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Özgür Yumrukçal was born in 1979 in Istanbul. He graduated from İSTEK College and earned a Civil Engineering degree from Istanbul University in 2002, while simultaneously embarking on his professional career with the construction of the Atatürk Olympic Stadium. He later joined an international construction company, where he worked for 10 years and rose to the position of Project Manager. During this period, he managed international construction projects in nearly 10 countries, including Russia, Romania, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Sudan, Qatar, India, and Pakistan. Some of these projects include the successful completion of Raduga Shopping Mall (Saint Petersburg - Russia) in 2008, Mall of İstanbul (Turkey) in 2012, and Dushanbe International Airport (Tajikistan) in 2013. In subsequent years, he held senior management roles as a Coordinator and Manager in various corporate companies. In August 2021, he joined Libart, an international company offering retractable architectural solutions, as the Design and Project Management Manager, and in October 2022, he was promoted to General Manager. He is responsible for creating and managing sales and marketing strategies in the international market by determining Libart's next 5 and 10-year targets.

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Ilkay Can-Standard is a distinguished Architect and Technologist with over 18 years of global project management experience. With a focus on major architectural projects, Ilkay has led numerous major architectural, construction, and manufacturing-focused projects, significantly enhancing end-to-end processes.

As the founder of GENX, headquartered in New York with multiple global offices, Ilkay serves in pivotal roles to assist developers, architects, tech companies, and builders with cutting-edge project management and advanced digital delivery. She currently teaches at the Tandon School of Engineering, NYU.

Beyond her professional achievements, Ilkay has significantly impacted the industry through leadership roles. She is the Chair of the CTBUH NY Board of Trustees and the Chair of the Smart Tech Assembly of CTBUH. Actively involved in AIA, WIA, and CTBUH NY, her contributions have earned numerous awards, and she continues to drive innovation in design and industry research

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Fatma Pir has studied mechanical engineering in Izmir Institute of Technology, in her home town. The Erasmus exchange programme has taken her to Italy for 6 months of study in Università degli Studi di Salerno. After bachelor science, she continued her studies in Milan, Italy in a master programme of Politecnico di Milano. In 2009, during her thesis, she joined Technoform Bautec Italy where she started working as an intern, as a product engineer. Following her graduation, she kept working in Technoform as a sales engineer. She is working in Technoform Bautec Italy more than 15 years in the field of thermal insulation solutions. Currently, she is product manager and responsible for the clients in the Turkish territory. She supports customers’ thermal break systems by supplying value added products. For over 50 years, Technoform has been a leader partner in providing high-precision insulating profiles for thermal insulation of windows, door and facades.

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Agnes Koltay has a Masters degree in Architecture (Hungary, USA) and in Façade Engineering (UK) and worked with award winning architects and multidisciplinary engineering companies before founding Koltay Façades, a boutique façade engineering consultancy firm, in 2011. She is the lead façade consultant on a number of prestigious high-rise projects, such as Skyviews, Burj Vista, The Opus, The Address Boulevard Hotel.

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Joris Verhiest is based in Belgium and is since 24 years active in the market of aluminum fenestration solutions. As a commercial engineer and international MBA he got the opportunity gain a wide experience in sales, product development, marketing and business development. He has been operating in many countries in Europe, South-East Asia and Middle East and contributing to many prestigious projects around the globe.

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He joined Renzo Piano Building Workshop in 2010 after working in Spain for a residential boutique firm and in USA at Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects in Atlanta on the Carnegie Mellon University Gates and Hillman Center. During his time at RPBW Francesco was involved in many projects and worked on the Whitney Museum in New York during all design phases and the Istanbul Modern Museum as Associate in charge.

He is currently leading the One Sydney Harbour project in Sydney, the Waterfront Residential Buildings in Genoa and a High Rise Hotel in New York .

Francesco became Associate in 2018.

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He completed his undergraduate education in 1999 and his graduate studies in Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture in 2002 and graduated as a Master Architect.

