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“World, Economy, Money, Future and You” by Professor Ozgur Demirtas
Professor Özgür Demirtaş | Sabanci University
Chair Professor of Finance
Professor Özgür Demirtaş
Ozgur Demirtas was among the top 50 students who attended the Turkish University Placement Exams. He got his BS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bogazici University in 1998. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Finance from Boston College in 2003. In the same year, he was appointed as a tenure track Assistant Professor at Baruch College, City University of New York. In 2004, he was elected as the best instructor within the Finance Department of the college. In 2005, he was elected as the best instructor within all the departments of the business school. In 2007, he was awarded with one of the prestigious medals of the University: The Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence. He earned a tenured Associate Professor position in the same year. In 2010, he was ranked within the top 20 list among more than one million professors evaluated by 10 million students in USA, Canada, England, and Scotland. He also taught classes at the New York University (NYU) Stern School of Business and he earned the highest evaluations in the finance department.
His academic work has been published in various academic journals. He published more than 30 academic articles in top leading journals such as Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, Review of Finance, and Journal of Business Economics Statistics. He published a book by Elsevier Press. His research has been rewarded by the City University of New York for six consecutive years. In 2012, he joined Sabanci University as a Chair Professor of Finance and achieved to be Marie-Curie Research fellow.
Professor Demirtas is a founding chairman of the Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF) at Sabanci University. He is also a founding board member of Turkey’s first Financial Literacy and Savings Association (FODER). He is a consultant for several businessmen associations such as TUGIAD (Young Businessmen Association of Turkey), TAYSAD and DASK. He frequently acts as a chief advisor to large corporations. He develops risk management software for the insurance industry. He joins think tank organizations with leading politicians of the country to emphasize the importance of economic development.
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 11:15 am | Location:
“World, Economy, Money, Future and You” by Professor Ozgur Demirtas
Advisory Board
Bilal Genç
CTO
A101
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Bilal Genç
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.
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 9:30 am | Location:
Innovate, Modernize, Orchestrate: Preparing for the Age of Agents
AI-driven transformation is reshaping the way we live and work. Charting your organization’s path through the age of AI will require a focus on strategy, productivity, value creation, innovation, governance and people. Over the past 12 months, there has been a surge in experimentation, with organizations running an average of 40 proofs of concept (PoC). However, only 1 in 8 has successfully transitioned to production—a figure that falls significantly short of the minimum success rate needed for business leaders to maintain their investment strategies. Given the increasing IT costs, the value gap is doubly painful. The CIO is in the hot seat again.
Serkant Paker
CIO
AG Anadolu Grubu Holding
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Serkant Paker
A. Fahri Arkan
CIO
AgeSA Hayat ve Emeklilik
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A. Fahri Arkan
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.
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Wednesday, May 7 2025 9:30 am | Location:
Innovate, Modernize, Orchestrate: Preparing for the Age of Agents
AI-driven transformation is reshaping the way we live and work. Charting your organization’s path through the age of AI will require a focus on strategy, productivity, value creation, innovation, governance and people. Over the past 12 months, there has been a surge in experimentation, with organizations running an average of 40 proofs of concept (PoC). However, only 1 in 8 has successfully transitioned to production—a figure that falls significantly short of the minimum success rate needed for business leaders to maintain their investment strategies. Given the increasing IT costs, the value gap is doubly painful. The CIO is in the hot seat again.
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.
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 9:30 am | Location:
Innovate, Modernize, Orchestrate: Preparing for the Age of Agents
AI-driven transformation is reshaping the way we live and work. Charting your organization’s path through the age of AI will require a focus on strategy, productivity, value creation, innovation, governance and people. Over the past 12 months, there has been a surge in experimentation, with organizations running an average of 40 proofs of concept (PoC). However, only 1 in 8 has successfully transitioned to production—a figure that falls significantly short of the minimum success rate needed for business leaders to maintain their investment strategies. Given the increasing IT costs, the value gap is doubly painful. The CIO is in the hot seat again.
Kaan Konak
CIO
Aksigorta
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Kaan Konak
Serkan Demir
CIO
Alarko Holding
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Serkan Demir
Evren Ayorak
CIO
Allianz
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Evren Ayorak
Murat Özkan
CIO
Anadolu Efes
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Murat Özkan
Korhan Kuyu
CIO
Anadolu Sigorta
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Korhan Kuyu
Tunç Bergsan
CIO
Anadolubank
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Tunç Bergsan
Yekta Caymaz
CIO
Beko
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Yekta Caymaz
Yekta CAYMAZ is Chief Information Officer of Arçelik Global, which is one of the largest consumer durable goods and consumer electronics company with over 40,000 employees throughout the world, 13 brands (Arçelik, Beko, Grundig, Blomberg, ElektraBregenz, Arctic, Leisure, Flavel, Defy, Altus, Dawlance, Voltas Beko, Singer), sales and marketing offices in 48 countries, and 28 production facilities in 9 countries. He joined Arcelik Global in August 2019 from Yildiz Holding, where he was leading the IT and digital strategy and execution as the CIO of the holding companies globally.
