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CIO Excellence Awards & Symposium

CIO Excellence Awards & Symposium

24 Nov 2026 Raffles İstanbul
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IDC Predicts

By 2026, 40% of all G2000 job roles will involve working with AI agents, redefining long-held traditional entry-, mid-, and senior-level positions.

The CIO Excellence Awards & Symposium honors Türkiye's top technology

leaders driving digital transformation in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and automation. Its highlight, “The Power 50,” recognizes CIOs delivering exceptional business impact. The event combines award celebrations with talks from industry speakers and IDC analysts, spotlighting the CIO’s expanding role in Türkiye’s digital economy.

What Will You Gain?

A gathering of tech leaders exploring digital innovation in Türkiye, celebrating excellence and the CIO’s growing strategic role.

The event will spotlight:

  • Innovation at Scale
  • Governance Beyond Compliance
  • The New AI Value Playbook: Making AI Business Value Visible and Measurable
  • The CIO–CDO–CAIO Power Trio: Aligning Data, Digital, and AI Strategies

 

 

 

 

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Introducing CIO Excellence Awards

Through the IDC CIO Excellence Awards 2026, IDC intends to honor those organizations and IT leaders that have conceptualized and successfully delivered digital transformation initiatives that brought about tangible results.

The Power 50: Recognizing Excellence in IT Leadership

IDC Keynote

Keynote
9:05 am

The Evolving Role of the CIO: From IT Leader to Business Strategist

The CIO is evolving from an IT operator into a strategic business leader — using technologies like AI, cloud, and analytics to drive growth, collaborate across the C-suite, and lead organizational change.

Eren Eser | IDC

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IDC Türkiye Advisory Board 2026

Yaman Acar

Yaman Acar

IT Director

Alliance Healthcare Turkey (Cencora)

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Gülsün Akhisaroğlu

Gülsün Akhisaroğlu

IT Director

Aydem Perakende

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Darço Akkaranfil

Darço Akkaranfil

CIO

Burgan Bank

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Enis Ozan Akkaya

Enis Ozan Akkaya

IT Director

Flormar

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Harun Yaşar Aksöz

Harun Yaşar Aksöz

IT Director

Gözalan Group

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Şirin Aktaş

Şirin Aktaş

CIO

Danone

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A. Fahri Arkan

A. Fahri Arkan

CIO

AgeSA Hayat ve Emeklilik

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Vedat Arslan

Vedat Arslan

CIO

Oyak Renault Otomobil Fabrikaları

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Meltem Atay

Meltem Atay

IT Director

Türk Tuborg

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Emrah Gökçe Aygün

Emrah Gökçe Aygün

CTO

Türkiye İş Bankası

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Evren Ayorak

Evren Ayorak

CIO

Allianz

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İsmihan Baysal Anderson

İsmihan Baysal Anderson

IT and Automation Director

İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport

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Tunç Bergsan

Tunç Bergsan

CIO

Anadolubank

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Güngör Bingül

Güngör Bingül

CIO

Korozo

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Serdar Birlikçi

Serdar Birlikçi

Chief Digital Technology Officer

Borusan Mannesmann

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Mehmet Bütün

Mehmet Bütün

CIO&CDO

Vakıf Katılım Bankası

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Dr. Aslıhan Çandır

Dr. Aslıhan Çandır

CIO

Neova Katılım Sigorta

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Yasin Çarkcı

Yasin Çarkcı

CTO

Tam Finans

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Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat

Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat

CTO

MAD Parfumeur

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Serkan Demir

Serkan Demir

CIO

Alarko Holding

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Serdar Dilmen

Serdar Dilmen

CIO

DHL

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Dursun Dinçer

Dursun Dinçer

CIO

Yurtiçi Kargo

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Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu

Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu

Group CIO

Zeren Group Holding

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Vefa Erdem

Vefa Erdem

CTO

Kazancı Holding

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Metin Erhan

Metin Erhan

CIO

Kibar Holding

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Gül Erol

Gül Erol

IT President

Yıldız Holding & CEO, Yıldız Tech

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Barış Fındık

Barış Fındık

CTO

Pegasus

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Bilal Genç

Bilal Genç

CTO

A101

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İbrahim Gökalp

İbrahim Gökalp

Chief Technology Officer

Sigorta Bilgi ve Gözetim Merkezi

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Gökhan Gökçay

Gökhan Gökçay

CIO

Akbank

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Sabri Gökmenler

Sabri Gökmenler

Deputy CEO, CIO

Türkiye İş Bankası

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Sinem Gözaydın

Sinem Gözaydın

Head of Information Technologies and Solution

Sanofi

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Ali İnal

Ali İnal

CIO

Enerjisa Üretim

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Tayfun İşbilen

Tayfun İşbilen

CIO

İSKİ

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Aykut Işık

Aykut Işık

CIO

Çelik Motor

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Kemal Kaplan

Kemal Kaplan

Member of Board

Acıbadem Teknoloji

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Önder Kaplancık

Önder Kaplancık

CIO

Zorlu Holding

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Yaşar Karadeli

Yaşar Karadeli

CIO

Medisa Sağlık

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Hayriye Karadeniz

Hayriye Karadeniz

CIO

Koç Holding

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Timur Karaman

Timur Karaman

IT Director

Tiryaki Agro Foods

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Engin Kavas

Engin Kavas

CTO

Aydem Enerji

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Hilmi Koçak

Hilmi Koçak

CIO

Eczacıbaşı Group

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Kaan Konak

Kaan Konak

CIO

Aksigorta

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Köksal Küçükada

Köksal Küçükada

CIO

Sanko Holding

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Koray Kurt

Koray Kurt

CIO

Abdi İbrahim İlaç

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Korhan Kuyu

Korhan Kuyu

CIO

Anadolu Sigorta

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Berke Menekli

Berke Menekli

Vice President, Global Head of Digital Platform Services

BSH Home Appliances Group

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Ege Örer

Ege Örer

CIO

AXA Sigorta

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Mert Oruz

Mert Oruz

CIO

Arkas Holding

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Şerafettin Özer

Şerafettin Özer

CDO

LCWaikiki

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Sinan Erdem Özer

Sinan Erdem Özer

COO

Odeabank

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Sinan Özkan

Sinan Özkan

CIO

Cengiz Holding

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Haldun Selik

Haldun Selik

CIO

Tüpraş

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Fahri Şengül

Fahri Şengül

Information Systems Director

Asaş Alüminyum

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Altuğ Soydan

Altuğ Soydan

IT & Digital Transformation Director

OTOKAR

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Orkun Süer

Orkun Süer

IT Director

Atasun Optik

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Uğur Serkan Taşkın

Uğur Serkan Taşkın

CTO

Koçtaş

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Hakan Cem Topal

Hakan Cem Topal

IT Director

SAYA Holding

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Ethem Topgül

Ethem Topgül

IT Director

Alarko Carrier Sanayi

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Emel Tural

Emel Tural

IT Director

Bosch

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Kurtuluş Yavuz

Kurtuluş Yavuz

CTO

Gürok Holding

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Oğuzhan Yıldırım

Oğuzhan Yıldırım

Deputy General Manager

Kocaer Haddecilik

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Cihan Yıldız

Cihan Yıldız

CTO

Boyner Büyük Mağazacılık

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Serdar Yılmaz

Serdar Yılmaz

CIO & COO

Fibabanka

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Kürşat Alp Yiğit

Kürşat Alp Yiğit

Vice President of Information Technologies

Aras Kargo

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Murat Özkan

Murat Özkan

CIO

Hayat Holding

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Özgür Armağan

Özgür Armağan

CIO

İntegral Yatırım Menkul Değerler

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Our Partners

Venue

Raffles Istanbul

Zorlu Center, Levazım, Vadi Caddesi, 34340 Beşiktaş/İstanbul

Knowledge Hub

Digital Fortresses in the Desert

Examines how Gulf nations are building sovereign cloud infrastructure and data centers, offering a blueprint Turkish enterprises can follow as they balance AI ambitions with data residency and sovereignty requirements.

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CIO Readiness in the Face of the Middle East War: From Disruption to Resilience

Outlines how regional CIOs are strengthening business continuity, cloud resilience, and crisis response amid geopolitical instability, offering a practical readiness framework Turkish technology leaders can apply to their own risk planning.

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Digital Sovereignty Across EMEA: What It Means for Telcos

Breaks down how tightening data sovereignty regulations are reshaping telecom and cloud strategy across EMEA, a trend directly relevant to Türkiye’s own data localization rules and growing infrastructure investment priorities.

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EMEA IT Market 2026 – Q2 Updates: 5 Key Takeaways on AI, IT Spending and Market Trends

Summarizes the latest quarterly EMEA IT spending data, highlighting where AI investment is accelerating fastest, insight Turkish CIOs can use to benchmark their own 2026 technology budgets against regional peers and priorities.

