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

Dr. Yılmaz Argüden

Founder & Chairman,
ARGE Consulting
BIO

Özlem Aydın Ayvacı

Deputy Editor-In-Chief,
Capital Magazine Türkiye

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

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, Board Advisor, 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 Türkiye

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

 Founding President of Inclusion Awareness Network, INAN Derneği
Founder & CEO Growth Forward Leadership
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

VP Finance, Diageo Brazil  BIO

Elif Yolbulan

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

BIO