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Gülsen
Çeliker
Innov’Coat Inc. Founding Partner, Vice Chairman, CTO
Biography
“Nanotechnology is going to change our lives. All we have seen so far of nanotechnology are prototypes. Numerous R&D projects are underway across the world, and significant budgets are being allocated for this.”
Gülsen Çeliker is a founding partner of Innov’coat which carries out projects for Turkey’s leading corporations working with or producing ceramics, white appliances, glass, aluminium and carpets. Since 2010, these companies have been able to offer innovative and multi-functional products in the market place thanks to the materials and coatings developed by Innov’coat. These products are also approved by international companies. These companies introduce these new materials through R&D alliances.
Çeliker takes an active role in her company’s collaborative projects on nanotechnology with various universities. As such, her company represents an important model in terms of university-industry cooperation. She considers that universities, government and the private sector should all unite around the “nanotechnology strategy.” Firmly believing that advanced technology will shape our lives in the future, Çeliker seeks to expand our horizons with several examples: future cars will be of different materials and have increased resistance against crashing. The cleanliness of ambient air will be controlled. Clothes will be cleaned by mere exposure to a UV lamp, which will eliminate the use of harmful chemicals used in cleaning. Actually, the essence of the matter is this: nanotechnology will change our lives. What we have seen, heard and lived so far is only the results of initial studies. A great number of R&D studies are being carried out all over the world; significant budgets are being allocated for advanced technology. Researchers like Çeliker are opening the doors to the future for us.
Who is Gülsen Çeliker?
Gülsen Çeliker received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctorate degrees in chemical engineering from the Middle East Technical University (ODTU). She worked as a research assistant at ODTU between 1982 and 1987. She started her industrial career in Akzo Nobel as a research specialist. She transferred to Dyo in 1995. She first worked as a manager in the automotive and industrial paints section, followed by an assistant general manager position at Yaşar BASF, where she formed the R&D and quality team. She served as the R&D coordinator at the Yaşar Paint and Chemistry Group between 2004 and 2009. In 2009 Çeliker established her own company which develops, manufactures and sells nanotechnology coating and materials by entering into a partnership with Materis, Europe’s third largest paint company. Çeliker, currently, creates projects and develops innovative products for industrial firms each of which are a leader in their own sector.
Speech Topics
• Nanotechnology in Turkey
• What will the future bring?
• New functions and new markets
• New technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship
• Nanotechnology applications – opportunities in various sectors
Doğan
Taşkent
Electrical – Electrophysics Engineer, Innovation Consultant
Biography
“Incentive is like drug for the survival of a startup, issuing invoices is what entrepreneurs need. That is to say, large companies should use the products or services of that startup.”
Doğan Taşkent, member of the İndeks Speaker Agency, is one of the most eminent speakers on the topics of entrepreneurship, innovation, competition and startup ecosystem etc. He worked as R&D engineer, expert consultant and training expert during 1998-2005 at the fiber optic network systems division of Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories (New Jersey). During this period, he undertook the installation of electro-optic network infrastructure of Verizon, BT, Telia, Deutsche Telekom, Global Crossing, Qwest and UPC in different continents. He offered consultancy services to Lucent Worldwide Services in New York on the areas of “Knowledge Management”, “Competency Management” and “Telecommunication Technologies”. Taşkent, who has been working as the company-restructuring consultant for Arkan & Ergin Kurumsal Finansman on the telecommunication, renewable energy and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Turkey since 2006, has played a major role in the birth of several business plan competitions and startup companies.
Doğan Taşkent, who gives us insight into the latest developments in entrepreneurship as a speaker at conferences, states that entrepreneurship also existed in the past but it was “incomplete”. Taşkent suggests that the six pillars of Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Culture, Law and Support used by all companies worldwide, as described in the Babson College model, are required for the creation of a sustainable ecosystem. Taşkent states that Turkey has demonstrated rapid progress in this area with the increased amount of investments in the Internet, gaming and mobile technologies during the last five years, but he also emphasizes that more effort should go into developing biotechnology, nanotechnology and green technology products.
