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CHRO SUMMIT 2026

29 Eylül 2026 - Salı / Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus

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CHRO SUMMIT 2025

Hour Activity
08:30 – 09:00 REGISTRATION & OPENING
09:00 – 09:20 THE RELATIONSHIP ECONOMY: THRIVING IN THE AGE OF AI

Ali Matar - LinkedIn, EMEA Growth Markets Leader
09:20 – 09:40 THE ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL FOR THE NEW ERA

Amadeo Di Lodovico - McKinsey & Company, Senior Partner, People & Organizational Performance Practice Leader EEMA
09:40 – 10:30 Strategic Workforce Management in the Age of AI

Moderator: Bengi Korkmaz - McKinsey & Company, Partner, EEMA Region Talent Practice Leader

  • Hakan Öker - CHRO of TAV Airports Holding
  • Nihat Alper Tokalp - Hayat, Global Human Resources Director
  • Şengül Arslan - Şişecam, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources
  • Şennur Kuru - Vice President of Human Resources at Kibar Holding & Member of the 4th Term TEGEP Board of Directors
10:30 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 12:00 HUMAN X MACHINE: LEADERSHIP BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND HUMANITY

Moderator: Erkin Uzun - TokenFlex, Token Financial Technologies Digital Card Solutions Deputy General Manager

  • Cenk Akıncılar - Deputy General Manager of Human Resources, QNB Türkiye
  • Öyküm Sinici - Securitas Türkiye, Human and Culture Coordinator
  • Sevilay Pezek Yangın - Medtronic Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Central Asia and Iran Human Resources Director
  • Yakup Aydilek - Head of Energy, Human Resources and Culture Department, Enerjisa
12:00 – 13:45 LUNCH
13:45 – 14:30 NAVIGATING CHANGE, LEADING PEOPLE

Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya - DataExpert, Managing Partner

  • Umut Günal - Director of Human Resources, Koç Holding
  • Yeşim Özlale Önen - Sabancı Holding, Group Head of Human Resources and Sustainability
14:30 – 14:45 UNLEASHING POTENTIAL: TALENT MEASUREMENT AND DISCOVERY WITH ARTIFICIAL INTE

Dr. Levent Sevinç - Assessment Systems, Founder & CEO
14:45 – 15:00 A GOAL BEYOND NUMBERS: CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION CENTERED AROUND EMPLOYEE HEA

Fatih Mustafa Çelebi - Meditopia, Co-Founder & CEO
15:00 – 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
15:45 – 16:00 NATIONAL COMPETENCE INITIATIVE

Prof. Dr. Hakan Karataş - Deputy Head of Corporate Development and Talent Management, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, Defence Industry Directorate
16:00 – 17:00 NEW WORLD, NEW JOBS AND NEW PEOPLE

Moderator: Selen Kocabaş - Independent Board Member

  • Çağlar Göğüş - CEO of Doğan Holding
  • Emre Turanlı - Shell & Turcas Petrol A.Ş., CEO
  • İhsan Gökşin Durusoy - Akkök Holding, Board Member & CEO
  • Yenal Gökyıldırım - FLO GROUP, CEO
17:00 – 18:00 THE 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL CHRO 2025 AWARDS CEREMONY
18:00 – 22:00 FAREWELL TO SUMMER & DATAEXPERT 30TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY

CHRO SUMMIT 2024

Hour Activity
08:30 – 09:30 REGISTRATION & OPENING
09:30 – 09:45 THE FUTURE OF WORK WITH AI

Ali Matar, LinkedIn, EMEA Growth Markets Leader
09:45 – 10:00 THE FUTURE OF HR: A HUMAN-CENTERED APPROACH AT THE HEART OF CHANGE

Erkan Durdu, Turkcell, Deputy General Manager, Human and Business Support
15:15 – 16:15 STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE

Moderator: Önder Erdem, Chairman of the Board, Hedef Filo

  • Hale Ökmen Ataklı, ING Türkiye, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources.
  • Necmi Bahar, Workforce Management Coordinator, Securitas Türkiye.
  • Yakup Aydilek, Head of Human Resources and Culture at Enerjisa Energy.
16:15 – 16:45 COFFEE BREAK
16:45 – 17:45 CULTURE, LEADERSHIP & EDUCATION

