Performance, Agility and Scalability for succeeding in the AI and Hybrid IT Era

Performance, Agility and Scalability for succeeding in the AI and Hybrid IT Era

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Overview

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, enterprises are navigating unprecedented levels of complexity driven by AI, data proliferation, and hybrid IT environments. As organizations accelerate AI adoption, optimize workloads across on-premises and multi-cloud ecosystems, and balance cost with innovation, the ability to deliver performance, agility, and scalability has become a defining factor for competitive success.

This exclusive roundtable brings together senior IT executives and technology strategists to explore how modern infrastructure and intelligent operations can empower enterprises to thrive in the AI and hybrid IT era.

Through interactive discussion and peer insights, this session will surface best practices for aligning technology roadmaps with business outcomes — ensuring that organizations can harness the full potential of AI-driven innovation while maintaining operational excellence across hybrid environments.

Why Attend

Participants will discuss how to:

1. Maximize performance across distributed environments by leveraging next-generation compute, storage, and networking capabilities.

2. Enhance agility through automation, observability, and adaptive architectures that enable rapid response to evolving business demands.

3. Achieve scalability that supports exponential data growth and dynamic AI workloads without compromising governance, cost efficiency, or resilience.

Agenda

Performance, Agility and Scalability for succeeding in the AI and Hybrid IT Era

One Day Event

4:00 pm

Registration and Networking

5:00 pm

Welcome Address

5:05 pm

IDC Keynote: Driving Business Agility through IT Transformation

Jonathan Tullett

Jonathan Tullett

Associate Research Director, IDC

5:20 pm

The Future of Digital Infrastructure

Performance, Agility and Scalability for succeeding in the AI and Hybrid IT Era

5:40 pm

Open Discussion: CIOs Guide to Improve Computing Architecture

6:00 pm

Networking Dinner

Speakers

Jonathan Tullett

Jonathan Tullett

Associate Research Director

IDC

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Venue

The Maslow Hotel Sandton

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İş Ortaklarımız

Stratejik

İnovasyon

Yapay Zeka

Premier

Platin

Exhibit

Networking

Meet Our Partners

Meet Our Partners

Strategic Partner

Innovation Partner

AI Partner

Premier Partners

Platinum Partners

Exhibit Partners

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Cloud and Application Modernization in the AI Era: Closing the Observability Gaps

Cloud and Application Modernization in the AI Era: Closing the Observability Gaps

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Overview

By 2027, IDC predicts that the massive computational and data demands of AI will compel 80% of organizations to modernize their legacy cloud environments, shifting to platforms specifically designed for AI-driven workloads. Modernization is no longer a choice; it has become a mandate for growth in an economy shaped by AI and digital transformation.

Yet, as enterprises adopt AI workloads and distributed, microservices-based architectures, complexity intensifies, and modernization efforts often fall short. The reasons are familiar: poor planning, skill gaps, fragmented processes, rising costs, and shifting priorities. Together, these challenges derail transformation and ultimately erode customer experience – the very goal modernization aims to achieve.

AI-powered observability is emerging as a strategic differentiator in this context, by helping enterprises manage complexity, accelerate resolution, and ensure modernization success.

This exclusive roundtable brings together senior IT executives and technology strategists for a candid exchange on how modernization and observability are shaping the next chapter of enterprise transformation.

Why Attend

This IDC Executive Roundtable brings together a select group of senior technology, business leaders and IDC Analysts for an in-depth discussion on how organizations are approaching modernization with intelligence and confidence.

In a collaborative, off-the-record environment, participants will exchange perspectives and experiences on:

Lessons learned from real-world modernization journeys

Integrating observability as a core enabler in transformation strategies

Leveraging AI and automation to enhance visibility, reliability, and agility in cloud-native environments

Seize your unique opportunity to engage directly with IDC analysts and industry peers, share challenges and best practices, and gain strategic insights to guide modernization initiatives in the AI era.