Prior Yildiz Hholding, he was Information Systems Director at Alshaya Turkey here he was responsible for managing the IT business in Turkish region for brands like Starbucks Coffee, Debenhams, TopShop, The Body Shop, Claires, Next, LPQ, River Island, Victoria’s Secret in retail business. He joined Alshaya from Abdi Ibrahim Pharmaceuticals, the largest pharmaceutical company in Turkey. He also worked for Sandoz Generics as Local CIO, Vodafone as Technology and Infrastructure Manager and Citibank TR as Systems Support Manager. He has started his career as Software developer. Yekta earned his BS degree in Computer Engineering from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.
Dr. Aslıhan Çandır
CIO
Neova Katılım Sigorta
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Dr. Aslıhan Çandır
Mert Oruz
CIO
Arkas Holding
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Mert Oruz
Arif Emre Ünal
General Manager-Technology, Product and Supply Chain
Arzum
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Arif Emre Ünal
Fahri Şengül
Information Systems Director
Asaş Alüminyum
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Fahri Şengül
Orkun Süer
IT Director
Atasun Optik
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Orkun Süer
Ege Örer
CIO
AXA Sigorta
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Ege Örer
Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat
Director, IT & Logistics
İpekyol Group
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Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat
Engin Kavas
CTO
Aydem Enerji
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Engin Kavas
Gülsün Akhisaroğlu
IT Director
Aydem Perakende
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Gülsün Akhisaroğlu
Serdar Birlikçi
Chief Digital Technology Officer
Borusan Mannesmann
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Serdar Birlikçi
Gökhan Yoluaçık
Chief Digital Officer
Borusan Otomotiv Grubu
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Gökhan Yoluaçık
Emel Tural
IT Director
Bosch
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Emel Tural
Berke Menekli
Vice President, Global Head of Digital Platform Services
BSH Home Appliances Group
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Berke Menekli
Darço Akkaranfil
CIO
Burgan Bank
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Darço Akkaranfil
Çağlayan Gürsoy
Infrastructure and System Operations Director
Chakra
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Çağlayan Gürsoy
Ali Fuat Çötelioğlu
CTO
Çalık Holding
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Ali Fuat Çötelioğlu
Sinan Özkan
CIO
Cengiz Holding
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Sinan Özkan
Emre Beştepe
Deputy GM, IT and Digital Transformation
Çokyaşar Holding
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Emre Beştepe
Emre Beştepe graduated from Dumlupınar University Computer Technologies and Programming and completed his master’s degree in Maltepe University Computer Engineering and Doğuş University Engineering and Technology Management.
Emre Beştepe, who has been leading the digital transformation and technology projects in Turkey’s leading holdings for 13 years of his 18-year career in the technology sector, has been working as a CDO within Çokyaşar Holding Holding since 2020.
Aykut Işık
CIO
Çelik Motor
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Aykut Işık
Koray Kocabaş
CDO
Demirören Dijital
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Koray Kocabaş
Serdar Dilmen
CIO
DHL
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Serdar Dilmen
Eray Gözener
EVP, Technology Operations & Information Security
Doğuş Teknoloji
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Eray Gözener
Hilmi Koçak
CIO
Eczacıbaşı Group
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Hilmi Koçak
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 9:30 am | Location:
Innovate, Modernize, Orchestrate: Preparing for the Age of Agents
AI-driven transformation is reshaping the way we live and work. Charting your organization’s path through the age of AI will require a focus on strategy, productivity, value creation, innovation, governance and people. Over the past 12 months, there has been a surge in experimentation, with organizations running an average of 40 proofs of concept (PoC). However, only 1 in 8 has successfully transitioned to production—a figure that falls significantly short of the minimum success rate needed for business leaders to maintain their investment strategies. Given the increasing IT costs, the value gap is doubly painful. The CIO is in the hot seat again.
