Marble Talks
Marble Talks, organized as part of MARBLE İzmir – International Natural Stone and Technologies Fair, is a distinguished talk series that sheds light on the future of the natural stone industry, offering inspiration while focusing on sectoral transformation.
This exclusive platform highlights that natural stone is not merely a construction material, but a strategic value shaped by design, architecture, sustainability, technology, and export vision. The event brings together expert speakers, industry leaders, architects, designers, and export professionals.
Marble Talks aims to present:
- emerging trends in the sector,
- opportunities in global markets,
- the evolving role of natural stone in design and architecture,
- key topics such as digitalization, sustainability, and value-added production.
Through this content-driven platform that enriches the fair experience, visitors and participants will have the opportunity to explore not only products, but also ideas, vision, and the future.
Strengthening sectoral knowledge sharing, inspiring innovation, and opening the door to new collaborations, Marble Talks offers a powerful perspective on both the present and the future of the natural stone world.
Follow this special event through our fair program.
MARBLE TALKS
The Trace of Time
Marble Sculpture Workshop Honors Ceremony
8th International Novel Design Competition Award Ceremony
Natural Stone Storıes In Archıtectural Projects
Moderator: Uğur Onur
Speaker: Burak Pekoğlu, Melis Varkal
Natural Stone In The Global Market: Local Strength And Changing Dynamics
Speakers: Flavio Marabelli, Hanifi Şimşek
Changing Times
Moderator: Can Özcan
Speakers: Despoina Zavraka, Ilia Palaguta, Marinella Ferrara, Michal Stefanowski
The Meaning of Natural Stone in Design Approach: Possıbılıtıs and Boundaries
Moderator: Durrin Süer
Speaker: Burçin Demirsoy, Derya Demirsoy, Tolga Kezer
Best Use of Stone by Turkish Stone
Moderator: Funda Bekişoğlu
Speaker: Reyhan Sezgin, Burak Pekoğlu, Oktan Nalbantoğlu
Thinking With Marble: From Nature To Interiors
Speakers: Hasan Burak Akyıldız, Reyhan Sezgin
Sustaınable Desıgn and Natural Stone
Moderator: Selçuk Demirci
Speakers: Adnan Serbest, Öznur Turan Eke
Is Good Design Enough? The Codes of Visibility in New Media
Speaker: Sedat Bayrak