Who is he?
Having completed his bachelor’s degree at the Electrical Engineering School of Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich in 1993, he joined the master program of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and then won a scholarship at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, and he began to conduct researches in the area of electrophysics, focusing in particular on the lasers. He received graduate degrees in electrophysics and technology MBA. Taşkent, the founding chairman of MIT Enterprise Forum Turkey, is also a member of the advisory board of Endeavor Turkey. Taşkent has been the Chairman of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey since 2012 and he is the Vice President of the Turkish-Swiss Business Council of DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Board). In addition to Turkish, he also gives presentations in English and German.
Speech Topics
- Artificial Intelligence
- The secret for developing technology
- Industry 4.0; Any Good for Turkey?
- Dissociating techonology
- Operational efficiency; The Swiss model
- Entrepreneur; need to be a gladiator
- Formula for Turkish “Elon Musk”
- You are in the heart of Mahmutpaşa, not in the Silicon Valley!
- Technology-Life Cycle
- Strategic Thinking Over Chess
- Darwin, Feminism, Bazaar; catching the innovation link?
Şeref
Oğuz
Journalist, Writer
Biography
Şeref Oğuz, Turkey’s leading economic journalists and economists from journalists.
His spirit, does not fit into the economy, has led him to play critical roles in informatics and technology. For example, Şeref Oğuz, who signed the world’s first virtual rally (1996), produced numerous articles, writings and interviews on “freedom and virtual culture”. Seref Oğuz, who traveled around Anatolia, giving New Economy Conferences to SMEs, worked as Economy Manager and columnist for Sabah Newspaper for many years.
Oğuz is a graduate of Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, he completed his master’s degree and economics at the same university. He made researches at the University of London and started journalism. Oğuz, known for his research on information economy, new economy and change, is one of the founders of Internet Society. Oguz, who took a break from journalism over the years, took on the role of Koç Holding New Economy consultancy in 1999. Oğuz served as Koç Holding Information Group Consultant. He gave Virtual Culture classes at Bilgi University e-MBA academic staff. National Competitiveness Research Institute, makes Turkey Intelligence Foundation Board membership. Oguz, Turkey Chess Federation Board of Directors at the same time, the Internet Committee member. Şeref Oğuz was also a member of the Assembly Information Group outside the parliament.
Bihter
Ayyıldız
Lüks Marka Danışmanı
Biyografi
Bihter Ayyıldız, iletişim dalında farklı şapkaları olan bir reklamcı, gazeteci, danışman ve pazarlama uzmanı. Fransa’da aldığı sanat tarihi eğitiminin ardından, reklam sektöründen marka iletişimi tecrübelerini lüks markaların iletişimlerinde kullanmak üzere sektör değiştirdi. Moda ve lüks marka severlerin yakından takip ettiği Ayyıldız, önemli markaların yol arkadaşı. Profesyonel hayatına gazetecilikle başlayıp stratejik pazarlama danışmanlığı yapan Ayyıldız, son zamanlarda yoğun mesai harcadığı influence marketing ve uzantısı olan Love and Hate Marketing’le pazarlama iletişiminin sınırlarını zorluyor.
Bihter Ayyıldız, Saint Benoit Fransız Lisesi’ni bitirdikten sonra, Fransa’da Charles de Gaulle-Lille Üniversitesi’nde sanat tarihi eğitimi aldı. Fransa’da bulunduğu süre zarfında Paris’te Latin-Jockey Tour’da VIP incoming yönetimi ve Nice’de Cigale Orientale adlı firmada özel davet organizasyonlarına imza attı. Lüksün ve modanın anavatanı olan Fransa’da geçirdiği yıllar profesyonel hayatını şekillendirmesine de katkıda bulundu. Türkiye’ye döndüğünde MARKA Reklam Ajansı ile başlayan kariyerine Balizza ile devam etti. Ardından Tiffany & Co., Omega, Montegrappa, Jaquet Droz, Davidoff, Pequignet, Montblanc gibi dünyanın en değerli lüks ve mücevher markalarının pazarlama ve PR yönetimini üstlendi.
