Speakers

A. Hakan Atik

Head of Deparment of Project Implementation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate For EU Affairs

Abdullah Özdemir

Mayor, Bağcılar Municipality

Afire Sever

General Director of Water Management, Ministry Agriculture and Forestry

Ahmet Cihat Kahraman

Dr., Coordinator of Environmental Management Department, Marmara Municipalities Union

Ahmet Kerim Nalbant

Incubation Center Manager, Teknopark Istanbul

Ahmet Mete Saatçi

Prof., Retired President, Turkish Water Institute

Ahmet Sarıkurt

Mayor, Çorlu Municipality

Aigul Kussaliyeva

Sustainable Development Director, Astana International Financial Centre Authority

Akın Kısa

Dr., Deputy General Manager of Geographic Information Systems, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change

Alberto Musatti

Social Policy Specialist, Europe and Central Asia Regional Office, UNICEF

Alejandro Gómez Gil

Energy Officer, València Clima i Energia

Alev Bulut

Prof., Member of Task Assignment Force and Trainer, Translation and Interpreting Association Turkey-Emergency and Disaster Interpreters (ARÇ)

Alexis Şanal

Architect and Urban Designer, SANALarc, Open Urban Practice

Ali Bekin

Senior Program Officer, Loan Projects, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Ali Emre Soner

Jr. Urban Policy Expert, Department of Urban Planning, Marmara Municipalities Union

Ali Faruk Göksu

Founder, Kentsel Strateji (Urban Strategy)

Ali Güney

Director, Social Innovation Agency

Alim Arlı

Assoc. Prof., Sociology and Anthropology of Middle East, Marmara University

Alinur Aktaş

Mayor, Bursa Metropolitan Municipality & President, Turkish Healthy Cities Association

Alişan Çapan

Director of Culture and Social Affairs, Kadıköy Municipality

Alissar Hallak

Volunteer, RESLOG Lebanon, SALAR International

Aljaz Plevnik

Dr., Researcher, Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

Alp Arısoy

Dr., Urban Studies Project Coordinator, Urban.koop

Amra Pepić

Senior Advisor for International Cooperation, Tuzi Municipality

Ana Cristina Wanzeler

Deputy Secretary of International Affairs, São Paulo City Hall

And Akman

Co-founder, Institut for Building Biology

Andreas Kress

Dr., Coordinator of European Projects, Climate Alliance

Angelika Levi

Director, Rent Eats the Soul

Anne Güller-Frey

Coordinator, Transnational Activities, Metropolis International

Antonella Contin

Assist. Prof., Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano

Antonella Valmorbida

Secretary General, ALDA (European Association for Local Democracy)

Arda Öztaşkın

Head of Corporate Communication Management, Yapı Kredi

Arjen Uijterlinde

Consul General, Netherlands Consulate General

Arkın Konak

Secretary General, VERİMDER

Arzu Karaarslan Azizoğlu

Local Economic Development Projects Coordinator, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Portfolio, United Nations Development Programme

Aslı Ceylan Öner

Prof, Vice-Chancellor, Architecture, Izmir University of Economics

Aslı Dadak

Producer & Production Designer, Invisible to the Eye

Aslı Takanay

Assist.Prof.,Operational Task Force Member, Emergency and Disaster Interpreters (ARÇ)

Ayça Çiftçi

Dr., Faculty Member, Istanbul Bilgi University

Ayet Elali Elnajjar

Student, Aviation Society, Orhangazi City Council

Ayfer Yazkan Kubal

Dr., Vice President, European Coalition of Cities Against Racism - UNESCO Network

Aygül Çınar Sevim

Coordinator of Arkki Türkiye, Türkiye Design Council

Aylin Gezgüç

Director, ARBOR Impact

Ayşe Deniz Arıcan

EU Affairs Expert, Department of Project Implementation, Directorate for EU Affairs

Ayşe Oruç

Marine and Wildlife Program Senior Manager, WWF-Türkiye

Ayşen Erdinçler

Prof., Head of Environmental Protection&Development Department, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Azize Ökten

Dr., PhD Scholar, UNESCO National Commission for Türkiye

B. Aylin Alagöz

Secretary General, Integrated Reporting Association Türkiye (ERTA)