Şirin AKTAŞ
CIO
Danone
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Şirin AKTAŞ
Mehmet Fırat
Head of IT & Digital Business Management
Enerjisa
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Mehmet Fırat
Özcan Ayyıldız
CIO
English Home
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Özcan Ayyıldız
Orkun Soylu
Head of Group IT
Evyap
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Orkun Soylu
Serdar Yılmaz
CIO & COO
Fibabanka
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Serdar Yılmaz
Hakan Cem Topal
IT Director
SAYA Holding
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Hakan Cem Topal
Enis Ozan Akkaya
IT Director
Flormar
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Enis Ozan Akkaya
Hayriye Karadeniz
CIO
Koç Holding
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Hayriye Karadeniz
Feridun Aktaş
EVP, Corporate Security
Garanti BBVA Teknoloji
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Feridun Aktaş
Suat Akkan
Head of IT, Growth Emerging Markets
Glaxo Smith Kline
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Suat Akkan
Harun Yaşar Aksöz
IT Manager
Gözalan Group
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Harun Yaşar Aksöz
Kurtuluş Yavuz
CTO
Gürok Holding
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Kurtuluş Yavuz
Namık Kemal Uçkan
Head of IT Operations
Halkbank
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Namık Kemal Uçkan
Tunç Şenyol
Global IT Director
Hayat Holding
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Tunç Şenyol
Funda Oney
CIO
HSBC
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Funda Oney
Erkut Ekinci
Head of IT
Hugo Boss
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Erkut Ekinci
Ömer Uyar
General Manager
Intertech
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Ömer Uyar
Ömer Uyar took the first step into his professional life while he was a Control and Computer Engineering student at Istanbul Technical University. He worked as a System Engineer at Istanbul Technical University Information Technologies Office between the years of 1996 and 2000. In June 2000, Uyar started to work as Systems and Security Director at DenizBank A.Ş., the largest member of DenizBank Financial Services Group (DFSG). He started his duty as R&D Department Head in May 2004 at Intertech Bilgi İşlem ve Pazarlama Tic. A.Ş., the technology subsidiary of DFSG. Uyar accomplished many successful projects during his service until December 2009.
In January 2009, Uyar was promoted as Intertech Executive Vice President, responsible for Sales and Marketing, and earned Intertech many domestic and international projects and business partnerships until February 2012. He was nominated as Intertech General Manager in March 2012 and he is currently serving as the General Manager of Intertech, a company with more than 1300 employees.
Günseli Gökalp
EVP, Infrastructure & System Management, Executive Commite Member
Intertech
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Günseli Gökalp
Tayfun İşbilen
CIO
İSKİ
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Tayfun İşbilen
Erol Özgüner
CIO
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality
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Erol Özgüner
Dr. Naim Erol Özgüner received his B.Sc. degree from Yıldız Technical University (YTU), Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, where he also completed his graduate studies (both M.S. and Ph.D). Dr. Özgüner also earned an MBA degree at the Istanbul Bilgi University. During his 4 years as a research assistant at Kocaeli University’s Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, he also served as the Director of External Relations at the same university. In 2000, Dr. Özgüner joined Turkcell as an engineer responsible for GSM cell planning. In addition to serving at the Turkey headquarters of Turkcell, Dr. Özgüner also worked as a senior manager in the establishment and management of all electronic and IT system/infrastructure of GSM networks in Turkcell’s Ukraine, Georgia and Belarus branches. He has also managed fixed and mobile network operations at Turkcell Group. Since 2016, Dr. Özgüner served as the General Manager at CF Telekom, a firm working on big data, data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. As of July 24, 2019, Erol Özgüner was appointed as the Head of the IT Department at the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
Metin Erhan
CIO
Kibar Holding
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Metin Erhan
Serkan Çil
CIO
Koç Üniversitesi
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Serkan Çil
Oğuzhan Yıldırım
Deputy General Manager
Kocaer Haddecilik
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Oğuzhan Yıldırım
Uğur Serkan Taşkın
CIO
Koçtaş
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Uğur Serkan Taşkın
Fatih Akar
Global Digitalization Director
Kordsa
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Fatih Akar
Güngör Bingül
Information Systems Director
Korozo
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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 IT Manager.
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.
Şerafettin Özer
CDO
LCWaikiki
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Şerafettin Özer
Tayfun Arabalı
CIO
Makbul
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Tayfun Arabalı
Bülent Dursun
CIO
Mavi
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Bülent Dursun
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.
Kerim Tatlıcı
CIO
Migros
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Kerim Tatlıcı
Baran Korukluoğlu
Paper Group CIO
Modern Karton
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Baran Korukluoğlu
Kaan Marangoz
CIO
Nobel İlaç
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Kaan Marangoz
Sinan Erdem Özer
COO
Odeabank
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Sinan Erdem Özer
Barış Gündüz
CIO
Opet
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Barış Gündüz
Altuğ Soydan
IT & Digital Transformation Director
OTOKAR
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Altuğ Soydan
Vedat Arslan
CIO
Oyak Renault Otomobil Fabrikaları
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Vedat Arslan
Barış Fındık
CTO
Pegasus
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Barış Fındık
İlker Özer
Global Head of IT
Pulcra Chemicals Group
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İlker Özer
Yaşar Karadeli
CIO
Medisa Sağlık
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Yaşar Karadeli
İsmihan Baysal Anderson
IT and Automation Director
İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport
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İsmihan Baysal Anderson
Köksal Küçükada
CIO
Sanko Holding
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Köksal Küçükada
Sinem Gözaydın
Head of Information Technologies and Solution
Sanofi
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Sinem Gözaydın
İbrahim Gökalp
Chief Technology Officer
Sigorta Bilgi ve Gözetim Merkezi
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İbrahim Gökalp
Yasin Çarkcı
CTO
Tam Finans
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Yasin Çarkcı
Ersen Gelçin
CTO
Teknosa
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Ersen Gelçin
Umut Yıldız
Head of International IT – Region (TR/RU/RO)
Tchibo Türkiye
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Umut Yıldız
Timur Karaman
IT Director
Tiryaki Agro Foods
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Timur Karaman
Erdem Okur
CIO
Türk Eximbank
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Erdem Okur
Hakan Kendirci
CIO
Turkcell Global Bilgi
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Hakan Kendirci
Meltem Atay
IT Director
Türk Tuborg
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Meltem Atay
Fahri Öbek
COO
Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası
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Fahri Öbek
Sabri Gökmenler
Deputy CEO, CIO
Türkiye İş Bankası
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Sabri Gökmenler
Emrah Gökçe Aygün
CTO
Türkiye İş Bankası
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Emrah Gökçe Aygün
Haldun Selik
CIO
Tüpraş
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Haldun Selik
Özgür Korkmaz
Head of IT
Uludağ İçecek
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Özgür Korkmaz
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. Uğur Gökhan Özdinç
CEO & CIO
Yapı Kredi Teknoloji & Yapı Kredi
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Dr. Uğur Gökhan Özdinç
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.