Aynı zamanda Vatan Gazetesi hafta sonu ekleri Bizim Kahve ve Vatan Pazar’ın yanı sıra Milliyet’te köşe yazarlığı yapan Bihter Ayyıldız,Tempo, XOXO ve Luxos gibi dergilere de yazılar yazdı.
2020 yılının başında kurduğu BA Projectz’in çatısı altında global ölçekli lüks markalara ve kültür sanat projelerine stratejik danışmanlık vermektedir. Güncel haber sitesi www.plumemag.com ‘un da kurucusu olan Bihter Ayyıldız’ın uzmanlık alanı Sürdürülebilir marka ve iletişim stratejileridir. Konuşmalarında da lüks kavramını ele alan, lüksün tarihteki yolculuğuna dikkat çeken Ayyıldız, stil sahibi olmanın püf noktalarını, trendlere dair bilgiler aktarıyor.
Konuşma Konuları
- Influencer Marketing
- Influencer İletişimi
- Love and Hate Marketing
Lüksün tanımı değişiyor peki ya kendisi?
Alışılagelen lüksün tanımı değişiyor. Deneyim ve duygusal etkileşim ise, en katı kurallara sahip köklü markaların kilit noktasına dönüşmüş durumda. Dijital iletişimde yenilikçi olup, mağaza içi deneyimde öncü adımlar atan markalar yerini koruyor. Lüks tüketicisi çok üstün kalite malzeme ve essiz tasarım kadar samimi bir içerik iletişimi de arıyor.
- Dijital çağda lüks perakendecilik
Günümüzde dijitalleşme her yere nüfuz etti. Moda dünyası da bundan nasibini aldı. Tüketim artık dijital kanallar aracılığıyla gerçekleştiriliyor. Eğer bu kanallar aracılığıyla da müşteriye dokunmazsanız yok olup gidersiniz.
- Stil sahibi doğamayız ama olabiliriz
Audrey Hepburn ve Grace Kelly gibi bir ikonu kopyalayarak ya da stil danışmanlarıyla çalışıp başkasının hayal gücünün, zekasının ve zevkinin yansıması olan parçaları üzerinde taşıyarak stil sahibi olunur mu? Yoksa stil sahibi olmak kişinin genetik kodlarında mı vardır?
- Gardıropta “Top Ten”
Yıllar değişse de gardırobun değişmeyen ikonik parçaları neler olmalı? Hangi parçalarla zamansız bir şıklık yaşamanız mümkün.
- Sanat ve lüks: Markaların bitmeyen aşkı
Lüks markaların sanatçılarla olan iş birlikleri lüks tüketicisinin her zaman çok olumlu cevap verdiği bir formül. Fakat çok sık tekrarlandığı zaman, ticari algıya neden olup, müşteri gözünde sorgulanan bir alan olmaya da açık.
- Sadeleşme/100 ürünle yaşanır mı?
Sahip olduklarımızın bizi esir almasını daha çok dile getirdiğimiz dönemde, azalarak çoğalmak konusu üzerine düşünceler tartışmaya çok açık.
- İşte bunlar hep lüks…
Yüzyılı aşan hatta bazıları neredeyse 2 asra yaklaşan markaların da dünyanın dört bir yanındaki taleplere cevap vermek için üretim ağlarını geliştirmesi aynı ürüne gereğinden fazla kişinin sahip olabilme fırsatını doğurdu.
- Çağdaş Moda – Kavramsal Moda
Moda artık sadece tasarım ve kumaştan ibaret değil. Tüm bunların yerine çağdaş sanatta olduğu gibi fikir aldı.
- Marka olmak ya da olmamak
Marka olunmaz doğulur diyebiliriz. Bir markanın sadece ürünlerinin kalitesi ve popülaritesi o markanın değerini maalesef belirleyemiyor. Günü doğru değerlendiren ve geleceğe yatıran markalar dışındakilerin pek şansı olmayan bir dönemdeyiz.