Between 2002 and 2004, he completed his doctorate studies in Yıldız Technical University "Building Physics", and in the same year he completed his façade specialist training at Bath University / CWCT. Between 1999 and 2005, he worked in architectural offices in Istanbul addressing different concepts.

Since 2001, Turkey's adopted Master in Architecture Façade, Architect Yenal Oktuğ with domestic and international abroad in many projects in relation master-apprentice "Facade Systems Designer and Façade Consultant" was found in the work.

Between 2005 and 2012, he worked as a Project Manager in a local company that makes Façade Applications. It has produced project solutions in buildings with different functions with hundreds of thousands of areas of different scales in Turkey and abroad. Since 2014, he has been teaching "Building Science and Technology" and two different lectures called "Detail Principles in Architecture" at different universities in Izmir as a visiting lecturer. Since 2012, he has been working on facade consultancy and system solutions for qualified projects in Turkey and abroad that require special solutions with the family company Bağlan Architecture Engineering Limited, which has a long-standing construction history of 45 years.

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Born on June 10, 1992, in Ankara, she studied Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at Hacettepe University Turkey, and Politecnico di Bari Italy from 2011 to 2015. She worked as an interior architect in architectural design offices and participated in project teams ranging from boutique residential projects to luxury hotel chains. Since 2021, she has been working at Cosentino Turkey as an Architect & Design Sales Manager. She engages directly with industry professionals, architects and designers to support project designs with Cosentino solutions. Additionally, she establishes close relationships with investors and contracting companies, providing necessary follow-up and support through to the final stages of the processes. Throughout her career, she aims to maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction by offering creative and technical solutions at every stage of the projects, drawing on her experience and expertise. In this process, she continuously develops herself by keeping up with industry innovations and reflects the latest design trends in the projects she is involved in.

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Tolga Aycı is working as a Business Development Manager for Tremco CPG which is a global leader of construction chemicals. In this role, value propositions of group brands such as Tremco, Illbruck, Nullifire, Dryvit, Flowcrete, Vandex, Nudura and Veda that provides sealing, bonding, insulation applications from ground to roof are discussed technically with stakeholders, specifiers, consultants, investors etc. He also ensures the integration of research & development projects into the region.

Tolga Aycı who has more than 10 years of project management, business development, sales, and marketing experiences, graduated from Yıldız Technical University, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering department with honor degree. Also, he took graduation lectures from Bosphorus University, Industrial Engineering department. Currently, he is studying doctorate (PhD) degree in Istanbul Technical University, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering department in the doctorate thesis period that is related to fire safety field of study.

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Olcay Serezli is the Architectural Sales Manager for Turkey at Guardian Glass, one of the largest glass producers and innovators in the world. Over the past 8 years, she has held several roles in the European organization, managing key accounts and building a valuable portfolio of customers to develop sales strategies. She has a strong track record of securing significant contracts and large-scale projects. She graduated from the Middle East Technical University Department of Architecture in 2003. In addition to her architectural background, she has over 14 years of experience in the facade industry, holding roles in Project Management, Consulting, and Sales.

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Born at 1986 in Turkey , raised in Adana and graduated as Mechanical Engineer,Bsc from Cukurova University in 2012 ,Started working as Steel Production Engineer in Qatar then moved to Dubai in 2015 as Steel Construction Engineer for Abu Dhabi Airport Project , 2017 joined Kuraray Europe GmbH as Technical Service Manager . Now responsible for the specification and supply of the Kuraray Trosifol PVB and SentryGlas interlayer business in the East of Europe for use in laminated architectural glass

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‘Cagdas Taylan, has over 25 years of experience in the management of teams for building materials.

Since 2002, he is the Managing Director of Hydro Building Systems Turkey.

Prior to that, he has been in various positions for another multinational company for 6 years which produces aluminium claddings and suspended ceilings.

Today, apart from his responsible countries, he is also part of the Big International Projects Team in Hydro Building Systems aiming to improve Turkish footprint for large projects segment in Europe together with selected Turkish metal builders.

Cagdas Taylan hold a bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Istanbul Technical University.

