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.
LOW CARBON IS NOT ENOUGH! NOW IT IS TIME FOR ZERO CARBON!
Globally, we are now face to face with a climate emergency. During the past years, the discussions focused on limiting the warming between 1.5°C-2°C. However, it is clear that with the current practice, this is a mission impossible. If we want to achieve 1.5°C, then we must take net zero carbon actions to reduce our global CO2 emission before 2050.
EVENT PROGRAM
***WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities reserves the right to change the people and organizations in the draft agenda.
MODERATORS
BAHAR ÖZAY
Coordinator, SDSN Turkey
DEĞER SAYGIN
Director, SHURA Energy Transition Center
EDA BEYAZIT İNCE
Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University
ERDEM ERGİN
Climate Resilience & Disaster Risk Management Advisor, UNDP Turkey
GÜNEŞ CANSIZ
Director, WRI Türkiye Sürdürülebilir Şehirler
SPEAKERS
Anette S. Galskjøt
Danish Consul General to Istanbul
ANGEL GUTIERREZ HIDALGO DE QUINTANA
First Counsellor and Head of the Economic Cooperation and Social Section, EU Delegation to Ankara
AYTAÇ ÜNVERDİ
Director of Civil Works Department, Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality
Bart van Bolhuis
Consul General of Netherlands in Istanbul
BÜNYAMİN ŞİMŞEK
Mayor for Technical and Environmental Affairs, Aarhus
ÇİĞDEM ÇÖREK ÖZTAŞ
Urban Development and Accessibility Manager, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities
DENNIS HOLTE SKOV-ALBERTSEN
Sector Counsellor for Energy, Royal Danish Embassy in Ankara
EMRE GÖNEN
General Manager, Danfoss Turkey
GÖKŞEN ATALAY
Co-Founder
HAYRETTİN BEYHAN
Branch Manager of DG for EU Affairs and Foreign Relations, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Republic of Turkey
İ. ORHAN DEMİR
Deputy Secretary General, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
KEMAL ŞENGÜLER
CTO, DeveciTech
LEO HORN-PHATHANOTHAI
Head of WRI London Office & Director of Strategy and Partnership, WRI Ross Center For Sustainable Cities
MELTEM BAYRAKTAR
Urban Efficiency & Climate Manager, WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities
NIELS LUND
Vice-President, Health Advocacy, Novo Nordisk
PIETER LOOIJESTIJN
Manager Charging Infrastructure, Amsterdam Region
PROF. LEVENT KURNAZ
Director, Bogazici University Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies Prof. Levent Kurnaz was born in Istanbul. He received his B.S. Degr
SERGIO AVELLEDA
Director of Urban Mobility at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
ŞULE KILIÇ
EBRD Deputy Head, Turkey Sustainable Infrastructure (SIG) & Energy
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
CONTACT
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