Participants - All

Cluster 2 National Contact Point for Turkiye

Project Manager at Küçükçekmece Municipality (Istanbul, Türkiye) with 11+ years of experience in EU-funded projects,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sedat Baştuğ, maritime scholar and TÜRKLİM advisor, researching port digitalization, decarbonization, and sustainable maritime logistics.

Musician & engineer from İstanbul. Founder of Meşk Tech—developing mobile apps for eastern traditional music education.

ELT researcher focusing on AI-enhanced language learning, EU projects, and innovative pedagogy, combining academic expertise with practical teaching.

Interdisciplinary researcher in energy systems and CFD, focusing on decarbonisation, digitalisation, and sustainable transitions with societal impact.

Coordinator @Didim Gastronomy Academy | Expert in Gastronomy Heritage & Adult VET | Revitalizing ancient seeds (Gambilya) via Living Lab for social innovation.

Researching digital twin and data-driven preservation of cultural water systems, focusing on governance and community engagement in Cluster 2.

Sociology Faculty at Nevşehir Univ. Expert in digital media, identity & social cohesion.

Architectural Engineer at Kocaeli Uni. The Association for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (KMKD) Specialist in heritage conservation ICOMOS/ISCARSAH/

Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Kuzucuoğlu, expert in cultural heritage, info management & diplomacy. Focus on resilience, digital heritage & international collaboration.

Project Specialist at MoNE Türkiye, contributing to lifelong learning policies and EU projects, focused on inclusion and disadvantaged groups.

Leading international funding projects at GCC and serving as a Network Advisor at EEN

I work as a project expert at the DG for EU and Foreign Relations of the Ministry of National Education, coordinating national and international projects.

Biomedical scientist & academy director working on Healthy Cities, One Health, cultural projects, and international funding calls. Open to collaboration.

IR scholar specializing in heritage , democracy, and governance; open to Cluster 2 collaborations on culture and heritage.

Representing Anadolu Ajansı and AA Teknoloji—building Horizon Europe Cluster 4 partnerships on AI, disinformation, cybersecurity & trustworthy digital pilots.

My expertise is Data Mining and Privacy Preserving Data Mining. Current focus: Applying AI technologies to enhancing education experience of learners.