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Gül
İrepoğlu
Architect, Art Historian, Writer
Biography
Prof. Dr. Gül İrepoğlu studied architecture at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts. When she was a doctoral student, she started to work as an assistant at the Department of Art History, Faculty of Letters in Istanbul University. She completed her doctorate in 1984. She became an associate professor in 1991, a full professor in 1997. She gave her classes on “the Renaissance Art”, “Baroque Art”, “Neoclassic and Romantic Art”, “European Art in the 19th century”, “Ottoman Art in Westernization” “Comparative History on Art” and “Ottoman Miniature Art”.
Prof. İrepoğlu retired from Istanbul University after she served 26 years. She has numerous publications on the Painting Art in the 18th – 20th centuries, Portrait of Ottoman Sultans, Artistic relationship between East and West and History of Jewelry.
Prof. İrepoğlu is the board member of UNESCO Turkish National Commission as well as the chairperson of special committee of Cultural Heritage. She is also the trustee and the chairperson of TAÇ foundation (Türkiye Anıt Çevre Turizm Değerlerini Koruma Vakfı). She has prepared and presented television programs “Şehir Mekân” and “Sanat Mekân” on TRT2 between 2005 and 2007. Prof. İrepoğlu is also a fiction writer and has published many books such as: “Gölgemi Bıraktım Lale Bahçelerinde” (2004), “Cariye” (2007). She has given conferences in Turkey and abroad.
Selected books:
Feyhaman Duran, (Istanbul 1986).
Levnî, Nakış-Şiir-Renk / Levnî, Painting Poetry colour, (Istanbul 1999).
Padişahın portresi: Tesavir-i Ali Osman / The Sultan′s Portrait, Picturing the House of Osman, (as co author), (Istanbul 2000).
Lale Devri′nin bir Görgü Tanığı: Jean-Baptiste Vanmour/ An Eyewitness Of The Tulip Era: Jean-Baptiste Vanmour, (Istanbul 2003).
Gölgemi Bıraktım Lale Bahçelerinde, (Istanbul 2004).
Zeki Faik İzer, (Istanbul 2005).
Cariye, (Istanbul 2007).
Hakan
Kırkoğlu
Consultant, Astrologist, Writer
Biography
“Asking to see your astrological chart is a brave decision. When you see your chart, you are looking at yourself in the mirror.”
The DNA of life
R. Hakan Kırkoğlu is a colourful personality. He took the brave decision to leave behind his successful banking career to make his dreams come true. He compares astrology to DNA, claiming that astrology is the DNA of human life. “Our DNA structure shows the colour of our hair, eyes and the illnesses we are susceptible to. The astrological chart can also be regarded as the DNA of life. Let me put this another way: just like magnetic swipe cards that open certain doors for us, so does the chart, too, open certain doors in our lives and not others. Life tries to steer us towards particular doors. Astrology shows us how we can flow together with life, be in it. Astrology is about adjusting ourselves to the rhythm of life. It is an extremely simple, but at the same time, perfect language. Using this language of the 12 signs, we can better understand certain events and periods we encounter. We can see all of life’s dimensions in these 12 signs. We can see the different modes of behaviour in life from Aries to Pisces.”
Who is R. Hakan Kırkoğlu?
Hakan Kırkoğlu worked in treasury, research and financial institutions departments in the banking sector from 1993 until 2000. Denizbank was his last stop in his banking career which he left in 2000 to work on astrology. He studied at the Faculty of Astrological Studies in the UK. He set up his own consultancy firm in Turkey. With a group of colleagues, Kırkoğlu founded Astrobil (Association of Astrology Union) in 2000. He served as the global astrology coordinator at the United Astrology Conference (UAC 2008) held in the USA. Kırkoğlu is also in charge of the first ever course teaching astrology at a university in Turkey.
Speech Topics
- The use of Astrology in HR
- Trends for Turkey and the World
- Astrology maps
- Futurology
Gülden
Türktan
W20 Turkey President, Founding Member and Board Chairman of KAGİDER, OECD, BIAC-ELSA Vice President
Biography
Dr. Türktan’s life mission is to promote female entrepreneurship in Turkey as well as to strengthen the position of women economically and socially.