Alper Soydaş
Director of Operations
Yemeksepeti
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Alper Soydaş
Gül Erol
IT President
Yıldız Holding & CEO, Yıldız Tech
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Gül Erol
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 10:30 am | Location:
Smart Alliances: Leading Strategic Digital Transformation through Collaboration
Dursun Dinçer
CIO
Yurtiçi Kargo
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Dursun Dinçer
Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu
Group CIO
Zeren Group Holding
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Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu
Fulya Bıçak Muştu
CIO
Zorlu Enerji Grubu
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Fulya Bıçak Muştu
Gökhan Erbaş
CIO
DP World Türkiye
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Gökhan Erbaş
Nilay Azizoğlu
CIO
Setur
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Nilay Azizoğlu
M. Kerem Öztürk
General Manager, TAV Technologies & CIO
TAV Airports Holding
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M. Kerem Öztürk
Meet our executive speakers
As part of the CSO Conference, each speaker brings a wealth of experience, innovative ideas, and unique perspectives that will be instrumental in shaping the future of our industry. Click on a speaker to view their full bio.
Jyoti Lalchandani
Head of WW Events & MD – META, Central Asia, India
IDC
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Jyoti Lalchandani
Jyoti Lalchandani is a seasoned business executive with more than 25 years of experience in emerging markets across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). In his role as IDC’s Group Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META), he has been instrumental in establishing IDC’s presence in the region – first, through the initial expansion of the Dubai headquarters and then by spearheading the development of IDC offices in Johannesburg, Istanbul, Riyadh, Casablanca, Lagos, Nairobi, and Cairo.
Jyoti is responsible for the planning, development, implementation, and coordination of IDC’s market intelligence and advisory services, sales, conferences and events, go-to-market services, and office development activities across the META region. As a respected authority on emerging market tech trends, he is also regularly invited to speak at major industry events throughout the region and is frequently quoted by both the national and international media.
His field of expertise includes key tech areas such as cloud, analytics, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, and he is well known for providing guidance on digital transformation strategies for the entire C-suite. He is a trusted advisor to senior executives in the supplier/enabler space across the ICT ecosystem, as well as to tech buyers from the CIO and line-of-business communities.
Starting at IDC’s CEMA (Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) headquarters in 1995 in Prague, the Czech Republic, Jyoti served as IDC’s regional consulting manager. In this role, he headed several country-based project teams that advised local and multinational IT vendors on issues relating to entry strategy, competitor analysis, ROI analysis, distribution and partner evaluation, and market segmentation. He later took on the additional responsibility of overseeing the CEMA software practice, in which he was responsible for overseeing all related research (applications, system infrastructure, and tools) and advisory work across emerging EMEA countries.
Before joining IDC, Jyoti served on the national board of international non-profit organization AIESEC, where he managed the association’s partnership agreements with leading Indian conglomerates. He graduated from Loyola College, India, where his studies focused on strategy management and business policy. He later attended a corporate-sponsored program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts.
Eren Eser
Associate Research Director, Türkiye
IDC
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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, May 7 2025 9:10 am | Location:
The AI Moment: Strategies for CIOs
AI, predicted to have a $19.9 trillion impact on the global economy by 2030, is reshaping economic landscapes, creating new revenue streams, and redefining competitive advantages. This session will provide unique insights and analysis drawn from IDC’s extensive study of CIOs and key decision-makers across the world. It will provide a deeper understanding of current and planned AI strategies and use case road maps, covering key topics such as AI-ready data, unified governance, fit-for-purpose and scalable infrastructure, and AI 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.