Moderator: Yeşim Çokeker, TEGEP, Supervisory Board Member

  • Güntulu Peker, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources and Sustainability at sahibinden.com.
  • Nazire Ulusoy, Head of Human Resources and Culture at IC Holding.
  • Yeliz Çetinkaya, TEI, CHRO
18:00 – 19:00 TOP 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL CHRO 2024 AWARDS CEREMONY
19:00 – 23:00 COCKTAIL and FAREWELL TO SUMMER PARTY

CHRO SUMMIT 2023

Hour Activity
08:30 – 09:30 REGISTRATION & OPENING
09:30 – 09:45 OPENING SPEECH

Özgür Burak Akkol, Chairman of the Board of Directors, TİSK (Turkish Confederation of Employers' Associations)
09:45 – 11:15 Shaping the Future of Organizations

Moderator: Manolya Yazarkan, McKinsey & Company, Partner

  • Dr. Eylem Özgür, Head of Human Resources Group, Eczacıbaşı Group.
  • Nursel Ölmez Ateş, Head of Human Resources, Communication and Sustainability Group at Borusan Holding.
  • Şengül Arslan, Şişecam, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources
  • Umut Günal, Director of Human Resources at Koç Holding.
11:15 – 11:45 COFFEE BREAK
11:45 – 12:45 MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT BREAKING: WHY? HOW?

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Türker Baş, Happy Place to Work, Managing Partner

  • Alper Tokalp, Hayat, Global HR Director
  • Hakan Öker, Head of HR Group, TAV Airports.
  • Selda Seçkinler, Vice President of Human Resources (CHRO), Kale Group
  • Şenay Gani, Head of HR Group, Trive
12:45 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 14:15 THE LEADERSHIP MODEL OF THE FUTURE: WHAT ARE THE NEW TRENDS TRANSFORMING LE

Levent Sevinç, Assessment Systems & Talentouch, Founder and CEO
14:15 – 15:30 THE TRANSFORMATION OF WORKING LIFE

Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, DataExpert, Managing Partner

  • Bahattin Aydın, Head of Human Resources and Business Support at Yıldız Holding.
  • Elif Nur Çakır Vurgun, Partner Attorney at Esin Law Firm.
  • Nazlı Tlabar Güler, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Vodafone Türkiye.
  • Özden Önaldı, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources Organization and Internal Services, Yapı Kredi.
15:30 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK
16:00 – 16:15 WELL-BEING IN THE FACE OF TODAY'S REALITIES AND FUTURE RISKS

Yavuz Ölken, Deputy Chairman & CEO of Axa Insurance
16:15 – 17:30 HR AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND HR

Moderator: İlksen Keleş, Deloitte Turkey, Partner & HR Services Leader

  • Eray Karakullukçu, Founding Partner, Layers HR Technologies
  • Nazire Ulusoy, IC Holding, Human Resources Director
  • Seda Erdem Yılmaz, Ata Group Technology Companies, CHRO
  • Yakup Aydilek, Head of Human Resources and Culture at Enerjisa Energy.
17:30 – 19:00 TOP 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL CHRO 2024 AWARDS CEREMONY
19:00 – 22:00 COCKTAIL & FAREWELL TO SUMMER PARTY

CHRO SUMMIT 2022

Hour Activity
09:30 – 10:00 REGISTRATION & OPENING
10:00 – 10:30 Trends Shaping The Future Of Talent

Amadeo Di Lodovico, McKinsey & Company, Organization Practice EEMA Leader
10:30 – 10:50 Global Talent Report

Dinçer Güleyin, General Manager, Mercer Turkey
10:50 – 12:00 Talent Management in the Future – PANEL 1

Moderator: Manolya Yazarkan, McKinsey & Company, Partner

  • Haluk Kayabaşı, CEO of Kibar Holding
  • Dr. Mehmet Aktaş, CEO of Yaşar Holding
  • Ümit Nuri Yıldız, CEO of Alarko Holding
12:00 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 13:45 Human Resources Transformation – PANEL 2

Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, DataExpert, Managing Partner

  • Ai Rıza Esmen, Turkcell, CHRO
  • Hakan Öker, Head of Human Resources Group, TAV Airports Holding.
  • Selda Seçkinler, Vice President of Human Resources at Kale Holding.
  • Şengül Arslan, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources at Şişecam.
15:00 – 15:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:30 – 15:45 New Work - Future Work

Dr. Magnus Tessner, IFP, Partner
15:45 – 17:00 Brain Drain from Turkey: Methods to Retain Talent – ​​PANEL 3

Moderatör: Cem Sezgin, Deloitte Turkey, Human Resources Management Services Leader

