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Event Sessions
Thursday, March 26 2026 9:20 am | Location:
CISO Panel Discussion: Secure AI in Action: Lessons from CISOs
End users share real-world experiences implementing secure AI frameworks, focusing on compliance, identity, and network segmentation.
Özgür Orhan
Turgay Çelik
I am a cybersecurity and information security leader with over 20 years of experience across defense, telecommunications, capital markets, and financial services. I started my career as a Java Developer at Havelsan, where I built a strong foundation in secure software development and discovered my passion for information and cyber security.
Throughout my career, I have managed large-scale security and technology transformation initiatives. At Turk Telekom, I contributed to Türkiye’s first MSSP project, enterprise-wide ISO/IEC 27001 certification, and SOC redesign. Later at Borsa Istanbul, I played a key role in major transformation programs including the transition from IMKB to Borsa Istanbul, migration to NASDAQ trading systems, data center modernization, and network segmentation. I continued my journey at Garanti BBVA Technology, leading initiatives across cybersecurity, information security, IT risk management, and security process improvement. Today, I serve as Chief Information Security Officer at Hayat Finans, where I lead Information Security, IT Risk Management, and Fraud teams, focusing on building resilient, secure, and compliant digital platforms.
My leadership style is people-focused, centered on building a strong security culture, empowering teams to grow and take ownership, and establishing simple, value-driven processes. I believe effective security starts with people, clear priorities, and practical execution aligned with business and regulatory needs.
Elif Esin Etik Uslu
Erkan Sertoğlu
Nihan Namoğlu
Kayıhan Altınöz
Event Sessions
Thursday, March 26 2026 9:20 am | Location:
CISO Panel Discussion: Secure AI in Action: Lessons from CISOs
End users share real-world experiences implementing secure AI frameworks, focusing on compliance, identity, and network segmentation.
Ömer Lütfü Karagöz
Ömer Lütfi Karagöz, 1999 yılından beri Migros’ta Bilgi Teknoloji altyapıları konularında Türkiye’de ve Avrupa’da ilk olan birçok projenin hayata geçirilmesinde aktif rol almıştır. Son yıllarda oldukça karmaşıklaşan BT altyapılarını minimum güvenlik riskleri, maksimum verimlilik ve basitlik ilkeleri ile yönetebilmek adına Migros’ta birçok yatırımın yapılmasına ve yeni iş modellerinin oluşturulmasına ön ayak olmuştur. Özellikle Türkiye’de en yaygın ve verimli hibrit “Bulut Teknolojileri” kullanan ve bu konuda ödüllere sahip, Türkiye’de ilk kez ìki servis sağlayıcı ve iki uydu operatörü entegrasyonuyla network altyapısını maksimum erişebilirliğe kavuşturan ağ mimarisi kuran, Türkiye’nin en geniş kapsamlı PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standart) regulasyonuna uyumluluğu bulunan, perakendenin öncüsü Migros’ta gerçekleştirilen altyapı dönüşüm projeleri birçok kurum tarafından örnek alınmaktadır.
Event Sessions
Thursday, March 26 2026 9:20 am | Location:
CISO Panel Discussion: Secure AI in Action: Lessons from CISOs
End users share real-world experiences implementing secure AI frameworks, focusing on compliance, identity, and network segmentation.
Ersin Uslu
Event Sessions
Thursday, March 26 2026 9:20 am | Location:
CISO Panel Discussion: Secure AI in Action: Lessons from CISOs
End users share real-world experiences implementing secure AI frameworks, focusing on compliance, identity, and network segmentation.
Mehmet Karabıyık
Emre Ay
Emre Çamalan
Emre Çamalan is a Cybersecurity Manager and Consultant with over 15 years of experience. He has led end-to-end security programs across the finance, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure sectors, specializing in enterprise security architecture, network defense, and regulatory compliance. Currently serving as Cyber Security Manager at İşNet, he oversees the full security lifecycle, including product deployment, system hardening, monitoring, and incident response, leading teams responsible for protecting mission-critical environments.
He possesses extensive expertise in integrating and optimizing security technologies within multi-vendor environments, both domestically and internationally. His technical background includes Check Point, Palo Alto, FortiGate, and Cisco firewall ecosystems; IBM QRadar and IBM Resilient for SIEM/SOAR; as well as enterprise-scale implementations of endpoint security, DLP, WAF, NAC, DDoS, and PAM solutions (including McAfee, Forcepoint, Imperva/Citrix, Forescout, Arbor, and Single Connect). He has also developed automation-driven improvements using Python and Perl, conducted Linux system hardening, and executed security testing initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and control maturity.
Emre has successfully managed numerous audit and compliance processes under PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2 (ISAE 3402), CB DDO, and national information security frameworks. He is a certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor and is currently pursuing a PhD focused on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. In academia, he lectures on cybersecurity and AI modules at the University of Wolverhampton and Işık University, delivering practice-oriented education on emerging threat landscapes and modern defense strategies.
Event Sessions
Thursday, March 26 2026 10:25 am | Location: