2026 Host Committee

2026 Host Committee

Umran Beba

Co-Chair
Partner, August Leadership;
TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council Member
BIO

Gülden Türktan

Co-Chair
Founding Chair,
W20 of G20

BIO

Selen Okay Akçalı

President,
Yanindayiz
BIO

Pelin Akin

Country Manager,
Azerion TR
BIO

Emre Alkin

Rector,
Topkapı University Istanbul
BIO

Esin Güral Argat

Deputy Board Chair,
Gürok Group
BIO

Yılmaz Argüden

Founder & Chairman,
ARGE Consulting
BIO

Özlem Aydın Ayvacı

Deputy Editor-In-Chief,
Capital Business Magazine

BIO

Esra Bezircioglu

President,
KAGİDER

BIO

Dilek Bil

Founder, Purpose;
Board Director, Aydem Yenilenebilir Enerji

BIO

Ümit Boyner

Board Director, Boyner Group,
Former TUSIAD  President

BIO

Ayşe Burçak

Publisher,
Forbes Türkiye

BIO

Duysal Askun Celik, PhD

Professor of Organizational Behavior &
Social Entrepreneur

BIO

Gamze Cizreli

Founder & Chair,
BIGCHEFS

BIO

Ahmet Dördüncü

Board Director,
AKKÖK HOLDING

BIO

Huseyin Gelis

CEO,
Siemens Türkiye

BIO

Doret Habib

Founder,
Doret Communication Consultancy
Writer, Mentor, Keynote Speaker

BIO

Pamir Karagoz

CEO & Board Director,
QNB Invest

BIO

Arzu Aslan Kesimer

Board Director, Armada Foods, Yataş Group;
Vice President, Women on Board Turkey

BIO

Selen Kocabas

Independent Board Director,
Tekfen, Multinet, TatGıda, English Home and KocaerÇelik

Co-Chair of YenidenBiz Women Association
BIO

Naila Mammadova

Chief Human Resources & Corporate Services Officer,
SOCAR

BIO

Ozge Marasli

Board Director,
Investor & Consultant

BIO

Neslihan Nigiz Ulak

President,
LEAD Network Türkiye
BIO

Tülay Perazzini

Founder,
Salt & Brand Consultancy
BIO

Melek Pulatkonak

Founder,
TurkishWIN

BIO

Emine Kamışlı Sabancı

Vice Chair & Co-Founder,
Esas Holding

BIO

Bahar Taşkın Öztürk

Chief Growth Officer,
Twiser
BIO

Serdar Turan

Editor-in-Chief,
Harvard Business Review Türkiye

BIO

Basar Vural

Board Chari and Country Holding Officer,
ABB Türkiye

BIO

Hande Yasargil

Executive Coach, INSEAD Global Leadership Center;
Co-Founder, Women on Boards Türkiye
BIO

Özlem Yeşildere

Chief Finance Officer,
Diageo Brazil 
BIO

Yilmaz Yilmaz

Board Chair, Koton;
Chair, TUSIAD

BIO

Elif Yolbulan

Professor of Marketing/ Department Chair, Bahcesehir University;
Director, BAU Branding Innovation Center

BIO