2021
Chief Commercial Officer, Augmate, USA
Peter is a strategic and digitally focused global marketing leader with agency, client and startup experience. He is an entrepreneurial business leader with significant P&L experience in strategic communications development across traditional, digital, direct and retail. With deep experience in
Head of Enterprise PMO
Marmara Üniversitesi
PROF. DR. NIHAT AKKUS HAS OBTAINED HIS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM MARMARA UNIVERSITY IN THE FIELD OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN 1983. AFTER COMPLETING MASTER DEGREE STUDY IN THE SAME UNIVERSITY, HE WENT TO JAPAN TO STUDY HIS DOCTORATE DEGREE
Managing Director, SEC Technologies GmbH
Florian Lukavsky started his hacker career in early ages, bypassing parental control systems. Since then, he has reported numerous zero-day vulnerabilities responsibly to software vendors and has conducted hundreds of pentests and security reviews of IoT devices as
Business Developer Internet of Things _ Data Solutions, KPN, The Netherlands
Antoine van den Oever (1976) got his bachelor degree in hospitality management, business economics and political science. In the past Antoine worked for CapGemini, SAS institute and SAP he specialized himself in big data analytics. As a self-appointed
Assistant General Manager, Intel Turkey
Ediz Altun has an Electrical & Electronics engineer and Executive MBA degree from Bogazici University. He has eighteen years of IT experience and has held various roles in Intel for the past fifteen years. Most recently he has
Director Connected Car, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Germany
Nick is an independent consultant and advisor for vehicle manufacturers, insurers and tech start-ups, specialising in IoT and Connectivity. In a career spanning more than 35 years, Nick has served in senior roles on a global level in
Corporate Performance Specialist – Corporate Affairs, STC Solutions, Saudi Arabia
Currently working as part of Corporate Affairs Team for STC Solutions, Mohummed Haris Farooq has over 9 years of experience in Organizational Strategic Planning and Performance Management (Balance Scorecard, KPIs & Project Management). In the past, he as worked for
Board Member, Middle East & Process Industries Chairman, MESA International, Saudi Arabia
An industry thought leader, entrepreneur, strategic thinker and passionate Engineering & Knowledge Management consultant with over 27 years of experience in the petrochemical, refining and gas industries. Fayez possess a unique combination of a strong technical background coupled with exceptional
CEO, ANKAREF
Co-founder and CEO of Ankaref, the company, founded in 2007 with the objective to be one of the key players in the Internet of Things(IoT) market and has played an important role in shaping the IoT market in different sectors.
Ulusoy Maritime Group & Turkey Cesme Customs IT Manager
Year of Birth : 1976
Ulusoy Sealines Management S.A.
Information Technologies Manager
• Acting as the contact and responsible person for all IT Operations
Ulusoy Holding
Web Developer
• Developing and designing sites of all Ulusoy Holding companies
• Developing Online Ticket
General Manager,Bilge SGT
Bilgi güvenliği sektöründe 2004 yılından itibaren uzman, denetmen ve danışman pozisyonlarında görev yapan Burak Çifter, yerli ve yabancı finans kurumlarına, telekom şirketlerine, servis sağlayıcılara ve kamu kurumuna hizmet verdi. Özellikle uygulama veağ güvenliği alanında yaptığı çalışmalarda yaygın kullanılan çeşitli kapalıve
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Writer, Turkuvaz Medya
Yapay zeka ve robotik konularında uzman, İstanbul merkezli gazeteci. Sadece bu iki alanda yazan tek Türk gazeteci-yazar. Aralarında Türkiye’nin en çok satan ekonomi dergisi ve bir İngilizce gazetenin de bulunduğu Türk medyasına ait yayınlara yazıyor. Türkiye’de yerleşik yerel