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Murat Kader graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture in 1991 and received his master degree from University of Pennsylvania in 1994. Before establishing his own practice iki design group with Sema Eser Ozsaruhan, Murat Kader worked with Behruz Çinici in Turkey, Marshalek & Laughclater Architecture in Vienna-Austria and Stanford Wilk Architecture in Boston-USA. Since 1995 he leads iki design group with Sema Eser Ozsaruhan and has played a pivotal role in most iki design group projects. Kader’s interest lies in building technologies and design management. His practice is based on constant exploration on dynamic and revolutionary settings by which architecture could vigorously interact with interrelated fields- engineering, urbanism and design.

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Bilal Yeniyurt is the Director of Sales of Hydro Building System Turkey, which is global leader of aluminium production and also architectural aluminium system developer with their respective brands SAPA and WICONA.

After he graduated from Business faculty, he studied on Marketing and had master degree from Istanbul University.

In his early professional career he has worked in many respected domestic and foreign companies in different sectors and different sales roles, he found his real motivation in Building Materials and Façade Systems. After +10 years of sales and business development experience with proven records in REHAU Turkey and Hydro BS Turkey companies, he has been awarded as Sales Director Turkey and Turkic Republics since the beginning of 2021.

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Born in Ankara in 1973, Tolga ÇELİK graduated from the Department of Architecture at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 1999.

He worked as an architect in Tuncer Çakmaklı Architecture and MIDEK/MINGÜ Architecture in his career, and later served as a construction site manager in various construction projects.

He established his own company in 2005 and continued his career as a manufacturer and implementer in the facade sector ,and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ALUMEN YAPI A.Ş., located in Antalya Organized Industrial Zone. In international markets, he provides services in aluminum joinery, glass, and facade contracting deals with ALUMM UK LTD, located in England, and AFT ALUROM SRL, located in Romania.

With its 155 employees, it ranks high in its sector in the fields of facade design, engineering, production and application of large-scale 5-star hotels, qualified housing, residences, and business center projects in Turkey and abroad.

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Ms. Akın graduated from Faculty of Architecture of Istanbul Technical University in 1994 and got her master degree in 1996 from the same university. Her career which had started as an asisstant researcher in a TUBITAK (Turkish Research Institute) Project, continued as team member and/or as coordinator in various construction projects. Between 2001-2005 she worked as the General Manager of the local distributor of Herman Miller Inc., with which she had also been the leader of “GSA” projects in Turkey. Ms. Akın got her PMP degree in 2005 and established their project management company İŞTE Proje Yönetimi together with her partner, Mrs. Gül Erkmen (architect,ms).

Ms. Akın is in Turkish market personally for 30 years and with her team for the last 18 years for increasing value and human factor of construction.

Apart from her professional career; between 2006-2007 she served as a Board Member, between 2007-2009 as General Secretary and for 2010-2011 President of İstanbul Project Management Association (IPYD).

In 2019, she had been one of ten participants for Women Entrepreneur Leaders Programme held annually by EY. Between May 2019 - May 2024, she served as a Board member for KAGİDER (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey), in order to support women entrepreneurship which has a strong impact on reversing the trends of gender inequality and women’s economic exclusion. She is currently a Board Member of SES Equality and Solidarity Association for which she had been one of the ambassadors of ‘Women’s Voice’ project in 2020 to support the effective use of social media for women to raise their equality and rights claims.

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She is graduated from Ankara College in 1990 and from the Middle East Technical University (METU) Faculty of Architecture in 1994.

During the first decade of her professional career, she worked on the design and implementation of educational, tourism, office, and residential buildings at various architectural and construction firms in Ankara.

After moving to Istanbul, she delved into the world of light and glass, significantly contributing to architecture through marketing and brand management within Şişecam's Flat Glass group. While managing the Isıcam franchise system, she also provided glass consultancy for architectural projects in Turkey and internationally, focusing on innovative façade designs.