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 9:30 am | Location:
Innovate, Modernize, Orchestrate: Preparing for the Age of Agents
AI-driven transformation is reshaping the way we live and work. Charting your organization’s path through the age of AI will require a focus on strategy, productivity, value creation, innovation, governance and people. Over the past 12 months, there has been a surge in experimentation, with organizations running an average of 40 proofs of concept (PoC). However, only 1 in 8 has successfully transitioned to production—a figure that falls significantly short of the minimum success rate needed for business leaders to maintain their investment strategies. Given the increasing IT costs, the value gap is doubly painful. The CIO is in the hot seat again.
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.
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 9:30 am | Location:
Innovate, Modernize, Orchestrate: Preparing for the Age of Agents
AI-driven transformation is reshaping the way we live and work. Charting your organization’s path through the age of AI will require a focus on strategy, productivity, value creation, innovation, governance and people. Over the past 12 months, there has been a surge in experimentation, with organizations running an average of 40 proofs of concept (PoC). However, only 1 in 8 has successfully transitioned to production—a figure that falls significantly short of the minimum success rate needed for business leaders to maintain their investment strategies. Given the increasing IT costs, the value gap is doubly painful. The CIO is in the hot seat again.
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.
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 9:30 am | Location:
Innovate, Modernize, Orchestrate: Preparing for the Age of Agents
AI-driven transformation is reshaping the way we live and work. Charting your organization’s path through the age of AI will require a focus on strategy, productivity, value creation, innovation, governance and people. Over the past 12 months, there has been a surge in experimentation, with organizations running an average of 40 proofs of concept (PoC). However, only 1 in 8 has successfully transitioned to production—a figure that falls significantly short of the minimum success rate needed for business leaders to maintain their investment strategies. Given the increasing IT costs, the value gap is doubly painful. The CIO is in the hot seat again.
Hilmi Koçak
CIO
Eczacıbaşı Group
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Hilmi Koçak
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 9:30 am | Location:
Innovate, Modernize, Orchestrate: Preparing for the Age of Agents
AI-driven transformation is reshaping the way we live and work. Charting your organization’s path through the age of AI will require a focus on strategy, productivity, value creation, innovation, governance and people. Over the past 12 months, there has been a surge in experimentation, with organizations running an average of 40 proofs of concept (PoC). However, only 1 in 8 has successfully transitioned to production—a figure that falls significantly short of the minimum success rate needed for business leaders to maintain their investment strategies. Given the increasing IT costs, the value gap is doubly painful. The CIO is in the hot seat again.
Önder Kaplancık
CIO
Zorlu Holding
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Önder Kaplancık
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 9:30 am | Location:
Innovate, Modernize, Orchestrate: Preparing for the Age of Agents
AI-driven transformation is reshaping the way we live and work. Charting your organization’s path through the age of AI will require a focus on strategy, productivity, value creation, innovation, governance and people. Over the past 12 months, there has been a surge in experimentation, with organizations running an average of 40 proofs of concept (PoC). However, only 1 in 8 has successfully transitioned to production—a figure that falls significantly short of the minimum success rate needed for business leaders to maintain their investment strategies. Given the increasing IT costs, the value gap is doubly painful. The CIO is in the hot seat again.
Dr. Özgür Akarsu
Data & AI Director
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Dr. Özgür Akarsu
Ozgur Akarsu is the Head of AI & Data Analytics. He graduated from ITU (Istanbul Technical University) with a degree in Industrial Engineering and completed his PhD in HR Analytics in 2016.
Ozgur has more than 15 years of experience in digital transformation and analytics across various industries.
He also teaches courses on machine learning, digital transformation, and value chain management at several universities.
Specialized in machine learning, he has led numerous projects including demand forecasting, HR analytics, and predictive maintenance.
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 10:00 am | Location:
Agentic AI in Action: Transforming Business with Agent-Based Intelligence and Generative Power
Özlem Kestioğlu
Executive Committee Member
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Özlem Kestioğlu
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 10:15 am | Location:
Architecting Intelligence: Designing the Business of Tomorrow
This session will focus on how emerging technologies are reshaping the way businesses operate and grow. We will explore next-generation cloud platforms, AI-powered automation, and our evolving B2B marketplace—each playing a crucial role in streamlining operations and enabling smarter, faster decision-making. By reimagining digital infrastructure and customer engagement models, we aim to build more agile, efficient, and scalable business ecosystems. Join us to discover how we are designing future-ready solutions that not only meet today’s needs but also lay the foundation for tomorrow’s intelligent enterprises.
Gurkan Arpaci
General Manager
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Gurkan Arpaci
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 10:30 am | Location:
Smart Alliances: Leading Strategic Digital Transformation through Collaboration
Gül Erol
IT President
Yıldız Holding & CEO, Yıldız Tech
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Gül Erol
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 10:30 am | Location:
Smart Alliances: Leading Strategic Digital Transformation through Collaboration
Berrin Ozselyuk
AWS Turkiye
Genel Muduru
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Berrin Ozselyuk
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 10:45 am | Location:
Transform Your Business with Generative AI
Gokhan Erdogdu
CEO
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Gokhan Erdogdu
Gokhan Erdogdu received his BS and MS degrees from Middle East Technical University Mechanical Engineering. At the same time, he completed his minor studies in the Department of Business Administration / Corporate Finance of the same university. He started his professional career at Aselsan as an RD Engineer. Gokhan is an experienced professional in the business application market, with over 15 years of industry expertise. He has successfully founded and grown three companies, taking them from inception to a substantial workforce. He speaks English and German.
