Draft Program

DAY 1

MAIN HALL

08.30 – 09.00 Registration & Coffee Break

09.00 – 10.00 Opening remarks

  • Ms. İffet ERCIL, President, TTGTD
  • Prof. Dr. M. Numan DURAKBAŞA, Co-Chairperson, International Startup Summit
  • Prof. Dr. Berna DENGIZ, Chairperson, International Startup Summit
  • Ms. Güldal AKŞİT, Honorary Chairperson, International Startup Summit
  • Mr. Mustafa VARANK, Minister of Industry and Technology *awaiting confirmation

10.00 – 11.15 “How to start? Follow your dreams!”

  • Jim ROGERS,
  • Andrés PASTRANA,
  • Laurie Lane-ZUCKER, Founder and CEO of Impact Entrepreneur, LLC
  • M. Serdar KUZULOĞLU, Columnist

11.15 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.45 “Inventing or creating an idea?”

  • Rob REBHOLZ, Founding Partner, CEO, Optilyz
  • Alice BENTINCK, Founding Partner, Entrepreneur First & Code First
  • Melih ÖDEMIS, Founder, Yemek Sepeti
  • Meriç ERYÜREK, Co-Founder; Kalk Gel – Gaming and Culture Events
  • Dr. R. Erdem ERKUL, Cerebrum Tech, Founder

12.45 – 14.00 Lunch & Networking

PARALLEL SESSION I:

Startup: How did we start?

14.00 – 15.15 “Startup in the idea, feasibility, trade triangle”

  • Serkan BORANÇILI, Founding Partner & Investor, Getir
  • Canan ÇELİK, Docklands Academy
  • Cafer MAHIROĞLU, COB, Select Textile

What did we think, what did we calculate?

15.15 – 16.30 “Reaching Goals”

  • Jamie Coleman, Founding Partner, Codebase
  • Prof. Dr. Emre Alkin, Altınbaş University, Vice President
  • Kemal Erol, Vivense, Founder
  • Dirk TRÖNDLE, Consultancy, Fundraising and Mediation

16.30 – 16.45 Coffee Break & Networking

Dreams and reality

16.45 – 17.45 “Nourishing” Ideas

  • Filiz HÖSÜKOĞLU, Project Manager and Culinary Cultures Consultant
  • Noobtsaa Philip VANG,
  • Nasser JABER,
  • Amy GILLETT

17.45 – 18.30 “Can EdTech StartUps transform the educational system? How scaling solutions in Education Technologies can change the future of learning.”

  • Onur KARADEMİR, Co-Founder of the EdTech StartUp StudyCore.de
  • Kai BROBEİL, CEO & Founder of the Software Company Adornis Ventures
  • Matt KUPPENS, Independent Expert at European Commission

18.30 – 19.00 Coffee Break & Networking

PARALLEL SESSION II:

B2B, B2C, Round Table Meeting

13.00 – 17.00 – Possibilities of the New World: Gamerism, Eco-Philosophy, Climate Crisis and Entrepreneurial Mind

  • Dr. Sinan PEKŞEN, Değişim Ustaları, Founder
  • Prof. Dr. Güncel ÖNKAL, Maltepe University
  • Dr. Selin SÜAR ORAL, Aydın University
  • Dr. Volkan ORAL, Aydın University
  • Selin KILIÇ, Entrepreneur, Coach, Trainer

DAY 2

09.00-09.30 Ahmet Şerif İZGÖREN, İzgören Academy, Founder

PARALLEL SESSION I:

09.45 – 11.00 “International Approach to Startup processes”

  • Georg KARABACZEK, Undersecretariat of Trade, Austria
  • Lalu Muhamad IQBAL, Embassy of Indonesia

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break

11.15 – 12.45 – “Realization of Startup entrepreneurs”

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz TUNÇALP, Istanbul Technical University
  • Agim SELAMİ, Founder and Executive Director at ZIP Institute
  • Mustafa EL-SAGEZLI, BINA Program
  • Derya ÇAĞLAR, Ph.D., General Manager, Ostim Technopark
  • Walter GLOS, Turkey Representative, Konrad-Adenauer Foundation Turkey

12.45 – 13.45 Lunch & Networking

13.45 – 14.15 “Startup teams: Governance, law and branding”

  • Prof. Dr. Habip ASAN, COB, Turkish Patent and Brand Institution
  • Zekeriya COŞTU, Director General of National Technology
  • Ayhan ZEYTINOĞLU, President, Financial Development Foundation
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ural AKÜZÜM, Bilgi University
  • Selim SARIİBRAHİMOĞLU, Sarıibrahimoğlu Law Offices

14.15 – 15.00 Export and technology in Startup Processes

  • Bilal TOPÇU, Istanbul Technopark, General Manager

15.00 – 15.45 “Funding in Startup Processes”

  • Hasan Basri KURT, President, KOSGEB
  • Dr. Bandar HAJJAR, President, Islamic Development Bank
  • İsmail Hakkı GÖKGÖZ, CFA, Senior Quant State Street

15.45 – 16.00 Coffee Break & Networking

16.00 – 16.45 “Opportunities and supports in Startup”

  • Hasan MANDAL, President, TÜBİTAK
  • İrem Oral KAYACIK, Entrepreneurship and Youth Round Table Chair, TÜSİAD
  • Nilüfer ÇEVİKEL, President, TÜGİAD
  • Akın KOZANOĞLU, COB, Şirket Ortağım

16.45 – 18.00 “From Startup to production:”

  • Rob Playter, CEO, Boston Dynamics
  • Kadir Köymen, Founder, Edelkrone
  • M. Gürcan Karakaş, TOGG, CEO

PARALLEL SESSION II:

B2B, B2C, Round Table Meeting

09.00 – 17.00 – The art of business idea development and development

  • Prof. Dr. Demiral AKBAR, Ostim Technical University, Head of Mechanical Engineering Faculty Department
  • İffet ERCİL, TGGTD, President
  • Prof. Dr. Elif LOĞOĞLU, Gazi University
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Begüm ŞAHİN, Ostim Technical University

DAY 3

Startup and Social Entrepreneurship

09.15 – 11.00 “Startup in Social Area: Is it all for money??”

  • Prof. Dr. Emine ÖZMETE, Ankara University Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Mert FIRAT, Actor, Entrepreneur, İhtiyaç Haritası
  • Ali Ercan ÖZGÜR, Entrepreneur, İhtiyaç Haritası
  • Acun ILICALI, Acun Media
  • Günseli KATO, Bahçeşehir University

11.00 – 12.00 Final Declaration & Closing Ceremony

  • Prof. Dr. Berna DENGIZ, Chairperson, International Startup Summit
  • Prof. Dr. M. Numan DURAKBAŞA, Co-Chairperson, International Startup Summit