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Monday 27
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 29
Thursday 30

Inaugural Session

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Monday, July 27, 2026 |
10:00 - 11:45
Teatro Leal
Juan Manuel Fernández Martínez, President of the National Court. Ana Palacio, international lawyer. She has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, member of the Spanish and European Parliaments, and First Vice-President and Board Member of the World Bank Group.

Conference. Eradicating poverty: an essential purpose of the international community from a human rights perspective

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
10:00 - 11:15
Santo Domingo Convent
Elena Carolina Díaz Galán. United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Professor of Public International Law at Rey Juan Carlos University.

Conference. Heritage and cultural property as a matter of international security and human rights

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
10:00 - 10:45
Anchieta House
Mohamed Joudat. Professor of Letters and Human Sciences at Mohammed V University in Rabat. He is the President of the International Organization for the Protection of Heritage in Casablanca.

Round table discussion. Can the protection of cultural heritage be considered an essential element of human security in the 21st century?

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
10:30 - 11:30
Anchieta House
Moderator: Ramiro Rosón Mesa. Law graduate and Master in Cultural Heritage Management from the University of La Laguna, as well as a PhD in Law from the Carlos III University of Madrid.

Conference. The treaties of the United Nations Human Rights Committees. A view of the past and the future

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
11:45 - 13:00
Santo Domingo Convent
Ana Peláez Narváez. Former president and current expert of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

Conference. Institutional frameworks and public policies on cultural heritage: the Latin American experience in the face of the illicit trafficking of cultural property

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
12:00 - 13:00
Anchieta House
Joaquín Moscoso Novillo. Doctor of Jurisprudence. International consultant on cultural legislation. Former Undersecretary of Cultural Heritage and former Director of the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador.

Dialogue table. Revitalization of democracy and human rights under debate

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
13:00 - 14:15
Santo Domingo Convent
This panel will feature prominent legal experts, moderated by Ruth Martinón Quintero, PhD, a tenured lecturer in the Department of Public International Law and International Relations at the University of La Laguna.

Round table. Faced with the plundering of heritage sites, what heritage management models allow for the effective reconciliation of conservation, social participation, sustainable development and protection in relation to the illicit trafficking of heritage?

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
13:00 - 13:45
Anchieta House
Moderated by Ramiro Rosón Mesa. He holds a degree in Law and a Master's degree in Cultural Heritage Management from the University of La Laguna, as well as a PhD in Law from the Carlos III University of Madrid.

Conference. From cultural rights to legislation on cultural heritage. Regulatory evolution and legal and institutional framework for combating illicit trafficking

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
10:00 - 10:45
Anchieta House
Jesús Prieto de Pedro. Professor Emeritus of Administrative Law at the UNED (National University of Distance Education). Holder of the Andrés Bello Chair of Cultural Rights. He has served as the Government's expert to UNESCO.

Lecture: A Conceptual Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
10:00 - 11:15
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
Óscar Cordón García. Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Granada and founding director of the Virtual Learning Center at this University

Round table discussion. Can the law become a truly preventative tool against the plundering and illicit trafficking of cultural heritage, or does it continue to act primarily reactively?

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
10:30 - 11:30
Anchieta House
Moderator: Ramiro Rosón Mesa. Law graduate and Master in Cultural Heritage Management from the University of La Laguna, as well as a PhD in Law from the Carlos III University of Madrid.

Conference. Ethics and regulation in intelligent algorithms and their implementation in Spain

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
11:45 - 13:00
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
Idoia Salazar. President of the Observatory of Social and Ethical Impact of AI (OdiseIA). Professor at the Faculty of Communication of the CEU San Pablo University.

Conference. Human rights implications of the illicit trafficking of cultural property: legal challenges and participatory approaches

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
12:00 - 12:45
Anchieta House
Alesia Koush. Holder of the UNESCO Chair on Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property and Cultural Rights, University of Siena-CAMNES of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies

Panel discussion: Artificial Intelligence and future perspectives

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
13:00 - 14:15
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
This panel features prominent university researchers on AI, moderated by Juan Albino Méndez, Professor of Systems Engineering and Automation at the University of La Laguna.

Round table. Can the active participation of communities and global governance transform the fight against the illicit trafficking of cultural property?

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
13:00 - 13:45
Anchieta House
Moderated by Ramiro Rosón Mesa. He holds a degree in Law and a Master's degree in Cultural Heritage Management from the University of La Laguna, as well as a PhD in Law from the Carlos III University of Madrid.

Islands and Strings Concert with Benito Cabrera

Revitalization of democracy and human rights
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
20:00 - 21:30
Teatro Leal
The recital "Islands and Strings" will bring together on stage Benito Cabrera and the musicians of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra in a dialogue between the Canarian timple and chamber string instruments.

Literary Encounters of Women Writers from the Canary Islands

A space for dialogue, reflection and exchange around contemporary literary creation in the Canary Islands, as a commitment to the dissemination of thought, culture and emerging voices from the archipelago.

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