Advisory Board
The list is in surname-alphabetical order.
Yaman Acar
IT Director
Alliance Healthcare Turkey (Cencora)
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Yaman Acar
Fatih Akar
Global Digitalization Director
Kordsa
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Fatih Akar
Gülsün Akhisaroğlu
IT Director
Aydem Perakende
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Gülsün Akhisaroğlu
Suat Akkan
Head of IT, Growth Emerging Markets
Glaxo Smith Kline
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Suat Akkan
Darço Akkaranfil
CIO
Burgan Bank
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Darço Akkaranfil
Enis Ozan Akkaya
IT Director
Flormar
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Enis Ozan Akkaya
Tayfun Arabalı
CIO
Makbul
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Tayfun Arabalı
Ayşegül Arıcan Şeker
CIO
Vodafone Turkey
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Ayşegül Arıcan Şeker
A. Fahri Arkan
CIO
AgeSA Hayat ve Emeklilik
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A. Fahri Arkan
Meltem Atay
IT Director
Türk Tuborg
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Meltem Atay
Emrah Gökçe Aygün
CTO
Türkiye İş Bankası
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Emrah Gökçe Aygün
Evren Ayorak
CIO
Allianz
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Evren Ayorak
İsmihan Baysal Anderson
IT and Automation Director
İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport
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İsmihan Baysal Anderson
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 2:40 pm | Location:
Building the Next Generation Digital Infrastructure: Bridging Technology Investments with Business Outcomes
Tunç Bergsan
CIO
Anadolubank
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Tunç Bergsan
Gökçe Bezmez
CIO
Mercedes Benz Türk
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Gökçe Bezmez
Mr. Bezmez who graduated in 1993 from Boğaziçi University with a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, received an MS degree in Operations Management at Michigan Technological University in 1995. He began his professional career in 1996 at AT Kearney Management Consultancy as Associate Consultant. In 1998, Mr. Bezmez joined Mercedes Benz Türk A.Ş. as Project Manager. After 3 years, he moved to Stuttgart to work at DaimlerChrysler AG as IT Analyst. In 2003, he returned back to Turkey to work at Mercedes Benz Türk A.Ş as IT Manager responsible for Processes & Applications Buses and Trucks. In 2010, he moved back to Germany, Mannheim to take the responsibility as the Global Head of IT for Order and Production Steering at Daimler AG/Evobus. In 2013 Mr. Bezmez has been assigned to the CIO position of Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş. At the same time, Mr. Bezmez is lecturing at Koç University Management Information Systems.
Fulya Bıçak Muştu
CIO
Zorlu Enerji Grubu
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Fulya Bıçak Muştu
Bora Biçer
Chief Product Officer
Sahibinden.com
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Bora Biçer
Abdullah Bilgin
CIO
Kredi Kayıt Bürosu
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Abdullah Bilgin
Abdullah Bilgin is the Executive Vice President responsible from Information Technologies at the Credit Bureau of Turkey. Prior to that, he worked at Yapı Kredi Bank wearing many hats for 21 years such as Director of IT Systems and Network Departments, and in Self-Service Banking department at Alternative Distribution Channels managing the network of Yapı Kredi’s 3.000 ATMs. Before joining Yapı Kredi, he worked at John Deere Credit, Inc (Wisconsin, USA) for six years as Systems Manager. Mr. Bilgin received his BS Degree in Computer Engineering from Middle East Technical University and his Masters Degree in International Relations from University of Istanbul.
Serdar Birlikçi
Chief Digital Technology Officer
Borusan Mannesmann
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Serdar Birlikçi
Mehmet Bütün
CIO&CDO
Vakıf Katılım Bankası
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Mehmet Bütün
He received his bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Boğaziçi University. He worked as Business Analyst & Project Manager in Turkcell and Türk Telekom (Avea). In 2010, he worked as a Business Development Manager and Miles & Smiles Loyalty Program & CRM Department Manager roles at Turkish Airlines. In 2012, he joined Teradata as Senior Industry Lead and managed Telecommunications and Media sector in Turkey as well as within EMEA region. In particular, he served in the area of large data and analytics solutions for more than 3 years, and was appointed as the Vice President of Digital Services at Turkish Airlines in 2016 January. He managed digital channels & services of Turkish Airlines and Anadolujet brands and the airport passenger systems. On November 1, 2018, he joined Vakıf Katılım Bankası as Chief Information Officer, responsible for information technology and digital banking.