Country Manager, Turkey, Google Cloud
Önder has spent time with some of the best tech vendors of almost every stack of the IT hierarchy. He started with NCR and Digital then moved to Microsoft, followed with Cisco. Doing senior management roles in
Country Manager, Turkey, Gemalto
Senior IT Consultant, Inforte Bilişim, Netscout
Chief Technology Officer, ICRON
He joined ICRON in 2001 and specializes on large-scale optimization methods and software. He was named the recipient of the 2010 Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award given by the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) and his research has appeared in many
Legal Council Etid
Mr. Bora Gemicioglu has graduated from Galatasaray High School and has a degree in Law from Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law in 2004 and an LL.M. degree from Essex University in 2006. His areas of expertise include Corporate
CTO, Augmate, USA
Technical Team Leader, Inforte Bilişim, Netscout
Director, Digital Transformation, Software AG
Masood is the Director, Digital Transformation at Software AG. In his current role, based in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia, he is responsible for guiding Software AG’s customers in the Middle East & Turkey region realize their Digital agendas with Software
Founder, RPMA M2M IoT Türkiye
Formerly of Red Hat and Ford Smart Mobility, John Mickey has created global multi-million dollar strategic partnerships in the manufacturing automation space with Dedem Mekatronik. As Product Manager at TransLoc, now Ford Smart Mobility, he created software products featured in
Managing Director, International Operations, ANKAREF
Born in Ankara in 1986, Nejat Unsal has always attracted the attention of foreign investment companies before his graduation in Turkey and Belgium. Having a wise head on young shoulders, Mr. Unsal has been providing consultancy services for investment companies
OT & IT Analyst, NAMETRUB Region, Unilever
Sensör seviyesinden, cloud computing düzeyine kadar uçtan uca 500'ün üzerinde projede yer aldım ve bir çoğunu da yönettim. Bu projelerde keşif, planlama, tasarım, kurulum ve test gibi mühendislik aşamalarının yanı sıra fizibilite , olgunluk modeli çıkarımı ve
Director – Business Development Mobility, IoT and Collaboration Services Middle East, Central Asia and Africa Tata Communications
Deepak is the Director and Head of Business Development for Mobility, IoT and Collaboration Services for Middle East, Central Asia and Africa region for Tata Communications, a part of US$ 108 billion Tata Group of Companies. In this
VP of IoT, Cloud and Automotive, Vestel
Burak Savak is VP of IoT at Vestel Electronics, where he manages and coordinates cloud connectivity and ML activities for Vestel products. His team strategically creates the next generation of Vestel products, platforms & experiences end-users love.
Co-Founder Fourdotone
CIO, Sanko Holding
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CIO, Agaoglu
Volkan Kuzucu born in İstanbul , 1982. Completed his undergraduate education in İstanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science department. Has 15-year IT experience in Tourism, Energy and Construction industries. Proved itself by implementing case studies in Tourism industry ,
Co-Founder & CEO, Ayvos
Eray HANGÜL was born at Malatya named as "Apricot City" and with the supporting minerals of apricots, he got Master degree from Ege University Computer Engineering at 2007. He was interested in 3D game engine design and development
Board Member and General Manager, GGTEK
2002 yılından itibaren dış ticaret ve finans sektöründe çeşitli kademelerde uzman ve yönetici olarak görev yapmıştır. Proje finansmanı, Yatırım Yönetimi ve Uluslararası ticaret alanlarında uzmanlaşmış olan Yasin Erdem, kuruluşundan beri GGTEK takımının bir üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır.
