Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director, UK National Commission for UNESCO Board of Directors.
Kate is Chairman of the Advisory Group of the UK Cultural Protection Fund, managed by British Council in partnership with DCMS. The Cultural Protection Fund is the UK’s fund to support efforts to protect cultural heritage at risk.
From 2003 to 2016 Mrs Pugh served as the Chief Executive of The Heritage Alliance and later wrote its first International Report championing the role of heritage NGOs in international relations. She also co-authored UKNC’s 2019 publication Cultural Heritage Innovation: opportunities for Sustainable Development.
She is a trustee and the honorary secretary of Europa Nostra UK and of The Afghanistan Society. Mrs Pugh was awarded an OBE for services to heritage in the 2015 New Year Honours. She was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2019.
Institution
Chairman
Advisory Group, Cultural Protection Fund
Alma-Matter
University of Oxford, BA.
Role at UNESCO
Culture Portfolio Director, UK National Commission for UNESCO Board of Directors
Kate Pugh
Institutions
UK National Commission for UNESCO
Board Member, and Culture Director.
Trustee and Honorary Secretary
Europa Nostra UK
Chairman
Advisory Group, Cultural Property Protection
Chief Executive
The Heritage Alliance
Role at UNESCO
Non-Executive Director at the UK National Commission for UNESCO’s Board of Directors, Culture and Heritage
The UK National Commission for UNESCO
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) is the United Nations body responsible for coordinating international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication. The UKNC is a hub for all UNESCO-related matters in the UK, and the Board of Directors take part in formulating and regularly reviewing the strategic aims of the commission.
Alongside the UKNC, Kate oversaw this extensive report on the innovative capacity of the cultural heritage sector within the UK and how it can aid international development.
Kate authored the first-ever report on the independent heritage sector’s impact overseas alongside cases studies looking at the international work of Heritage Alliance members.The report, sponsored by the Scottish Confucius Institute for Business & Communication at Heriot-Watt University, makes recommendations for building on the success of the overall sector which already generates £21.7 billion a year