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Invited Talks & International Engagements

From the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to leading academic conferences and policy forums in Poland, Germany, Albania, Türkiye, and Sweden, I have been invited to speak, moderate, and serve as a representative , with all presentations conducted in English. These engagements demonstrate my recognized expertise to contribute as an invited speaker, panelist, or representative in cross‑border, multi‑stakeholder settings, bridging law, technology, and governance debates on an international stage.

  • Invited Delegate — Open Government, Engaged Citizens Conference 🌍 (supported by Technical Assistance to Civil Society Organisations in the Western Balkans and Turkey (TACSO) 🌍, a regional project funded by the European Union) “Advocacy For Open Government: civil society agenda‑setting and monitoring of country action plans“, (EuropeAid/132438/C/ACT/Multi) — 10–11 September 2015, Tirana, Albania
  • Workshop Fellow — “MENA Internet Policy Research Methods Course” of The Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania 🌍 Internet Policy Observatory, working with Citizen Lab 🌍 — Kadir Has University, 1–3 September 2015, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • Panel Expert — “Turkey: recent changes in Internet laws in the light of Gezi protests” at Freedom of Expression, Internet and Democracy Panel of the Swedish Research Institute 🌍 (Consulate General of Sweden 🌍) — 4 May 2015, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • Invited Delegate — Personal Democracy Poland‑CEE Conference 🌍 (organized by EPF 🌍) — 16–17 April 2015, Warsaw, Poland
  • Confirmed Workshop Presenter — “Online Freedoms and Access to Information Online” workshop ▶ — United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 🌍 — 5 September 2014, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • Featured Workshop Speaker — “Anonymity by Design: Protecting While Connecting” workshop ▶ — United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 🌍 — 4 September 2014, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • Invited Workshop Speaker — “Human Rights for the Internet: From Principles to Action” workshop ▶ — United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 🌍 — 2 September 2014, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • Featured Speaker — IGF 2014 Side Event “Disco‑Tech” — Topic: “Circumvention Tactics” — Hosted by Association for Progressive Communications (APC) 🌍, Tactical Tech 🌍, World Wide Web Foundation 🌍 — 1 September 2014, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • National Representative — Think Twice Conference 🌍 (Pirate Parties International Conference) — 30–31 August 2014, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • Panel Expert — “Gaming Law According to Turkish Legal System” — Quo Vadis Games Professionals Conference 🌍 🔵f — 23 April 2013, Berlin, Germany
  • Appointed Participant — “Alternative Dispute Resolutions in Intellectual Property Law Disputes” seminar — IPR Protection Desk of the Italian Trade Commission 🌍 (Trade Promotion Department of the Consulate General of Italy) and Ankara University FISAUM 🌍 — 16–17 October 2009, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • Appointed Participant — “Legal Aspects of Information Society Workshop” — Bahçeşehir University 🌍 — 2 July 2009, İstanbul, Turkiye

* Listed in reverse chronological order.

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Serhat Koç, LL.M. (Information Technology Law) Lecturer in Law | Attorney‑at‑Law