Partner, Related & Co. Consulting
Helping organizations' & leaders' staying relevant in this disruptive era. Passionately interested in technology, innovation & entrepreneurship- Believing these 3 components will make the world a better place to live. Partner at Related & Co consulting firm and
EcoStruxure Solution Manager, Schneider Electric
Türker Öztürk, 1981 yılında Ankara’da doğdu. 1999 yılında Süleyman Demirel Anadolu Lisesini bitirdi. 2003 yılında Hacettepe Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fizik Mühendisliği bölümden, 2006 yılında ise aynı üniversitenin Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fizik Mühendisliği ABD’dan fizik yüksek mühendisi ünvanı ile
General Manager, Wipelot
M. Rifat Ok was born in 1976 in Diyarbakır. In 2003, he received his master's degree from ITU Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Between 1999 and 2004, he worked at Mobilera A.Ş. on European Union 6th Framework and
Head of Corporate Projects Management, HUGO BOSS Textile Industries
Döndü Ünal Haktar, Head of Corporate Projects Management HUGO BOSS Textile Industries, has18 years relevant working experience on executive level, e.g. expert in the area of manufacturing, organizational transformation and leadership development. HUGO BOSS Textile Industry is HUGO BOSS Group’s
Business Development Director, ANKAREF
2006 yılında KTÜ Makine Mühendisliğini, 2011-2012 yıllarında Kocaeli Üniversitesi MBA programını bitirdi. 2007 -2017 yıllarında Ford Otosan Gölcük Fabrikası’nda önce Üretim Planlama tarafında İç Lojistik Mühendisi olarak akabinde Lojistik Tarafında Ekip Lideri olarak görev aldı. 2018 yılı itibariyle
CIO, Silk and Cashmere
2013 yılında Bulgaristan Varna Teknik üniversitesi Bilgisayar Sistemleri Teknolojisi Muhendisliğinden mezun olduktan sonra Aspen Yapı ve Zemin firmasında bilgi işlem&Crm sorumlusu olarak işe başladı. 2014-2015 yılları arasında İntersport firmasında It sorumlusu olarak görev aldıktan sonra 2015 yılında It
CMO Vestel
Kadıköy Anadolu sonrası lisans eğitimini Syracuse University’de, MBA’yi ise Babson College’de tamamladı. Çalışma hayatına Amerika’da başladı. Monitor Company/New York’da danışman olarak perakendecilik ve telekom sektörlerine ilişkin projelerde yer aldı ve 2000 yılında Türkiye’ye döndü.
Koç Holding’de
Managing Partner – Yazıcıoğlu Attorneys at Law
Bora Yazicioglu has over 10 years of experience advising national and international clients on several aspects of business law and representing them before courts, arbitral tribunals and regulatory bodies. During his career he has advised Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Zurich
EY Turkey, Advisory Services, Partner CESA Emerging Technologies Leader
Alper is the leader of Information Technology Advisory Services of EY Central and Southeast Europe , Central Asia and Turkey Advisory Service Line. He is reposible from 33 countries. He has more than 19 years of professional
Cyber Security Researcher, Tecnalia, Spain
Mathematician and IT Engineer by the University of Granada (UGR) and Master Program in Cybersecurity by the International University of La Rioja (UNIR), Santiago has a background in Pentesting and Information Security (CPHE certified). In the past, he
General Manager, MBIS
Cenk Salihoğlu, Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi’nden 1993’te mezun olduktan sonra İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi’nde Endüstri Mühendisliğini (1997) ve Marmara Üniversitesi’nde Mühendislik Yönetimi (2003) yüksek lisansını bitirmiştir. Salihoğlu, iş hayatına SAP Türkiye’de başlamış sonrasında MBIS’in kurucu ortakları arasında yer almıştır. Kariyerinin
EMEIA IoT Leader, EY
Miroslaw leads IoT advisory services for the EY EMEIA region. He led multiple projects focused on transforming business through technologies in EMEIA as well as Asia and North America, for both government institutions and large heavy-industry enterprises.
CEO, haberler.com
Dijital yayıncılık alanında 12 yıllık tecrübeye sahip, Haberler.com’un da bağlı olduğu Yenimedya Elektronik Yayıncılık’ta CEO. Haberler.com’un 2006 yılında kurulmasından bu yana, öğrenciyken bağladığı part time dijital yayıncılık işinde okul bittikten sonra full
Chairman, Machine Learning Türkiye
Çetin Kaya Koç received his Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from University of California Santa Barbara in 1988. His research interests are in electronic voting, cyber-physical security, cryptographic engineering, finite field arithmetic, random number generators, and neuromorphic
Head of Process Information & Automation, MOL Group, Hungary
Tibor Komroczki is the Head of Process Information and Automation in MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company.
