Advisory Board

Anıl Dönmez

LC Waikiki, E-Commerce Operations Group Manager

Deniz Moğul

Laboratoires Expanscience, Sales and Marketing Director

Dr. Serhan Yılmaz

Google Cloud, Country Channel Leader

Hande Ergitürk

Volvo, Vehicle Product Leader

Hasan Deniz

AÇEV, Director of Corporate Partnerships and Advocacy

Prof. Dr. Itır Erhart

Istanbul Bilgi University, Research Associate

Prof. Dr. Taner Damcı

Internal Medicine and Endocrinology Specialist

Tuğrul Karadeniz

MullenLowe, Head of Production

İlke Toptaş

META, Country Director for Turkey and NEMEA Gaming Regional Director

Ali Fuat Orhonoğlu

Unilever Turkey, Middle East Home Care Leader & Unilever Turkey Country President

Alper Çapar

Unilever, Laundry Care Marketing Director

Arda Genç

LIVAD Technologies, Co-Founder and CEO

Ata Uzunhasan

Galata Business Angels, General Secretary

Ayhan Kaya

Bilgi University, International Relations and Political Science Specialist

Ayşe Bali

Rafineri, Creative Director

Ayşe Barım

ID Communication, Founder

Ayşe İnal

Revel Games, Co-founder and CEO

Açıl Sezen

Bloomberg HT, Editor-in-Chief

Barış Aldanmaz

Head of Global Business Solutions Türkiye, Central and Southern Asia

Başak Tunçalp

GroupM Medya, Marketing Communications Lead

Bharat Avalani

Connecting the Dots Consultancy, Founder and CEO

Bike Tarakcı

Alternatif Bank, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources

Buse Sönmez

LC Waikiki, E-Commerce Category Unit Manager

Bülent Kavaklı

TUMMIAD, Founding President

Can Akar

Uber, EMEA Region Marketing Lead

Can Bilginer

Canavar Istanbul, Founder and Creative Director

Can Kablan

Twentify Vice President of Commerce & Growth

Can Selçuki

Research Istanbul, Managing Partner

Can Tunçer

RTB House, Turkey Country Manager

Can Çalışkan

Rafineri, Vice President of Strategy

Can Öz

Can Publishing, Chairman of the Board

Canan Ayvacı

Medina Turgul DDB, President and Chief Commercial Officer

Candaş Tolga Işık

Journalist
Kafa Media Group Founder

Cem Demiröz

Watsons Turkey, Trade and Marketing Director

Cem Seymen

Author and Television Presenter

Ceren Acer Kezik

Garanti BBVA, General Deputy Manager

Cihan Kavaklıpınar

Cian, Founder and Creative Chairman

Cihangir Gümüş

Liberté Istanbul, Creative President

Daron Acemoğlu

Nobel Prize-winning Economist and MIT, Economi Professor

Demet Evgar

Actress and UN Women Turkey, Goodwill Ambassador

Deniz Ülke Kaynak

Üsküdar University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dean

Devrim Erol

Mesan Inc., Chairwomen of the Board

Didem Karagenç

The captain of Beşiktaş Women's Football Team and the Turkish Women's National Football Team

Dilek Eker

Orkide Yağları, Marketing Manager

Dilek Çelebi

Actress, Theater Performer

Doç. Dr. Ezgi Akpınar Uysal

Sabancı Üniversitesi, Faculty Member at the School of Management Sciences

Doç. Dr. Meral Akçay

Sanofi, Global Influenza Expert

Doğan Kabak

Digital Content Producer

Dr. Buğra Gökce

Istanbul Planning Agency, President and Urban Planner

Dr. Elif Pahsa

TAB Medicine, General Manager

Dr. Emre Eren Korkmaz

Oxford Centre for Technology and Development, Founder

Duygu Kayaman

Microsoft, Project Manager of the Accessibility Team and Parıltı Association,Vice President

Ebru Zülfikaroğlu

Obstetrician and Gynecologist, and General Surgeon

Ecem Erol

LC Waikiki, E-Commerce Category Manager

Ekrem Ekicigil

Adform, Senior Account Director

Ekrem İmamoğlu

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Mayor

Elif Buse Öründü

LC Waikiki, E-Commerce Digital Analytics and Marketing Manager

Emin Fadıllıoğlu

Eczacıbaşı Pharmaceuticals, Industrial and Financial Investments & President, Eczacıbaşı Evital

