Link and Learn
Networking
2026-06-03 | 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM | Fuar Izmir - Hall B Networking Room
The no. 1 reason people come to UFI events is to network. But when people travel for work, they also want to learn about the city and country they are visiting. Move over speed-networking, Link and Learn is the new networking trend sweeping the events world!
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- We expect around 400 delegates to join us in Izmir
- 1/3 are attending an UFI event for the first-time
- Everyone is welcome to this networking session
- You will meet 10+ fellow delegates in a relaxed informal and (unhurried) setting
- Places will be randomly assigned
- No pre-registration, just turn up at 2.30 PM at the room
Learn:
- You will experience a specially curated marble familiarization workshop, led by some of Izmir’s leading marble experts from TÜMMER's (Turkish Marble, Natural Stone and Machinery Manufacturers Association):
Vice Chairman Mr. Mehmet Serter
Executive Board Member Mrs. Reyhan Sezgin
Supervisory Board Member Mrs. Gülce Dereli
- From Ephesus to ancient Agora of Smyrna (both of which you can visit in the conference)
- İzmir has been built upon marble for over 2,500 years
- Izmir sits within West Anatolia's quarrying heartland, supplying White Marmara marble and home to around 90% of Turkey's active marble quarries
- From Roman times right through to the Marble İzmir Fair today, the city has shipped stone across the Aegean to the world