Currently, as the founder of Solo Design and Consultancy, she is dedicated to passive building design and innovative façade solutions that contribute to a greener, more livable world. Leveraging her expertise in integrating advanced glass technologies into sustainable architectural designs, she aims to create value and elevate industry standards by leading projects that utilize artificial intelligence in the construction materials sector to improve efficiency in production.

Additionaly, through her weekly radio program and podcast series titled "What’s Left Until 2053?", she collaborates with experts to raise awareness on sustainability and climate change, with a particular focus on energy efficiency through passive building design and best practices. As Turkey strives to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2053, this platform aims to foster awareness, consciousness, and change by regularly sharing success stories from Turkey and around the world, highlighting the individual, societal, and global benefits of energy efficiency in buildings.

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Sabri Paşayiğit, born in 1977 in Kayseri, graduated from the Architecture Department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2001. After starting his career at leading architecture firms in the industry, he founded his own company, SP Architects, in 2005. Initially a boutique firm, SP Architects quickly grew to become a globally recognized corporate entity. The company now employs over 180 expert architects, urban planners, landscape architects, interior designers, and multidisciplinary designers across its offices in Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, and Baku.

SP Architects' architectural design approach not only focuses on developing innovative and sustainable projects but also adopts a user-centered understanding that prioritizes user needs and behaviors. The firm has produced various projects in many different countries internationally and has created a global impact area by collaborating with local architecture offices. In recent years, SP Architects has particularly focused on urban planning, master plans, and mixed-use projects, becoming well-known for large-scale projects. The company boasts a rich architectural design portfolio catering to different sectors, including residential, commercial buildings, and public structures.

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Ersoy Çakır, born in Germany in 1976, graduated from Taksim Atatürk High School in 1994. Y.T.Ü. He graduated from the Department of Architecture in 1998. He graduated from Işık University Business Management MBA program. He has a thesis on "Brand Strategies". At the University of Bath, England; He has received training on Curtain Wall Design and Construction, Fire Performance in Curtain Walls, Structural Performance: Loadings, Structural Control and Eurocode. He received Facade Systems Expertise training from ITU in 2015. He served as a sectoral trainer for 3 years in the "Facade Systems: Performance, Standards and Specification Expertise Certificate Program" organized by ITU. He gave seminars on "Aluminum in architectural applications and its place in the future" at Fatih Sultan Mehmet University and "Future Facade Systems" at Kırklareli University. He gave training as a guest instructor on Facade systems at Gebze Institute of Technology. He served as a sectoral expert in the Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights Court. He is an architect, consultant, expert and sectoral trainer. Ersoy Çakır Architecture Ltd. Şti. provides services to the construction industry. EC Technologie Ltd. Şti. Provide services to System House companies. He is member of Chamber of Architects, PÜKAB (Window manufacturers quality association) (board member) and Cepheder ( Facade Industrialists and Businessmen Association) (board member).

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Şeyma Elçin received her Bachelor of Architecture from Yıldız Technical University in 2011. She worked as Project Manager and Site Chief for several architectural design and construction companies. Mostly on office and interior projects, she managed all the legs of projects such as design and application projects, construction site monitoring from start to finish. She has been working at Şişecam Flat Glass since 2014. She had different roles in Marketing Department, such as Safety Glass and Float Glass Product Responsible and worked for different marketing projects such as “Digital Strategy Project”, “Corporate Websites Transformation Project” and “Customer Satisfaction Project”. Since 2018, she has been working in Architectural Projects department. She is the leader of the Architectural Projects team that develops solutions to match the requirements of the projects providing “Glass Consultancy".

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Arif Balaban was born in Çorum in 1967. He completed his primary and secondary education in Çorum, then pursued his high school education at Istanbul Kabataş Erkek Lisesi. His architectural journey began during his student years while working in architectural offices. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University's Department of Architecture in 1993. Starting his career as a freelance architect, he established Lejant Mimarlık and Lejant Proje firms in 1993, where he serves as the founding architect and partner.With numerous architectural projects both nationally and internationally, Arif Balaban leads architectural and interior design projects under the Lejant brand in Ankara. Lejant Mimarlık operates in the design and determination of investment criteria for industrial buildings, tourism structures, business centers, educational buildings, residences, and housing. Arif Balaban received the first prize in the "Ongoing Best Mixed-Use Project" category at the Sign of the City Awards with the Cubes Ankara project.

