In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Mimar Kemaleddin Konferans Salonu
Emniyet, Boğaziçi Cd No:48, 06560 Yenimahalle/Ankara
Ground
Ankara, Ankara, 06560
Turkey

Altuğ Türkdalı

Chairman of the Board + Vice President at JCI

Born in Ordu in November 1983, Altuğ Türkdalı is a versatile individual who stands out with his passion for entrepreneurship and education. Altuğ, who has a degree in industrial engineering and a master's degree in entrepreneurship & innovation, has charted his own unique path. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of a reputable training and consultancy company. In addition to this role, he is also a partner of an international foreign trade consultancy company. Altuğ continues to contribute to the positive development of society and leadership profiles with various leadership roles at local, national and international levels in the global organization Junior Chamber International (JCI). Beyond institutional and organizational efforts

Berat Kuzu

Chairman of ATO Creative Industries and Brand Commission

Born in Ankara, Berat Kuzu turned to the field of communication/marketing in order to enjoy the pleasure he experienced in the dynamics of trade in a sustainable manner. Kuzu, who completed Niğde University's Department of Business Administration in marketing, works on a perspective that focuses on what is different in advertising production processes by combining the discipline of creative thinking with the discipline of communication. Kuzu, who is interested in scent branding as well as visual and auditory senses, works on sound and scent logos of brands. It continues its journey of a new search in the discipline of producing visual and audio materials focusing on artificial intelligence-based marketing and human behavior.

Kardelen Şeyma Erdem

Data Science Expert

Se graduated from Gazi University, Department of Statistics in 2019. She conducts research and projects in the fields of Data Science, Machine Learning, Image Processing, NLP and Google Earth Engine. She is currently working as a Data Analyst and continuing his Master's degree in Gazi University, Department of Statistics.

Louis Can STOTESBERY

Singer

He was born in Southampton Carolina in 1992. His mother is Turkish and his father is American, and he spent different periods of his life in both countries. In 2010, he started taking elective courses in the health/medicine department in Minnesota, USA, and simultaneously started performing and making music with his older brother Alex. He moved to Turkey in 2013 and settled in the Physiotherapy department at Yeditepe University. He graduated from the department in 2018 and started producing content on the "3Y1T" YouTube channel. In addition, he produced content on his own channel in the field of social media and took part in many programs and organizations. He appeared as a guest actor in TV series such as "Yalan Dünya" and "Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi". In 2018, he released his first song called "She's A Cat" in Turkey and has released 6 more Turkish songs to date. The last song he released is "I'm a Lonely Man".

Melike İpek YALOVA

Actress

She was born on April 29, 1984 in Istanbul. She completed her undergraduate education in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University and her master's degree in International Politics and Crisis Management at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Yalova, who started her acting career with the character of Princess Isabella Fortuna in the TV series called Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2011), which was watched by all over the world, took part in the TV series like; Karadayı (2012), Hayat Şarkısı (2016), Çember (2017), and İnsanlık Suçu (2018). She played the character of Doctor Müjgan in Bir Zamanlar Çukurova (2019). She made her big screen debut in the movie Can Feda (2018) and starred in the TV series Mahkum (2021). Melike İpek Yalova, who met the audience on stage as well as on the screen, gave life to Türkan Şoray in the musical named Şarkılar Seni Söyler (2018). Besides acting, she is also interested in writing and works on her own scripts.

Murat GENÇ

Content Producer

Murat Genç was born in Izmir, he graduated from the chemistry department of Uludağ University, but did not pursue this field and preferred to act in theater and TV series. Murat Genç, who founded his own theater in 2013, made rapid progress and gained a place for himself in both playwriting and acting. He started making comedy videos about zodiac signs on Instagram and YouTube in 2018, managed to reach millions in a short time. Murat Genç still continues his life as a social media content producer, also continues his stand-up shows.

Nefise SHABAN DOĞRUSÖZLÜ

Psychologist

After graduating from psychology in Macedonia as top student of department, she completed her master's degree, internship and supervision in the field of Clinical Psychology and received the title of Clinical Psychologist. She had the opportunity to work with various cases since 2019. During her education, she gained various experiences in countries such as England, Austria, Poland and Slovakia. She worked as a research and teaching assistant in the field of cognitive psychology under the supervision of Professor Dr. Timothy Jordan, who has an important place in the scientific world. She presented articles at 4 international congresses. She produces content on various social media platforms to raise awareness in the field of mental health. She was awarded the 2nd best content producer award in the education category on the TikTok platform.

Nejla Kılınç

Urban Planner

Dr. Nejla Kılınç is an urban planner with a background in landscape architecture. She graduated from METU and has a master's degree from TODAIE. She conducted research for her doctorate at Kassel University and received her doctorate degree from Ankara University. She has worked in the public sector for 20 years as an urban planner and manager before establishing her own spatial planning company, Ufuk Planning, in 2013. Alongside her professional work, she is also an academic lecturer at domestic and international universities. She has been a guest researcher at the University of Kassel and taught courses on multidisciplinary planning approaches at the Department of Sustainable Cities and Communities. She has carried out a project study on the effect of public space use on the adaptation of first-generation Turkish workers, supported by Kassel Municipality and the Foreigners' Council. Also, she has provided consultancy to numerous EU projects related to regional competitiveness.

Sevim Seda YAMAÇ

Associate Professor

Assoc. Dr. Sevim Seda Yamaç received her undergraduate degree from Mustafa Kemal University, Agricultural Engineering program: Agricultural Structures and Irrigation department. She won a scholarship at the Mediterranean Agricultural Institute of Bari in Italy and completed her master's degree in Land and Water Resources: Irrigated Agriculture at the same faculty. She continued her career as a Research Assistant at the University of Milan with a doctoral scholarship from the Italian Government, and received her doctorate in Agricultural Ecology from the same university. After completing her doctorate, she received a Postdoctoral Research Scholarship and continued her research at Bonn University in Germany. Later, Yamaç decided to return to her country and started working at Konya Food and Agriculture University, where she is currently a faculty member. She currently participates in national and international projects with multidisciplinary and international research groups.

Şükrü Torun

Professor

Prof. Dr. Şükrü Torun completed his medicine and neurology specialization training at Hacettepe and Eskişehir Osmangazi Universities.Prof. Dr. Şükrü Torun, a renowned neurologist and music therapy practitioner, has been researching neuropsychosocial disorders and language-cognition-music-brain relations for years. He is the Head of the Department of Language and Speech Therapy at Anadolu University and the Founder of the Department of Music Therapy. Torun has served in various positions, including being a member of the Computer Interaction Joint Application and Research Center Board of Directors and the Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Board. He is also a music therapy practitioner authorized by the Ministry of Health and the founder of the first official Music Therapy Unit. His recent work focuses on Neurocreative Music Therapy applications, network and system neuroscience-based training and intervention designs, and international project activities.

Timur Veysel DOĞRUOK

Entrepreneur

Timur Veysel Doğruok, born on October 31, 1985, is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Istanbul University. In 2012, he founded T-LAB, a pioneering medical device manufacturer in the field of Regenerative Medicine and took a key role in Türkiye. With his team at T-LAB, Mr. Doğruok developed the T-LAB PRP Kit, the first certified medical device in this field in Türkiye and has been exporting it to more than 70 countries. He also developed and introduced high-yield SVF Kit protocols. With over 10 years of experience in advancing products and protocols in the field of regenerative medicine, he became a member of the International Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Society and was honored by the IMCAS Academy for his presentations at the IMCAS Congress.