- Doğru parçalara yatırım (Minimum parça maksimum şıklık)
Eskilerin bir sözü vardır: Nicelik değil, nitelik önemlidir. İngilizler de “Ucuz ürün alacak kadar zengin değilim”, derler. Bu sözler boşuna söylenmiş değil. Doğru ve sürdürülebilir bir gardırop kendinize yapacağınız en iyi yatırımlardan biri. Ve bunu çok az parçayla yapmak mümkün.
Videolar
Dilek Cindoğlu,
Prof. Dr.
Ph.D, Professor of Sociology and Acting Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Abdullah Gül University, Turkey
Biography
Previously, she worked at Mardin Artuklu University and Bilkent University. She is a graduate of Bogazici University, Istanbul (B.A. and M.A.) and received her Ph.D. (1991) State University of New York at Buffalo. She has published extensively on the gendered processes of paid work, political participation, migration, health and sexuality in international journals and in book chapters. She was a Visiting Senior Scholar at the IRWAG of the Columbia University of New York (2010-2011), received, “Direct Access to the Muslim World” award from the Fulbright Visiting Specialist Program (2006) was a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Gender and Sexuality at the NYU (2003),and Senior Fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford (2002), was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1998-1999).She was consultant on various research projects funded by national (Tubitak, KSSGM, AAK) and international (IDRC, Ford Foundation, World Bank, ILO-IPEC,EU) bodies, served as an elected EC member at Turkish Sociological Association, (TSA) 2008-2014 and International Sociological Association (ISA) 2010-2018. Her work has been published at national and international academic journals and as book chapters.
Speech Topics
- Sociology of Work
- Women’s Participation in Business
- Why Women stay at Home?
- Why so few women in working life?
- Political Sociology
Cenk
Tezcan, Dr.
Futurist, Medical İnformatics, Keynote Speaker
Biography
Cenk Tezcan is co-founder of B-Wise that is interested in process of founding the Collective Wisdom Platform that unites experts and boutique service providers to corporations seeking growth with wisdom economy build aspiration.
Being a medical doctor with a MBA, Dr. Tezcan has over 25 years of experience in healthcare field. He took part in almost 30 turn-key healthcare projects all around the world. Medical equipment planning and hospital design are his expertise.
He worked at Intel Corp. as Healthcare BDM. He got involved in many HIT and digital health projects and mHealth. He managed the first mHealth pilot project on behalf of SGK (Social Security Assc. Of Turkey) in 2014-2015.
He is a key-note speaker on mHealth, Health (supported) tourism, Future of Healthcare, Wellness, Wellbeing and Futurism.
He works with start-ups focused on healthcare and give mentorship support for product optimization and commercelization.
At B-Wise (www.b-wise.guru) ; working on corporate wellness as a co-founder. ‘B-Engaged’ Wellness & Happiness platform for employees is his main interest. Also ‘Strategic Future Design’ for companies & Institutions is one of his professions.
He lectures at METU, Bilgi and Medipol Universities on “Wellness”, “Medical Informatics” and “Future Studies”. He directed a TV program named “Future Vision” in 2012 for TRT. He is the author of the book “A Visionary Approach to Healthcare; mHealth” that is published by TUSIAD (Turkish Employers’ Assc.) in March 2016.
Speech Topics
- Futurism
- Vision for the future of healthcare
- Health technologies
- Technology for home care and Well Being
- Changes in behaviors
- Living an Active Life
- Health tourism
Dr. Ceyhun
Emre Doğru
Ph.D. Advisor, Academic, Speaker & Author
Critical thinking
Strategic decision-making
Corporate affairs
Stakeholder engagement
Strategic communications
Crisis management
Biography
Dr. Ceyhun Emre Dogru works as a consultant and academic in the fields of strategy and corporate affairs. As a managing partner at CORPERA Consulting, he provides consultancy services to international companies on topics such as political and economic risk analysis, government and stakeholder engagement, strategic decision-making, advocacy, and strategic communication. Additionally, Dr. Dogru holds the position of Secretary General at Türkiye’s Public Affairs Institute. As an academic, he teaches courses on Critical Thinking and Strategic Decision-Making, International Negotiation, and Non-Market Strategy: Business, Government, Society at Boğaziçi University. Dr. Ceyhun Emre Dogru also delivers speeches and organizes training sessions for the private sector and public institutions in these areas.