Tibor Komróczki has been working at MOL since 1987. He started his career at the FCC unit and has moved through different roles
Supply Chain Optimization Leader, GE Power, Hungary
Valeriano (Vale) Donzelli has 14 years’ experience in GE. He worked for GE in 3 different countries and 2 different business. He held various position with growing responsibilities in Supply Chain Management, mostly covering Multi-plant roles for EMEA and, in
Project Director, The City of Warsaw, Poland
Tomasz Pactwa is responsible for social matters at the city of Warsaw that includes policy dedicated to families, seniors and people with disabilities. He started his professional career with the NGO as a fundraiser and soon became a project manager.
R&D Smart Manufacturing Technologies Manager, Toyotetsu
Ahmet Erdem ÖNER was born in 1980. He graduated from Yıldız Technical University Mechanical Engineering & Electrical Engineering. He has a Execute MBA degree from YTU. He has been working at Toyotetsu Company since 2007. He has ten
Digital Solutions and Technology Acceleration Lead, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, India
Rithesh leads digital solutions and technology acceleration teams in Novartis, my current responsibilitiesincludethe digitization of customer experience and day to day operationsand also innovating and incubating novel technologies like sensors/IOT, intelligent process automation, bigdata and real-time advanced analytics in the
Business Development Manager, Koncar , Croatia
Nikica Mikulandra is currently deputy director in KONCAR Electronics and Informatics Inc. in Croatia, a manufacturer of advanced electronics and systems and director in Upland Global Wireless Technology in Nigeria, an IoT/M2M telecom company. He has over 20 years of
Founder, IOT Factory, Belgium
Founder of IOT Factory. We help Businesses to generate Value through the Internet of Things (IoT). We provide Business Solutions, Consulting Services and a Startup Studio for IOT Startups. Lionel has more than 15 years experience in IOT (LoRa, SgFox)
GM of ICT & Advisor to CEO, Omantel, Oman
Group Manufacturing Excellence Head, Al-Khaleej Sugar, UAE
Dr. Ahmad Wassim is the Group Manufacturing Excellence Head at Al-Khaleej Sugar since September 2017. Before this, he was the Regional Manufacturing & Supply Chain director for Construction Company in UAE. Dr. Ahmad started her career at GSK as a
Director for Innovation & Technology, THALES Group, France
Walid BENZARTI holds a Ph.D. in Microelectronics and an Executive MBA. He has been working for more than 20 years in Innovation and Scientific Research as a Scientist, Visiting Professor, Conferences Keynote speaker, Consultant and Executive in different International public
Principal Engineer, Instrument and Control, Petronas, Malaysia
Sharul A Rashid is the Principal Engineer, Instrument and Control in East Coast Refinery and Aromatics Plant based in Kertih, Terengganu, Malaysia. Sharul had passed recent Custodian Assessment and ready for promotion. Sharul has more than 26 years of experience
CEO, Balmoral Financial, USA
Rodney Kincaid CEO www.balmoralfinancial.com world investor and mural painter
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/kincaidpaintings/) will be speaking in Turkey at IoT EurAsia.
He will make available to EuraAsian clients more than 50 Million in financing
for companies needing back up energy storage, software and services
Global Lead, Manufacturing Applications, SunPower, USA
Nikhil is the Global Lead for Manufacturing applications in Module Manufacturing plants at SunPower. He has led setting up of highly automated plants in Latin America and South Africa. He ran a Merger and Acquisition project in EU which involved
Supply Chain Customer Service Manager, Sanofi, Saudi Arabia
Certified Supply Chain Manager from ISCEA-USA with 15 years’ experience in multinational company with invaluable knowledge of managing projects, resources and staff in an effective and efficient manner. Highly focused on demand planning, Business Process and the supply chain. Boasting
Managing Partner, DigiGurus BV, The Netherlands
Entrepreneur, visionair and senior executive with 20 years of entrepreneurial experience in the Tech industry. Been leading digital transformations in software, telecom, utility, electronics and payments.
