6TH LIVABLE CITIES SYMPOSIUM
Istanbul Technical University – Suleyman Demirel Culture Center, OCTOBER 24TH 2018
SUSTAINABLE CITIES FOR ALL
Since 2013, we have invited speakers from Turkey and around the world to the annual Livable Cities Symposium to share the best practices in their cities. We aim to support city decision makers and practitioners to make cities livable for all.
SCALE IT UP!
Many countries –including Turkey- have signed international agreements like UN Sustainable Development Goals, Brasilia Road Safety Declaration, COP21 Paris Agreement, Urban Agenda to improve the livability and sustainability of the cities. While these agreements are signed at government level, it is actually the cities responsible from the actions and many cities around the world have already begun to take actions. Now, it is time to scale these projects to create a greater change and wider impact for more livable cities.
EVENT PROGRAM
***WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities reserves the right to change the people and organizations in the draft agenda.
OPENING SPEAKERS
ALİ DANIŞ
CHAIR OF BOARD, WRI TURKEY SUSTAINABLE CITIES
GÜNEŞ CANSIZ, PH.D.
DIRECTOR, WRI TURKEY SUSTAINABLE CITIES
PROF. DR. ALİ FUAT AYDIN
VICE-RECTOR, ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
MODERATORS
ASSOC. PROF. KEVSER ÜSTÜNDAĞ
ACADEMICIAN, MİMAR SİNAN FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY
DEĞER SAYGIN, PH.D.
DIRECTOR, SHURA ENERGY TRANSITION CENTER
DİDEM ERYAR ÜNLÜ
COLUMNIST, DÜNYA NEWSPAPER
YASİN BAŞAR
UITP Turkey & UITP Taxi Platform Officer
SPEAKERS
AHMET SAVAŞ
HELIPORT AND BIKE SHARING DEPARTMENT CHIEF, İSPARK
ALEXANDER HAACK
DIRECTOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE, GIZ TURKEY
ALİ RIZA DEMİREL
MANAGER OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, İL BANK
AYHAN ŞENTÜRK
ACTING DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, EDİRNE MUNICIPALITY
BART VAN BOLHUIS
CONSUL GENERAL OF NETHERLANDS IN ISTANBUL
BEN WELLE
GLOBAL HEALTH & ROAD SAFETY MANAGER, WRI ROSS CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
DENİZ ÇAĞLAYAN GÜMÜŞ, PH.D.
ACTING HEAD OF ACCESSIBILITY DEPARTMENT, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND ELDERLY PEOPLE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF FAMILY, LABOUR AND SOCIAL SERVICES
EDGAR KIVIET
LEAD MASTER PLANNING, ROYALHASKONINGDHV
EZGİ KÜÇÜK
URBAN PLANNING COORDINATOR, MARMARA MUNICIPALITIES UNION
NURAN TALU, PH.D.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLITICAL SCIENTIST, CHAIRPERSON OF GLOBAL BALANCE ASSOCIATION
PROFESSOR GÜLGÜN KAYAKUTLU
ACADEMICIAN, İTÜ
RITA CUYPERS
DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS, FIA FOUNDATION
SAMUEL BOAMAH DANQUAH
ROAD SAFETY COORDINATOR FOR ROAD DESIGN AND TRANSPORTATION, BLOOMBERG INITIATIVE FOR GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY
SARP ERTEKİN
CORPORATE HSE MANAGER, SHELL & TURCAS PETROL A.Ş.
TOLGA İMAMOĞLU
TRANSPORT AND ROAD SAFETY MANAGER, WRI TURKEY SUSTAINABLE CITIES
VOLKAN RECAİ ÇETİN
HEAD OF TRANSPORT, ENERGY AND LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT, STRATEGY AND BUDGET DIRECTORATE
YİĞİT AKSAKOĞLU
REPRESENTATIVE TURKEY, BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATION
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WRI Turkey Sustianable Cities –previously known as EMBARQ Turkey Sustainable Transportation Association- is a part of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities working to improve the quality of life for millions living in cities globally with program offices in Brasil, China, India, Mexico and Turkey. WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities develops solutions for urban mobility and urban efficiency problems threatening the environment and human health taking “human oriented cities” principle as a basis, and collaborates with local and central administration to tackle these problems. For more information, check www.wrisehirler.org