Within the scope of the third stage of the Izmir Sustainability Ambassadors Training Program, which was prepared under the leadership of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, the Demo Day event, which brought together young entrepreneurs and investors, was held. Speaking at the opening of the event, where projects that produce solutions to local problems on a global scale were presented, the President Tunç Soyer"I believe that the emerging projects will give an opportunity to establish a better world," he said.
Demo Day event was held at the Alsancak Historical Gas Factory Youth Campus as part of the third phase of the Izmir Sustainability Envoys Training Program, which was prepared under the leadership of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality with the aim of opening up space for young people who will produce projects for the future of the city. The first three teams were announced at the event where the young people who successfully completed the Sustainability Envoys Training Program organized in cooperation with the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and the European Union Delegation to Turkey, ESİAD Izmir EU Information Center, Izmir Planning Agency, Izmir Development Agency, Izmir Sustainable Urban Development Network and SÜGEP Academy presented their projects. . Nem-İZ took the first place, Telve-İZ took the second place, and the team named Sağlam-İZ took the third place. All teams participating in the program were given certificates at the event.
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerHead of the European Union Delegation Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut and delegation delegation, Aegean Industrialists and Businessmen Association (ESİAD) President Sibel Zorlu, İzmir Sustainable Urban Development Network (SKGA) General Coordinator and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Advisor to the Mayor Ruhisu Can Al. , Izmir Metropolitan Municipality bureaucrats, local administrations, non-governmental organizations and representatives of the business world.
“All together and now is the time to act”
Speaking at the opening of the program, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç SoyerStating that democracy is one of the greatest innovations of humanity, he said, “The EU has succeeded in putting aside the differences between countries and has demonstrated the will to establish a common future from here. Building a common future has to be our priority. Because this great universe we live in is facing a great threat. This great threat lies in putting our differences aside and revealing that common future vision more strongly. It is no longer possible for any individual living on this planet to be healthy. Together, now is the time to act. All the projects and all the works to be put forward are a part of this common mind and must succeed in being the cog in this common wheel.”
“Sustainability is justice between the past and the future”
Emphasizing that a model has started to emerge with this program, President Soyer said, “I congratulate you all. Sustainability is the justice between the past and the future. The more the justice between the past and the future is based on solid foundations, the more happy and peaceful it becomes. I believe that the work done and the projects that have emerged will give an opportunity to establish a better world. You have a nice way. I wish that you will have a trace in the establishment of another world.”
“It will be a very important mark”
Ruhisu Can Al, General Coordinator of the Izmir Sustainable Urban Development Network (SKGA) and Advisor to the Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, said, “Despite the political and economic crises, our Bronze President is showing great leadership in making Izmir a resilient, green and sustainable city. The business world of our city does not remain indifferent to this transformation. Young Sustainability Ambassadors Program will be a very important mark we leave on the way to another Turkey.”
Valuable projects
Sibel Zorlu, President of ESİAD, stated that she finds the projects created by young people more valuable than the other. Expressing his pleasure to be in Izmir, Head of the European Union Delegation Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut said that the program is very useful for the emergence of young ideas.
Met with the investor ecosystem
In the third phase of the Sustainability Ambassadors Training Program, young ambassadors will also have a one-month internship opportunity. Within the scope of the European Green Agreement, sustainability studies will be carried out in İzmir Metropolitan Municipality companies, private sector and district municipalities.
120 Young Ambassadors graduated from the previous two programs of the Young Sustainability Ambassadors Program. These young people had the opportunity to make career planning in the field of sustainability and also found employment opportunities in this field. Innovative, cyclical and sustainable projects created by the ambassadors came to the stage of implementation by meeting with the investor ecosystem in İzmir.
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