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Erdal Özdemir was born in Karaman in 1966 as the youngest child of the Özdemir family with three children. His father Hüseyin was a police officer and his mother Elmas Hanım was a housewife. He attended primary school in Akşehir and Balıkesir cities, and middle school and high school in Kahramanmaraş city. During his primary and middle school years, he worked as a copper and iron forge master in the industry, and carving stone walls of church and mosque constructions. While continuing his education in the Metal Works department of Kahramanmaraş Industrial Vocational High School, he worked as a welder at the Afşin Elbistan Thermal Power Plant. During his years as a high altitude welder, he entered the night department of Yıldız University of Civil Engineering and continued to work as a welder at the Botaş Gebze facilities in the same year. He worked in steel construction at Maya İnşaat until the year he graduated from civil engineering.

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He graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Yıldız Technical University in 2011. Ahmet Şenocak, started his professional career in the private sector, worked for international companies, in some significant projects put into practice locally, taking charge in various capacities such as Control Engineer, Department Head and Manager.

Ahmet Şenocak started to work as Project Implementation Manager for Vakıf Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. in 2023 and, was promoted to the position of Deputy General Manager, Technical-Operational, as of 01.12.2023. He is married and father of one child.

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Fatih Uçmak graduated from Balıkesir University and began working at Dostcam in 2010. Currently working as the Sales and Marketing Manager, Uçmak shapes his career with his industry experience and leadership skills. He is known for his customer-oriented approach and innovative thinking abilities. During his time at Dostcam, he has led numerous successful projects and made significant contributions to the company’s growth.

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Kaan Kuran, with degrees in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering (B.S) and Mechanical Engineering (MSs) both from Istanbul TU and MBA (Istanbul Univ.) entered the world of façades in 1993 with production and application of window systems, winter gardens and façade systems. After completing a further specialized academic program with the degree of Certified Façade Engineer at the Faculty of Applied Sciences of Augsburg in 2009, he directed his professional activity to façade planning, consultancy and engineering. Having contributed to more than 150 large scale projects on four continents, he continues following his passion for façades with engineering offices of Innobuild in Berlin and Istanbul.

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Fırat Kocaman graduated from Mersin University’s vocational school of construction in 2007. After completing his education, he began his career at Kocamanlar Aluminum in 2008. Currently working as a project coordinator, Kocaman is also an active member of the company’s board of directors. In his role as project coordinator, he has led significant projects. These projects include two airports, a hospital, residential projects, business centers, and public sector projects.

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After graduating from Istanbul Erkek Lisesi, Caner Bilgin completed his undergraduate degree at Istanbul Kültür Üniversitesi in 2009. During 2008-2009, he attended Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. He completed his Master's degree in Architectural Design program at Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi in 2011. In 2011, he commenced his professional career at Teğet Mimarlık. Until 2013, he engaged in various competition projects and conceptual design processes at Teğet before founding Bilgin Architects.

In addition to his professional practice, he worked as a part-time lecturer at Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi from 2012 to 2019, overseeing studio sessions. In 2016, he participated in the Venice Architecture Biennale at the Turkish Pavilion with an installation titled "Baştarda". In 2024, he was honored with the Ariktera Young Architect Award and European 40under40 Award.

Throughout his professional career, he has achieved significant success and won awards in various national architectural competitions. He has also organized seminars and workshops at different universities and institutions.

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Sanal is Commercial Director for SEEMEA region for powder coatings in AkzoNobel and leads also as the Country Coordinator for AkzoNobel Turkiye. In his role, he is responsible for the profitable growth of the businesses in several countries and leading commercial teams for sustainable growth. Sanal joined AkzoNobel in 1997. He holds a degree of Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) as well as MBA from Bilkent University. He has over 30 years of experience at different levels and regions as Commercial Regional Management and General Manager roles.