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Voice of Health

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The names shaping the future of health, on the same stage.

Voice of Health brings together health executives, physicians, academics, entrepreneurs, technology leaders and the sector's opinion leaders around different themes.

Speakers

Moderators

  • Prof. Dr. Haluk ÖzsarıPanel 1

    Prof. Dr. Haluk Özsarı

    Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences & Head of the Health Management Department

    İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa

  • Ufuk TarhanPanel 2

    Ufuk Tarhan

    Founder, President | Futurist, Economist and Strategist

    M-GEN

  • Prof. Dr. Zafer ÇalışkanPanel 3

    Prof. Dr. Zafer Çalışkan

    Director of the Health Economics and Health Policy Centre

    Hacettepe University

  • Dr. Ümit DereliPanel 4

    Dr. Ümit Dereli

    Secretary General

    AIFD – Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies

Speakers

Panellists

Panel 1 · 12 December 2026 · 10:00 – 12:00

A New Era of Sustainability in Healthcare

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şuayip Birinci

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şuayip Birinci

    Deputy Minister of Health

  • Dr. Reşat Bahat

    Dr. Reşat Bahat

    President of OHSAD

  • Ahmet Yaşar

    Ahmet Yaşar

    President of the Insurance Association of Türkiye

  • Banu Küçükel

    Banu Küçükel

    Chair of the Board, Güven Hospitals

  • Gamze Arbak

    Gamze Arbak

    General Manager, Philips Türkiye

Panel 2 · 29 January 2027 · 10:00 – 12:00

Artificial Intelligence, Technology and 5G: Efficiency in Smart Hospitals and Insurance

  • Nalan Abdullahoğlu

    Nalan Abdullahoğlu

    CEO, Siemens Healthineers Türkiye

  • Özlem Kestioğlu

    Özlem Kestioğlu

    Vodafone – Executive Committee Vice President responsible for the Enterprise Business Unit

  • Dr. Serhan Yılmaz

    Dr. Serhan Yılmaz

    CDO, Doğuş Teknoloji

  • Kadir Ceran

    Kadir Ceran

    Community Lead, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

  • Ferda Bayşu

    Ferda Bayşu

    Secretary General

    ARTED

Panel 3 · 27 February 2027 · 10:00 – 12:00

Latest Developments in Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs

  • Prof. Dr. Nurullah Okumuş

    Prof. Dr. Nurullah Okumuş

    Deputy Minister of Health

  • Prof. Dr. Haydar Sur

    Prof. Dr. Haydar Sur

    Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

    Üsküdar University

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eren Usul

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eren Usul

    Director General of General Health Insurance (GSS)

  • Deniz Yılmaz Atakay

    Deniz Yılmaz Atakay

    Co-Chair of the Board, Rare Diseases Federation

  • Prof. Dr. Şirin Güven

    Prof. Dr. Şirin Güven

    President of TÜSEB

  • Dr. Pharm. Nihan Burul Bozkurt

    Deputy Secretary General

    AIFD – Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies

  • Prof. Dr. Uğur Özbek

    Prof. Dr. Uğur Özbek

    Head of the RareBoost ERA Chair Project

    İzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (IBG)

Panel 4 · 9 April 2027 · 10:00 – 12:00

The Global Position of Clinical Research in Türkiye and the Future of Its Ecosystem

  • Hüseyin Çelik

    Hüseyin Çelik

    President of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TİTCK)

  • Prof. Dr. İrfan İçin

    Prof. Dr. İrfan İçin

    Director of the Clinical Research Center, İstinye University

  • Prof. Dr. Duygu Özel Demiralp

    Prof. Dr. Duygu Özel Demiralp

    President of the Turkish Biotechnology Institute

  • Prof. Dr. Yağız Üresin

    Prof. Dr. Yağız Üresin

    Chair of the Clinical Research Ethics Committee, İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine

  • Prof. Dr. Mustafa İlhan

    Prof. Dr. Mustafa İlhan

    Head of the Department of Occupational Diseases, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine

  • Dr. Hilmi Erdem Sümbül

    Vice President of TÜSEB