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Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center
Yahyakaptan, Akasyalar Cd., 41050 Merkez/İzmit/Kocaeli
Kocaeli, Kocaeli, 41050
Turkey

Beyza Doğuç

Musician / Artist

Beyza Doğuç was born in Ankara in 1996. She participated in choirs in her secondary school. Her music life accelerated when she became the soloist of the music group in her high school. Meanwhile, the novel that she published has reached millions of people on the internet. The compositions and covers she shared attracted great interest. Doğuç, who added color to her compositions by combining the short films she shot with her music, has started to meet with his audience since 2018. After more than releasing 20 compositions on the internet, she released her first single "I'm Always Here" in March 2019. Currently, she has dozens of songs and covers. Beyza Doğuç defines herself as “A person who has set mind to production from an early age and tries to convey it to people with her art”.

Ceyhun Olcan

Climate Activist

Ceyhun Olcan was born in Adana in 2001. He graduated highschool in 2019. He has been advocating for the climate crisis since 2015. In 2021 he founded his organization called Ecoffectinitiative. He also took charge in 2022 The World Economic Forum, 2022 European Sustainable Investment Forum, and 2022 European Development Days conferences. He started a campaign on Change.org to shut down zoos and gathered more than 25000 signatures. Ceyhun represented Turkey at RCOY-APAC 2022 and COY17. At the One Young World 2022 Manchester Summit, he served as an ambassador for the organization in addition to being a Pfizer Scholar, which has a 1% admission rate.

Gökhan Yüceler

Cyber Security Expert

Gökhan Yüceler started his professional career in 2006 as an information security specialist. During this process, he obtained GIAC, Python, GPEN, CEH Certified Ethical Hacker certifications. Throughout his career, he worked in organizations such as KOÇ Holding, Sales Force (CA), Eczacıbaşı Holding, in positions such as information security specialist, forensic IT specialist, blue/red team specialist and manager. In 2017, he founded the information security company Infinitum Information Systems to provide consultancy, service and support services in the fields of Cyber Security and Information Security. Continuing his professional career as the founding partner of his company today, Gökhan Yüceler actively takes part as a speaker at many events in America, England, Czech Republic, France and Turkey.

Masis Aram Gözbek

Musician / Composer / Conducter

Masis Aram Gözbek is the general art director and conductor of the Boğaziçi Jazz Choir,Boğaziçi Youth Choir and Magma Choir of which he is the founder.He won many awards,including two World Championships with the Boğaziçi Jazz Choir.He became the first jury member from Turkey to participate in the European Young Musicians Festival.Magma and Boğaziçi Jazz choir family started the Voice Of Cultures project and leading the establishment of local choirs in 7 different provinces of Turkey.He launched the Korohane platform in order to bring together everyone who has given their heart to choral music all over Turkey.Magma and Boğaziçi Jazz choir family won the 2021 European Video Award.Finally he was entitled to represent Turkey in the Fosco Corti international choir conducting competition to be held in Italy in june.

Nardane Kuşçu

Nardane Kuşçu was born in Adana in 1954. She attended a private secondary school and was educated by Village Institute teachers. She got a bachelor's degree in Primary School Teaching. After working for 42 years, she retired and started her journey with the dream of establishing an organic farm to ensure the sustainability of seeds. In 2007, she founded the Organic Farm and Life Center Narköy. She established a farm in Kocaeli-Kandıra, which has an ecologically sustainable hotel with a minimum carbon footprint; has more than 1,200 ancestral seeds. %80 of the products offered to the guests are grown in the farm. Nardane Kuşçu, who is a pioneer in raising awareness for the local people, students and businesspeople, was selected as Turkey's Female Social Entrepreneur in 2016.

Ömer Çolakoğlu

Microsoft MVP

Ömer Çolakoğlu started as Software Developer in the sector in 2003 and met SQL Server in the following years and worked as SQL Server DBA since 2006. He is currently working as the IT Manager of a private company. Omer is also online course instructor on a lot of online educational portal such as Udemy, Turkcell Gelecegi Yazanlar, BTK Academy. He has more than 250.000 students from 103 countries of the world. Also he is a member of many IT Communities and he works for educational purposes in IT Industry. Ömer Çolakoğlu won the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in 2020, an award given by Microsoft to IT professionals who make voluntary contributions to the industry and communities.By receiving this award, he became one of the 3,000 MVPs all over the world and one of the 21 MVPs in Turkey.