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From Connectivity to Intelligence: Telcos at the Crossroads of AI, Sovereignty, and Sustainable Growth

Explores how telecom operators across the region are shifting from pure network providers to AI-driven intelligence platforms, a transformation shaping Türkiye’s connectivity and digital infrastructure roadmap through 2026 and well beyond.

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The Middle East Conflict Just Rewrote the Rules of Business Continuity

Details how regional geopolitical instability is forcing enterprises to rethink business continuity, cyber resilience, and supply chain risk, lessons directly applicable to Turkish organizations building resilience into their 2026 strategies now.

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Partners

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Host Partner

Strategic Partner

AI Partner

Digital Trust Partner

Platinum Partners

Gold Partners

Exhibit Partners

Lunch Roundtable Partner

Partners

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Become a Partner

Cyber Security Partner

Cyber Resilience Partner

Digital Trust Partner

Secure Edge Partner

Data Protection Partner

Platinum Partner

Gold Partner

Silver Partners

Exhibit Partners

Supporting Association

IDC and AMD Digital Roundtable UAE

IDC and AMD Digital Roundtable UAE

AI-Era Compute Economics: Precision, Sovereignty and Scale

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The economics of enterprise compute have fundamentally changed. New competitive dynamics in server processors and AI accelerators, the rise of hybrid-private architectures, and the growing urgency of sovereign infrastructure are reshaping how organizations evaluate, procure, and deploy datacenter technology.

According to IDC, approximately one-third of META organisations had previously cited “lack of GPUs/servers” as a key barrier to AI/GenAI adoption.

 

For the first time in over a decade, infrastructure leaders have genuine choice in x86 server compute and AI acceleration. This changes the math on everything: power and cooling, storage throughput, software platform complexity, workload consolidation, and long-term total cost of ownership. Organizations that understand these new economics and treat infrastructure as an integrated architectural decision, rather than a component-by-component purchase, will be the ones that extract lasting value from their investments.

 

 At the same time, sovereignty has moved from a policy conversation to an infrastructure design problem. Data residency alone is no longer sufficient. Organizations and national programs across the region are rethinking how compute architecture, software platforms, and operational control models need to be designed from the ground up to deliver genuine sovereign capability.

 

 This event brings together infrastructure leaders, technology practitioners, and industry experts to explore what these shifts mean in practice. Hosted by AMD and IDC, the program combines independent research perspectives, hands-on technology deep dives, and structured peer dialogue, all designed to help attendees make more informed compute and infrastructure decisions in a landscape where the rules are being rewritten.

 

Why attend?

Join AMD and IDC to gain actionable insights into the new economics of compute, the role of AI acceleration in enterprise infrastructure, and the architectural decisions that will shape datacenter strategy for years to come. This session is designed for infrastructure and technology leaders seeking research-grounded perspectives and peer dialogue on the decisions that matter most. You’ll hear about:

  • Compute architecture as a system decision
  • How inference and fine-tuning, changes the acceleration economics
  • Regional insights on AI adoption, infrastructure and investment
  • Sovereignty as infrastructure architecture
  • Architecture sessions with real-world benchmarks and deployment scenarios

Agenda

IDC and AMD Digital Roundtable UAE

Wed, Jun 24

11:00AM

Welcome Address

11:05AM

IDC Keynote: Making Every Infrastructure Decision Count

Shahin Hashim

Shahin Hashim

Associate Research Director (META), IDC

11:20AM

Data Centers, Reimagined by AMD

Zaid Ghattas

Zaid Ghattas

General Manager – METAP, AMD

11:35AM

Open Discussion – AI Infrastructure: Decisions, Trade-offs, and What We’d Do Differently

Shahin Hashim

Shahin Hashim

Associate Research Director (META), IDC

Zaid Ghattas

Zaid Ghattas

General Manager – METAP, AMD

Ali Rey

Ali Rey

Group Head of Technology Platforms, Emirates NBD

11:55AM

Summary & Takeaways

Speakers

Shahin Hashim

Shahin Hashim

Associate Research Director (META)

IDC

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Zaid Ghattas

Zaid Ghattas

General Manager – METAP

AMD

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Ali Rey

Ali Rey

Group Head of Technology Platforms

Emirates NBD

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Speakers

Meet Our Speakers

Uncover breakthrough insights from IDC experts and exclusive sessions featuring influential voices transforming technology and leadership today

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Speakers

Matthew Eastwood

Matthew Eastwood

Senior Vice President, WW Research

IDC

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Harish Dunakhe

Harish Dunakhe

Senior Research Director, Software & Cloud (META)

