19 Nov 2025
NG Enjoy Sapanca, Türkiye
IDC Technology Symposium & Awards
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Formerly known as DX Summit, the Technology Symposium brings together the entire technology ecosystem — from AI and cloud to sustainable innovation and data-driven strategy.
Overview
As Generative AI reshapes the business landscape, forward-thinking leaders are redefining what it means to thrive in a digital-first world.
IDC’s Technology Symposium & Awards brings together Türkiye’s technology visionaries, innovators, and decision-makers to exchange insights, celebrate excellence, and explore the next wave of digital innovation.
Join us to connect with industry peers, gain actionable insights, and be part of the conversations shaping the future of enterprise technology.
Agenda
IDC Keynote – The New CIO Agenda: Orchestrating Digital Business in the Age of AI
As AI reshapes every facet of enterprise operations, the CIO’s role is evolving from technology enabler to strategic business orchestrator. In this presentation, we’ll explore how forward-thinking CIOs are redefining their agendas to lead in an AI-powered world—balancing innovation with governance, agility with resilience, and experimentation with measurable outcomes. From architecting intelligent infrastructure and embedding AI into core workflows to driving cross-functional collaboration and upskilling the workforce, this session will provide a blueprint for CIOs looking to lead AI transformation at scale.
Eren Eser | IDC
Associate Research Director, Türkiye
Eren Eser
Eren is a seasoned analyst with 20+ years of experience in the ICT sector. He directs all IDC ICT research and consulting engagements in Türkiye, and all sustainability research and consulting projects across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META).
Based in Istanbul, Eren has been involved in projects ranging from market forecasts to strategic consulting engagements on market entry, competitive analysis, go-to-market strategies, technology marketing, and end-user studies. Eren’s vast experience in the IT services, cloud, software, and telecommunications domains helps IDC clients understand the impact of technology-enabled, sustainable transformation processes in the context of sustainable digital business strategies, operations, products, and services. In addition to his research and consulting activities, Eren is a speaker at industry events.
Prior to joining IDC in 2017, Eren spent more than a decade in IT industry roles spanning portfolio management, channel and business development, pricing, and software development at companies including Turk Telekom and TAI.
Eren earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering and an MBA focused on technology road mapping for strategy and innovation, both from Middle East Technical University. He received a master of science in information systems, with a thesis on modeling mobile telecommunications services, from Middle East Technical University. During his academic endeavors, he studied for one semester at the University of Copenhagen, and for one semester at Harvard University. He is pursuing a marketing PhD focused on sustainability.
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 9:10 am | Location:
IDC Keynote – The New CIO Agenda: Orchestrating Digital Business in the Age of AI
As AI reshapes every facet of enterprise operations, the CIO’s role is evolving from technology enabler to strategic business orchestrator. In this presentation, we’ll explore how forward-thinking CIOs are redefining their agendas to lead in an AI-powered world—balancing innovation with governance, agility with resilience, and experimentation with measurable outcomes. From architecting intelligent infrastructure and embedding AI into core workflows to driving cross-functional collaboration and upskilling the workforce, this session will provide a blueprint for CIOs looking to lead AI transformation at scale.
Hayriye Karadeniz
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 9:40 am | Location:
CIO Challenge: Strategy for AI Success
AI promises transformative value, but realizing its potential requires more than just adopting new tools—it demands a clear, enterprise-wide strategy led from the top. This panel will dive into the unique challenges and opportunities CIOs face in driving AI success across the organization. From aligning AI initiatives with business goals and securing executive buy-in to modernizing data infrastructure, managing risk, and navigating change, our panel of seasoned CIOs and technology leaders will share their real-world lessons and strategic playbooks.
Akın Börekçi
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 9:40 am | Location:
CIO Challenge: Strategy for AI Success
AI promises transformative value, but realizing its potential requires more than just adopting new tools—it demands a clear, enterprise-wide strategy led from the top. This panel will dive into the unique challenges and opportunities CIOs face in driving AI success across the organization. From aligning AI initiatives with business goals and securing executive buy-in to modernizing data infrastructure, managing risk, and navigating change, our panel of seasoned CIOs and technology leaders will share their real-world lessons and strategic playbooks.
Tunç Şenyol
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Wednesday, November 19 2025 2:00 pm | Location:
The C-Suite and AI: Balancing Value, Growth, and People
Ayşegül Gürkale
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Wednesday, November 19 2025 2:00 pm | Location:
The C-Suite and AI: Balancing Value, Growth, and People
Burcu Batı
Nursel Ölmez Ateş
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 2:00 pm | Location:
The C-Suite and AI: Balancing Value, Growth, and People
Mert Uygur
Kaan Konak
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Wednesday, November 19 2025 3:30 pm | Location:
Building the Next Generation Digital Infrastructure: Bridging Technology Investments with Business Outcomes
Emre Yüksel
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Wednesday, November 19 2025 3:30 pm | Location:
Building the Next Generation Digital Infrastructure: Bridging Technology Investments with Business Outcomes
Engin Kavas
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Wednesday, November 19 2025 3:30 pm | Location:
Building the Next Generation Digital Infrastructure: Bridging Technology Investments with Business Outcomes
İsmihan Baysal Anderson
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Wednesday, November 19 2025 3:30 pm | Location:
Building the Next Generation Digital Infrastructure: Bridging Technology Investments with Business Outcomes
Korhan Kuyu
Aydın Çetin
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 12:25 pm | Location:
IT Teams for the AI Future: Attracting, Retaining, and Upskilling Talent
Altuğ Soydan
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Wednesday, November 19 2025 12:25 pm | Location:
IT Teams for the AI Future: Attracting, Retaining, and Upskilling Talent
Osman Özdemir
After graduating from Istanbul Atatürk Science High School, Osman Özdemir completed his undergraduate degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Boğaziçi University, followed by a master’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at ITU. He began his professional career at POS A.Ş., and later served as a consultant and manager at ASEE in various fields such as Payment Technologies, Voice Technologies, Compliance, Banking Solutions, and Distributed Computing. He currently holds the position of ASEE New Products Manager and is a board member at ASEE.
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 3:00 pm | Location:
End-to-End Observability for Gen AI, Agentic AI and LLM Workloads
There is a rush to AI: there are many AI projects that are being customized and under development, with big investments made in time and resources. Yet, only a small portion of them are in production.
Considering AI, Gen AI, Agentic AI, and LLM project developments are fairly new and include a lot of trial and error, keeping development efficiency and quality under control, and moving them to production tell us: Observability is the catalyst to roll out cost-efficient, high-quality, high-performing projects.
Headlines cover high investment for AI. Soon, we will be seeing more headlines of abandoned, cancelled, or delayed AI projects. Dynatrace comes to rescue both development and operation of AI projects end to end.
Ali İnal
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 4:10 pm | Location:
Driving C-Suite Cooperation for a Superior Employee Experience
Serdar Kiraz
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 4:10 pm | Location:
Driving C-Suite Cooperation for a Superior Employee Experience
Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 4:10 pm | Location:
Driving C-Suite Cooperation for a Superior Employee Experience
Dr. Emre Sert
IDC Future Enterprise Awards
2025 will significantly influence digital transformation across the region, making it the ideal location to celebrate trailblazers around the region who have been taking strides to be the next Future Enterprise. IDC Türkiye will proudly host the Future Enterprise Awards, to recognize the organizations that are leading the use of technology.
The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, October 31th.
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