Disaster Management Summit 2025
11:00 – 12:30
OPENING CEREMONY
12:30 – 13:30
PROTOCOL EXHIBITION TOUR
KEYNOTE SESSION
13:30 – 14:15
TÜRKİYE’S DISASTER POTENTIAL AND THE NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE PLAN
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Prof. Dr. Haluk Özener
AFAD Istanbul, Provincial Director
14:15 – 15:30
DISASTER RESILIENCE IN STRUCTURES: PUBLIC, INDUSTRIAL, CULTURAL HERITAGE & PRIVATE BUILDINGS
MODERATOR:
Abdulkadir Tezcan
AFAD Disaster Risk Reduction and Prevention Department, Head
SPEAKERS:
Yalçın Kaya
Istanbul Project Coordination Unit, Director
Prof. Dr. Ali Koçak
Yıldız Technical University (YTU) Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty Member
Tevfik Hoş
Senior Geological Engineer
15:30 – 15:45
BREAK
KEYNOTE SESSION
15:45 – 16:15
AWARENESS SAVES LIVES
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Erdem Akın
SAR Search, Rescue and Emergency Aid Association, President
16:15 – 17:30
TÜRKİYE’S DISASTER REALITY – THE FIRST 72 HOURS: THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION IN EMERGENCIES
MODERATOR:
Prof. Dr. Ayhan Aytaç
Zimer Communication Group, Management Consultant
SPEAKERS:
Nihal Aytamaner
Motorola Solutions, Channel Account Manager (Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Armenia)
Domenico Luigi de Rosa
SINORA SRL, General Manager
Cemaleddin Akyürekli
Zimer Communication Group, Entrepreneur
Marko Peica
AIKOM International, Sales Director (Adriatics, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Qatar, Turkmenistan, Türkiye)
10:30 – 11:30
RESILIENCE AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT IN DISASTERS
MODERATOR:
Dr. Fatih Yaman
İstanbul Chamber of Industry, Head of Disaster Management Unit
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Engin Eryılmaz
Business Continuity Manager & KRYD Resilience and Business Continuity (BC) Working Group Member
Neslihan Akbulut
Marsh Advisory, Business Continuity and Crisis Management Lead & KRYD Resilience and Business Continuity (BC) Working Group Member
Özlem Kurtuluş
Redi, Co-Founder; Eczacıbaşı Holding, Disaster Management Manager; KRYD, Resilience and Business Continuity (BC) Working Group Member
Tuba Üstün
KRYD Resilience and Business Continuity (BC) Working Group Member
11:30 – 11:45
BREAK
KEYNOTE SESSION
11:45 – 12:15
do we recognıze the threats facıng humanıty?
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Prof. Dr. Şükrü Ersoy
Yıldız Technical University (YTU), Faculty Member & Presidential Local Authority and Disaster Policies Board of the Republic of Türkiye, Member
KEYNOTE SESSION
12:15 – 12:45
THE FIRST HOURS IN WORKPLACES DURING MASS DISASTERS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Ayşenur Kozanoğlu Güyük
AKUT Trainer – Consultant
12:45 – 13:00
BREAK
13:00 – 14:00
CRITICAL COMMUNICATION IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT
MODERATOR:
Bilal Yıldız
Novatel, CTO
SPEAKERS:
Mahmut Şahbaz
İGA Istanbul Airport, Airside Operations Director
Ömer Aktan
AYEDAŞ, SCADA & Energy Automation Manager
Dr. Dinçer Töremen
HEAŞ Sabiha Gökçen Airport, Technical Systems Director
Özgür Özaltun
AFAD Istanbul, Provincial Communication Officer
14:00 – 14:15
BREAK
14:15 – 15:15
RISK MANAGEMENT, SURVIVABLE SPACES & RESCUE CONSIDERATIONS IN BUILDING COLLAPSE
MODERATOR:
Fatih Bilgin
Istanbul Fire Department, Head of Corporate Communication and Development
SPEAKERS:
Raul Angulo
Fire Captain
15:15 – 15:30