IDC

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Eng. Taha M. Khalifa

Eng. Taha M. Khalifa

General Manager (MEA)

Intel Corporation

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Markus Leberecht

Markus Leberecht

Principal Engineer, Member of the EMEA Chief Technology Office

Intel Germany

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Aaron Hambleton

Aaron Hambleton

SVP MEA

SecurityHQ

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Mark Hailes

Mark Hailes

Co-founder & CTO

D Station

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Charles Chebli 

Charles Chebli 

Managing Director UAE and Head of AI Cloud MEA

Qualcomm

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Murad Abu Abed

Murad Abu Abed

AI Field Technical Director

Cohesity

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Connected & Autonomous: The Future of IT- OT-Data Convergence

Connected & Autonomous: The Future of IT- OT-Data Convergence

Connected & Autonomous

The Future of IT-OT Data Convergence

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The biggest impediment as well as the largest enabler to realizing business value from AI investments is organizational data. Organizations in the Middle East are establishing data and cloud foundations to enable automated delivery of actionable insights across the organizational hierarchy at scale. However, a lot needs to be done yet. IDC projects that by 2027, companies failing to prioritize high-quality, AI-ready data will face significant barriers to scaling GenAI and agentic solutions, resulting in an estimated 15% productivity loss.

 

This executive roundtable will examine how leading enterprises are taking concerted efforts to unify data, leverage cloud, and are making smarter AI investments.

 

Key discussion areas include management buy-in, executive oversight to take decisive steps to maximize business value. The team of experts will share insights and experience on modern data architectures, AI-driven platforms, secure data sharing, and the application of predictive, generative, and agentic AI.

 

Experts from IDC, Wipro, and Google Cloud would ensure that the audience takes away strategic and practical insights to enhance decision-making, achieve operational agility, and gain visibility in an environment where complexity is business as usual.

Discussion Areas

From data silos to connected intelligence

Scaling AI safely, securely, and with measurable ROI

AI + Cloud as foundational to industrial transformation

Bridging the IT–OT leadership gap

Agenda

Connected & Autonomous: The Future of IT- OT-Data Convergence

Wed, Jun 24

9:30AM

Registration & Networking

10:00AM

Welcome Note

Ayush Mittal

Ayush Mittal

Head of Sales for Data, Analytics and AI services, Middle East, Wipro

Khalid El Hasumi

Khalid El Hasumi

Partner Development Manager, Google Cloud

10:10AM

IDC Keynote – Data, AI, Cloud and Cyber Security – The backbone of Enterprise Resilience

Harish Dunakhe

Harish Dunakhe

Senior Research Director, Software & Cloud (META), IDC

10:30AM

From Experimentation to Scale: Leveraging Cloud and Agentic AI for Resilient Enterprise Transformation

Most enterprises have run the pilots — now comes the hard part. This session explores how forward-thinking organizations are moving beyond experimentation to operationalize cloud and agentic AI at scale, building the governance, architecture, and organizational resilience needed to make AI a durable driver of enterprise transformation.

Ayush Mittal

Ayush Mittal

Head of Sales for Data, Analytics and AI services, Middle East, Wipro

10:50AM

Data at Scale: From Silos to Agentic Intelligence

Data is the fuel for enterprise transformation, but the future belongs to organizations that can make that data act. This session explores how Google Cloud’s Agentic Data Cloud, unified “Chip-to-AI” platforms, and secure Data Mesh architectures are evolving from passive repositories into foundations for autonomous AI agents. Learn how to securely scale data intelligence across subsidiaries and partners, simplify agentic AI adoption, and empower AI agents to drive faster, smarter decisions—all without moving your data. We will dive into how enterprises can leverage the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform to rapidly build, securely scale, and continuously govern a fleet of data-grounded agents across the enterprise.

Hassan Ahmad

Hassan Ahmad

Data Analytics & AI – Practise CE Lead, Google Cloud

11:30AM

Networking Break

11:50AM

Engineering the Connected Enterprise: From Automation to Autonomous Operations

This session will explore how enterprises are leveraging Physical AI and closed-loop digital twins to create smarter, connected operations. The discussion will also highlight the evolution of the AI-led Intelligent Enterprise through the use of Predictive, Generative, and Agentic AI to enable autonomous operations and transform key business functions including maintenance, inspection, capital projects, and turnaround management.