  • Cenk Akıncılar, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources at QNB Finansbank.
  • Güntulu Peker, Deputy General Manager of Business Support at sahibinden.com.
  • Nihat Çukurkaya, IGA, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources
  • Sertaç Kökenek, Esin Law Firm, Partner Attorney
17:00 – 17:30 COFFEE BREAK
17:30 – 18:30 Employment Perspectives Beyond Age and Gender – PANEL 4

Moderator: Berat Süphandağ, Chairman of the Board, Artı365 Consulting

  • Abdulkerim Çay, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources at Turkish Airlines Inc.
  • Duygu Erzurumlu Cengiz, Akkök Holding & Akenerji, CHRO
  • Nazire Ulusoy, HR Director, IC Investment Holding.
  • Neslihan Yalçın, General Manager of Human Resources at LC Waikiki.
18:30 – 20:00 TOP 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL CHRO AWARDS CEREMONY & COCKTAIL PARTY

CHRO SUMMIT 2021

Hour Activity
09:30 – 10:00 THE FUTURE OF OUR WORK AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF WORKING LIFE

Özgür Burak Akkol, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MESS and TİSK, Head of Human Resources and Industrial Relations at Koç Holding
10:00 – 10:20 BEING A GAME CHANGER IN THE NEW NORMAL -

Cenk Alper, CEO of Sabancı Holding
10:20 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 – 11:30 PANEL 1

Moderator: Cenk Ulu, PwC Turkey Country Senior Partner

  • Çağlar Göğüş, CEO of Doğan Holding.
  • Enver Yücel, President of BAU Global
  • İnan Ekici, General Manager of Otokoç
  • Leyla Alaton, Alarko Holding Board Member
11:30 – 11:45 BE LOGICAL | BE RADICAL | BE PATIENT

Dr. Robert Neuhauser, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Talent and Leadership, Siemens
11:45 – 12:00 THE AGE OF ROBOTS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD -

Tuğrul Cora, General Manager of UiPath Turkey
12:00 – 13:00 BUILDING THE ORGANIZATIONS OF THE FUTURE - PANEL 2

Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, Managing Partner, DataExpert

  • Dr. Eylem Özgür, Head of Human Resources Group, Eczacıbaşı Group.
  • Pınar Anapa, Akbank Human Resources and Culture Deputy General Manager
  • Serhat Demir, Turkcell Human Resources Deputy General Manager
  • Şengül Arslan, Head of Human Resources at Şişecam
13:00 – 13:45 LUNCH
13:45 – 14:00 RESULTS OF THE 2021 TURKEY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND WORKFORCE SKILLS DEVE

Shadiye Azışık Kılcıgil, Mercer Turkey Business Development Director.
14:00 – 14:30 A LOOK AHEAD OF 2040: SHAPING THE FUTURE THROUGH TREND READINGS

Moderator: Semiha Şahin

  • Firuzan İşcan, Head of Sales and Marketing at AXA Insurance.
  • Yavuz Ölken, Deputy Chairman and CEO of AXA Insurance.
14:30 – 14:45 Managing the HR response to COVID-19

, Mooi-Fung Farm, Shell HR Vice President
14:45 – 15:45 THE NECESSITY OF TRANSFORMATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE PANDEMIC AND ITS AFTER

Moderator: Mete Belovacıklı, Editor-in-Chief of Milliyet

  • Burak Ertaş, CEO of sahibinden.com
  • Demirhan Şener, CEO of MultinetUp
  • Göksal Güngör, General Manager of Assan Aluminum
  • M. Buğra Koyuncu, Deputy Chairman and CEO of Logo Software.
16:00 – 17:00 THE FUTURE OF TALENT MANAGEMENT IN THE NEW NORMAL - PANEL 4

Moderator: Cem Sezgin, Deloitte Turkey Human Resources Management Services Leader

  • Nilüfer Değirmenci, Domino's Human Resources Director
  • Olcay Yılmaz Nomak, Migros HR and Industrial Relations Deputy General Manager
  • Selcan Arkalı, Deputy General Manager of Talent Development at Aktifbank
  • Dr. Şenay Kızılkaya, HR Director, Novartis Group Türkiye.

CHRO SUMMIT 2019

Hour Activity
08:30 – 09:30 REGISTRATION & OPENING
09:30 – 10:00 Innovations and Trends in Human Resources

Amadeo Di Lodovico, MCKINSEY & COMPANY, Organization Practice EEMA Leader
10:00 – 10:15 We are focusing on the future of business.

