What’s on?
Panel: Cultural Ambassadors
Kıvılcım Summit - 2025
Cultural Ambassadors
Cagil Ozdemir - 3dots
Prof. Dr. Ayşe Zarakol - Cambridge University
İpek Özbay - Paper Street
Esra Acar Koç - Belly Pepper
Hüseyin Coşan - Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Tourism
Advancing Sustainable Tourism and Blue Growth in the Black Sea Basin - Istanbul Development Agency & EU
Collaborating for Sustainable Tourism: Multi-stakeholder Approach in Action
Can Atacık - Alethina Impact
Murat Sezgi - 3dots, Bozcaada Jazz Festival
Mualla Erkurt - 360 Derece TAD Association
Ahmet Alp Şehsuvar - MSA
Asena İpek Acar - İstanbul Ticaret Odası
How to Strengthen Audience, Festival & Creator Ecosystem
From audiences to festivals, from producers to institutions — how can we strengthen the sustainability of jazz and improvised music within this wide ecosystem?
In this panel, bringing together public institutions, the private sector, and independent cultural initiatives, we will seek common ground on many topics — from audience engagement to creative production processes.
Panelists:
Beril Sarıaltun (Founder, Kreşendo)
Burcu Çıtak (Marketing Manager, Paribu)
Volkan Aslan (İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Head of Culture)
Moderatör / Moderator:
Çağıl Özdemir (Co-founder, 3dots)
Impact Investing and Alternative Financing in Cultural and Creative Industries
We are meeting on Friday, October 31st, for the "Impact Investing and Alternative Financing in Cultural and Creative Industries" event!
At this gathering, we will open a discussion on alternative financing models to increase the impact of the cultural and creative sectors on economic and social transformation. We will address how the field can be strengthened with sustainable financing models, the role of impact investing in this area, and the exciting potential of innovative collaborations.
Oktay Kargül Cagil Ozdemir Cem Leon Menase Elif Atmaca Simten Birsoz Inanc Ali Atakan Can Betül Selcen Özer Mustafa Gül, Ph.D.
📅 October 31, 2025
📍 İPA HABITAT Şişli
🕒 13:00 - 17:30
Panel @ Cappadocia
‘‘Social innovation meets Culture, Viticulture and Gastronomy’’
Agata Fortuna, Koç University Social Impact Forum
Çağıl Özdemir, 3dots
Can Atacık, Alethina Impact
Şükran Ünser, Kapadokya University KAM
Embracing cultural entrepreneurship to future-proof our organizations
As public and traditional funding models become less reliable, embracing cultural entrepreneurship is increasingly a path that can help ensure the sustainability of our organisations. This session will explore how entrepreneurial thinking can help festivals, venues, and cultural operators become more financially resilient. From collaborations with innovators and startups, to alternative financing models, participants will examine practical examples from other cultural sectors and discuss how to fundraise and foster public-private partnerships tailored to the jazz and creative music field.
- Speaker: Gökçe Dervişoğlu Okandan (academic & cultural policy expert, Türkiye)
- Moderator: Murat Sezgi (Bozcaada Jazz Festival, Türkiye /Germany)