Jiji Vijayan

Jiji Vijayan

Engineering Sales Leader, Wipro

12:10PM

Interactive Discussion: CIO & COO in the Era of Converged Operations

As enterprises accelerate toward converged operations, collaboration between CIOs and COOs has become critical to unlocking the full value of data, AI, and automation. This interactive discussion will explore the key challenges and opportunities shaping the modern enterprise — from data integration, governance, and OT security to AI adoption, operational ROI, and bridging the gap between IT and plant operations. Industry leaders will share perspectives on investment priorities, organizational readiness, and the future of intelligent, connected operations.

Prajeet Mewar

Prajeet Mewar

Vice President – Energy, Manufacturing and Resources, Wipro

Harish Dunakhe

Harish Dunakhe

Senior Research Director, Software & Cloud (META), IDC

Hassan Ahmad

Hassan Ahmad

Data Analytics & AI – Practise CE Lead, Google Cloud

12:40PM

Closing Remarks

12:50PM

Executive Networking Lunch

Speakers

Harish Dunakhe

Harish Dunakhe

Senior Research Director, Software & Cloud (META)

IDC

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Prajeet Mewar

Prajeet Mewar

Vice President – Energy, Manufacturing and Resources

Wipro

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Khalid El Hasumi

Khalid El Hasumi

Partner Development Manager

Google Cloud

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Ayush Mittal

Ayush Mittal

Head of Sales for Data, Analytics and AI services, Middle East

Wipro

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Hassan Ahmad

Hassan Ahmad

Data Analytics & AI – Practise CE Lead

Google Cloud

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Jiji Vijayan

Jiji Vijayan

Engineering Sales Leader

Wipro

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Venue

Kempinski Al Othman Hotel Al Khobar

Al Maha Ballroom

Kempinski Al Othman Hotel Al Khobar

ص ب 840، طريق الملك سعود, Al Qashlah, Dammam 31952, Saudi Arabia

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Agenda

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Security Summit Türkiye

Thu, Oct 8

08:00

Registration, Breakfast & Networking

09:00

Welcome Address

09:05

Leadership, Culture, and Talent: Making Security Everyone’s Business

How to build leadership commitment, board engagement, and workforce skills for a trust-driven culture.

Shilpi Handa

Shilpi Handa

Associate Research Director (META), IDC

09:25

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.

Ümit Malkoç

Ümit Malkoç

CISO, Yapı Kredi Teknoloji

Aydoğan Ovat

Aydoğan Ovat

Cyber Security Group Manager, LC Waikiki

Hüsnü Tavlaş

Hüsnü Tavlaş

Information Technologies Infrastructure Manager, A101

Ersin Uslu

Ersin Uslu

CISO, Eczacıbaşı Holding

09:55

Beyond Human Identity: Building Cyber Resilience for the Agentic AI

Ayşe Yenel

Ayşe Yenel

Co-CEO, Kron

Murat Akdağ

Murat Akdağ

Systems Security Manager, Ziraat Teknoloji

10:10

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

10:10

Cyber Resilience in Action: From Secure Data to Confident Recovery

Oytun Okman

Oytun Okman

Senior Systems Engineer, Cohesity

Bekir Hacıbekir

Bekir Hacıbekir

IT Infra Design & Storage Solutions Manager, Vodafone

10:25

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

10:25

Rethink Security. Redefine Work.

Bahadır Cem Bilgin

Bahadır Cem Bilgin

Lead Technology Strategist, Citrix

10:40

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

10:40

The New Security Equation: Intelligence, Resilience, Trust

Burcu Altıntaş

Burcu Altıntaş

Head of Vodafone Business Technology Solutions, Vodafone Türkiye

10:55

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

10:55

Quantum Threat Timelines and What They Mean for Migration Planning

Adnan Fakhouri

Adnan Fakhouri

Customer Success Lead, QuantumGate

11:10

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

11:10

Tea/Coffee & Networking

11:30

AI-Driven Security Platforms: Integration and Innovation

Deniz Akay

Deniz Akay

CISO, Fuzul Holding

Yalçın Bekmezci

Yalçın Bekmezci

System & Cyber Security Leader, Nakitera

Süleyman Petek

Süleyman Petek

Cyber Security Manager, Abdi İbrahim Pharmaceuticals

11:55

Platinum Partner Sessions

Platinum Track A

11:55 – 12:05

Securing the AI Era

Othman AI Dawamenah

Othman AI Dawamenah

Regional Manager GCS, Google

12:05 – 12:05

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

12:05 – 12:15

Proof, Not Probability: AI-Native Application Security Inside Your Perimeter

Sezgin Aşkın

Sezgin Aşkın

Business Development Director, MTEK

12:15 – 12:15

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

12:15 – 12:25

Autonomous Detection, Investigation, and Response: The Era of Agentic SOC in Elastic