Hong-Wha Ling, NN LIFE AND PENSIONS, CHRO
10:15 – 10:20 Leadership in the Digital Age and the Professions of the Future -

Meltem Bakiler Şahin, Vice President, Vodafone Turkey
10:20 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 12:00 Adaptive Leadership in a VUCA World - Panel

Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, DATAEXPERT, Partner

  • Haluk Gümüşderelioğlu, OYAK, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources
  • Melissa Gee Kee, Vice President of Human Resources for Türkiye, Central Asia and Iran, Unilever.
  • Özgür Burak Akkol, Human Resources Director, KOÇ HOLDING
  • Şengül Arslan, Head of Human Resources and Corporate Communications at ŞİŞECAM.
12:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 15:00 The Social Intelligence Factor in Digital Transformation - Panel

Moderator: Bülent Bayram, Vice President, Vodafone Turkey

  • Betül Çorbacıoğlu, HR Director, MERCEDES-BENZ TURK
  • Nursel Ölmez Ateş, Head of Group HR, BORUSAN HOLDING.
  • Dr. Magnus Tessner, IFP, Partner
  • Hakan Timur, Head of Human Resources Group, Sabancı Holding.
15:00 – 15:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:30 – 16:30 How Will the Workforce of the Future Be Shaped? - Panel

Moderator: Şule Laleli, Editor-in-Chief, FORTUNE TURKEY

  • Ahmet Aksoy, TÜPRAŞ, HR Director
  • Hande Yalgın, Head of Human and Organizational Transformation at LOGO GROUP.
  • Pınar Anapa, AKBANK, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources.
  • Şennur Kuru, Head of Human Resources at KİBAR HOLDING.
  • Zeynep Bilgiç, HAYAT VARLIK, HR and Communications Director

CHRO SUMMIT 2018

Hour Activity
08:30 – 09:30 REGISTRATION & OPENING
09:30 – 10:00 THE NEW WAY TO WORK: "AGILE"

Marius Popescu, CEO of NN LIFE AND PENSIONS
10:00 – 11:00 THE ROLE OF HR FROM A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE - PANEL

Moderator: Özgür Tanrıkulu, Country Manager, MCKINSEY & COMPANY

  • Izzet Garih, Chairman of the Board of ALARKO HOLDING
  • Norbert Klein, BSH, Regional President
  • Seymur Tarı, CEO of TURKVEN
  • Tamer Saka, KİBAR HOLDING, CEO
11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 12:30 DIGITAL HR & HR MARKETING & HR ANALYTICS - PANEL

Moderator: Murat Palaoğlu, KPMG TURKEY, Partner

  • Ata Selçuk, Head of Human Resources Group, ECZACIBAŞI HOLDING.
  • Berna Öztınaz, Head of Strategy and Human Resources at STFA HOLDING.
  • Burcu Civelek Yüce, AKBANK, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources and Strategy
  • Eren Çamlıkaya, General Manager of YENİBİRİŞ
  • Nursel Ölmez Ateş, Human Resources Director, FORD OTOSAN.
12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 15:00 A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON TALENT MANAGEMENT - PANEL

Moderatör: Yasin Altunkaya, DATAEXPERT, Partner

  • Eduard Massier, General Manager of ADIDAS Türkiye, Israel, Romania and Bulgaria.
  • Murat Yeşildere, EGON ZEHNDER, Partner
  • Patrick Graham, Simit Sarayı, Operations Director UK
  • Steven Gross, Vice President of Human Resources, Unilever, NAMETRUB
  • Şerif Kaynar, Chairman of the Board of Directors, KORN FERRY HAY GROUP
15:00 – 15:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:30 – 16:30 GELECEĞİN ORGANİZASYONLARINI İNŞA ETMEK - PANEL

Moderator: Cüneyt Toros, FORTUNE TURKEY, Publishing Director

  • Hakan Alp, QNB Finansbank, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources
  • M. Enis Karslıoğlu, CEO / Entrepreneur of BIGGPLUS GROUP
  • Seyfettin Sağlam, TURKCELL, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources
  • Yasemin Merih Alparslan, Head of Human Resources Group, DOĞAN TV HOLDING.
16:30 – 17:00 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE

Dr. Rohini Anand, SODEXO, Global Chief Diversity Officer
17:00 – 18:00 TOP 50 CHRO AWARDS CEREMONY & CLOSING COCKTAIL PARTY