B. Burçak Başbuğ

Prof., Department Of Statistics, Middle East Technical University

Balamir Gündoğdu

Secretary General, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality

Barbaros Büyüksağnak

Head of Foreign Relations Department, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Barış Salihoğlu

Prof., Director, METU Institute of Marine Sciences

Bengi İspir Özdülger

Coordinator of Cultural and Social Affairs Department, Mersin Metropolitan Municipality

Berat Şeyma Çelik

Co-Founder, Business Development, Üretken Akademi

Beril Boyacıoğlu Bakır

Dr., Manager, KWORKS, Koç University

Bernd Vöhringer

Dr., Lord Mayor of Sindelfingen & President of the Chamber of Local Authorities of the Congress at the Council of Europe

Beyza Gürdoğan

Architect & Urban Designer, Urban Design, Superpool

Bolormaa Jamsranjav

CEO, Urban Construction Development LLC

Boran Ivanoski

Programme Officer, NALAS

Branko Koroman

President of the Assembly of the City of East Sarajevo

Bronwen Thornton

CEO, Walk21 Foundation

Bülent Aydın

Education Coordinator, Executive Board, Orhangazi City Council

Bülent Özcan

Director General of Financial Cooperation and Project Implementation, Directorate for European Union Affairs, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Burak Pak

Assoc. Prof., Altering Practices for Urban Inclusion U.A

Burcu Akyol

Expert for EU Affairs, Programming Department, Directorate for EU Affairs

Burcu Özdemir

Dr., Lecturer, Applied Informatics Department, Istanbul Technical University & Coordinator, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Burcu Özüpak Güleç

National Project Manager, RESLOG, SALAR International

Burcu Zeybek

Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Communication, Istanbul University

Burcuhan Şener

Director of International Affairs & Migration Policy Center, Marmara Municipalities Union

Büşra İnce

Urban Policy Expert, Marmara Municipality Union

Büşra Yılmaz

Urban Policy Expert & Sociologist, Marmara Municipalities Union

Çağrı Yıldırım

Head of EU Framework Programmes Department, TÜBİTAK

Candan Türkkan

Assist. Prof., Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Ozyegin University

Cansu İlhan

PhD Candidate, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, İstanbul Technical University

Carmine Pacente

Dr., Head of the Department for EU Programs and Funds and LEAR, Metropolitan City of Milan

Carolina Mesa

Global Technical Support, Finance and Climate Change, GCoM Gap Fund

Casimir Legrand

Climate Politics, Intelligence, and Diplomacy Manager, C40

Cemal Taluğ

Em. Prof., Head of The Agricultural and Food Ethics Association

Cemil Tugay

Op. Dr., Mayor, Karşıyaka Municipality

Cemre Gökpınar

Founder & General Coordinator, Ankara Aks

Ceren Çakır

Knowledge Miner, Fark Labs İnovasyon A.Ş

Ceren Lordoglu

Dr., Sociology, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Ceyda Peközer

Project Manager, Bulgaria-Turkey IPA Cross Border Programme, Directorate for EU Affairs Joint Secretariat Support Office in Edirne

Chiara De Grandi

Dr., Architect, AMAT Agency for Mobility Environment and Territory of Milan Municipality

Çiğdem Budak

Environment and Urbanization Expert, Directorate General of Environmental Management, Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change

Çiğdem Çağlayan

Prof., Head of Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University

Çise Özçelik Kan

Mayor's Advisor, Strategy Development and R&D, Fatih Municipality

Claudia López Hernández

Mayor of Bogotá

Cristián Alfredo Wittig Grell

Prof., Design of Studies and Projects for the Development of Reconstruction Processes for Destroyed Cities, Studies and Project Development Reconstruction Process Destroyed Cities, Thought Group Chile

Cüneyt Taşkesen

Head of Smart Urbanization and Innovation Department, Bursa Metropolitan Municipality

