Keynote Speakers

Zekâi Şen
Topic: Innovative Renewable Energy Resources under Climate Change Impact


Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Abbas Poorhashemi
Topic: Legal Challenges Facing Environmental Protection and Energy Security


Canadian Institute for International Law Expertise (CIFILE), Toronto, Canada
Abdullah Ağar
Topic: -


Turkish soldier and security expert, Türkiye
Akif Özkaldı
Topic: Development of Renewable Energy Resources in Turkey and the Role of Hydroelectric Power Plants


The Turkic World Union of Engineers and Architects, Türkiye
Alper Baba
Topic: Important of geothermal energy and its application in the world


Engineering Faculty, Izmir Institute of Technology, İzmir, Türkiye
Amit Mor
Topic: East MED gas -Trends, Developments and Challenges


Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting Ltd., Herzliya Pituach, Israel
Aygün Attar
Topic: Turkey's place and role in Mediterranean energy competition from TRNC perspective


Member of the Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Bin Chen
Topic: Energy-Water Nexus for Resilient Cities


State key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Cannur Bozkurt
Topic: Geothermal Energy: A game-changing resource through a sustainable future


Enerchange Türkiye, Izmir, Türkiye
Cemal Aslan
Topic: 1. The Delimitation Dispute of the Maritime Jurisdication Areas in the Eastern Mediterranean / 2. Natural gas geopolitics in eastern mediternaian


BP, London, UK.
Cihat Yaycı
Topic: The Blue Homeland and the Role of North Cyprus on Türkiye’s Energy Strategy


President of the Turkish Maritime And Global Strategies Center, Türkiye
Dilber Uzun Özşahin
Topic: Application of Fuzzy Logic Based Decision Analysis in Environmental Engineering


Sharjah University, College of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, United Arab Emirates Near East University, Operational Research Center in Healthcare, Nicosia, TRNC
Dursun Yıldız
Topic: Increasing Water Security Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean? A Broader Outlook


Hydropolitics Academy Association, Ankara-Türkiye
Ebru Oğurlu
Topic: The Politics of Energy Security


European University of Lefke, Lefke, TRNC
Elshan Bagirzadeh
Topic: A Review on Renewable Energy Policy of Azerbaijan


Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Baku, Azerbaijan
Emete Gözügüzelli
Topic: From the Law of the Sea to Proposed Pipelines in EastMed: Could Türkiye’s Policy Amp Up Energy Security


Faculty of Law, Social science university of ankara, Ankara, Türkiye.
Erdi Şafak
Topic: The issue of recognition of the TRNC in the context of the validity of the agreements on the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus and the ability of the TRNC to exercise its rights and authorities on the Eastern Mediterranean energy resources


Faculty of Law, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC
Erdin Bozkurt
Topic: Structural Controls on Geothermal Play Types


Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye
Ergün Olgun
Topic: The Cooperation Proposals of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on Solar Energy and on Offshore Hydrocarbons Exploitation


President's Special Representative, TRNC
Fadi Al-Turjman
Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Everything - from hype to reality


International Research Center for AI and IoT, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC
Festus Victor Bekun
Topic: Unlocking the investment impact of biomass energy utilization on environmental degradation for an isolated island


Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Gökhan Güler
Topic: The Rights of Türkiye And the TRNC in The Eastern Mediterranean in Terms of International Maritime Law


Special Advisor to the Presidency of the TRNC, TRNC
Görkem Çelik
Topic: Vision of Inovation in the TRNC's Energy


President of Cyprus Turkish Energy Efficiency Association, Nicosia, TRNC
Hamza Kandemir
Topic: “Türkiye” Evaluations in Scientific Studies on Military-Political Tension in the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Field


Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Isparta, Türkiye
Hani Hamdan
Topic: Fight against global warming


University Paris-Saclay, France
Hasan Ünal
Topic: Türkiye as a key player in Eastern Mediterranean Energy Geopolitics


Maltepe University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Hayriye Kahveci
Topic: Parameters of Energy Security in The Eastern Mediterranean: A Research Agenda


Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, Güzelyurt, TRNC
Hüseyin Akif Karaca
Topic: Proposal Of A Contractual Structure For Israel-Türkiye Gas Pipeline