Emrah Kaya

Technology Thinker, Entrepreneur, Investor

Erdal Kiraz

AstraZeneca, Director of Corporate Relations

Eren Sağır

Meta, Strategic Partnerships Manager

Erge Güçlü

Wavemaker, Head of Strategy & Insight

Erkan Kaya

WMLY&R Team Red, Creative Director

Erman Bakırcı

Veri Enstitüsü, Researcher

Ersin Kalaycıoğlu

Istanbul Policy Center, Senior Fellow and Sabancı University, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Ersin Pekin

Muhabbet, Executive Creative Director

Ertunç Tümen

AK Asset Management, Senior Executive and Author

Esra Ateş

Nescafé, Senior Marketing Manager

Evren Balta

Özyeğin University, Head of the Department of International Relations

Evren Gülyaşar

GroupM, Managing Partner E-Commerce

Faruk Eczacıbaşı

President of Eczacıbaşı Sports Club

Feride Edige

Pro Communication, Founder

Feyza Akınerdem

Boğaziçi University, Sociologist

Furkan Selim

EssenceMediacom, Content Director

Furkan Sezer

Former Financial Crimes Fighting Branch Manager

Fırat Umur

Türkiye İş Bankası, Entrepreneurship Programs Manager

Fırat İşbecer

Commencis, CEO and Investor

Gizem Burcu Bağcı

Penti, Corporate Communications and Marketing Director

Güldeniz Şeşen Bilginer

Tribal Worldwide Istanbul, Creative Director

Gülfem Saydan Sanver

Political Communications Consultant

Güçlü Mete

Editor in Chef
Kafa Radio Co-Founder

Halil Söyler

Nescafe, Digital & E-Business Lead

Haluk Akalp

GroupM, Managing Partner Media Solutions and Programmatic Buying

Hande Beceren

Kantar Insights Division Turkey and Finland, Managing Director

Hande Ocak Başev

AI-Focused Business Strategist and Entrepreneur

Hande Yağcı

Alternatif Bank, Director of Brand, Communications, Sustainability, and Customer Experience

Hasan Dertli

Sodec Technologies, General Manager and Co-Founder

Hasan Ulusoy

Nobel Medicine, Chairman of the Board

Hüseyin Necdet Kalkan

Nestlé Türkiye Beverages Business General Manager

Irmak Emekdaş

Group Leader for E-Commerce and Omnichannel Industries

Isabelle Quevilly

META, Creative Shop Director for the NEMEA Region

James Robinson

LIONS & Contagious, Head of Customer Success,

Jeffrey Bustos

IAB, VP of Measurement Addressability Data Center

Josef Lentsch

Political Tech Summit, Founder & CEO

Kim Dirckx

L'Oréal, VP of Global Digital Sustainability and DE&I

Kyle Vowinkel

Former FBI Agent & Cornell University, Senior Lecturer

Laia Gasch

World Cities Culture Forum, Director

Laura Visco

Social Entrepreneur & Activist

Lütfü Koçoğlu

Adform Turkey and MEA, Head of Customer Success

Mathieu Albrand

McCann Worldgroup, Global Innovation Director

Mehmet Ali Çalışkan

Center of Social Impact Research, Founding Partner

Mehmet Tüfekçi

Arçelik Turkey, Senior Marketing Director

Meltem Bakiler Şahin

Vodafone Turkey, Consumer Business Unit Director

Menekşe Durna

Beko Dealer Owner / Atılım DTM

Mert Kunç

Indie Istanbul, Co-Founder

Meryem Betül Çavdar

Paralympic Taekwondo National Athlete

Murat Abbas

İBB Culture Inc. General Manager

Murat Yaylagül

Büyük Balık, Co-Founder and Creative Director

Murat Yeşildere

Egon Zehnder, Senior Partner

Murat Zengin

Member of the CMO Society

Mustafa Yiğit Zeren

Chairman of the Executive Board and Directors

Natali Kasap

Unilever Turkey, Country Lead for Beauty and Personal Care, Central Asia, and Iran

Nebi Sümer

Sabancı University, Istanbul Policy Center, Professor of Psychology

Necati Özkan

Political Consultant, Öykü Dialogue International Agency President

Nevzat Aydın

Yemeksepeti, Founder and GEN Chairman of the Board

Nihat Narin

İBB, Retail Group President of Enterprises

Nihat Sırdar

Radio Operator
Kafa Radyo Co-Founder

Opr. Dr. Deniz Ertürk Erem

Medical Director of AstraZeneca Turkey

Orhan Tanrıkulu

LC Waikiki, E-Commerce Digital Product Management Group Manager

Paul Kemp-Robertson

LIONS, Chief Content Officer ve Contagious, Co-Founder

Pelin Hekimoğlu

Arçelik Türkiye, Brand and Marketing Communication Director

Pelin Özkan

MediaCat Editor in Chief

Petek Alemdar

Social Media Content Creator

Prof. Ayşe Zarakol

University of Cambridge, Professor of International Relations

Prof. Dr. Altan Çakır

Professor of Big Data and AI, Entrepreneur

Prof. Dr. Demirhan Dıraçoğlu

İstanbul University, Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Prof. Dr. Kerem Rızvanoğlu

