Dr. Matthias Ripp, a senior heritage manager with a background of historical geography, is coordinating the “Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof” site. He is active in numerous networks such as Heritage Europe and ICOMOS. He coordinated the EU HerO (Heritage as Opportunity) project and chairs the UNESCO World Heritage working group on historic city centres of the German Association of Cities. Since November 2011, he has been the regional coordinator of the North West European and North-American region of the Organisation of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), and he is currently teaching at different universities and works as a trainer, facilitator, consultant and coach. As a consultant, he supports the European Commission, several state parties, ministries and entities like the Getty Conservation Institute. In the 2023-2025 period, he will serve as an adjunct professor at Woxsen University.