Marmara University Law Faculty, Türkiye
Hüseyin Alan
Topic: Opening Speech


President of the Turkish Chamber of Geological Engineers, Ankara, Türkiye
Hüseyin Bağcı
Topic: Turkey's foreign and security policies in times of global.transition: challenges and opportunities


Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye
Hüseyin Gökçekuş
Topic: Water and energy mitigation behavior: No peace without water and energy in the eastern Mediterranean region


Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC
Hüseyin Işıksal
Topic: The Importance of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on Türkiye’s Energy Strategy


Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC
İ. Yaşar Hacısalihoğlu
Topic: -


Yeni Yüzyıl University, Türkiye
İbrahim Gürer
Topic: Effect of climate change on the water resources and the hydraulic energy system in Türkiye


Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Türkiye
Iftikhar Yasin
Topic: The Moderating Role of ICT in the Natural Resource Rent and Environmental Damage Nexus in BRICS: A Comparative Analysis of Carbon Emissions and Ecological Footprints


Department of Economics, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
İhsan Tayhani
Topic: A Versatile Perspective on Strategic Developments Around Cyprus, the Third Biggest Island in the Mediterranean


European University of Lefke / Retired, Lefke, TRNC
İlyas Topsakal
Topic: Türkiye's Geopolitical Codes and the Eastern Mediterranean


Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye
İsmail Hakkı Pekin
Topic: The role of the Turkish Naval Forces in the geostrategic and geopolitical of the eastern mediterranean


Lieutenant General (R), Türkiye
Jim Lamoreaux
Topic: -


Chairman of the Board of PELA GeoEnvironmental, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Kadri Bürüncük
Topic: Cyber Threats and Security in Energy Infrastructures


Information Tecnologies and Communication Authority (ITCA) President
Kamal Mohammadi
Topic: Low Carbon Energy Strategies in EU-MENA Area


M. Bougara University, Boumerdès, Algeria
Khalil Ibrahim Al-Samarrai
Topic: Expected local Carbon Cycle Change in the atmosphere of Tripoli district, the capital of Libya


Geological Engineering Department, University of Tripoli, Libya
Kürşat Güç
Topic: Türkiye's energy policies in the Eastern Mediterranean as a tool in the pursuit of status and ontological security


GendarmerIe and Coast Guard Academy, Ankara, Türkiye
Malik Maaza
Topic: Novel nanocoolants & Nanofluids, IRphotocatalyst waste water treatment


University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Mohammed Mehrez Alowa
Topic: The future of oil energies in Libya, trends, predictions, impacts & repercussions of global economic crises


Faculty of Engineering, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya
Mohsen Sheikholeslami
Topic: Solar collector system and new appraoch for improvement of thermal performance


Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran
Mousa Mohammed
Topic: Hydrogen energy: hydrogen production via electrolysis methods


Faculty of Engineering , Sebha University, Sabha, Libya
Mubaraka Saad Alghariani
Topic: Impact of Climatic Change on seawater Intrusion in The NW coastal area, Libya


Academic Researcher at Libyan Authority for Scientific Research, Tripoli, Libya
Murat Fahrioglu
Topic: Sustainable Energy Solutions for the TRNC


Middle East Technical university, Güzelyurt, TRNC.
Murat Ferman
Topic: The Role of Universities in Sustainability and Energy Transition Matters: The Case of Beykent University


Rectore, Beykent University, Türkiye
Mustafa Çıraklı
Topic: Revisiting the Eastern Mediterreaean Energy Geopolitics in the aftermath of the War in Ukraine


Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC
Mustafa İlbaş
Topic: The use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel and characteristics of hydrogen blending fuels


Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye
Nazım Beratlı
Topic: Is the Eastern Mediterrenian sea only an energy source only?


Girne American University, Girne, TRNC
Necati Ağiralioğlu
Topic: Fish Passages at Large Dams: Case Study of Munzur River in Eastern Anatolian Region


Antalya Bilim University, Civil Engineering Department, Antalya, Türkiye
Necdet Pamir
Topic: An Update for the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Geopolitics


Faculty of Engineering, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, TRNC.
Nir Boms
Topic: Lebanon-Israel Border Deal and its Impact on Regional Security and Economics.