Cüneyt Yılmaz

Information Technology Director, Bağcılar Municipality

Daiva Matonienė

Project Leader in Türkiye, Central Project Management Agency

Damla Özden

Corporate Communications Expert, Marmara Municipalities Union

Daniel Freitas

Dr., Head of Carbon Neutrality in Porto, Porto Ambiente

Daniel Grütjen

Dr., Director, German-Turkish Youth Bridge

Defne Eraslan Öztürk

Assoc. Prof., Psychiatrist, SRH Klinikum Karlsbad, Germany

Deniz Çelik Bulgurlu

Climate Neutral Cities Advisor, Cities Team, EIT Climate-KIC

Devrim Çimen

Assist. Prof., Architect, Proje Sekiz Artı Architecture and Urban Design & Istanbul Kent University

Dries Meers

Dr., Data Analist, Mobility Department, City of Ghent

Dubravka Bosnjak

Regional Project Manager for Western Balkans, Open Regional Fund for SEE - Energy, Transport and Climate Protection, GIZ

Dursun Yıldırım Bayar

Head of Department of Smart Cities, Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change

Ebru Bakkaloğlu Tüzecan

Sustainability Coordinator, Corporate Communications and External Affairs, Koç Holding

Ebru Ertugal

Assoc. Prof., Department of International Relations, Ozyegin University

Ebru Seçkin

Assoc. Prof., Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Yildiz Technical University

Eda Ünlü Yücesoy

Assoc. Prof., Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University

Ekim Tan

Dr., Founder & Director, Play the City

Ekrem Buğra Büte

Editor-in-Chief, Altyazi Cinema Magazine

Ekrem Yüce

Mayor, Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality

Ela Babalık

Prof, Department of City and Regional Planning, METU

Elena Simion

International Projects Expert, CapaCITIES Coordinator

Elif Avcı

Co-founder, Local Monitoring Research and Implementation Association

Elif Ergin

Specialist, Culture and Creativity Unit, Istanbul Development Agency

Elisabet Ràfols

Member of the Commission on International Affairs, Sostre Cívic

Elisenda Alamany

Vice President of International Relations and Digital Metropolis, Barcelona Metropolitan Area

Elvin Öksüz Bayazıt

Environmental Engineer, Climate Change Directorate, İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Emin Yahya Menteşe

Dr., Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Boğaziçi University

Emiriana Sako

Mayor, Durrës Municipality

Emrah Baydemir

Deputy Director General, ILBANK

Emre Elmas

Fundraising and Project Responsible & Coordinator of EIT Urban Mobility RIS Hub Türkiye, Fark Labs

Emrehan Furkan Düzgiden

Corporate Communications Dep. Coordinator, Marmara Municipalities Union

Enif Yavuz Dipşar

Head of Social Services Department, İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Ercan Türkoğlu

Dr., Chairman, İZENERJİ

Erdenebayar Davaasambuu

Dr., Head of Regional and Local Development Policy Department, Ministry of Economy and Development-Mongolia

Eric Huybrechts

Manager of International Affairs, Institut Paris Region

Erol Cavus

Programme Management Officer (Pollution), Mediterranean Pollution Assessment and Control Programme (MED POL), United Nation Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan (Barcelona Convention)

Ervin Sezgin

Dr., Marmara Region Local Governments Consultant, RESLOG Turkey, SALAR International

Esen Tan

Esra Akan

Dr., Board Member, 65+ Elder Rights Association

Esra Arslan

Board Member, Needs Map

Esra Ceylan

Industrial Engineer (M.Sc.), Directorate of Energy Management and Climate Change, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality

Esra LaGro

Assoc. Prof., Eductrade

Ezgi Berktaş

Programs Coordinator, Maya Foundation

Ezgi Küçük Çalışkan

Dr., Urban Planning Coordinator, Marmara Municipalities Union

Ezgi Orhan

Assoc. Prof., City and Regional Planning, Çankaya University

Fatih Terzi

Prof., Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University

Fatma Cihan Akkartal

Film Critic, Altyazı

Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet

Mayor, Izmit Municipality

Fatma Tok

City Planner, Department of Climate Change Adaptation and Local Policies, Directorate of Climate Change

Fehmi Görkem Üçtuğ

Assoc. Prof., Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Izmir University of Economics

Feyza Akınerdem

Dr., Sociology, Boğaziçi University

Feyzullah Gündoğdu

Head of Eurasia, UITP

Fioralba Vela

Assoc. Prof., Head of Business Department, University of Vlora

Fırat Genç

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Istanbul Bilgi University

Funda Atun

Dr., Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-information Management, University of Twente

Furkan Türk

Urban Planner, Designer, Executive Team, Ankara Aks

Füsun Üstel

Em. Prof.

