EXPERT TALKS 2025
12:00 – 12:45
SEISMIC ACOUSTIC LISTENING DEVICES
Oğuzhan Kotan
Sibort, Project Coordinator
Metin Durmuş
Sibort, Project Engineer
12:45 – 13:00
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13:00 – 14:30
AFETTEK PLATFORM & TAM FOUNDATION PANEL
MODERATOR:
Mustafa Atilla
TAM Foundation, Chairman of the Board
SPEAKERS:
Barış Altan Doğan
AKUT Search and Rescue Association, Chairman of the Board
Prof. Dr. Hayati Bilgiç
Başkent University, Faculty Member
Ali İhsan Ünlü
Başkent University BİYOTEK Technology Development Center, General Manager
Prof. Dr. Gökhan Kılıç
İzmir University of Economics, Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Application and Research Center, Manager
Prof. Dr. Güney Özcebe
TED University, Faculty Member
14:30 – 14:45
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14:45 – 15:45
TÜYAK SESSION
MODERATOR:
Deniz Araz
Treasurer of Board of Directors
SPEAKERS:
Kevork Benlioğlu
Emergency Lighting Commission, Chairman
Akın Altın
Matriks Building Control Systems, Co-Founder
Duhan Portakal
Etik Engineering Consulting
15:45 – 16:00
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16:00 – 16:45
GSR II COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS IN SUPERSTRUCTURE RETROFIT PROJECTS
MODERATOR:
Zühtü Bakır
Secretary General
SPEAKERS:
Furkan Acar
Retrofit Project Team Leader
16:45 – 17:00
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17:00 – 17:30
AN EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT İSTANBUL DOCUMENTARY
Tevfik Hoş
Senior Geological Engineer & Documentary Director
10:30 – 11:00
NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN EARTHQUAKE AND DISASTER
Ceyhun Güler
Tecmony, Founder & Technology Coach
11:00 – 12:00
AFETTEK PLATFORM STAKEHOLDERS SESSION
Andaç Töre Şamiloğlu
Ansamech
Kağan Çintimur
Globetech
Dilek Turan
Good Sanitation
Hakan Aras
ASRHÜR
Z. Mehmet Başaran
UMAXLife
Erdoğan Demir
Bize Project Development / Foldy House
12:00 – 12:15
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12:15 – 13:15
AFETTEK PLATFORM – TAM FOUNDATION: EARTHQUAKE-RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE PANEL
MODERATOR:
Prof. Dr. Güney Özcebe
TED University, Faculty Member
SPEAKERS:
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yakut
METU, Civil Engineering Dept., Faculty Member
Prof. Dr. Erdem Canbay
METU, Civil Engineering Dept., Faculty Member
Sarp Dinçer
Earthquake and Structural Health Monitoring
Bahadır Şadan
Earthquake Engineering Solutions
13:15 – 13:30
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13:30 – 14:00
HAZARDS IN CONFINED SPACES
Adem Ceran
AKUT Search & Rescue Association, Institute Trainer / Consultant
14:00 – 14:15
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14:15 – 14:45
THE IMPACT OF RADIANT HEAT ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FIREFIGHTER GEAR
Melih Çınar
Dupont, Nomex® & Kevlar® Thermal & Mechanical Protection Solutions
14:45 – 15:00
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15:00 – 15:30
FLOOD OPERATIONS AND WATER RESCUE
Serhat Özvan
AKUT Search & Rescue Association, Trainer
15:30 – 15:45
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15:45 – 16:15
THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL EMERGENCY EVACUATION SYSTEMS IN DISASTER IMPACT REDUCTION
Yavuz Uğurlu
SF Emergency System A.Ş., Sales Manager
16:15 – 16.30
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16:30 – 17:15
COMMUNITY-BASED PREPAREDNESS AND LOCAL CAPACITY IN DISASTERS
Hüseyin Karadayı
MAGAMEDER, Chairman
10:30 – 11:00
REVOLUTIONARY SOLUTIONS IN EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCESSES
Bekir Boyacı
Mevac, R&D Group Manager
11:00 – 12:00
AFETTEK PLATFORM STAKEHOLDERS SESSION
Murat Kanber
Zyrone Dynamics
Orhan Gencel
Godetya / TED University
John Ufuk Gökçen
Tolga Sönmez
Naware
Özlem Kurtuluş
REDİ
Ömer Komili
İnovatek
12:00 – 12:15
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12:15 – 13:00
THE IMPORTANCE OF SEARCH & RESCUE TEAMS IN DISASTERS
MODERATOR:
Bilal Battal
Börü Search & Rescue Association, President
SPEAKERS:
Türker Ölmez
MAKUD Association, President
Ziya Gökalp Şahin
TULPARS Search and Rescue Association, President
Fikret Beşoğul
İstanbul Search and Rescue Association, President
Adnan Sancak
ANKA Search and Rescue Association, President
13:00 – 13:15
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13:15 – 13:45
WHAT ARE THE DOGS SEARCHING FOR?
Melih Özsandık
AKUT Search and Rescue Association, K9 Search Team
13:45 – 14:00
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14:00 – 14:30
ELECTRONIC SEARCH AND RESCUE SYSTEMS IN DISASTERS
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Serdar Türk
YTU, Electronics Engineering & RF Mira Radar, Founder
14:30 – 15:00
USE OF DRONES IN SEARCH OPERATIONS
Türker Kuş
AKUT Search & Rescue Association, Trainer
15:00 – 15:15
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15:15 – 16:15
THE PSYCHOLOGY WE WITNESS: DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY
MODERATOR:
Sena Duman
TULPARS Search and Rescue Association, Sociologist
SPEAKERS:
Özgün Baştürk Kahveci
Clinical Psychologist
Hasip Akgül
Psychological Counselor
Zehra Kıran
Psychologist
Murat Çelik
Social Worker