Dr. Aslıhan Çandır
CIO
Neova Katılım Sigorta
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Dr. Aslıhan Çandır
Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat
Director, IT & Logistics
İpekyol Group
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Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat
Ali Fuat Çötelioğlu
CTO
Çalık Holding
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Ali Fuat Çötelioğlu
Metin Demirel
CDO
Sabancı Holding
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Metin Demirel
Metin Demirel, with over 30 years of experience in both Turkish and international business, graduated from the Computer Engineering Department of Boğaziçi University in 1992. He began his career at Aknet, the information technology subsidiary of Akbank, and later transitioned to Sulzer Medica Intermedics in the United States in 1995. After serving in various information technology departments of Fortune 500 companies across different sectors in the USA, he founded his own company, Midsoft, in 2004.
In 2006, he returned to Turkey and held management and C-level executive positions at companies such as Aksigorta, Zürich Sigorta, and Tofaş. Since July 2023, he has been serving as the Director of Digital at Sabancı Holding. Additionally, Metin Demirel is a graduate of the Koç University Executive MBA program.
Serdar Dilmen
CIO
DHL
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Serdar Dilmen
Dursun Dinçer
CIO
Yurtiçi Kargo
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Dursun Dinçer
Bülent Dursun
CIO
Mavi
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Bülent Dursun
Erkut Ekinci
Head of IT
Hugo Boss
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Erkut Ekinci
Metin Erhan
CIO
Kibar Holding
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Metin Erhan
Gül Erol
IT President
Yıldız Holding & CEO, Yıldız Tech
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Gül Erol
Mert Ertüz
Head of IM/IT & Process Improvement
Metro C&C
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Mert Ertüz
Barış Fındık
CTO
Pegasus
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Barış Fındık
Mehmet Fırat
Head of IT & Digital Business Management
Enerjisa
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Mehmet Fırat
Bilal Genç
CTO
A101
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Bilal Genç
Günseli Gökalp
EVP, Infrastructure & System Management, Executive Commite Member
Intertech
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Günseli Gökalp
İbrahim Gökalp
Chief Technology Officer
Sigorta Bilgi ve Gözetim Merkezi
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İbrahim Gökalp
Gökhan Gökçay
CIO
Akbank
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Gökhan Gökçay
Gökhan Gökçay is Senior Vice President responsible for Digital, Payments and Data Technology in Akbank. He considers ‘information’ as a shared corporate asset and aims to produce solutions generating value and actionable insight. Prior to Akbank, Gökhan was SVP responsible for Information, Customer and Workflow Management solutions in Yapi Kredi, and the head of Financial Services industry in NTT Data Turkey where he delivered transformation programs for leading banks and telcos. He also worked for other technology consulting companies such as CSC and Siemens Nixdorf, and served large corporates such as Lloyds Bank, Barclays Capital and Legal & General. Gökhan has Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from Boğazici University.
Sinem Gözaydın
Head of Information Technologies and Solution
Sanofi
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Sinem Gözaydın
Tayfun İşbilen
CIO
İSKİ
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Tayfun İşbilen
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 11:40 am | Location:
IT Teams for the AI Future: Attracting, Retaining, and Upskilling Talent
Kemal Kaplan
Member of Board
Acıbadem Teknoloji
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Kemal Kaplan
Born in 1967 in İstanbul, Kemal Kaplan graduated from Akdeniz University Electronic Engineering department. He worked in Sony, Netaş, Pimaş and Yapı Kredi Bank as a specialists and in Esbank, Etibank, ZB and HSBC Bank as an administrative. He has participated in various projects about reconstruction, integration of financial organizations, call-centers, credit-cards, ATM and banking applications/technologies and health application/technologies. Besides his studies on mobile technologies, wearable technologies and Research and Development projects, during various seminars he has been sharing his experiences on health technologies with the industry. He works as a technological consultant in some public organizations on behalf of Acıbadem Sağlık Grubu. He’s a member of the Board of Management of Life Sciences and Information Technologies in Health Organization. He currently works as an Information Technologies Director in charge of technological management in Acıbadem Sağlık Grubu hospitals, university and all subsidiaries.
Hayriye Karadeniz
CIO
Koç Holding
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Hayriye Karadeniz
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 10:00 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.