Agenda

Cloud and Application Modernization in the AI Era: Closing the Observability Gaps

One Day Event

9:00 am

Registration & Networking Coffee

10:00 am

Welcome Address

David Noel

David Noel

Vice President, Middle East & Africa, Dynatrace

10:05 am

IDC Keynote: Elevating Customer Experience with Intelligent Observability

Derrick Chikanga

Derrick Chikanga

Research Manager, IDC

10:20 am

Unleash the Power of Cloud Services through Next-Generation Observability Capabilities

Ali Elmeshmeshy

Ali Elmeshmeshy

Lead Solutions Engineer, Dynatrace

10:40 am

Enhancing Migration and Modernisation Practices with GenAI

Radhir Nundlall

Radhir Nundlall

Sr Partner Solutions Architect, AWS

11:00 am

Open Discussion

11:30 am

Lunch and Networking

12:30 pm

Golf Clinic: Precision, Performance, and Partnerships on the Green

Speakers

David Noel

David Noel

Vice President, Middle East & Africa

Dynatrace

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Derrick Chikanga

Derrick Chikanga

Research Manager

IDC

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Ali Elmeshmeshy

Ali Elmeshmeshy

Lead Solutions Engineer

Dynatrace

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Radhir Nundlall

Radhir Nundlall

Sr Partner Solutions Architect

AWS

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Venue

The Fairway Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort

Ajanda

Ajanda

IDC Technology Symposium & Awards

One Day Event

9:30 am

IDC Açılış Konuşması

11:40 am

Yapay Zeka Geleceği için BT Ekipleri: Yetenekleri Çekmek, Elde Tutmak ve Yetiştirmek

Moderatör

Ali Çakıroğlu

Ali Çakıroğlu

CTO, BELBIM

Panelist

Aydın Çetin

Aydın Çetin

CSDO, Demirören Medya

Panelist

Altuğ Soydan

Altuğ Soydan

IT & Digital Transformation Director, OTOKAR

Panelist

Tayfun İşbilen

Tayfun İşbilen

CIO, İSKİ

1:30 pm

Üst Yönetim ve Yapay Zekâ: Değer, Büyüme ve İnsan Arasında Denge Kurmak

Moderatör

Tunç Şenyol

Tunç Şenyol

Global IT Director, Hayat Holding

Panelist

Burcu Batı

Burcu Batı

CFO, sahibinden.com

Panelist

Mert Uygur

Mert Uygur

CMO, Arzum Elektrikli Ev Aletleri

Panelist

Nursel Ölmez Ateş

Nursel Ölmez Ateş

HR & Corporate Communications Vice President, Borusan Holding

Panelist

Ayşegül Gürkale

Ayşegül Gürkale

CHRO, Enerjisa Üretim

2:20 pm

Risk Yönetiminde Üretken Yapay Zeka

2:30 pm

Gen AI, Agentic AI ve LLM İş Yükleri için Uçtan Uca Gözlemlenebilirlik

Yapay zekâya büyük bir yönelim var: Pek çok AI projesi özelleştiriliyor ve geliştiriliyor; zaman ve kaynak açısından ciddi yatırımlar yapılıyor. Ancak bunların yalnızca küçük bir kısmı üretim ortamına geçebiliyor.

AI, Gen AI, Agentic AI ve LLM proje geliştirmelerinin oldukça yeni ve deneme-yanılma süreçleriyle dolu olduğunu düşünürsek; geliştirme verimliliğini ve kaliteyi kontrol altında tutmak, projeleri üretime taşıyabilmek bize şunu gösteriyor: Gözlemlenebilirlik, maliyet açısından verimli, yüksek kaliteli ve yüksek performanslı projelerin hayata geçirilmesinde kilit rol oynuyor.

Bugünün haber başlıkları yapay zekâ yatırımlarına odaklanıyor. Yakında, askıya alınan, iptal edilen veya ertelenen AI projelerine dair daha fazla haber göreceğiz. Dynatrace, yapay zekâ projelerinin hem geliştirme hem de operasyon süreçlerinde uçtan uca kurtarıcı rol üstleniyor.

Osman Özdemir

Osman Özdemir

New Products Manager, ASEE

2:40 pm

Yeni Nesil Dijital Altyapının Oluşturulması: Teknoloji Yatırımları ile İş Sonuçları Arasında Köprü Kurmak

Moderatör

Kaan Konak

Kaan Konak

CIO, Aksigorta

Panelist

Emre Yüksel

Emre Yüksel

Head of Information Security & Systems, Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik

Panelist

Engin Kavas

Engin Kavas

CTO, Aydem Enerji

Panelist

İsmihan Baysal Anderson

İsmihan Baysal Anderson

IT and Automation Director, İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport

3:20 pm

Üstün Bir Çalışan Deneyimi için C-Suite İşbirliğini Sağlama

Moderatör

Dr. Emre Sert

Dr. Emre Sert

Digital Transformation Director, Sabancı Üniversitesi

Panelist

Ali İnal

Ali İnal

CIO, Enerjisa Üretim

Panelist

Serdar Kiraz

Serdar Kiraz

Chief Intelligence Officer, HepsiFinans

Panelist

Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu

Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu

Group CIO, Zeren Group Holding

4:00 pm

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Konuşmacılar

Konuşmacılar

Eren Eser

Eren Eser

Associate Research Director, Türkiye

IDC

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Hayriye Karadeniz

Hayriye Karadeniz

CIO

Koç Holding

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Akın Börekçi

Akın Börekçi

Chief Digital Transformation & Information Technologies Officer

SOCAR Türkiye

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Tunç Şenyol

Tunç Şenyol

Global IT Director

Hayat Holding

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Ayşegül Gürkale

Ayşegül Gürkale

CHRO

Enerjisa Üretim

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Burcu Batı

Burcu Batı

CFO

sahibinden.com

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Nursel Ölmez Ateş

Nursel Ölmez Ateş

HR & Corporate Communications Vice President

Borusan Holding

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Mert Uygur

Mert Uygur

CMO

Arzum Elektrikli Ev Aletleri

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Kaan Konak

Kaan Konak

CIO

Aksigorta

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Emre Yüksel

Emre Yüksel

Head of Information Security & Systems

Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik

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Engin Kavas

Engin Kavas

CTO

Aydem Enerji

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İsmihan Baysal Anderson

İsmihan Baysal Anderson

IT and Automation Director

İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport

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Aydın Çetin

Aydın Çetin

CSDO

Demirören Medya

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Altuğ Soydan

Altuğ Soydan

IT & Digital Transformation Director

OTOKAR

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Osman Özdemir

Osman Özdemir

New Products Manager

ASEE

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Ali İnal

Ali İnal

CIO

Enerjisa Üretim

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Serdar Kiraz

Serdar Kiraz

Chief Intelligence Officer

HepsiFinans

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Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu

Mehmet Ufuk Dokuzluoğlu

Group CIO

Zeren Group Holding

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Dr. Emre Sert

Dr. Emre Sert

Digital Transformation Director

Sabancı Üniversitesi

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Aydın Bozdemir

Aydın Bozdemir

Marketing & Digital Insurance Coordinator

Anadolu Sigorta

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Caner Gümüş

Caner Gümüş

Product Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics

Softtech

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Ali Çakıroğlu

Ali Çakıroğlu

CTO

BELBIM

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Tayfun İşbilen

Tayfun İşbilen

CIO

İSKİ

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Mehmet Fahri Can

Mehmet Fahri Can

CEO

İşNet

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Nazım Tercan

Nazım Tercan

Senior Growth Lead

KoçDigital

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İnovatif Başarı Hikayeleri

Somut iş sonuçları sağlayan, son teknolojiyi ve etkili çözümleri sergileyen, sektörler genelinde ödüllü vaka çalışmalarını keşfedin.

CIO’lar ve Teknoloji Liderleriyle Networking

BT liderleriyle bağlantı kurun, fikir alışverişinde bulunun ve kurumsal teknolojinin geleceğini şekillendiren, değişimi yönlendiren meslektaşlarınızla ilişkiler geliştirin.

Ödüllü Mükemmeliyet

Geleceği sadece konuşmakla kalmayıp onu gerçek anlamda inşa eden kişi ve ekipleri IDC’nin Future Enterprise Awards töreninde kutlamaya tanık olun.

Neden İş Ortağı Olmalısınız

Neden İş Ortağı Olmalısınız

İş ortaklıkları için en güçlü platform — BT ürün ve hizmet sağlayıcılarının erişim alanlarını genişletmelerine, güven inşa etmelerine ve iş büyümelerini hızlandırmalarına olanak tanır.

İş Ortağı Olun

IDC Technology Symposium’da İş Ortaklığı

Markanızı Türkiye’nin CxO topluluğunun ön saflarında konumlandırın.
Sonuç odaklı bu platform, çözüm sağlayıcılar için etkileşimi ve yatırım getirisini (ROI) en üst düzeye çıkarmak üzere tasarlanmıştır.

Kilit Karar Vericilere Erişim

Türkiye genelindeki nitelikli teknoloji alıcıları ve kanaat önderleriyle doğrudan etkileşim kurun.

