Moderators: Ke Zhao, Electronic Science and Technology Museum

Karina Aulia, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Wardah Naeem Bukhari, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Pakistan
Courtney Carter, Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG), USA 
Lucilla Fabrizi, Museo “La Specola”-University Museums System, University of Florence, Italy
Mark Louie Lugue, Department of Art Studies, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman
Jéssica Tarine Moitinho de Lima, Federal University of Pará, Brazil
Dineke Orton, University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa

This roundtable brings together the seven UMAC 2026 Travel Grant laureates to showcase how emerging museum professionals and early-career scholars are driving sustainable development in university museums worldwide. Through dynamic flashtalks and an interactive panel discussion, the session explores key issues spanning collection governance, intangible heritage, object-based learning, accessibility, and community engagement. Together, the speakers highlight professionals not merely as beneficiaries of heritage, but as active agents shaping a resilient and inclusive future for university collections