Theme: Re-

Today correcting mistakes of the past has become ever crucial with the recent changes in environmental and socioeconomic issues. Only by correcting these mistakes can we achieve the perfection we seek in our lives. Such a correction only begins within the self, by exhibiting the virtues learned in the past to today's diversified society. With TEDxSabanciUniversity's "Re-", now is the time to remember , to rediscover and to renew.

Sabanci University
Orta Mah. Universite Cad. NO:27
Orhanli Tuzla
Istanbul, İstanbul, 34956
Turkey

Ayse Damla Iseri

After having graduated from Uskudar American Academy, I completed my bachelor’s degree both in Media Studies and History at University of Virginia. Throughout my college education, I focused on war and terror. Moving back to Istanbul, first I tried to work as a TV correspondent until the corruption protests. Then, I worked for International Cooperation Platform for more than a year. However, based on my strong belief in empathy as a source of 21st century revolution, I founded Dem Foundation in early 2014. Dem aims to execute empathy driven social entrepreneurship projects around a defined theme, which is now empathy with the deaf. Within the frame of defined theme, Dem’s objective is to initiate a perception transformation for the deaf in Turkey by recognizing Turkish Sign Language and the culture that language itself intrinsically creates. And currently, I am the President of Dem Foundation and getting my masters degree in NGO Management and Social Projects at Bilgi University.

Mine Goknar

Mine graduated from Niagara University –USA, and obtained her BSc degree in Tourism, Transportation, and Hospitality Management. She continued her education at George Washington University for her Masters Degree in Regional Development of Tourism. She has started her career at Istanbul Hilton Hotel as a Management Trainee. She pursued her career as Public Relations Expert at Koç Group which is the biggest conglomerate in Turkey. After early retirement she decided to work in philanthropic sector and transferred to Turkish Educational Volunteer Foundation as the Public Relations and Fund Raising Manager. In 2011, Mine Göknar started to work at DenizTemiz Derneği/TURMEPA as Deputy General Manager while her work as an instructor continued, and her students have managed to develop and implement a number of projects both in the university and in TURMEPA which provided a sustainable education activity for younger students.

Nasuh Mahruki

Nasuh Mahruki was born 1968 in Istanbul. Graduated from Bilkent University, Management Faculty. He is a National Sportsman, professional mountain climber, writer, photographer, motivational speaker and a social entrepreneur.

Secil Sendag

Seçil Şendağ, who graduated from Üsküdar American Girls High School and Boğaziçi University Department of Sociology, worked as editor and programmer in the media sector between 1992 and 1998. Mrs Şendağ worked as the General Manager of Global Yatırım Holding A.Ş. and Doğuş Holding in the period of 1999-2008. While she was working in Doğuş Holding, she simultaneously carried out communication activities for TAIK (Turkish-German Business Council) and TÜSIAD Financial and Economic Affairs Commission. Seçil Şendağ has been providing institutional brand trainings and she has been participating in certificate programs as speaker-lecturer since 2005. Seçil Şendağ, who is a member of TÜHID (Turkish Public Relations Association) and Kagider (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey) is a member of Woman Platform in Professional Business World.

Serhat Yesilyurt

Serhat Yeşilyurt is a Professor in the Mechatronics Program at Sabancı University, where he has been a full-time faculty member since 2002. He received a B.S. degree in Nuclear Energy Engineering from Hacettepe University in 1986, and MS and PhD degrees in Nuclear Engineering from M.I.T. in 1991 and 1995 respectively. After his post-doctoral research at MIT and FSU, he worked in Cape Simulations in Natick, MA as a Senior Research Scientist from 1998 to 2002. His research interests center on the analysis and computational modeling of thermal-fluids systems including crystal growth furnaces, fuel cells, wind turbines and micro swimming robots. He has also worked on modeling of vertical axis wind turbines transients. Throughout his academic career he has published over 60 papers in refereed journals and international conference proceedings, and holds three US patents.