Dogru began his career as an international political analyst, and has served at the United Nations and NATO. After holding the position of TUSIAD’s (Turkish Industry & Business Association) representative in Washington in 2012, he continued his career as a consultant. He completed his undergraduate studies at Ankara University’s Faculty of Political Sciences and at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, obtained his master’s degree from the European Institute and his doctoral degree from Koç University. His articles have been published in various outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Palgrave, FastCompany, and Dünya Gazetesi.
Strategic Advisory
As a strategic advisor, I work with decision-makers in business and politics to clarify their thinking about some of the most complex problems. I assist them in making strategic decisions under high uncertainty, and with significant impact on their organizations and societies.
Corporate Consulting
As the managing partner of CORPERA Consulting, I advise multinational firms on corporate and public affairs to support their strategic business priorities. My work focuses on analyzing policy- making processes, identifying emerging issues, monitoring legislative changes, developing public policy strategies, coordinating external communications, engaging public authorities and advocating policy positions.
Speaking & Training
I give keynote speeches and training sessions to organizations to provide inspiration, raise awareness and build skills about the most business-critical topics.
Academia
I have the privilege of teaching some of the brightest minds at Türkiye’s top-ranking Boğaziçi University on Critical Thinking & Decision-Making, International Negotiation, and Nonmarket Strategy: Business, Government, and Society.
Thought Leadership
In partnership with Harvard Business Review Türkiye, I produce “Inside Business” show where I discuss global developments and ideas that shape the business environment, and share strategic lessons for decision-makers.
Civil Society
I actively contribute to the work of Turkish Ethics and Reputation Society and Corporate Governance Association of Turkey in the fields of anti-corruption and good governance. I also sit on the board of alumni associations Koc University and Ankara University Faculty of Political Science.
Speech Topics
- Critical thinking and strategic decision-making
- Corporate strategy and governance
- Corporate affairs, stakeholder engagement & strategic communications
- Political, economic and geostrategic risk assessment
- Dispute resolution, negotiation and crisis management
Videos
Erkan
Yıldırım
Founder and CEO at alwiser, Digital Transformation and Innovation
Biography
Erkan Yıldırım is the owner and the founder of alwiser Digital Transformation Management Consulting. He is also an investor and senior partner at Medron Teknoloji, a leading IoT company that develops sensors, gateways and smart object tracking solutions.
He has been in company boards as a COO for the last 6 years, including top e-commerce companies in Turkey such as 1V1Y.com and trendyol.com. While Mr. Yıldırım was GM Deputy at Boyner Retail Group, he constructed a digital transformation program for Beymen,
composed of numerous company wide projects and applications that yielded seven-fold growth in e-commerce revenues within few years that carried the online revenue ratio to 15% from 3% within three years. As a senior manager at Mercedes-Benz Turk A.Ş. and Danone Turkey, he was responsible for managing supply chain and
logistics operations in Turkey.
Mr. Yıldırım works with corporations to help them in creating company wide digital transformation programs. His specialty is to build omni-channel transition programs for retailers and e-commerce strategies for startups or grown companies. As a consultant, he has built, developed and re-organized companies and strategies,
including mid-size e-commerce companies, e.g. ciceksepeti.com, incehesap.com. In a recent project at Tekzen A.Ş. a home and appliances company with more than 100 stores, Mr. Yıldırım is building the omni-channel digital transformation roadmap, by
applying a unique framework developed within alwiser Consulting Group.
Mr. Yıldırım earned his MSc in Industrial Engineering and Operation Research with Technology Management emphasise from University of California at Berkeley in 2002, upon a BS from Boğaziçi University in 1998 and an MSc from University of Pittsburgh in 2000. He tutored Ph.D. level classes at Pittsburgh and Berkeley.
Speech Topics
- Digital transformation
- Corporat Transformation Strategies
- Creating Business Models
- Leadership
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