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 11:25 am | Location:
Are You Integrating AI into Processes, or Embedding It into Your DNA?
Alp Bağrıaçık
CEO
GlassHouse
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Alp Bağrıaçık
Alp Bağrıaçık completed his high school education at Robert College, graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in Industrial Engineering, and earned a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Ohio State University. After graduation, he completed an MBA at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Bağrıaçık has worked in the technology sector in the United States and Germany for many years. He began his career in 1998 at Lucent Technologies as a Software and Process Engineer, and later served as Product Manager and Sales Leader at Avaya. From 2009 to 2013, Bağrıaçık worked as a Sales Manager at Verizon Business. In 2013, he returned to Turkey to establish VCE, a joint venture of VMware, CISCO, and EMC. Following the acquisition of VCE by EMC, he continued his career within Dell EMC until 2017. Leading the establishment and growth of the integrated infrastructure market in Turkey under Dell Technologies, Bağrıaçık started his role as General Manager at GlassHouse in 2018 following the acquisition of GlassHouse by Mediterra.
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 11:40 am | Location:
Harnessing Cloud Advantages in Your IT Playground
Taylan Özkök
Head of Digital Sales, Türkiye
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Taylan Özkök
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 11:55 am | Location:
The AI-Ready Imperative: Transforming Data Chaos into Strategic Advantage
Yusuf Tok
Chief Technology Officer
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Yusuf Tok
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 12:10 am | Location:
AI-Fueled or AI-Fooled? Architecting for Real Impact
Serkan Canbaz
Senior Solutions Engineer
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Serkan Canbaz
Nazım Efe
VP of Transformation & CEO Office
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Nazım Efe
Göksel Sanbay
Managing Partner
GUMA
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Göksel Sanbay
Aysen Sert Turanli
Head of Data and Analytic Solutions
Anadolu Sigorta
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Aysen Sert Turanli
Marc Schindler
Director
Solution Engineering
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Marc Schindler
Ayberk Büyükbayram
Financial Affairs and Tax Director
Akkök Holding
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Ayberk Büyükbayram
Hamadi Malumbo
Advanced Analytics & Software Development Director
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Hamadi Malumbo
Şirin AKTAŞ
CIO
Danone
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Şirin AKTAŞ
İbrahim Gökalp
Chief Technology Officer
Sigorta Bilgi ve Gözetim Merkezi
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İbrahim Gökalp
Cihan Yıldız
CTO
Boyner Büyük Mağazacılık
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Cihan Yıldız
Çetin Yalçın Güleç
CIO & Member Board of Directors
Hayat Fintech
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Çetin Yalçın Güleç
Dr. Emre Sert
Digital Transformation Director
Sabancı Üniversitesi
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Dr. Emre Sert
Ekin Özen Arıduruöz
CIO
P&G Türkiye, Caucasus, and Central Asia
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Ekin Özen Arıduruöz
Kaan Konak
CIO
Aksigorta
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Kaan Konak
Bilal Genç
CTO
A101
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Bilal Genç
Ugur Serkan Taskin
CTO
Koctas
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Ugur Serkan Taskin
Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu
Group CIO
Zeren Group Holding
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Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu
Yasin Çarkcı
CTO
Tam Finans
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Yasin Çarkcı
Süleyman Tosun
IT Strategy and Governance Group Director
Aydem Enerji
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Süleyman Tosun
Gulsah Celiskan
Technology Group Manager, Digital Business Banking
ING Turkiye
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Gulsah Celiskan
Savaş Ergen
Infrastructure & Operations Director
CK Enerji
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Savaş Ergen
Ayşe Yenel
Co- CEO
Kron
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Ayşe Yenel
Ayşe Yenel joined Kron Technologies in 2023 and currently serves as Executive Committee Chair and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
Ayse earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University. She started her career at JP Morgan Chase in the United States back in 1999. After holding various positions in Credit Analytics and Strategy Management she left JP Morgan as Vice President of Credit Cards Business to move to Turkiye.
In 2004 Ayse joined HSBC Turkiye to form the Retail Credit Analytics team. She worked under the Risk Function in a number of roles for 10 years including Chief Risk Officer for the Retail Bank. She moved to Retail Banking as Chief Operating Officer in 2014. Ayse was appointed as Assistant General Manager of HSBC Turkiye responsible from Wealth and Personal Banking in 2017. Additionally, Ayşe served as Vice Chairperson of HSBC Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş before joining Kron Technologies.