ROI Odaklı Potansiyel Müşteri Oluşturma

İş ortaklarını karar vericilerle buluşturmak üzere tasarlanmış özel görüşmeler, yuvarlak masa oturumları ve atölye çalışmaları aracılığıyla yeni fırsatların kapılarını aralayın.

Marka Değerini ve Görünürlüğünü Artırın

Ülkenin en prestijli CxO etkinliğinde çözümlerinizi sergileyerek teknoloji ekosistemi genelinde marka varlığınızı güçlendirin.

Araştırma Destekli İçgörüler

Pazar trendlerini daha iyi anlamak ve pazara giriş stratejinizi güçlendirmek için IDC’nin özel içgörülerinden ve CIO anketlerinden yararlanın.

Danışma Kurulu

Danışma Kurulu

Soyadı alfabetik olarak listelenmiştir.

Yaman Acar

Yaman Acar

IT Director

Alliance Healthcare Turkey (Cencora)

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Fatih Akar

Fatih Akar

Global Digitalization Director

Kordsa

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Gülsün Akhisaroğlu

Gülsün Akhisaroğlu

IT Director

Aydem Perakende

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Suat Akkan

Suat Akkan

Head of IT, Growth Emerging Markets

Glaxo Smith Kline

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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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Tayfun Arabalı

Tayfun Arabalı

CIO

Makbul

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Ayşegül Arıcan Şeker

Ayşegül Arıcan Şeker

CIO

Vodafone Turkey

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A. Fahri Arkan

A. Fahri Arkan

CIO

AgeSA Hayat ve Emeklilik

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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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Gökçe Bezmez

Gökçe Bezmez

CIO

Mercedes Benz Türk

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Fulya Bıçak Muştu

Fulya Bıçak Muştu

CIO

Zorlu Enerji Grubu

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Bora Biçer

Bora Biçer

Chief Product Officer

Sahibinden.com

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Abdullah Bilgin

Abdullah Bilgin

CIO

Kredi Kayıt Bürosu

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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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Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat

Şevket Süreyya Çelikkanat

Director, IT & Logistics

İpekyol Group

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Ali Fuat Çötelioğlu

Ali Fuat Çötelioğlu

CTO

Çalık Holding

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Metin Demirel

Metin Demirel

COO

Aksigorta

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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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Bülent Dursun

Bülent Dursun

CIO

Mavi

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Erkut Ekinci

Erkut Ekinci

Head of IT

Hugo Boss

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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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Mert Ertüz

Mert Ertüz

Head of IM/IT & Process Improvement

Metro C&C

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Barış Fındık

Barış Fındık

CTO

Pegasus

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Mehmet Fırat

Mehmet Fırat

Head of IT & Digital Business Management

Enerjisa

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Bilal Genç

Bilal Genç

CTO

A101

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Günseli Gökalp

Günseli Gökalp

EVP, Infrastructure & System Management, Executive Commite Member

Intertech

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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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Sinem Gözaydın

Sinem Gözaydın

Head of Information Technologies and Solution

Sanofi

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Tayfun İşbilen

Tayfun İşbilen

CIO

İSKİ

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Kemal Kaplan

Kemal Kaplan

Member of Board

Acıbadem Teknoloji

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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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Hakan Kendirci

Hakan Kendirci

CIO

Turkcell Global Bilgi

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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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Özgür Korkmaz

Özgür Korkmaz

Head of IT

Uludağ İçecek

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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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Kaan Marangoz

Kaan Marangoz

CIO

Nobel İlaç

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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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Dr. Uğur Gökhan Özdinç

Dr. Uğur Gökhan Özdinç

CEO & CIO

Yapı Kredi Teknoloji & Yapı Kredi

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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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Ali Öztayıncı

Ali Öztayıncı

CFO

Hugo Boss

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Haldun Selik

Haldun Selik

CIO

Tüpraş

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Tunç Şenyol

Tunç Şenyol

Global IT Director

Hayat Holding

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Altuğ Soydan

Altuğ Soydan

IT & Digital Transformation Director

OTOKAR

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Alper Soydaş

Alper Soydaş

Director of Operations

Yemeksepeti

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Orkun Soylu

Orkun Soylu

Head of Group IT

Evyap

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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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Ethem Topgül