Gabriela Ilievska

Chairwoman, Bitola Municipality

Gabriella Borda

Climate Finance and Sustainability Advisor, Finance Malta

Geoffrey Payne

Housing and Urban Development Consultant, GPA

Gizem Ölmez Saylam

Coordinator Responsible for Participation Studies, Istanbul Citizens' Assembly

Gökçen Yılmaz Tokgöz

Programme Specialist, Emergency, UNICEF

Gökhan Karakuş

Founder, Emedya Design

Gonca Şanlı

Loan Officer, European Investment Bank

Görsev Argın Uz

Dr., Director of Training and Projects, Marmara Municipalities Union

Gregers Tang Thomsen

Architect, Co-Founder, Superpool

Gülen Gözkara

Cinema Coordinator, Izmir Foundation

Gülen Güler

Yalan Dünya Films Ltd.

Gülfem Kıraç Keleş

International Affairs Manager, Union of Municipalities of Türkiye

Gülhis Duygun

Dr., Architect, Designer and Researcher, Kocaeli University

Gülüstü Salur

Dr., Founder and Board Member, Board, 65+ Elder Rights Association

Gunnar Andersson

Senior Advisor, SALAR International

Güven Sak

Prof., Founder-Director, The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)

Hakan Baş

Dr., Architecture, Izmir Katip Celebi University

Hakan Kahraman

Grants Coordinator, Support Foundation for Civil Society

Hale Acun Aydın

Founder, Türk İşi Minimalizm

Halenur Dönmez

Trainig and Project Expert, Marmara Municipality Union

Haluk Akçalı

CEO, Fark Labs

Haluk Levent

Prof., Lecturer, Faculty of Business, İstanbul Bilgi University

Hamit Doğan

Regional Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme

Hamza Al

Prof., Rector, Sakarya University

Handan İnci Elçi

Prof., Rector, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Hande Karaca

Leader, Chain Breaking Women Association

Hannah Schabert

Project Manager, GIZ

Hasan Akgün

Dr., Mayor, Büyükçekmece Municipality

Hasan Aydınlık

Dr., Deputy Secretary General, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality

Hasan Tahsin Usta

Mayor, Gaziosmanpaşa Municipality

Hasan Ustaosmanoğlu

Founder, Antaset Technology

Hatice Çetinlerden

Corporate Communications Coordinator, Marmara Municipalities Union

Hatice Kübra Baştuğ

Training and Projects Expert, Marmara Municipalities Union

Hatice Kurşuncu

Deputy Coordinator of the Vision 2050 Office, Istanbul Planning Agency

Hatice Kurtuluş Aydal

Prof., Faculty of Political Sciences, Istanbul University

Hayrettin Günç

Program Manager, Global Designing Cities Initiative

Hayriye Görkem Güner

Dr., Social Policy Officer, UNICEF

Helena Monteiro

Global Focal Point for the Gap Fund-GCOM Partnership, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy

Hélène Olympe Andırır

Coordinator for Türkiye, Climate Fresk

Hikmet Gümüşer

Member of Board, Kipaş Holding

Hila Bar Ner

Program Associate, Global Designing Cities Initiative

Hilal Elver

Prof., Member of the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE), UN Committe of World Food Secuirty (CFS), United Nations

Hilmar Tevrüz von Lojewski

Alderman & Head of Urban Development, Building, Housing and Transport Department, German Association of Cities

Himmet Murat Güvenç

Prof., Director of Istanbul Studies Center, Kadir Has University

Hüseyincan Eryılmaz

THE:PLACE Program Coordinator, Urban Policies Program, the Center for Spatial Justice

