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LIVABLE CITIES SYMPOSIUM

Istanbul – November 20, 2013

It is aimed to contribute to the development of participatory process in practise areas of local administrations in Turkey by bringing together different disciplines working in sustainable urbanisation area. 15 expert speakers from 5 different continents will be presenting best practises covering transportation and mobility of sustainable urbanisation in 4 sessions.

Symposium will start with the opening speeches of EMBARQ Turkey Chairman of Board Canan Ediboğlu and EMBARQ Turkey Director Arzu Tekir. In the first panel “Government of Livable Cities”, recent urban implementations and development plans of three municipalities will be discussed under the moderation of Tayfun Bayazıt – EMBARQ Turkey Board Member. In the following sessions, World Bank Sustainable Development Department Sector Leader, Gehl Architects, Urban Development Expert, EMBARQ India Urban Planning Division Director, EMBARQ Mexico Deputy Director and EMBARQ Urban Development and Accessability Program Director and Health and Road Safety Program Expert, İETT Deputy Director, İTÜ Secretary General, Yard 9 Co-Founder, SÍTI Urban and Territorial Department Innovation Project Manager, Yard 9 Industrial Designer and Mobicar Co-Founder will be discussing trasist oriented development, public space design, road safety, safe access, sustainable development, non-motorized vehicles, smart cities and carpool systems with best practices in Turkey and around the world.

PRESENTATIONS

  • 08:30 - 09:15
  • 09:15 - 09:30

WELCOME

Arzu Tekir - EMBARQ Turkey Executive Director
Canan Ediboğlu - EMBARQ Turkey Board Chair

  • 09:30 - 10:30

GOVERNING LIVABLE CITIES

Ümit Güney - Eskişehir Metropolitan Muncipality - Head of Foreign Affairs Department
Tunç Soyer - Mayor of Seferihisar
Assoc. Prof. Asu Aksoy - İstanbul Bilgi University - Assoc. Prof.
Mevlüt Uysal - Mayor of Başakşehir
Moderator: Tayfun Bayazıt - EMBARQ Turkey Board Member

  • 10:30 - 10:40
  • 10:40 - 12:00

LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Dr. Robin King - EMBARQ Urban Development and Accessibility Programme Director
Stephen George Karam - World Bank Sustainable Development Sector Leader
Henriette Vamberg - Gehl Architect Director and Head of Gehl Cities
Marcel Vroom - YARD 9 Co-Founder
Moderator: Dr. Robin King - EMBARQ Urban Development and Accessibility Programme Director

  • 12:00 - 12:15

NEW IMPLEMENTATIONS

Tayfun Kindap - Istanbul Technical University - Secretary General

  • 12:15 - 13:45
  • 13:45 - 14:00

NEW IMPLEMENTATIONS

Erben Öztürk - Mobicar – Co-Founder

  • 14:00 - 15:20

URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY – BEST PRACTICES

Sibel Bulay - EMBARQ Turkey Board Member
Matteo Tabasso - Project Manager at SiTI - Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation
Salvador Herrera - CTS EMBARQ Mexico Deputy Director
Rejeet Mathews - Project Manager - Urban Development and Accessibility
Moderator: Yar. Doç. Dr. Kevser Üstündağ - Mimar Sinan University - Academician

  • 15:20 - 15:30
  • 15:30 - 16:50

TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND SAFE TRAFFIC

Salvador Herrera - CTS EMBARQ Mexico Deputy Director
Mümin Kahveci - IETT - Deputy Manager
Benjamin Welle - EMBARQ - Health and Road Safety Assistant Project Manager
Peter van Mier - Yard 9 - Industrial Designer
Moderator: Salvador Herrera - CTS EMBARQ Mexico Deputy Director

  • 16:50 - 17:00

CLOSING

Arzu Tekir - EMBARQ Turkey Executive Director

OPENING SPEAKERS

CANAN EDİBOĞLU
EMBARQ TURKEY BOARD CHAIR
ARZU TEKİR
EMBARQ TURKEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MODERATORS

TAYFUN BAYAZIT
EMBARQ TURKEY BOARD MEMBER
SALVADOR HERRERA
CTS EMBARQ MEXICO DEPUTY DIRECTOR
DR. ROBIN KING
EMBARQ URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
YAR. DOÇ. DR. KEVSER ÜSTÜNDAĞ
MIMAR SINAN UNIVERSITY ACEDEMICIAN

SPEAKERS

ASSOC. PROF. ASU AKSOY
ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY - ASSOC. PROF.
BENJAMIN WELLE
EMBARQ - HEALTH AND ROAD SAFETY ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER
ERBEN ÖZTÜRK
MOBICAR - CO-FOUNDER
MARCEL VROOM
YARD 9 CO-FOUNDER
MATTEO TABASSO
PROJECT MANAGER AT SITI - HIGHER INSTITUTE ON TERRITORIAL SYSTEMS FOR INNOVATION
MEVLÜT UYSAL
MAYOR OF BASAKSEHIR
MÜMİN KAHVECİ
IETT - DEPUTY MANAGER
SİBEL BULAY
EMBARQ TURKEY BOARD MEMBER
HENRIETTE VAMBERG
GEHL ARCHITECT DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF GEHL CITIES
PETER VAN MIER
YARD 9 - INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
REJEET MATHEWS
PROJECT MANAGER - URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY
STEPHEN GEORGE KARAM
WORLD BANK SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SECTOR LEADER
TAYFUN KINDAP
ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY - SECRETARY GENERAL
TUNÇ SOYER
MAYOR OF SEFERIHISAR
ÜMİT GÜNEY
ESKISEHIR METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY - HEAD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
 
 

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