Dr. Türktan spent the first four years of her working life at New York University as an academic. She has also worked in positions where she had authority over auditing, human resources, quality and legal affairs, and took on various top level management roles. For many years she worked intensively in management positions in non-governmental organisations.
For a significant part of her career, Dr. Türktan took on various senior management tasks and also served as the only board member and vice chairman of the board at ABB Electric Industry, regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious companies. She put her backing behind many key decisions over the company’s journey from a value of $14 million to $350 million. Türktan now provides international training within the scope of her “Invitation to leadership” programme, the strategy and mission of which is to “train more leaders within companies.” She has also played an active role in training successful leaders both locally and abroad.
Türktan’s successful career has been thanks to the positive spirit and foresight that she applies to entrepreneurship, her well timed purchasing and sales decisions, her efficient analyses and her “win-win” investment techniques. She recently chose to put an end to her current business life and began managing a hotel in Bodrum. However, she was not able to completely let go of the world of business and took on positions on various boards and became the chairwoman of the Women Entrepreneurs Association. Under Türktan’s management the association has achieved its record highest number of projects and its highest ever revenue figures. She has given various training sessions and speeches on entrepreneurship and the basic economic principles for success in business life. She also presented recommendations on sustainability on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Who is Dr. Gülden Türktan?
After graduating from Bosphorus University’s Business School with BA and MA degrees, Dr. Gulden Turktan went on to receive post graduate degrees from New York University and Marmara University. She holds an MBA, an M. Phil and a Ph.D. She began her career as a research assistant and instructor at New York University. She then took on a top management position at ABB, a huge international power plant and electricity generation company in Istanbul. She worked at the International Investments Association (YASED) of Turkey for two periods as a board member and later as vice-chairman of the board. Dr. Turktan was the head of the Work Council of TUSIAD for Employment and Social Security Systems. She was one of the founders of Turkey’s Women Entrepreneurs Association KAGIDER and she served as its president.
Speech Topics
• Who is the leader?
• Manage upwards
• Create your own leader
• How much have we achieved in the women’s movement? How much is left?
Akan
Abdula
Brand Consultant, Digital Strategist
Biography
Marketing professional with more than 17 years of work experience in advertising, marketing strategies, brand management and market research.
Founder of FutureBright Group of Companies (Istanbul&Dubai): FutureBright Research, Behavior Institute, ZMET Institute, House of Impact & Pure Input .
FutureBright Group of companies serve more than 400 global&local brands.
Outside of work he is often quoted by the media, speaks at several conferences a year and writes for marketing periodicals.
He joined Bilgi University, where he is currently instructing on Consumer Psychology and Behaviour to graduate students.
His strategic thinking was covered by many world known periodicals and newspapers, among which UK’s Famous Daily Telegraph.
He is a multiple Golden Effie receiver.
Gülfem Saydan
Sanver, Dr.
Political Communication Strategist
Biography
Gulfem Saydan Sanver has a Master’s degree and PhD on political communication from the University of Panthéon Sorbonne/ France.
Ms. Sanver is the author of two books, both published in France. “A Comparative Study of the Election Campaigns in Turkey” was published in 2013 and her second book “Interpretative Communities: Socio-economic and cultural impacts on the perception” was published in 2014.
Directing strategies and campaigns, she works with members of the parliament and local mayors. Sanver has been awarded with Pollie Award by American Association of Political Consultants at the Pollie Awards 2015, with Polaris Awards by European Association of Political Consultants in 2017 and was elected to “100 Class of 2017” (The Hundred most influential political professionals of the year 2017) by Com Pol magazine located in Washington DC .
Dr. Gulfem Saydan Sanver is a member of the International Association of Political Consultants and European Association of Political Consultants.
Who is Dr. Gülfem Saydan Sanver?
Gulfem Saydan Sanver is the founder of Element Strategies, an Istanbul/Turkey based consulting firm specialized in political campaign strategy and management.
Speech Topics
- Perception Management?
- Elections & the power of a campaign
- Designing Campaign Strategy
- Political communication and Turkey
- Development in Technological vs Development in Democracy
- Active Citizenship
- Youth and Politics
- Women and Politics
- Gender and Perception
- Definition for a successful leader?
Coşkun
Aral
Journalist, International War Photographer, Documentary Producer
Biography
“Travelling around the world as a documentary photographer capturing incredible moments, the question foremost on my mind was what more can be done to convert all the experiences and information of these moments into some form of document?”