Skilled in strategy, leadership, business development, executive management and finance. Combined with a deep understanding
Innovation Leader, MTS Group, Russia
Eddie Segal is the Innovation & Digital business development leader of Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (“MTS” - NYSE:MBT; MOEX:MTSS) is the leading Telco & Digital group in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, which provide wireless Internet access and fixed voice, broadband
CEO and Founder, Jugnoo, India
Samar is a physicist by education and has previously worked as a researcher at IBM and CERN. He is an avid traveler and amateur photographer who likes to document the everyday world.
Director Cybersecurity Advocacy-EMEA, (ISC)2
Bits and bytes fascinated Mary-Jo de Leeuw ever since she got a Commodore 64, back in the 80’s. What followed in the next 25 years, was much, much more (digital) toys and the "investigation" of it. But this toystory doesn’t
Global Product Manager, Digital Services, Caterpillar Inc., Switzerland
Kjeld Jespersen is Global Product Manager, Digital Services for Construction Industries at Caterpillar Inc. He is based in Geneva, Switzerland. Kjeld works closely with multiple business partners to support the commercialization of Caterpillar’s digital product and service portfolio.
Since joining Caterpillar’s
Head of IT, Agaoglu Group of Companies
Volkan Kuzucu born in İstanbul , 1982. Completed his undergraduate education in İstanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science department. Has 15-year IT experience in Tourism, Energy and Construction industries. Proved itself by implementing case studies in Tourism industry , then transferred
Senior Head of Corporate Services, HUGO BOSS Textile Industries
Sarper Arslan, Senior Head of Corporate Services HUGO BOSS Textile Industries, has 20 years of experience in the fashion business in manufacturing, project management, organizational development, engineering and product development in a multi-national environment, leveraging business potential and creating high
Board Member, MESA Middle East
Michel Anderson is a Principal Director within the Accenture Resources practice, based in the Dammam Saudi Arabia. His expertise includes manufacturing operations management, supply chain management, operations excellence, performance management and complex system integration.Prior to joining Accenture, Michel worked for
Managing Director, Zyfra Europe, Russia
Katriina is an entrepreneurial leader with 20 years of experience in ICT and all things digital. In 2017 Katriina was recognized as one of the top 100 IT influencers in Finland by a prominent local magazine Tietoviikko.Katriina was previously a
CEO, ANKAREF
Born in 1974, Nigde, Binici completed secondary and high school education in Icel Anatolian High School after his primary school graduation in Mersin. He graduated from METU, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 1997. He started his professional life
CEO, Augmate, USA
Pete is an IBM alumni with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. During his time at IBM, Wassell spent a majority of his career managing multimillion dollar programs, conducting business presentations in every major city of the
Digital Manufacturing Innovation Program Expert, European Commission & Advanced Design & Technology Manager, University of Bologna
Giuseppe Padula, MSc, MBA, is Adj. Prof. of Digital Manufacturing Innovation at University of Bologna, Advanced Design Dpt. He is co-founder of the Executive Master in Business Innovation Design at Bologna Business School, and Scientific Director of the Italian Magazine
Board Member, Middle East & Process Industries Chairman, MESA International, Saudi Arabia
An industry thought leader, entrepreneur, strategic thinker and passionate Engineering & Knowledge Management consultant with over 27 years of experience in the petrochemical, refining and gas industries. Fayez possess a unique combination of a strong technical background coupled with exceptional
CEO & Co Founder, Skysens
Burak Polat is Co-founder and Ceo of Skysens , born in Kayseri Turkey 1986,have extensive experience on multinational- multicultural technology development. Graduated from Aerospace Engineering in Istanbul Technical University and finished Engineering Management Master at Bogaziçi University. After finishing his
Founding Partner, ICRON