Fatih Boy

Fatih Boy

Managing Partner, Enterprisecoding

12:25 – 12:25

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

Platinum Track B

11:55 – 12:05

From Cybersecurity to Cyber Resilience: Securing the AI-Powered Enterprise

Çağlar Çankaya

Çağlar Çankaya

Business Development and Sales Group Manager, Konsalt

Tamer Sarıtepe

Tamer Sarıtepe

Strategic Solution Executive, OpenText

12:05 – 12:05

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

12:05 – 12:15

Cloud-Native Microsegmentation & ND

Altuğ Yıldırım

Altuğ Yıldırım

Solutions Architect, Quasys

12:15 – 12:15

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

12:15 – 12:25

API Security in the age of AI

Amjad Alqaisi

Amjad Alqaisi

Senior Security Sales Specialist, Akamai

12:25 – 12:25

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

12:25

Networking Lunch

13:25

GenAI Risks and Opportunities in Cybersecurity

Aytekin Güzeliş

Aytekin Güzeliş

CISO, Allianz Türkiye

Emre Erkıran

Emre Erkıran

CISO, QNB Invest

Nurdan Demirci

Nurdan Demirci

Cyber Security Group Director, Aydem Enerji

Uğur Günal

Uğur Günal

CISO, ING Türkiye

13:55

Silver Partner Sessions

Silver Track A

13:55 – 14:05

Beyond the Noise: Redefining Threat Detection in the Age of AI

Açelya Cevher

Açelya Cevher

Country Manager, Vectra AI

14:05 – 14:05

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

14:05 – 14:15

Exposure Management That Ends in Action: From Adversarial Validation to Virtual Patching

Burak İnce

Burak İnce

Solutions Engineering Lead, Türkiye, TrendAI

14:15 – 14:15

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

Silver Track B

13:55 – 14:05

DSPM & Data Security

Kerem Direk

Kerem Direk

Channel Sales Manager, DECE Software

14:05 – 14:05

Ask Questions, Rate Session & Stand a Chance to Win Exciting Gifts

14:15

Operational Technology Security: Protecting Critical Infrastructure

Gökhan Köşker

Gökhan Köşker

CISO, MNG Kargo

Hüseyin Akbaba

Hüseyin Akbaba

System Techn. & Cyber Security Manager, Tofaş

Onur Akkepenek

Onur Akkepenek

IT Security Group Manager, Migros

Vahit Gümüş

Vahit Gümüş

Information & Cybersecurity Group Manager, Karadeniz Holding

14:45

CISO Workshop

15:45

Close of Event

Advisory Board

IDC Türkiye Advisory Board 2026

The list is in surname-alphabetical order.

Yaman Acar

Yaman Acar

IT Director

Alliance Healthcare Turkey (Cencora)

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Gülsün Akhisaroğlu

Gülsün Akhisaroğlu

IT Director

Aydem Perakende

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Darço Akkaranfil

Darço Akkaranfil

CIO

Burgan Bank

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Enis Ozan Akkaya

Enis Ozan Akkaya

IT Director

Flormar

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Harun Yaşar Aksöz

Harun Yaşar Aksöz

IT Director

Gözalan Group

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Şirin Aktaş

Şirin Aktaş

CIO

Danone

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A. Fahri Arkan

A. Fahri Arkan

CIO

AgeSA Hayat ve Emeklilik

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Vedat Arslan

Vedat Arslan

CIO

Oyak Renault Otomobil Fabrikaları

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Meltem Atay

Meltem Atay

IT Director

Türk Tuborg

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Emrah Gökçe Aygün

Emrah Gökçe Aygün

CTO

Türkiye İş Bankası

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Evren Ayorak

Evren Ayorak

CIO

Allianz

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İsmihan Baysal Anderson

İsmihan Baysal Anderson

IT and Automation Director

İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport

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Tunç Bergsan

Tunç Bergsan

CIO

Anadolubank

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Güngör Bingül

Güngör Bingül

CIO

Korozo

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Serdar Birlikçi

Serdar Birlikçi

Chief Digital Technology Officer

Borusan Mannesmann

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Mehmet Bütün

Mehmet Bütün

CIO&CDO

Vakıf Katılım Bankası

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Dr. Aslıhan Çandır

Dr. Aslıhan Çandır

CIO

Neova Katılım Sigorta

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Yasin Çarkcı

Yasin Çarkcı

CTO

Tam Finans

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Serkan Demir

Serkan Demir

CIO

Alarko Holding

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Serdar Dilmen

Serdar Dilmen

CIO

DHL

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Dursun Dinçer

Dursun Dinçer

CIO

Yurtiçi Kargo

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Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu

Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu

Group CIO

Zeren Group Holding

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Vefa Erdem

Vefa Erdem

CTO

Kazancı Holding

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Metin Erhan

Metin Erhan

CIO

Kibar Holding

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Gül Erol

Gül Erol

IT President

Yıldız Holding & CEO, Yıldız Tech

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Barış Fındık

Barış Fındık

CTO

Pegasus

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Bilal Genç

Bilal Genç

CTO

A101

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İbrahim Gökalp

İbrahim Gökalp

Chief Technology Officer

Sigorta Bilgi ve Gözetim Merkezi

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Gökhan Gökçay

Gökhan Gökçay

CIO

Akbank

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Sabri Gökmenler

Sabri Gökmenler

Deputy CEO, CIO

Türkiye İş Bankası

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Sinem Gözaydın

Sinem Gözaydın

Head of Information Technologies and Solution

Sanofi

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Ali İnal

Ali İnal

CIO

Enerjisa Üretim

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Tayfun İşbilen

Tayfun İşbilen

CIO

İSKİ

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Aykut Işık

Aykut Işık

CIO

Çelik Motor

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Kemal Kaplan

Kemal Kaplan

Member of Board

Acıbadem Teknoloji

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Önder Kaplancık

Önder Kaplancık

CIO

Zorlu Holding

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Yaşar Karadeli

Yaşar Karadeli

CIO

Medisa Sağlık

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Hayriye Karadeniz

Hayriye Karadeniz

CIO

Koç Holding

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Timur Karaman

Timur Karaman

IT Director

Tiryaki Agro Foods

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Engin Kavas

Engin Kavas

CTO

Aydem Enerji

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Hilmi Koçak

Hilmi Koçak

CIO

Eczacıbaşı Group

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Kaan Konak

Kaan Konak

CIO

Aksigorta

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Köksal Küçükada

Köksal Küçükada

CIO

Sanko Holding

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Koray Kurt

Koray Kurt

CIO

Abdi İbrahim İlaç

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Korhan Kuyu

Korhan Kuyu

CIO

Anadolu Sigorta

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Berke Menekli

Berke Menekli

Vice President, Global Head of Digital Platform Services

BSH Home Appliances Group

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Ege Örer

Ege Örer

CIO

AXA Sigorta

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Mert Oruz

Mert Oruz

CIO

Arkas Holding

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Şerafettin Özer

Şerafettin Özer

CDO

LCWaikiki

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Sinan Erdem Özer

Sinan Erdem Özer

COO

Odeabank

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Sinan Özkan

Sinan Özkan

CIO

Cengiz Holding

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Haldun Selik

Haldun Selik

CIO

Tüpraş

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Fahri Şengül

Fahri Şengül

Information Systems Director

Asaş Alüminyum

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Altuğ Soydan

Altuğ Soydan

IT & Digital Transformation Director

OTOKAR

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Orkun Süer

Orkun Süer

IT Director

Atasun Optik

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Uğur Serkan Taşkın

Uğur Serkan Taşkın

CTO

Koçtaş

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Hakan Cem Topal

Hakan Cem Topal

IT Director

SAYA Holding

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Ethem Topgül

Ethem Topgül

IT Director

Alarko Carrier Sanayi

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Emel Tural

Emel Tural

IT Director

Bosch

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Kurtuluş Yavuz

Kurtuluş Yavuz

CTO

Gürok Holding

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Oğuzhan Yıldırım

Oğuzhan Yıldırım

Deputy General Manager

Kocaer Haddecilik

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Cihan Yıldız

Cihan Yıldız

CTO

Boyner Büyük Mağazacılık

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Serdar Yılmaz

Serdar Yılmaz

CIO & COO

Fibabanka

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Kürşat Alp Yiğit

Kürşat Alp Yiğit

Vice President of Information Technologies

Aras Kargo

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Murat Özkan

Murat Özkan

CIO

Hayat Holding

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Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat

Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat

CTO

MAD Parfumeur

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Özgür Armağan

Özgür Armağan

CIO

İntegral Yatırım Menkul Değerler

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Agenda

Agenda

CIO Excellence Awards & Symposium

Tue, Nov 24

08:00

Registration & Networking

09:00

IDC Welcome Address

Keynote
09:05

The Evolving Role of the CIO: From IT Leader to Business Strategist

The CIO is evolving from an IT operator into a strategic business leader — using technologies like AI, cloud, and analytics to drive growth, collaborate across the C-suite, and lead organizational change.