Tolga Eşiz
Sales & Marketing Director
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Tolga Eşiz
Onur Özen
Business Development Manager
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Onur Özen
Murat Kul
CIO
Bauhaus Türkiye
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Murat Kul
Canan Kuralay
Industry Sales Manager
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Canan Kuralay
Marmara Üniversitesi Uluslararası İşletme ve Pazarlama Bölümü mezunu olan Canan Kuralay, 1999 yılında IBM Çözüm Ortağı Kota Bilgisayar’da bilişim sektörüne adım attı ve burada uzun yıllar görev yaptı.
Ardından yaklaşık 10 yıl Anadolu Grubu’nda, grup dışı veri merkezi hizmetleri satışından sorumlu olarak çalıştı.
Halen Detaysoft’ta Sektörel Satış Müdürü olarak görevini sürdürmektedir.
Bilge Mirac Atici
AI Solutions Architect
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Bilge Mirac Atici
Ahmet Burç Akbaş
Cloud Engineering Manager
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Ahmet Burç Akbaş
Ramazan Öğütçen
Kıdemli Teknoloji Danışmanı
DELL EMC
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Ramazan Öğütçen
Ersin Büyükyılmaz
Chief Sales Officer
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Ersin Büyükyılmaz
Ponar Tufenkci
Sales Director
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Ponar Tufenkci
Dr. Taylan Gavercin
Head of Financial Services
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Dr. Taylan Gavercin
Gurcan Kelleci
Kurumsal Satış Direktoru
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Gurcan Kelleci
Ihsan Yigitbasi
Solutions Engineer
Cloudera
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Ihsan Yigitbasi
Ihsan Yigitbasi is a Solutions Engineer at Cloudera with over a decade of experience in data platforms and big data architecture. He has worked in both the banking and telecommunications sectors, leading innovative data platform strategies and large-scale platforms. Ihsan specializes in hybrid data architectures, open-source technologies, and scalable enterprise solutions. He actively supports the data community through knowledge sharing and architectural guidance.
Mehmet Çömez
CTO
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Mehmet Çömez
Metin Kobak
Sales Specialist
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Metin Kobak
Kursat Alp Yigit
CTO & Member of Executive Board
Penti
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Kursat Alp Yigit
Köksal Küçükada
CIO
Sanko Holding
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Köksal Küçükada
Meltem Atay
IT Director
Türk Tuborg
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Meltem Atay
Yaşar Sarcan
CISO
Borusan Holding
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Yaşar Sarcan
He graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 1999. Later, he received his master’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the same university. He has an MBA degree from Maltepe University. He has 25 years of experience in information security, cyber security, network technologies and IT infrastructures at Ford Otosan, Koç Holding and Borusan Holding. Joining Borusan Holding in 2009, Sarcan worked as an expert, manager and senior manager in the fields of IT infrastructure, network, cyber security. Since October 2019, he continues his career as Director/CTO-CISO responsible for IT infrastructure, information and cyber security of all Borusan group companies.
Çiğdem Kılıç
CIO
Türkiye Sigorta
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Çiğdem Kılıç
A. Fahri Arkan
CIO
AgeSA Hayat ve Emeklilik
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A. Fahri Arkan
Ceyhan Demir
CTO
ISS Türkiye
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Ceyhan Demir
Funda Oney
CIO
HSBC
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Funda Oney
Mehemd Kerem Ozturk
General Manager, TAV Technologies & CIO
TAV Airports Holding
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Mehemd Kerem Ozturk
Abdurrahman Kilinc
CIO
DeFacto
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Abdurrahman Kilinc
Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat
Director, IT & Logistics
İpekyol Group
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Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat
Osman Ayhan
Senior IT and Enterprise Applications Director
UNIFREE Duty Free
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Osman Ayhan
Izzet Gokhan Erten
CTO
AssisTT
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Izzet Gokhan Erten
Fatih Akar
Global Digitalization Director
Kordsa
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Fatih Akar
Nilay Azizoğlu
CIO
Setur
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Nilay Azizoğlu
Ilker Rodoplu
Sales Director
Enterprise & Large Commercial Business
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Ilker Rodoplu
Event Sessions
Wednesday, May 7 2025 8:30 pm | Location:
Cocktails (Main Plenary Room) Sponsored by Dell Technologies
Dr. Ayşegül Çoruhlu
Longevity Expert
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Dr. Ayşegül Çoruhlu
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 9:15 am | Location:
Longevity 1.0
It’s never too late, never too early for a long and healthy life. Let’s start now. From sleep to nutrition, from exercise to vitamins, aging mechanisms and solutions
Merve Eyupoglu
Transformation Leader
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Merve Eyupoglu
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 10:00 am | Location:
Success in Artificial Intelligence Projects: Matter of Culture or Technique?