Ethem Topgül

IT Director

Alarko Carrier Sanayi

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Emel Tural

Emel Tural

IT Director

Bosch

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Namık Kemal Uçkan

Namık Kemal Uçkan

Head of IT Operations

Halkbank

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Arif Emre Ünal

Arif Emre Ünal

General Manager-Technology, Product and Supply Chain

Arzum

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Bora Üzüm

Bora Üzüm

VP, Analytics & Data Governance

Yapı Kredi

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Kurtuluş Yavuz

Kurtuluş Yavuz

CTO

Gürok Holding

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Erkan Yeniçare

Erkan Yeniçare

General Manager, Norm Digital & Technology and Digital Transformation Director

Norm Holding

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Umut Yıldız

Umut Yıldız

Head of International IT – Region (TR/RU/RO)

Tchibo Türkiye

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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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Gökhan Yoluaçık

Gökhan Yoluaçık

Chief Digital Officer

Borusan Otomotiv Grubu

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Önder Kaplancık

Önder Kaplancık

CIO

Zorlu Holding

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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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Aykut Işık

Aykut Işık

CIO

Çelik Motor

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Koray Kocabaş

Koray Kocabaş

CDO

Demirören Dijital

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Burak Aydın

Burak Aydın

Technology and Digital Business Development Group President

Zorlu Holding

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Ali İnal

Ali İnal

CIO

Enerjisa Üretim

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IDC Future Enterprise Awards

IDC Future Enterprise Awards

2025 will significantly influence digital transformation across the region, making it the ideal location to celebrate trailblazers around the region who have been taking strides to be the next Future Enterprise. IDC Türkiye will proudly host the  Future Enterprise Awards, to recognize the organizations that are leading the use of technology.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, October 31th. 

Best in Artificial and Generative Intelligence

This award recognizes organizations that have tackled key business or technical challenges through innovative AI/GenAI solution design. It honors those who skillfully integrate AI technologies with enterprise systems, balancing realistic evaluation and bold problem-solving to meet strategic goals.

Best in AI-Ready Digital Infrastructure

This award honors organizations leading in digital infrastructure—using cloud, edge, and automation technologies to scale, innovate, and stay competitive by transforming operations and enhancing customer and employee engagement.

Best in AI-Ready Platform

This award category recognizes organizations that have made transformative changes to their enterprise’s business by applying AI based innovation across multiple areas of business, to remain competitive, innovate better and enhance customer experience to its end clients.

Best in Digitally-Enabled Ecosystem

This award honors organizations with advanced digital ecosystem maturity, using platforms, data intelligence, and industry clouds to create shared value and deliver seamless, data-driven customer experiences.

Best in Digital Innovation

This award honors organizations transforming from software consumers to large-scale innovators by creating or leveraging software IP that drives differentiation, market disruption, or major operational impact.

Best in Security and Trust

This award honors organizations that excel at building and maintaining trust in the digital era—extending beyond cybersecurity and compliance to include customer experience, empathy, intelligence, and innovation across the enterprise and ecosystem.

Best in Sustainability

This award honors organizations that embed sustainability into their core strategy—treating it as a foundation for long-term impact on operations, people, customers, and innovation.

Best in New Ways of Work

This award honors organizations reimagining how work gets done through human-machine collaboration, new skills, and flexible, secure work environments—driving the future of work and scaling digital transformation.

Best in Customer Experience

This award honors organizations transforming customer engagement and experience through technology, building empathetic, insight-driven relationships that reflect customers’ needs and preferences.

Best in Digital Native Business

This award honors Digital Native Businesses—startups, scale-ups, and unicorns—that disrupt industries with innovative, tech-driven models, products, and services, leveraging emerging technologies and ecosystems to deliver superior customer experiences and rapid growth.

Technology Leader of the Year

This award honors the Technology Leader who defines and drives an organization’s digital transformation (DX) vision and execution. Beyond overseeing projects, vendors, budgets, and KPIs, this leader exemplifies how to manage continuous tech evolution, empower teams, and integrate innovation.

In a digital-first world shaped by DEI, ESG, and digital risk considerations, these leaders play a pivotal role in steering business direction. IDC recognizes those boldly leading DX efforts to meet the demands of today’s rapidly changing environment.

Future Enterprise of the Year

This award honors organizations leading the way as Future Enterprises in a digital-first world. A Future Enterprise operates at digital scale, innovates rapidly, and is driven by a customer-focused, empowered workforce that values experimentation. With technology and data at its core, it enhances efficiency, creates new revenue, and builds customer loyalty—setting the gold standard for success in digital markets.

Special Award for Digital Innovation in Government

This award honors government organizations transforming from software consumers to large-scale innovators by developing or leveraging software IP that drives differentiation, market disruption, or major operational impact.