Ian Mostert

Projectleader, Child and Nature, Nederland, IVN

İbrahim Altan

Dr., Director General & CEO, Turkish Red Crescent

İbrahim Emre Gündoğdu

Dr., Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Istinye University

İbrahim Vurgun Kavlak

General Coordinator, SGDD-ASAM

İdil Gürsel

Associate Director of Infrastructure Division, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

İlhami Akkum

Dr., Lecturer, Real Estate Development Graduate Program, Istanbul Technical University

İlkay Bilgiç

Member of Board of Directors, Sinemasal

İlkay Dellal

Prof., Head of the Department of Climate Change and Sustainability, Ankara University

İoanna Kuçuradi

Prof., Director of Centre for Research and Application of Human Rights, Maltepe University

İrem Kurtuluş

Urban Policy Expert & Architect, Marmara Municipalities Union

İrem Özdarendeli

Designer/Researcher, Play the City

Iryna Makarenko

Pollution Monitoring and Assessment Officer, Permanent Secretariat, Black Sea Commission

İsmail Erkam Tüzgen

Secretary General, Istanbul Development Agency

Issa Kassis

Mayor of Ramallah Municipality

Itır Akdoğan

Dr., Research Director, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)

Itır Erhart

Prof., Advisor to the Rector, Faculty of Communication, Istanbul Bilgi University

Ivana Stojicic

Mayor, Babušnica Municipality

Jan Willem van der Schans

Dr., Food Expert

Jelena Borovinić Bojović

Dr., President, the Assembly of the Capital City Podgorica

Jinan Saadeldine

Volunteer, RESLOG Lebanon, SALAR International

João Dinis

Director of Climate Action Department, Cascais City

Jordi Pascual Torner

Cities & Regions Programme Lead, Circle Economy

Jordi Vaquer

Dr., Secretary General, Metropolis

Jurate Lepardiniene

Deputy Director, Public institution Central Project Management Agency

Kağan Özdemir

Assist Prof., Faculty of Engineering, Mining Engineering Department, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Katharina Bamberg

Head of Migration, Social Affairs Forum, Eurocities

Kayhan Özüm

Deputy Secretary General, Union of Municipalities of Türkiye

Kazım Gökhan Elgin

Director of Istanbul Project Coordination Unit, Istanbul Governorship

Kelmend Zajazi

Executive Director, NALAS

Kemal Kirişci

Prof., Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Kerem Yavuz Arslanlı

Assoc. Prof., Real Estate Development Programme Coordinator, Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University

Khurelchuluun Ochir

Chair of Governor's Cabinet, Darkhan-Uul Province Municipality

Kıvanç Kaçakgil

CEO, GAIA

Kubilay Sitrava

EU Affairs Expert, Cross-border Cooperation Unit, Directorate for EU Affairs, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Laura Parry

Senior Manager, Partnerships and Fundraising, Cities, States and Regions, CDP

Laura Valdés Cano

Head of Policy, Metropolis

Lea Busch

Manager of Cities, States and Regions in Africa, the Middle East and Caucasus, CDP

Leonardo Da Costa Custódio

Dr., Researcher, Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology, Åbo Akademi University

Leyla Barlas Aslan

Senior Policy Officer MATRA Programme, Consulate General of the Netherlands in Istanbul

Leyla Gamze Tolun

PhD., Senior Chief Researcher, Marine Research and Technologies Research Group, Vice Presidency of Climate Change and Sustainability, TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center

Louisa Vinton

Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

M. Cemil Arslan

Dr., Secretary General, Marmara Municipalities Union & General Coordinator, MARUF

M. Murat Erdoğan

Prof., Head of IGAM-Academy, Faculty of Political Sciences & Mülkiye Centre for Migration Studies, Ankara University

M. Mustafa Özacar

Mayor, Gelibolu Municipality

Marcel Pirvu

Assist. Prof., Babes-Bolyai University & Head, Sports Facilities Department, Cluj-Napoca Municipality

Marco Sorge

Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation

Maria Vassilakou

Advisor on Urban Transformation & Former Deputy Mayor of Vienna

Mariana Cammisa

International Cooperation Manager, Buenos Aires City Government

Marine Karcher

Deputy Head AFD for Turkiye, French Development Agency (AFD)