Welcome to Coşkun Aral’s World!
Coşkun Aral is an experienced journalist, international war photographer, adventure seeker, explorer, traveller, and documentary producer; there may not be words enough to describe him. He travels all around the world, contemplating and sharing what he witnesses. He is now part of Indeks’ Speakers Agency as a solution’s partner, offering unique opportunities to those who wish to pay a visit to his extraordinary world, even if for a short period of time.
He has travelled to countless countries and has visited almost every corner of Turkey. Some of the places to which he has travelled we were not even aware existed!
Aral organizes trips to special cities and regions all around Turkey and the world and reveals the beauty and the uniqueness of the destination, offering a once in a lifetime experience for the participants. You can either stick to Aral’s plan or choose your own route. Are you ready to rediscover the world with Coşkun Aral?
Some interesting destinations in Turkey
Bursa: Horses and the “Kangal” dogs at Karacabey
Denizli: The secret face of Hyrapolis
Antalya: The hidden face of Saklıkent and the lost cities
Şanlıurfa: Exploring Mesopotamia in Halfeti, the land of black roses
Gaziantep: Zeugma’s magical dinner tables
Kilis: From the fields of death to the forests of life
Mardin: Alexander’s dreamland – Dara
Kayseri: The legends of Erciyes
Çankırı: The world’s largest salt cave
Some adventures abroad
India: A symbolic wedding at Rajasthan, discovering heaven in Kashmir
Nepal: A journey from the foothills of Mount Everest to the jungle
Sri Lanka: Extraordinary festivals
Czech Republic: Turkish faces in Prague
South Africa: Walking in the footsteps of our ancestors
Laos-Cambodia: Lost civilisations
Peru: Amazonian and Incan civilisations
Egypt: Journey through a mysterious world
In his presentation, “Wars of Men, Men of War,” Coşkun Aral blends his stories with images of events and people he encountered during his career as a war correspondent and documentary producer. His impressive presentation is masterfully complemented by his speech, in which he emphasizes that there is a way to achieve everything even if the goals seem impossible.
Who is Coşkun Aral?
Coşkun Aral was born in 1956 in Siirt. He started his professional career as a press photographer in 1974. His name spread across the globe via Sipa Press thanks to his photographs of Turkey’s “Bloody May 1st, 1977”. He worked as Sipa Press’ Turkey reporter as well as as a freelance photographer for a number of Turkish media outlets, such as Turkish News Agency, Milliyet and Hürriyet. He started photographing wars in countries such as Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, Chad and the Far East in 1980. In 1980 he conducted the first ever interview in history with the hijackers of a hijacked airplane. He is the founder of İZ TV, the first ever Turkish documentary channel. Aral continues to work as a war photographer for periodicals such as Time, Newsweek, Paris-Match, Stern and Epoca. He also continues to work as the producer of his TV documentary program, Haberci.
Speech Topics
“Information heals, information brings”
The topics included in “Wars of men, men of war” are decided according to the theme of the meetings. His presentations are full of inspiring examples of risk-taking, time management, leadership and team spirit.
Urban culture, life and architecture
Extraordinary tourism trails
Extraordinary lives
Unusual treatments
Extraordinary clothes / make-up / hair styles
Exceptional food and cooking methods
Extraordinary beliefs, rituals, weddings
Women and children of the world
Travel and adventure
360 degrees earth: from the first people to the present
Photo & Video Workshops
Coşkun Aral assists in photography & documentary productions, offering guidance based on his professional experience.
He offers travel advice from a journalist’s perspective and also provides technical assistance on specific travel trails.
Coşkun Aral afterwards evaluates videos and recordings produced during the event.
Get your own documentary!
We have been watching Aral’s fantastic documentaries with amazement for years now. His huge archive of documentaries is priceless. As a solution’s partner to İndeks’ Speakers Agency, he offers companies an opportunity to benefit from this precious archive. If needed, he can produce and shoot new documentary films according to companies’ wishes. Why not take part yourself in the production of a documentary film with the legendary documentary producer, Coşkun Aral?
Does your company have a 3D movie?