Galatasaray University, Faculty Member at the School of Communication

Prof. Dr. Seda Demiralp

Işık University, Chair of the Department of International Relations

Prof. Hüseyin Şeker

Birmingham City University, Professor of Computing Sciences and Associate Dean

Pınar Nokay

Bunge Turkey, Marketing and Commercial Marketing Leader

Rafet Özgür

Turkish Airlines, Senior Vice President Communications

Recep Alabaş

LC Waikiki, International E-Commerce Marketplace Director

Ricardo Pérez Valcárcel

JCDecaux España, Marketing Director

Riccardo Manzotti

IULM University, AI Expert and Philosopher

Rim Turkmani

London School of Economics, Policy Researcher

Selin Orçunus

Google Turkey, Travel, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Telecom, and Automotive Sector Leader

Selva Demiralp

Koç University, Economist

Seray İmer

Garanti BBVA, Head of Sustainability

Seren Selvin Korkmaz

IstanPol, Founder and Co-Director

Serhat Bayram

Serdesin, Founder and Creative Chairman

Serkan Barış

ASTRAZENECA, Country President

Serkan Oğuz

Unilever Magnum Impulse and Inhome Categories, Marketing Manager

Serkan Tavşanoğlu

META, Head of Agencies and Ecosystem Partnerships

Sibel Yüksel

Nutricia, Head of Consumer Marketing

Sibel Ülkü

Wavemaker Turkey, Chief Digital Officer

Sinem Sandıkçı Gökçen

Loreal Turkey, Country General Manager

Sophie Ellis

Lions Intelligence & Contagious IQ, Commercial Director

Soydan Canbaz

Sobraz, Founder ve Chief Story Officer

Steve Fuller

The University of Warwick, Sociologist

Suat Kılıç

New Welfare Party, Deputy Chairman

Tayfun Atay

Anthropologist and Author

Tunç Berkman

xCMO, Marketing and Brand Consultant, Entrepreneur

Tuğbay Bilbay

WPP Turkey, Senior Consultant

Tuğkan Cabbar

Ork Digital, Creative Director

Umut İribaş

Reckitt, Senior Brand Manager

Uğur Candan

SAP Turkey, General Manager

Uğur Poyraz

Good Party, Secretary General

Uğur Şeker

Angel Investor and Advisor

Yasemin Güney Ağırdır

Consultant, Civil Society Advocate

Yağız Aydemir

Digital and Information Technology Director of AstraZeneca Turkey

Yıldıray Tanrıver

Açık Holding, Medical Director

Zeliha Ünaldı

UN Women Türkiye, Deputy Country Director

Zeynep Mürvet Çetin

Brand Director for Home Care Category in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Zeynep İnan

META, Turkey's Leader in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Retail, and Telecommunications Sectors

Çiğdem Akça

Tema Vakfı, Deputy General Manager

Ömer Aras

QNB Turkiye, Chairman of The Board

Önder Güler

Google Cloud, Turkey Country Manager

Özenç Usturumcalı

Deichmann Turkey, Marketing Director

Özge Erdem

P&G Turkey, VP of the Board Resp. for Marketing

Özlem Ergazi

GroupM, Chief Services Officer

Özlem Çıragöz

Mindshare, Chief Strategy Officer

Ümit Alan

Author & Communications Expert

İ. Renay Onur

Sports Istanbul, General Manager

İpek Köse

P&G Turkey, Marketing Director for Oral Care in the Caucasus and Central Asia"

İrem Ergün

American Hospital, Functional Medicine Doctor

İrem Yılmaz

LC Waikiki, E-Commerce Category Director

İsmail Anıl Güzeliş

Tribal Worldwide Istanbul, Creative Director

İzlem Özturgut Kıyak

Strategy and Brand Development Consultant

Şah Yaycı

All in All Project, Founder and Mentor

Şefika Günyel

Traditional Turkish Cuisine Expert, Gastronomy Researcher

Şerafettin Özer

LC Waikiki, Digital Transformation and Information Technologies General Manager