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Shilpi Handa
Associate Research Director (META)
IDC
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Shilpi Handa
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:05 am
Leadership, Culture, and Talent: Making Security Everyone’s Business
How to build leadership commitment, board engagement, and workforce skills for a trust-driven culture.
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.
Hüsnü Tavlaş
Information Technologies Infrastructure Manager
A101
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Hüsnü Tavlaş
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:25 am
Resilience Metrics and Board Reporting: Speaking the Language of Risk
How to translate technical cyber resilience into board-level risk language. Covers resilience scorecards, linking security investment to financial risk reduction, regulatory compliance metrics, and how cyber insurance conversations are reshaping security governance.
Deniz Akay
CISO
Fuzul Holding
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Deniz Akay
Event Sessions
One Day Event 11:30 am
AI-Driven Security Platforms: Integration and Innovation
Aydoğan Ovat
Cyber Security Group Manager
LC Waikiki
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Aydoğan Ovat
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:25 am
Resilience Metrics and Board Reporting: Speaking the Language of Risk
How to translate technical cyber resilience into board-level risk language. Covers resilience scorecards, linking security investment to financial risk reduction, regulatory compliance metrics, and how cyber insurance conversations are reshaping security governance.
Yalçın Bekmezci
System & Cyber Security Leader
Nakitera
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Yalçın Bekmezci
Event Sessions
One Day Event 11:30 am
AI-Driven Security Platforms: Integration and Innovation
Süleyman Petek
Cyber Security Manager
Abdi İbrahim Pharmaceuticals
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Süleyman Petek
Event Sessions
One Day Event 11:30 am
AI-Driven Security Platforms: Integration and Innovation
Hüseyin Akbaba
System Techn. & Cyber Security Manager
Tofaş
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Hüseyin Akbaba
Event Sessions
One Day Event 2:15 pm
Operational Technology Security: Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Gökhan Köşker
CISO
MNG Kargo
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Gökhan Köşker
Event Sessions
One Day Event 2:15 pm
Operational Technology Security: Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Aytekin Güzeliş
CISO, Allianz Türkiye
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Aytekin Güzeliş
Guzelis began his career as a software developer in Finansbank, before moving to Alcatel Lucent as an international network support engineer. He joined Ziraat Bankası IT audit team in 2007 and respectively worked as IT Auditor, VP of board of auditors and Head of IT service management department and is now head of security governance at Allianz Türkiye and has CISA, CRISC and ITIL v3 Fnd. certificates.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 1:25 pm
GenAI Risks and Opportunities in Cybersecurity
Emre Erkıran
CISO
QNB Invest
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Emre Erkıran
Event Sessions
One Day Event 1:25 pm
GenAI Risks and Opportunities in Cybersecurity
Nurdan Demirci
Cyber Security Group Director
Aydem Enerji
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Nurdan Demirci
Event Sessions
One Day Event 1:25 pm
GenAI Risks and Opportunities in Cybersecurity
Onur Akkepenek
IT Security Group Manager
Migros
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Onur Akkepenek
Event Sessions
One Day Event 2:15 pm
Operational Technology Security: Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Uğur Günal
CISO
ING Türkiye
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Uğur Günal
Event Sessions
One Day Event 1:25 pm
GenAI Risks and Opportunities in Cybersecurity
Ersin Uslu
CISO
Eczacıbaşı Holding
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Ersin Uslu
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:25 am
Resilience Metrics and Board Reporting: Speaking the Language of Risk
How to translate technical cyber resilience into board-level risk language. Covers resilience scorecards, linking security investment to financial risk reduction, regulatory compliance metrics, and how cyber insurance conversations are reshaping security governance.
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.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:55 am
Beyond Human Identity: Building Cyber Resilience for the Agentic AI
Burak İnce
Solutions Engineering Lead, Türkiye
TrendAI
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Burak İnce
Açelya Cevher
Country Manager
Vectra AI
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Açelya Cevher
Oytun Okman
Senior Systems Engineer
Cohesity
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Oytun Okman
Oytun Okman is a Senior Systems Engineer with 20+ years of enterprise IT experience, helping organizations turn security risk into practical, resilient solutions across complex environments.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:10 am
Cyber Resilience in Action: From Secure Data to Confident Recovery
Bekir Hacıbekir
IT Infra Design & Storage Solutions Manager
Vodafone
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Bekir Hacıbekir
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:10 am
Cyber Resilience in Action: From Secure Data to Confident Recovery
Bahadır Cem Bilgin
Lead Technology Strategist
Citrix
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Bahadır Cem Bilgin
Othman AI Dawamenah
Regional Manager GCS
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Othman AI Dawamenah
Sezgin Aşkın
Business Development Director
MTEK
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Sezgin Aşkın
Fatih Boy
Managing Partner
Enterprisecoding
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Fatih Boy
Burcu Altıntaş
Head of Vodafone Business Technology Solutions
Vodafone Türkiye
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Burcu Altıntaş
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:40 am
The New Security Equation: Intelligence, Resilience, Trust
Vahit Gümüş
Information & Cybersecurity Group Manager
Karadeniz Holding
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Vahit Gümüş
Event Sessions
One Day Event 2:15 pm
Operational Technology Security: Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Çağlar Çankaya
Business Development and Sales Group Manager
Konsalt
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Çağlar Çankaya
Tamer Sarıtepe
Strategic Solution Executive
OpenText
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Tamer Sarıtepe
Adnan Fakhouri
Customer Success Lead
QuantumGate
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Adnan Fakhouri
Event Sessions
One Day Event 10:55 am
Quantum Threat Timelines and What They Mean for Migration Planning
Altuğ Yıldırım
Solutions Architect
Quasys
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Altuğ Yıldırım
Kerem Direk
Channel Sales Manager
DECE Software
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Kerem Direk
Amjad Alqaisi
Senior Security Sales Specialist
Akamai
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Amjad Alqaisi
Murat Akdağ
Systems Security Manager
Ziraat Teknoloji
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