BREAK
KEYNOTE SESSION
15:30 – 16:00
FROM PREPAREDNESS TO RECOVERY: THE RELEVANCE OF PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN MODERN SAR, CBRN AND DVI MISSIONS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Laila Badaoui
ADAS, CEO
16:00 – 17:00
360° ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENTS AT THE FIRE SCENE
MODERATOR:
Fatih Bilgin
Istanbul Fire Department, Head of Corporate Communication and Development
SPEAKERS:
Eray Solmaz
Emisyon Engineering, Sales and Marketing Manager
Dr. Dimitrios Menemenlis
11th Greek Special Helitrack Wildfire Unit, Rhodes Island, Commander
İsmail Cem İyitoğlu
Atak Yangın Türkiye, Chairman of the Board
17:00 – 17:45
TECHNOLOGıCAL APPROACHES AND SAFETY ıN FıREFıGHTıNG
MODERATOR:
Nazım Ergelen
Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality, Head of Fire Department
SPEAKERS:
Mirey Bonfil
3M Türkiye, Senior Application Engineer
Ramazan Aktepe
Denizli Fire Department, Firefighter
Mustapha Jodi
PhD (Civil Engineering)
10:30 – 11:30
NUTRITION, SHELTER AND LOGISTICS IN DISASTERS
MODERATOR:
Gökhan Yılmaz
AFAD Marmara Disaster Risk Reduction Department, Head
SPEAKERS:
Selim Altınarık
Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) Istanbul European Side Disaster Response Center, Manager
Suat Şaşmaz
AFAD Shelter and Construction Works Branch, Manager
Nihal Kara
Istanbul Province Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundation, Director
11:30 – 11:45
BREAK
11:45 – 12:45
DISASTER REPORTING: KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS
MODERATOR:
Sibel Topaloğlu
Ekotürk TV, Program Moderator
SPEAKERS:
Emine Kavasoğlu
A Haber, News Programs Manager
Yağız Şenkal
Television Journalist
Samet Güner
Weekend Main News Anchor
12:45 – 13:00
BREAK
13:00 – 13:45
HEALTH MANAGEMENT IN DISASTERS: RESPONSE, COORDINATION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
MODERATOR:
Assoc. Dr. Sarper Yılmaz
Turkish Emergency Medicine Association, Disaster Commission President
SPEAKERS:
Sr. Biologist Seyfullah Orhan
UMKE Association, Board Member
Dr. Psy. Yeşim Ünal
Disaster Psychology Platform Association, Founder & President
13:45 – 14:00
BREAK
KEYNOTE SESSION
14:00 – 14:30
WATER LITERACY IN ENHANCING DISASTER RESILIENCE: COMMUNITY LEARNING APPROACHES FROM SHORE EXPERIENCE
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Prof. Dr. Afşin Çetinkaya
Yıldız Technical University (YTU), Faculty Member
14:30 – 15:30
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTERS
MODERATOR:
Prof. Dr. Şükrü Ersoy
Yıldız Technical University (YTU), Faculty Member & Presidential Local Authority and Disaster Policies Board of the Republic of Türkiye, Member
SPEAKERS:
İkram Çelik
General Directorate of Forestry, Branch Manager
Prof. Dr. Orhan Şen
Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Faculty Member & CNN Türk, Meteorology Consultant
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Çakmakçı
Yıldız Technical University (YTU) Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Faculty Member
Okan Tosun
ANDA Association, President
15:30 – 15:45
BREAK
15:45 – 16:30
The Role of NGOs in Disaster Management Processes and Management Standards
MODERATOR:
Recep Şalcı
AFAD, Head of Training and Awareness Department
SPEAKERS:
Barış Altan Doğan
AKUT, President
Okan Tosun
ANDA Association, President
Ömer Kars
İHH, Board Member Responsible for Disaster Management
Erdem Akın
SAR Search, Rescue and Emergency Aid Association, President