Türker Erkin
CEO
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Türker Erkin
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 10:15 am | Location:
Beyond Chatbot – The Intelligent CX Horizon
Evren Aker
Head of Partner Sales
Genesys
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Evren Aker
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 10:15 am | Location:
Beyond Chatbot – The Intelligent CX Horizon
Ahmed Zaghmouri
Sales Director
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Ahmed Zaghmouri
As a Customer Experience (CX) Technology Evangelist, he is passionate about helping organizations become more customer-centric. Helping leaders navigate complexity and uncertainty, develop compelling CX strategies, and implement innovative solutions to drive business growth. With over two decades of experience working with leading CX vendors in various regions, Ahmed has developed a deep understanding of diverse cultures and customer behaviors. This global perspective, combined with his technical expertise and industry knowledge, has enabled him to create innovative strategies that drive customer satisfaction, loyalty, and business growth.
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 10:15 am | Location:
Beyond Chatbot – The Intelligent CX Horizon
Fatih Akgul
CTO
Huawei Enterprise Turkiye
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Fatih Akgul
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 10:30 am | Location:
Accelerate Industrial Intelligence
Murat Atici
CEO
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Murat Atici
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 10:45 am | Location:
New Era In Digital Transformation
Hakan Ozkan
CIO
MNG Kargo
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Hakan Ozkan
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 10:45 am | Location:
New Era In Digital Transformation
Fatih Göçmen
Business Solutions Coordinator
Sütaş
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Fatih Göçmen
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 10:45 am | Location:
New Era In Digital Transformation
Zeynep Ozden
Marketing and Customer Experience Assistant General Manager
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Zeynep Ozden
Zeynep Ozden, graduated from Bilgi University’s Department of Public Relations in English, started her career in Corporate Customer Services at BP Petroleum, and took on professional and managerial responsibilities in the fields of strategic planning and performance management in the communication and media sectors. She joined Turk Telekom Group as ‘Commercial Planning Director’ in 2017 and carried out the Projects for Efficiency of Sales Channels and Restructuring of Corporate Sales Customer Segmentation. Ozden, most recently served as the ‘Marketing Intelligence and Customer Experience Director’, responsible for Marketing Planning, Pricing, Customer Experience and Customer Analytics. Zeynep Özden is serving as Marketing and Customer Experience Assistant General Manager since September 2022.
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 11:00 am | Location:
Agentic AI: A Playbook for Corporate Innovation
Professor Özgür Demirtaş
Chair Professor of Finance
Sabanci University
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Professor Özgür Demirtaş
Ozgur Demirtas was among the top 50 students who attended the Turkish University Placement Exams. He got his BS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bogazici University in 1998. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Finance from Boston College in 2003. In the same year, he was appointed as a tenure track Assistant Professor at Baruch College, City University of New York. In 2004, he was elected as the best instructor within the Finance Department of the college. In 2005, he was elected as the best instructor within all the departments of the business school. In 2007, he was awarded with one of the prestigious medals of the University: The Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence. He earned a tenured Associate Professor position in the same year. In 2010, he was ranked within the top 20 list among more than one million professors evaluated by 10 million students in USA, Canada, England, and Scotland. He also taught classes at the New York University (NYU) Stern School of Business and he earned the highest evaluations in the finance department.
His academic work has been published in various academic journals. He published more than 30 academic articles in top leading journals such as Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, Review of Finance, and Journal of Business Economics Statistics. He published a book by Elsevier Press. His research has been rewarded by the City University of New York for six consecutive years. In 2012, he joined Sabanci University as a Chair Professor of Finance and achieved to be Marie-Curie Research fellow.
Professor Demirtas is a founding chairman of the Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF) at Sabanci University. He is also a founding board member of Turkey’s first Financial Literacy and Savings Association (FODER). He is a consultant for several businessmen associations such as TUGIAD (Young Businessmen Association of Turkey), TAYSAD and DASK. He frequently acts as a chief advisor to large corporations. He develops risk management software for the insurance industry. He joins think tank organizations with leading politicians of the country to emphasize the importance of economic development.
Event Sessions
Thursday, May 8 2025 11:15 am | Location:
“World, Economy, Money, Future and You” by Professor Ozgur Demirtas
Mustafa Cantekin
Solutions Engineering Leader
Couchbase
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Mustafa Cantekin
Mustafa Cantekin is a solutions engineering leader at Couchbase. He has 10+ years of experience in the IT industry. His professional journey began as a software engineer, providing him with a deep understanding of software development principles and challenges. Today, he specializes in delivering innovative and impactful solutions for complex business problems, with a particular focus on challenging engagements such as application modernization, multicloud strategies, and edge computing.
Sohail Qadri
AI Sales Lead
META
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Sohail Qadri
Mithat Goksel
Sales and Marketing Director
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Mithat Goksel
Merve Ozmen
Presales Data Science & AI Engineer
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Merve Ozmen
Fatih Berber
CEO
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Fatih Berber
Bülent Geylan
Architecture Advisor
SAP
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Bülent Geylan
Arzu Bayramoglu
Product and Business Development Manager
IBSS
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Arzu Bayramoglu
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