Moshe Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nureddin Saadi
Topic: Comparative assessment of image processing techniques in the different geological environments in Libya


Department of Geological Engineering, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Nurettin Abacıoğlu
Topic: What does Blue Homeland doctrine?


Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC
Oleg Glazachev
Topic: Climate Change and Environmental Security in the Context of Culture and Education


International Academy of Science (Health and Ecology), Russian Section, Moscow, Russia
Orhan Gemikonaklı
Topic: Renewable Energy and Energy Security: The Case of Northern Cyprus


Middlesex University, London, UK
Özgür Cemal Özerdem
Topic: Electrical Energy problems of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Renewable Energy as a Solution


Electrical and Electronic Engineering, European University of Lefke, Lefke, TRNC
Özgür Tör
Topic: The effect of Cyprus on energy and trade security (Kibris Adasinin enerji ve ticaret guvenligine olan etkisi)


Istanbul Aydın University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Ram K. Gupta
Topic: The Role of Nanomaterials in Green Energy Production and Storage


Department of chemistry, Pittsburg State University, Kansas, United States of America
Recep Bülent Şenses
Topic: The Effects of Current Regional Geopolitical Transformations on the TRNC


International Relations Department, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC
Saber Kh. Elmabrouk
Topic: Carbon Footprint Risk Management of Electricity Supply Chain


Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies, Tripoli, Libya
Sait Akşit
Topic: Türkiye’s Transatlantic Relations, Eastern Mediterranean and the changing nature of Turkish-Greek Disputes


Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC
Şakir Alemdar
Topic: The effects of the hydrocarbon resources discovered in the Eastern Mediterraneanan on the solution of the Cyprus problem


Nicosia, TRNC.
Saleh Ali Sadeg
Topic: Impact of Climatic Change on seawater Intrusion in The NW coastal area, Libya


Geological Engineering Department, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Salih Saner
Topic: Unconventional Hydrocarbons Along With Renewable Energy


Near East University, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Nicosia, TRNC
Serkan Abbasoğlu
Topic: Influence of COVID-19 on Electricity Consumption in Northern Cyprus


Faculty of Engineering, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, TRNC.
Soyalp Tamçelik
Topic: The Political Integration of Middle East (ME), Eastern Mediterranean (EM) and Cyprus (C) as a doctrine in Turkish Foreign Policy: The ME-EM-C/MEM-C Doctrine


Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Ankara, Türkiye
Süha Çubukçuoğlu
Topic: Türkiye’s Natural Gas Policy: Economics, Security, Diplomacy


Turkish Energy Strategies and Politics Research Center, Türkiye
Taner Erginel
Topic: Maritime Law


President of the TRNC Supreme Court (Retired), TRNC
Tarek Merabtene
Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Evolutionary Computations in Hydrology: Rainfall-runoff modelling as an example


College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Tarzan Legović
Topic: Ecological modeling for conserving biodiversity on a wind farm


OIKON Ltd. Institute for Applied Ecology, Senjskih uskoka 1, Zagreb Libertas International University, Zagreb, Crotia “R. Bošković” Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Tunç Adanır
Topic: Opening Speech


Union of Chambers of Cyprus Turkish Engineers and Architects (KTMMOB), TRNC
Uğur Atikol
Topic: Replanning the energy sector with demand-side measures


Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, TRNC
Vahid Nourani
Topic: Climate Change Impact on Hydro-climatic Regimes of Metropolises; a Case Study


Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC. Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Iran.
Widodo Brontowiyono
Topic: Analysis of the Grid-Based Water Carrying Capacity for Water Resources Conservation in Klaten District, Central Java Province


Department of Environmental Engineering, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Yael Rozencwajg
Topic: Exploring AI/Tech for Climate Change


Founder/CEO of Nevelab Technologies and the Road to Sustainability, Tel Aviv, Israel
Yalçın Sarıkaya
Topic: A Window of Opportunity for Energy Security in the 21st Century: The Caspian-Eastern Mediterranean Bond


Giresun University, Giresun, Türkiye
Yousef Kassem
Topic: Water and energy mitigation behavior: No peace without water and energy in the eastern Mediterranean region


Faculty of Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC