Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit

Gebze Technical University (GTU) will hold its 2019 Entrepreneurship Summit with the theme of “Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship” on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at the Green Park Pendik Hotel & Convention Center. The event will bring together leading companies, women entrepreneurs, and digital entrepreneurs in three sessions to deliver inspiring talks on the significant impacts of digital innovation on individuals, businesses, the economy, and society, and how these impacts shape the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Participation is free, but those wishing to attend must fill out the online registration form at the link below.

Past Entrepreneurship Summit events:

• 2018: http://www.gtugirisimcilikzirvesi.org/index.php/2018-zirve/

• 2017: http://www.gtugirisimcilikzirvesi.org/index.php/2017-zirve/

• 2016: http://www.gtugirisimcilikzirvesi.org/index.php/2016-zirve/

• 2015: http://www.gtugirisimcilikzirvesi.org/index.php/2015-zirve/

Website: http://www.gtugirisimcilikzirvesi.org/

Online registration form: http://www.gtugirisimcilikzirvesi.org/index.php/online-kayit/

Date of the event

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Event time

09.00 – 17.00

Location of the event

Green Park Pendik Hotel & Convention Center, Pendik, Istanbul

(Transport: http://www.thegreenparkpendik.com/tr/iletisim)

The program of the event

09.00 – 10.00

Record

09.30 – 10.30

Opening Session

• Prof. Dr. Haluk GÖRGÜN, Chairman and General Manager of ASELSAN

10.30 – 12.30

Session 1: The Role of Large Companies in the Age of Innovation

• Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Ömer TORLAK, President of the Competition Authority
• Speakers:
  • Erkan Güral, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NG Kütahya Seramik, and President of the Confederation of Young Businessmen of Türkiye (TÜGİK).
  • İnanç ÇAKIROĞLU, Director of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Data Science at Turkcell.
  • Ömer Rüştü ERGEN, Ford Otosan R&D Manager
  • Yetkin TEPEKÖYLÜ, P&G Commercial Operations Director

12.30 – 13.30

Lunch

13.30 – 15.00

Session 2: Women Making a Difference in the Age of Innovation

• Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Funda SİVRİKAYA ŞERİFOĞLU, Member of the YÖK (Council of Higher Education) Women in Academia Studies Unit, Founding Coordinator of TULIP, and Founding Rector of Düzce University.
• Speakers:
  • Duygu YILMAZ, Co-Founder of Biolive
  • Nur GER, President of YANINDAYIZ Association and Founder and General Manager of SUTEKS.
  • Pelin BAYKAN, Founder of Anlatan Eller (Telling Hands)
  • Selin ÇETİN, Robot Lawyer

15.00 – 15.30

Coffee Break

15.30 – 17.00

Session 3: Digital Entrepreneurs Making a Difference in the Age of Innovation

• Session Chair: Zeynep AKTAŞ, Economist, Economics Columnist for Milliyet Newspaper
• Speakers:
  • Çağlar İÇER, Insider, Partner & Head of Predictive Business Unit
  • Tahsin ISIN, Co-Founder of iyzico
  • Aslı DERBENT, General Manager of VeriPark Türkiye
  • Mine KOCADAĞ DEDEKOCA, Start-IST and davetpostasi.com Founder
  • Ali TAN ŞERBETCİ, Founding Partner and Chairman of the Board of Korur Robot Technologies Company.

For more information and questions:

Tel: (262) 605 24 37

e-mail: girisimcilikzirvesi@gtu.edu.tr