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Roger Michel is the Executive Director of the Institute for Digital Archaeology (IDA), a UK-based NGO that operates globally, undertaking a broad range of heritage projects, many of which employ novel imaging and fabrication technologies.\u00a0 Frequently working in conflict zones and post-conflict environments, the IDA specializes in the reconstruction\/restoration of heritage assets, both physical and intangible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Notable recent projects include reconstructions of the Triumphal Arch of Palmyra, the statue of Allat, the Parthenon sculptures held by the British Museum, endangered Syrian storytelling traditions, and the olfactory experience of spice-rich ancient Ethiopia. The IDA’s principal partners are national governments, the United Nations, and major museums and universities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The IDA has been the subject of cover stories in hundreds of magazines and newspapers, including Newsweek, National Geographic, and the New York Times.\u00a0 Its monumental scale reconstructions have been displayed around the world, including at the United Nations in NYC and Geneva, Trafalgar Square, the US Capitol, the G7 in Florence and the Venice Biennale.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Michel previously served as a senior prosecutor in the United States and was on the faculty at Boston University for 25 years.\u00a0 He lectures regularly on heritage protection policy and is the author or co-author of dozens of articles and books on a wide range of legal and historical topics.\u00a0 He is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Oxford and is an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":7099,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"speaker_year":[129],"class_list":["post-7098","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","speaker_year-129"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRoger Michel – TEDxAthens<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tedxathens.com\/speaker\/roger-michel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Roger Michel – TEDxAthens\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Roger Michel is the Executive Director of the Institute for Digital Archaeology (IDA), a UK-based NGO that operates globally, undertaking a broad range of heritage…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/tedxathens.com\/speaker\/roger-michel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TEDxAthens\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-22T10:38:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/tedxathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/imageedit_1_4890586873.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"735\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"735\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/speaker\\\/roger-michel\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/speaker\\\/roger-michel\\\/\",\"name\":\"Roger Michel – TEDxAthens\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/speaker\\\/roger-michel\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/speaker\\\/roger-michel\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/imageedit_1_4890586873.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-12T13:02:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-22T10:38:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/speaker\\\/roger-michel\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/speaker\\\/roger-michel\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/speaker\\\/roger-michel\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/imageedit_1_4890586873.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/imageedit_1_4890586873.png\",\"width\":735,\"height\":735},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/speaker\\\/roger-michel\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Speakers\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/speaker\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Roger Michel\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tedxathens.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"TEDxAthens\",\"description\":\"TEDxAthens creates unique gatherings and events designed to catalyze and stimulate creativity, entrepreneurship, social change and inclusion. 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