Elena Bianchi is Programmes Coordinator at Europa Nostra. She is responsible for the coordination of the European Heritage Awards/ Europa Nostra Awards, an Awards Scheme run in partnership with the European Commission to identify and promote best practices in the cultural heritage field and Coordinator of the 7 Most Endangered Programme, a civil society campaign run in partnership with the European Investment Bank Institute. It identifies endangered monuments and sites in Europe and mobileses public and private partners on a local, national and European level.