Coşkun Aral’s third project is preparing 3D films for companies to use for promotional purposes. These films are very useful, especially for trade fairs, where they can offer the target customers a real time experience. For instance, if a person is watching a 3D film of a hotel, they can actually take a tour inside the building and the hotel’s surrounding area. Simply by putting on the 3D glasses, you can experience the hotel without moving an inch.
Other projects
Coşkun Aral also has several other projects aimed at businesses. One of these projects is cooking workshops in which the company’s employees participate together and taste delicious foods from all around the globe. Aral does not forget to share the stories of the amazing dishes in these entertaining workshops. In another project, the experienced journalist prepares books for the companies, based on their specifications.
Itır
Erhart
Istanbul Bilgi University Academic, Social Entrepreneur
Biography
Istanbul Bilgi University Academic, Social Entrepreneur, Marathon Runner
Itır Erhart started charity-runs when she saw a slogan on a Chicago bus stop in 2004: “Difficult to run? Try chemotherapy!” She ran eight marathons and 20 half-marathons to raise funds and create awareness on behalf of NGOs. She is among the founders of Step by Step, Turkey’s first charity-run initiative. Erhart gives stimulating speeches on the effects of creating corporate teams and running for NGOs on corporate communications, sense of belonging and motivation and shares the ways to organize such events and their media echoes with her audience. Erhart focuses on the significance of acting as a team and speaks on ways to raise funds and create awareness through sports.
Step by Step reaches 12 thousand members!
Step by Step, with its 12 thousand members as of 2016, continues to mobilize individuals for social issues through endurance sports and encourages NGOs to be more transparent and accountable. Individual and corporate runners of Step by Step raise funds for their selected NGOs through sports. This model, globally known as “charity run”, is implemented in Turkey for the first time by Step by Step. Step by Step runners raised TL 11 million 700 thousand from 90,000 donators and touched the lives of 60 thousand people since 2007. Using the system, each runner sends messages to 200 people to explain his or her cause. This helps raising funds and create awareness.
Itır Erhart was listed for the “Making a Difference” program in 2009 for her works in civil society issues and granted with the Ten Outstanding Young Persons jury’s special award in 2010. In 2014, she was named as an Ashoka Fellow.
Erhart gives lectures on social gender, human rights, sports and media at Istanbul Bilgi University’s Faculty of Communication and runs workshops “How To Create Social Benefits” and “How To Improve Self-confidence” at The School of Life Istanbul.
Who is Itır Erhart?
Itır Erhart was born in 1975. She was graduated from Işık School. She majored in English Language & Literature and Philosophy at Boğaziçi University. She graduated from the same school with an M.A. degree in Philosophy and continued at Cambridge University’s Philosophy program. She was graduated with an M.Phil. degree and started teaching at Istanbul Bilgi University. In 2006, she was graduated from Boğaziçi University’s Philosophy Department with a Ph. D. degree. In 2015, she became an associate professor.
Speech Topics
– Raising funds through sports
– Creating awareness through sports
– Making a difference Step by Step
– Sports as a connective initiative
– Making a team
– Social Gender 101
– Do women know about offside? (Sports & Social Gender)
– Civil Society & Accountability
Dilek Cindoğlu,
Prof. Dr.
Ph.D, Professor of Sociology and Acting Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Abdullah Gül University, Turkey
Biography
Previously, she worked at Mardin Artuklu University and Bilkent University. She is a graduate of Bogazici University, Istanbul (B.A. and M.A.) and received her Ph.D. (1991) State University of New York at Buffalo. She has published extensively on the gendered processes of paid work, political participation, migration, health and sexuality in international journals and in book chapters. She was a Visiting Senior Scholar at the IRWAG of the Columbia University of New York (2010-2011), received, “Direct Access to the Muslim World” award from the Fulbright Visiting Specialist Program (2006) was a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Gender and Sexuality at the NYU (2003),and Senior Fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford (2002), was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1998-1999).She was consultant on various research projects funded by national (Tubitak, KSSGM, AAK) and international (IDRC, Ford Foundation, World Bank, ILO-IPEC,EU) bodies, served as an elected EC member at Turkish Sociological Association, (TSA) 2008-2014 and International Sociological Association (ISA) 2010-2018. Her work has been published at national and international academic journals and as book chapters.
Speech Topics
- Sociology of Work
- Women’s Participation in Business
- Why Women stay at Home?
- Why so few women in working life?
- Political Sociology
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