He is the visionary and founder of ICRON, which was established in Chicago USA in the early nineties. Tamer has been working on large scale Supply Chain Planning, Scheduling and Optimization systems for clients around the world for over two
CEO, Trio Mobil
Mr. Nevzat Ataklı holds an undergraduate degree in Mechatronics Engineering at Sabanci University, started his carrier as a software & diagnostics engineer at Ford Motor Company R&D Center. After founding Trio Mobil in 2011, he played a major role in
Corporate Performance Specialist – Corporate Affairs, STC Solutions, Saudi Arabia
Currently working as part of Corporate Affairs Team for STC Solutions, Mohummed Haris Farooq has over 9 years of experience in Organizational Strategic Planning and Performance Management (Balance Scorecard, KPIs & Project Management). In the past, he as worked for
Chief Digital Officer & Lecturer, Bilgi & Bahçeşehir University
As Chief Digital Officer I advise companies on how they can use current and future technologies for sustainable profit. I work at Bilgi & Bahçeşehir University as senior lecturer and give lectures on e-business, internet marketing and innovation. I specialize
Managing Director, Integral Solutions
BSc in Mechanical Engineering, MBA, Ph.D in Management Previous Roles: Procurement Governance and Development Director @Telecom industry, General Manager @ manufacturing, Head of Industrial Projects @ Holding Ersan has strong leadership background in Business Development, Supply Chain and Manufacturing. With
CEO, QMIC, Qatar
Dr. Adnan led the establishment of the Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) in 2009 at the Qatar Science & Technology Park. It is the first independent innovations institution in the region focused on translating local large-scale innovations into scalable digital
Chairman of Board, TTGV and Board Member, VESTEL Ventures
Born in Eskişehir on the 26th of February in 1950 . Mr. Ultav was graduated from Ankara Science High School and received his BSc and MSc degree from Electrical and Electrical Engineering Department (Computer and Control Option) from Middle East
Product and Service Development Director, Turk Telekom
CEO & Chairman, AFCOMSAT, Nigeria
CEO, NETOP IoT, Netherlands
In 1995 he became a double majored graduate of SDSU Software and Mathematical Engineering. Until 1997, he worked in various positions in the private sector. He started his professional business life by establishing his first company in 1997. Over the
Co-founder, Infolitik, Turkey
Muzaffer Yöntem is Managing Director of Infolitik that is TIBCO Software Partner in Turkey, acting big
data and business software architect having 20 years’ experience in integration and analytics. He has
also previously led Sybase Turkey as country sales leader.
Co-Founder, Ironman Consulting , Turkey
İbrahim Demir, 1979 yılında TED Ankara Koleji’nden, 1984 yılında Hacettepe
Üniversitesi İşletme Bölümü’nden mezun oldu.
Çalışma hayatına 1987 yılında Kordsa’da “İnsan Kaynakları Uzmanı” olarak başladı.
Bu görevini takiben aynı şirkette ve Sabancı Holding’in özel projelerinde “İnsan
Kaynakları Bilgi Sistemleri Uzmanı”
Special Solutions and Business Development Director, Data Market, Turkey
He started his professional career in 1993, working in Information and Operation Technologies (IT - OT) areas. With the discipline of Electronic Engineer (MSc), he had developed solutions in the field of industrial automation and manufacturing execution systems. He has
Digital Transormation Director, MNG Kargo,Turkey
Dr. Serhat Kut 2002 yılında M.S.G.S.Ü Mimarlık Bölümünden mezun olmuş ardından aynı üniversitede Kentsel Tasarım alanında yüksek lisansını tamamlamıştır. İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesinde Araştırma Görevlisi olarak akademik hayatına başlayan Serhat Kut, 2006 yılında İTÜ’de Nesnelerin İnterneti (IOT), Artırılmış Gerçeklik
Consultant Fraunhofer, Germany
Dr.rer.pol. Sevket Akinlar, born in Istanbul, is the founder of AKT Centre of Applied Research A.S. as a consulting company of logistics and consultant of Fraunhofer Germany in Istanbul. Sevket worked many years for Volkswagen AG and founder of Innovation
Business Developer & Technopreneur, Revo Capital
Bora Yılmaz is part of the Revo Capital founding team, the largest early stage technology venture capital fund in Turkey with $66 million AUM dedicated only for IOT, B2B cloud and neo-commerce enabler startups. After being involved in product management