CIO Summit Türkiye
The Rise of Agentic Systems
AI is emerging as a cornerstone of Türkiye’s ambition to become a digitally empowered and technologically independent economy. Guided by the 2030 Industry and Technology Strategy, the country has set an ambitious roadmap for space technologies, defense, electric vehicles, semiconductors, renewable energy, green technologies, and AI.
Organizations in Türkiye are moving beyond generative AI pilots toward scaled agentic AI workflows that automate decision-making and execution. These advances unlock opportunities across industries – from customer service agents and R&D copilots to autonomous operations – but also demand strong governance, risk, and compliance frameworks to ensure responsible use.
Investment in AI across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa is projected to reach $14.6 billion by 2028, while globally, AI’s economic impact could exceed $19.9 trillion by 2030.
Yaman Acar
Fatih Akar
Gülsün Akhisaroğlu
Darço Akkaranfil
Enis Ozan Akkaya
Harun Yaşar Aksöz
Şirin Aktaş
A. Fahri Arkan
Vedat Arslan
Meltem Atay
Emrah Gökçe Aygün
Evren Ayorak
İsmihan Baysal Anderson
Tunç Bergsan
Güngör Bingül
Gungor Bingul studied Mathematical Engineering at Yıldız Teknik University and MBA at Yeditepe University. In 1997 he started his career as System Network Pecialist at BIM A.S., between 1998 and 2000 worked at Uzel Makina as SAP System Manager. Since 2004 Mr. Birgul is working at Korozo A.Ş. as CIO.
Serdar Birlikçi
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
Yasin Çarkcı
Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat
Serkan Demir
Metin Demirel
Serdar Dilmen
Dursun Dinçer
Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu
Vefa Erdem
Metin Erhan
Gül Erol
Barış Fındık
Event Sessions
Day 1 9:25 am
The Evolving Role of the CIO: From IT Leader to Business Strategist
The traditional image of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) as a “gatekeeper of the server room” is officially a relic of the past. In today’s hyper-digital economy, the CIO has moved from the back office to the boardroom, evolving from a functional manager of infrastructure into a pivotal business strategist and growth driver. This panel explores the profound shift in the CIO’s mandate. We will discuss how the modern technology leader balances the “keep the lights on” operational requirements with the high-stakes demand for digital transformation, data-driven innovation, and customer experience.
Ersen Gelçin
Bilal Genç
İbrahim Gökalp
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.
Sabri Gökmenler
Sinem Gözaydın
Ali İnal
Tayfun İşbilen
Aykut Işık
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.
Önder Kaplancık
Yaşar Karadeli
Hayriye Karadeniz
Timur Karaman
Engin Kavas
Hilmi Koçak
Event Sessions
Day 1 9:25 am
The Evolving Role of the CIO: From IT Leader to Business Strategist
The traditional image of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) as a “gatekeeper of the server room” is officially a relic of the past. In today’s hyper-digital economy, the CIO has moved from the back office to the boardroom, evolving from a functional manager of infrastructure into a pivotal business strategist and growth driver. This panel explores the profound shift in the CIO’s mandate. We will discuss how the modern technology leader balances the “keep the lights on” operational requirements with the high-stakes demand for digital transformation, data-driven innovation, and customer experience.
Kaan Konak
Özgür Korkmaz
Köksal Küçükada
Koray Kurt
Korhan Kuyu
Berke Menekli
Funda Öney
Event Sessions
Day 1 9:25 am
The Evolving Role of the CIO: From IT Leader to Business Strategist
The traditional image of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) as a “gatekeeper of the server room” is officially a relic of the past. In today’s hyper-digital economy, the CIO has moved from the back office to the boardroom, evolving from a functional manager of infrastructure into a pivotal business strategist and growth driver. This panel explores the profound shift in the CIO’s mandate. We will discuss how the modern technology leader balances the “keep the lights on” operational requirements with the high-stakes demand for digital transformation, data-driven innovation, and customer experience.
Ege Örer
Mert Oruz
Şerafettin Özer
Sinan Erdem Özer
Sinan Özkan
Haldun Selik
Fahri Şengül
Altuğ Soydan
Orkun Soylu
Orkun Süer
Uğur Serkan Taşkın
Hakan Cem Topal
Ethem Topgül
Emel Tural
Kurtuluş Yavuz
Oğuzhan Yıldırım
Cihan Yıldız
Serdar Yılmaz
Murat Özkan
Event Sessions
Day 1 9:25 am
The Evolving Role of the CIO: From IT Leader to Business Strategist
The traditional image of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) as a “gatekeeper of the server room” is officially a relic of the past. In today’s hyper-digital economy, the CIO has moved from the back office to the boardroom, evolving from a functional manager of infrastructure into a pivotal business strategist and growth driver. This panel explores the profound shift in the CIO’s mandate. We will discuss how the modern technology leader balances the “keep the lights on” operational requirements with the high-stakes demand for digital transformation, data-driven innovation, and customer experience.
IDC CIO Awards 2026
The IDC Türkiye CIO Awards celebrate and honour visionary technology leaders and organizations that are driving real business value through innovative digital transformation. In an era defined by rapid technological advancement, especially with AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and data-led strategies reshaping the competitive landscape, these awards recognize those CIOs and IT teams who have successfully conceptualized, executed, and scaled initiatives that deliver measurable impact. With a rigorous and transparent evaluation process, the IDC Türkiye CIO Awards shine a spotlight on excellence in leadership, strategic thinking, and transformative execution — showcasing the best-in-class contributions that inspire the broader technology community.
Venue
Elite World Grand Sapanca
Okaliptus Ballroom
Göl Mahallesi Koşuyolu Caddesi No:47
Sapanca / Sakarya