workshop organized by SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with National Centre for Cultural Heritage (NCCH), to be held from 24^th to 25^th November 2026, address the needs by bringing together cultural heritage knowledge bearers, entrepreneurs, and cultural practitioners from across South Asia. It will showcase case studies, provide training on community-level organizing, and promote small-scale strategies such as forming cooperatives, repurposing old houses, marketing agricultural and culinary products, and creating business models for performing arts.

Objectives

• To share successful case studies in cultural entrepreneurship within the South Asian cultural heritage sector.
• To share effective policies that improve market accessibility and institutional support for cultural industries.
• To promote innovation and economic sustainability within the heritage sectors of South Asia.
• To strengthen entrepreneurial capacity through practical training in business design, digital tools, branding, financial sustainability, and climate-smart practices.
• To encourage the participation and leadership of youth and women in cultural entrepreneurship.

Focal Person at NCCH

• Ms. Zaha Ahmed, Director, Culture and Heritage, NCCH
• Email: [email protected]

                    [email protected]

Registration:

• For more information on registration process and requirements:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1py7lYssPH6hr44LEhmh6P851GM69x6pR/view?usp=sharing

• Registration Link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0YwJRSdYmNMna6KJeIW8aMZZ_e96M99o9Q_i5FUlf82DxuA/viewform?usp=dialog

• Registration Deadline: 06^th September 2026 at 14:00