Timur Karaman
IT Director
Tiryaki Agro Foods
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Timur Karaman
Engin Kavas
CTO
Aydem Enerji
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Engin Kavas
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 2:40 pm | Location:
Building the Next Generation Digital Infrastructure: Bridging Technology Investments with Business Outcomes
Hakan Kendirci
CIO
Turkcell Global Bilgi
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Hakan Kendirci
Hilmi Koçak
CIO
Eczacıbaşı Group
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Hilmi Koçak
Kaan Konak
CIO
Aksigorta
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Kaan Konak
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 2:40 pm | Location:
Building the Next Generation Digital Infrastructure: Bridging Technology Investments with Business Outcomes
Özgür Korkmaz
Head of IT
Uludağ İçecek
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Özgür Korkmaz
Köksal Küçükada
CIO
Sanko Holding
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Köksal Küçükada
Koray Kurt
CIO
Abdi İbrahim İlaç
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Koray Kurt
Korhan Kuyu
CIO
Anadolu Sigorta
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Korhan Kuyu
Kaan Marangoz
CIO
Nobel İlaç
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Kaan Marangoz
Berke Menekli
Vice President, Global Head of Digital Platform Services
BSH Home Appliances Group
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Berke Menekli
Ege Örer
CIO
AXA Sigorta
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Ege Örer
Mert Oruz
CIO
Arkas Holding
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Mert Oruz
Dr. Uğur Gökhan Özdinç
CEO & CIO
Yapı Kredi Teknoloji & Yapı Kredi
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Dr. Uğur Gökhan Özdinç
Şerafettin Özer
CDO
LCWaikiki
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Şerafettin Özer
Sinan Erdem Özer
COO
Odeabank
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Sinan Erdem Özer
Sinan Özkan
CIO
Cengiz Holding
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Sinan Özkan
Ali Öztayıncı
CFO
Hugo Boss
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Ali Öztayıncı
Haldun Selik
CIO
Tüpraş
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Haldun Selik
Tunç Şenyol
Global IT Director
Hayat Holding
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Tunç Şenyol
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 1:30 pm | Location:
The C-Suite and AI: Balancing Value, Growth, and People
Altuğ Soydan
IT & Digital Transformation Director
OTOKAR
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Altuğ Soydan
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 11:40 am | Location:
IT Teams for the AI Future: Attracting, Retaining, and Upskilling Talent
Alper Soydaş
Director of Operations
Yemeksepeti
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Alper Soydaş
Orkun Soylu
Head of Group IT
Evyap
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Orkun Soylu
Orkun Süer
IT Director
Atasun Optik
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Orkun Süer
Uğur Serkan Taşkın
CIO
Koçtaş
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Uğur Serkan Taşkın
Ethem Topgül
IT Director
Alarko Carrier Sanayi
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Ethem Topgül
Emel Tural
IT Director
Bosch
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Emel Tural
Namık Kemal Uçkan
Head of IT Operations
Halkbank
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Namık Kemal Uçkan
Arif Emre Ünal
General Manager-Technology, Product and Supply Chain
Arzum
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Arif Emre Ünal
Bora Üzüm
VP, Analytics & Data Governance
Yapı Kredi
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Bora Üzüm
Bora Uzum received BSc in Computer Engineering from Ege University in 2000, and MSc in Computer Engineering in 2011 from Gebze Institute of Technology; specialized on Man Machine Interaction and Usability. Between 2000-2012, was in charge as Software Engineer, Team Lead and Manager responsible for various domains such as Corporate & Commercial Loans, CRM, Core Banking, Risk Management, Data Warehouse and Enterprise Architecture Management in Tekstilbank (ICBC). During 2012-2013 period, was CIO and founding member of Phillip Capital Turkey. He was the Head of CRM Analysis Department of Yapı Kredi Bank, Information Technologies & Operations group between 2013-2016. Since 2016, is Vice President of Yapı Kredi Data Governance Office.
Kurtuluş Yavuz
CTO
Gürok Holding
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Kurtuluş Yavuz
Erkan Yeniçare
General Manager, Norm Digital & Technology and Digital Transformation Director
Norm Holding
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Erkan Yeniçare
Umut Yıldız
Head of International IT – Region (TR/RU/RO)
Tchibo Türkiye
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Umut Yıldız
Cihan Yıldız
CTO
Boyner Büyük Mağazacılık
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Cihan Yıldız
Serdar Yılmaz
CIO & COO
Fibabanka
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Serdar Yılmaz
Gökhan Yoluaçık
Chief Digital Officer
Borusan Otomotiv Grubu
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Gökhan Yoluaçık
Önder Kaplancık
CIO
Zorlu Holding
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Önder Kaplancık
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 10:00 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.
Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu
Group CIO
Zeren Group Holding
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Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 3:20 pm | Location:
Driving C-Suite Cooperation for a Superior Employee Experience
Vefa Erdem
CTO
Kazancı Holding
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Vefa Erdem
Aykut Işık
CIO
Çelik Motor
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Aykut Işık
Koray Kocabaş
CDO
Demirören Dijital
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Koray Kocabaş
Burak Aydın
Technology and Digital Business Development Group President
Zorlu Holding
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Burak Aydın
Ali İnal
CIO
Enerjisa Üretim
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Ali İnal
Event Sessions
Wednesday, November 19 2025 3:20 pm | Location: