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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

Moderator: Selçuk Demirci
Speaker: Yeşim Kozanlı

D-esign Arena
15.00 - 16.00

Marble Sculpture Workshop Honors Ceremony

17.00 - 17.15
D-esign Arena

8th International Novel Design Competition Award Ceremony

17.15 - 18.00
D-esign Arena

Natural Stone Storıes In Archıtectural Projects

Moderator: Uğur Onur
Speaker: Burak Pekoğlu, Melis Varkal

12.00 - 12.45
D-esign Arena

Natural Stone In The Global Market: Local Strength And Changing Dynamics

Speakers: Flavio Marabelli, Hanifi Şimşek

13.00 - 13.45
D-esign Arena

Changing Times

Moderator: Can Özcan

Speakers: Despoina Zavraka, Ilia Palaguta, Marinella Ferrara, Michal Stefanowski

14.00 - 15.00
D-esign Arena

The Meaning of Natural Stone in Design Approach: Possıbılıtıs and Boundaries

Moderator: Durrin Süer

Speaker: Burçin Demirsoy, Derya Demirsoy, Tolga Kezer

15.00 - 16.00
D-esign Arena

Best Use of Stone by Turkish Stone

Moderator: Funda Bekişoğlu
Speaker: Reyhan Sezgin, Burak Pekoğlu, Oktan Nalbantoğlu

16.15 - 17.15
D-esign Arena

Thinking With Marble: From Nature To Interiors

Speakers: Hasan Burak Akyıldız, Reyhan Sezgin

13.00 - 13.45
D-esign Arena

Sustaınable Desıgn and Natural Stone

Moderator: Selçuk Demirci

Speakers: Adnan Serbest, Öznur Turan Eke

14.00 - 15.00
D-esign Arena

Is Good Design Enough? The Codes of Visibility in New Media

Speaker: Sedat Bayrak

15.15 - 16.00
D-esign Arena