As we eagerly await the official kick off on Friday December 20th of the joyous Holiday season, I would like to thank everyone who I met in this bountiful year of 2024, who so inspired me, made me richer in spirt and intellect, challenged me and taught me something new !
Here is my last trip of the year, which was expertly organised by Deniz AYGÜN BAYRAM at the Directorate of Communications for the 2024 edition of the #StratcomSummit in Istanbul , Türkiye 🇹🇷. My sincere thanks to the whole team for taking such good care of me (Doğukan Yılmaz). I am truly grateful 🙏.
Thank you to my dear colleagues who responded present to join me in Istanbul for this summit and to contribute their expertise to theme of #AI #Cybersecurity in #Communication : Marisa Zalabak , Monika Manolova, PhD , Anca D. Goron PhD .
Our panel was entitled #Al-Driven #Cybersecurity in #Communication: Protecting #Integrity and #Trust , which was wonderfully moderated by Miranda Schunke with a stellar group panelists : Andreas Windisch , Mahir YUKSEL, Abdullah Yasin Nur and Monika Manolova, PhD .

Here is the link to the video of our panel : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d6fXzwwOLXoe9DMdlFmm-GVhJ8Bs3xKt/view?usp=drivesdk

So great to see old friends and meet new ones : Nancy Snow, Ph.D. , Joséphine Dedet , Timothy Sellnow , Jean-Christophe Noel , Melodena Stephens , Sandra Khalil , Mariyah Saifuddin , Saejin Park, Dr Krzysztof Olendzki , Zülal Tannur ; merci à Arzu Eyyubova for the photos/videos !

Here are a few photos taken during my stay in the stunning Rixos Tersane Hôtel in Istanbul .

Let’s continue the conversation in 2025 on my #podcast 🎙️, Mediterranean Sustainability Partners, with an audience in 82 countries , on 5 continents , in English and French . Here is the latest episode :

Looking forward to welcoming you all to our annual French Riviera Retreat 🦩in June 2025 !

Happy Holidays to All ! Belles Fêtes de fin d’année ! Frohe Festtage! Belle Feste !