Mathilde Chaboche

Councillor, Marseille Municipality

Mauro Bigi

Dr., Coordinator, Policy Design and Research, Urban Innovation Foundation

Mehmet Ergün Turan

Mayor, Fatih Municipality & President, NALAS

Mehmet Hasan Bereket

Culture and Social Affairs Manager, Adıyaman Municipality

Mehmet Onur Partal

Dr., Director, Department of Istanbul Financial Center, Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye - Finance Office

Melda Horoz

Director of Transportation Planning, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Melek İşinibilir Okyar

Prof., Dean of Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Istanbul University

Melek Mızrak Subaşı

Mayor, Bilecik Municipality

Melike Nur Ülsever

Smart Cities Expert Use Cases, BABLE Smart Cities

Melis Behlil

Assoc. Prof., Faculty Member, Department of Radio, TV, and Cinema,Kadir Has University

Meltem Hamit

Interdisciplinary Portfolio Manager, International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

Menno van Pelt-Deen

Dr., Facilitating Playful Dialogue About Social Issues, Super Menno Monster

Merve Ağca

Senior Expert, International Affairs & Migration Policy, Marmara Municipalities Union

Meryem Kayan

Deputy Director, Climate Change Directorate, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Mesut Önem

Head of Department of Environmental Protection and Control, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality

Michael Pellot

Director of International Affairs, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona

Michael Rosenberg Pedersen

Head of Department, Drinking Water, Aarhus Vand

Michael Ungar

Dr., Director of the Resilience Research Centre, Dalhousie University

Mihail Dimovski

Team Leader, Circular Economy Policies Branch Office Department of Circular Economy and Waste Management, Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Cllimate Change, DAI Europe

Mikdat Kadıoğlu

Prof.,Istanbul Technical University

Mine İzmirli

Senior Manager, Sustainability Services, Deloitte Türkiye

Mine Yıldırım

Dr., Core Program, Kadir Has University

Müge Yorgancı Ozar

Urban Policy Expert, Play the City

Murat Ünver

Mentor & Trainer, SPED Education Consultancy

Mustafa Erdik

Em. Prof., Department of Earthquake Engineering, Boğaziçi University

Mustafa Sarı

Prof, Dean of Maritime Faculty, University of Bandırma Onyedi Eylül

Naz Sağlam

Project Expert, Project Management, Innovation for Development

Naz Şerife Özcan

Urban Designer & Project Coordinator, Ankara Aks

Nazlı Avşaroğlu

Director, Department of Disaster, Field Management and Community Centers, Habitat Association

Nazlıcan Akcı

Training & Projects Expert, Marmara Municipalities Union

Nejla Aslan

Director, Culture and Social Affairs, Nilüfer Municipality

Nelih Akay

Consultant, European Union Programmes, Sustainable Development and Environmental Management, Sinerji Education & IPCEU Consultancy

Nermin Varol

Cities engagement officer, Innovation Hub Central, EIT Urban Mobility

Nicholas You

Executive Director, Guangzhou Institute for Urban Innovation

Nico Carpentier

Extraordinary Prof., Culture and Communication Research Centre, Charles University

Nicola Iezza

Sustainable Energy Systems Officer, ICLEI Europe

Nihal Eminoğlu

Assist. Prof., Academician, Department of International Relations, Çanakkale 18 March University

Nihal Poyraz Temürcü

Coordinator & Manufacturer, Tahtacıörencik Natural Living Collective

Nihat Can Kantarcı

Author, Editor, Translator

Nuh Zafer Cantürk

Prof., Rector, Kocaeli University

Octavio Vergara Andueza

Partner, Comov Consulting

Oktay Yılmaz

Mayor, Yıldırım Municipality

Omar Musa Naji Amireh

Prof., Department of Architecture, University of Jordan

Önder Özdemir

Board Member, Filmkoop

Önder Yalçın

Director of Migration Management, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality

Onur Atay

Project Coordinator, Urban.koop

Oral Göktaş

Architect, SO?