Eren Eser | IDC

Associate Research Director, Türkiye

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Eren Eser
09:20

The New AI Value Playbook: Making AI Business Value Visible and Measurable

Proving the business value of AI has become the defining challenge of the enterprise AI era. Traditional ROI models, built for predictable IT investments, fall short when applied to AI initiatives that reshape workflows, accelerate decisions, and create entirely new revenue streams. IDC predicts that by 2027, 55% of G1000 CIOs will be tasked with creating enterprise AI value playbooks featuring expanded ROI frameworks that capture efficiency, growth, and innovation impact. This panel brings together senior CIOs to unpack what those playbooks look like in practice, how to instrument AI investments, communicate value to the board, and translate model performance into tangible business outcomes.

Mert Oruz

Mert Oruz

CIO, Arkas Holding

Gökhan Gökçay

Gökhan Gökçay

CIO, Akbank

Önder Kaplancık

Önder Kaplancık

CIO, Zorlu Holding

Şerafettin Özer

Şerafettin Özer

CDO, LCWaikiki

09:50

Modernizing Digital Infrastructure for the AI Economy​

10:05

The Cloud-Data Convergence: Powering Türkiye’s Intelligent Infrastructure

10:20

Why Data and App Modernization Can’t Wait

10:35

AI and Automation: Transforming Security Operations​

10:50

Scaling AI from Pilot to Enterprise-Wide Deployment

11:05

Tea/Coffee & Networking Break

11:25

Platinum Partners Track Sessions

Track A

11:25 – 11:35

Aligning IT with Business Outcomes

11:35 – 23:45

Measuring Digital Success

11:45 – 11:55

The Human Side of AI and Data

11:55 – 12:25

Change Management in the AI Era: People, Processes, and Business Transformation

Engin Kavas

Engin Kavas

CTO, Aydem Enerji

Köksal Küçükada

Köksal Küçükada

CIO, Sanko Holding

Altuğ Soydan

Altuğ Soydan

IT & Digital Transformation Director, OTOKAR

Zeynep Yasemin Tekşen Altaş

Zeynep Yasemin Tekşen Altaş

IT Group Manager, Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankası

Track B

11:25 – 11:35

AI-Driven Productivity and Automation

11:35 – 11:45

Driving Business Value with AI & Data

11:45 – 11:55

Sustainability and the CIO Mandate

11:55 – 00:25

Co-Creating the Future Workforce: Aligning Technology, Skills, and Culture for an AI-Driven Enterprise

Beste Müminoğlu Güren

Beste Müminoğlu Güren

Head of IT Emerging Markets & Türkiye, BSH Elektrikli Ev Aletleri

Darço Akkaranfil

Darço Akkaranfil

CIO, Burgan Bank

Mahmut Şenaltun

Mahmut Şenaltun

Head of Vehicle Software&System&Energy Engineering Department, Renault Technologies Türkiye

Sami Saraç

Sami Saraç

CTO, Eksim Holding

12:25

Networking Lunch

14:05

Gold Partners Track Sessions

Track A

14:05 – 14:15

Intelligent Automation and Productivity

14:15 – 14:25

Building a Resilient, Productive, and Future-Ready Workforce

14:25 – 14:35

The Rise of Agentic Workforces: How Autonomous Systems Will Reshape Productivity

14:35 – 14:45

Human + AI: The New Productivity Equation

14:45 – 15:15

The Transformation Gap: Why AI Success Requires more than Adoption

Ethem Topgül

Ethem Topgül

IT Director, Alarko Carrier Sanayi

Track B

14:05 – 14:15

Resilience by Design

14:15 – 14:25

Operational Technology (OT) Security for Critical Infrastructure​

14:25 – 14:35

Data Privacy and Protection: Navigating New Regulations

14:35 – 14:45

Managed Detection and Response (MDR): The Digital Control Plane​

14:45 – 15:15

The CIO–CDO–CAIO Power Trio: Aligning Data, Digital, and AI Strategies

Kaan Konak

Kaan Konak

CIO, Aksigorta

Emre Deniz

Emre Deniz

Head of IT, Çalık Holding

15:15

Tea/Coffee & Networking Break

15:45

IDC CIO Excellence Awards

16:45

Close of Event