Orhan Tatar

Prof., General Director of Earthquake and Risk Reduction, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD)

Oriol Illa i Garcia

Director of International and Digital Metropolis, Barcelona Metropolitan Area

Osman Çorumlu

Coordinator for International Relations, UCLG-MEWA

Özcan Ersoy

Group Sales and Marketing Manager, INTETRA Group

Özge Sivrikaya

Senior International Affairs and Projects Expert & SDG Ambassador, Marmara Municipalities Union

Özgür Öcal

Programme Manager, Green Development and Inclusive Growth, Delegation of the European Union to Turkey

Özlem Ece

Director of Cultural Policy Studies, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV)

Özlem Güçlü

Assoc. Prof., Sociology, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Özlemnur Ataol

Dr., PostDoc Researcher, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University

P.Mend-Amgalan

Dr., Director for EU-DIEH, Friendship Project, Mongolian University of Life Sciences

Panagiotis Voulellis

Dr., Urban Planner, Mytilene Municipality

Pelin Tan

Prof., Head of Cinema/TV Dept., Faculty of Fine Arts, Batman University

Përparim Rama

Mayor of Prishtina Municipality

Piero Roberto Remitti

Co-managing Director, Global Secretariat, Global Covenant of Mayors

Pınar Gürer

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, YADA Foundation

Pınar Yapanoğlu

Western Balkans and Turkiye Migration and Development Portfolio Manager

Rafael Forero

Policy, Governance and Metropolitan Expert, UN-Habitat

Rafael Tuts

Director of the Global Solutions Division, UN-Habitat

Raffaele Gareri

Partner & CEO, Venturerock Urban Italy SpA

Rana Kahraman Duru

Assist. Prof., Operational Task Force Member, Translation and Interpreting Association Turkey- Emergency and Disaster Interpreters (ARÇ)

Rasha Alfakhry

CEO, Startup Consultancy, ANGELS BOARD

Recep Gürkan

Mayor, Edirne Municipality

Rikke Agerholm Therkildsen

Regional Sustainability Advisor, Royal Consulate General of Denmark in Istanbul, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Riym Güler

Workshop Facilitator of Arkki Türkiye, Türkiye Design Council

Rümeyza Kazancıoğlu

Prof., Chairman, 65+ Elderly Rights Association

Ruşen Keleş

Prof., Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University

Rüstem Keleş

Secretary General, Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality

Sadiye Bilgiç Karabulut

Head of Circular Economy and Waste Management, Directorate General of Environmental Management, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change

Şafak Özsoy

Founder, TULIP Sustainability Centre

Saja Zeadeh

Architect & Lecturer and Researcher, Arabia Chapter, International Metropolitan Fellowship

Salih Kumbar

Deputy Mayor, Bağcılar Municipality

Samet Keskin

Director of Data and Technology Center, Marmara Municipalities Union

Sanem Şenler Özbil

Dr., Insulation Product Manager, Betek Boya ve Kimya

Savaş Zafer Şahin

Prof., Head of Department of School of Land Registry and Cadastre, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University

Seda Altan

Urban Planner, Director, AURA Istanbul

Seher Alacacı Arıner

Assistant Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Selahattin Yıldırım

Former Secretary General, Marmara Municipalities Union

Selen Akçalı

Dr., Project Coordinator, Cultural Policy Studies, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts

Selva Gürdoğan

Founding Partner, Superpool

Şerdil Dara Odabaşı

Mayor, Kadıköy Municipality

Serhat Melik

Horizon Europe Programme National Contact Point for EU Missions, TUBITAK

Serim Dinç

Founding Member, Design Guides Association

Serkan Yorgancılar

Assoc. Prof., Head of Department, Women and Family Services, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality

Serkan Yüksel

Dr., Head of Department, İstanbul Financial Center Department, Finance Office of the Presidency of Türkiye

Serra Müderrisoğlu

Em. Prof., Bogazici University

Sevgi Ortaç

Artist

Sevin Okyay

Author, Translator

Sevince Bayrak

Architect, SO?

Sezin Üskent

Key Expert, RESLOG Turkey, SALAR International

Shinichi Fukasawa

Senior Manager, International Geohazard Management Dept., Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Sibel Çetingöz

Founding Partner & Education Coordinator, Informal Education and Consulting - çocukistanbul

Şiir Kılkış

Assoc. Prof., Senior Researcher, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK)

Simten Birsöz İnanç

International Affairs Coordinator, Istanbul Planning Agency, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Siniša Trkulja

Dr., Urban Advisor, UN Country Team Serbia, UN Habitat

Sondan Durukanoğlu Feyiz

Prof., Rector, Kadir Has University

Sophie Naue

Dr., Academic Lead of City Science Lab, UNITAC / HafenCity University Hamburg

Stephan Visser

Policy Analyst, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Su Sezer

Architect, Research Group Member, AURA Istanbul

Suğra Güler

Student, Orhangazi Aviation Society

Susa Eräranta

Dr., Project Director, Climate Unit, City of Helsinki

Sven Gerst

PhD Stundent, Political Economist, King's College London

Tahir Büyükakın

Assoc. Prof., President, Marmara Municipalities Union & Mayor, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality

Tahir Can Yarımoğlu

Co Founder & Director, EKA Creative Studio

Tamer Kılıç

President, Western Balkans and Türkiye Regional Office, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

Tanyeli Behiç Sabuncu

Climate and Energy Programme Director, WWF-Turkey

Tarek El Azzouzi

NetZeroCities Partnership Manager, EIT Climate-KIC

Taufiq Zahidur Rahman

Advisor to the Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation

Teemu Ropponen

Director of Growth, İş Geliştirme Direktörü

Thibault Leroy

Director, Community Land Trust Brussels

Tsvetana Stoycheva

Program Manager, Socio Economic Development, European Commission

Tuğba Dinçbaş

Dr., Deputy Director, Directorate of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change

Tuğrul Günal

Chairman, Association for Supply Chain Management (TEDAR)

Tülin Hadi

Chair, Istanbul Citizens' Assembly

Tunahan Altundaş

General Manager, International Project Consultancy

Turgay Kurultay

Em. Prof., Researcher, & Trainer, bilArk

U S

Assistant EU Affairs Expert, Department of Cross-Border Cooperation., Directorate for EU Affrairs

Uğur Tanyeli

Prof., Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Istinye University

Uğurcan Özçamur

General Manager, TIS Tecnologic Isolator Systems Co.

Ulaş Bayraktar

Assoc. Prof., Department of Public Administration, Mersin University

Valeria Fedeli

Ord. Prof., Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano

Violeta Crudu

Mayor, Cruzesti Municipality

Volkan Yılmaz

Mayor, Silivri Municipality

Vural Yıldırım

Dr., Data Scientist, Climate Change and Zero Waste Department, Eskisehir Metropolitan Municipality

Wael El Chami

Senior Field Officer, RESLOG Lebanon, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)

Wafa Al-Daily

Dr., Director of Arabia Chapter, Virginia Tech International Metropolitan Fellowship & EHAAR

Yağmur Solaz

Landscape Architect, Research Team Member, AURA Istanbul

Yahya R. A. Alsarraj

Mayor of Gaza Municipality

Yakup Işık

Executive Board Member, Syrian Work, İHH-Humanitarian Relief Foundation

Yakup Karaarslan

Deputy Director General of Water Management, Ministry Agriculture and Forestry

Yasemin Didem Aktaş

Assoc. Prof., Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London (UCL)

Yıldırım Gündüç

EU Affairs Expert, Department of Project Implementation, Directorate for EU Affairs

Yücel Yılmaz

President, Türkiye Municipalities Union & Mayor, Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality

Yunus Balık

Air Management Branch Manager, Department of Climate Change and Zero Waste, Konya Metropolitan Municipality

Z. Hande Sart

Assoc. Prof., Faculty Member,Department of Educational of Educational Sciences, Program in Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Boğaziçi University

Zafer Yenal

Prof., Faculty, Sociology, Boğaziçi University

Zeynep Dadak

Dr., Screenwriter & Director, Fenafilm

Zeynep Özleyiş Çetin

Deputy Mayor, Canakkale Municipality

Zeynep Ünsal

Co-Founder & Creative Director, AnkaraAks

Zülâl Karaman

Multidisciplinary Designer, Youth for Good

Zvonko Pekevski

Mayor, Berovo Municipality