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CHRO Summit | 2024 Program
Time Event
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 IN THE HEART OF CHANGE
  • Erkan Durdu, Turkcell, EVP of Human Resources and Business Support
10:00 - 10:15 ALGORITHMS AND HUMANS: IS AI THE NEW HERO OF HR?
  • İlksen Keleş, Deloitte Turkey, Human Capital Services Leader
10:15 – 11:45 ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE AGE OF AI Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, DataExpert, Managing Partner
  • Can Örüng, OYAK, Head of Human Resources and Sustainability
  • Şengül Arslan, Şişecam, Deputy GM of Human Resources
  • Umut Günal, Koç Holding, HR Director
  • Yeşim Özlale Önen, Sabancı Holding, Group President of HR and Sustainability
11:45 - 12:15 COFFEE BREAK
12:15 – 13:30 SHAPING THE FUTURE TOGETHER WITH AI TECHNOLOGIES AND A HUMAN-CENTERED APPROACH Moderator: Dinçer Güleyin, Mercer, CEO for Eastern Mediterranean Region
  • Elif Nur Çakır Vurgun, Esin Attorney Partnership, Partner Attorney
  • Erkin Uzun, TokenFlex, Deputy GM of Digital Card Solutions
  • Fatih Mustafa Çelebi, Meditopia, Co-founder & CEO
  • Nazlı Tlabar Güler, Vodafone Turkey, Executive Board Member Responsible for HR
13:30 - 14:45 LUNCH BREAK
14:45 – 15:00 AI-ASSISTED APPROACHES IN ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
  • Levent Sevinç, Assessment Systems, Founder & CEO
15:00 - 15:15 TRANSFORMING HR PROCESSES WITH AI: FROM EFFICIENCY TO STRATEGY
  • Dr. Doğan Başar, Türkiye Sigorta, Deputy GM of HR, Strategy and Support Services
15:15 - 16:15 STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE Moderator: Önder Erdem, Hedef Filo, Chairman of the Board
  • Hale Ökmen Ataklı, ING Turkey, Deputy GM of HR
  • Necmi Bahar, Securitas Turkey, Workforce Management Coordinator
  • Yakup Aydilek, Enerjisa Enerji, Head of People and Culture
16:15 – 16:45 COFFEE BREAK
16:45 – 17:45 CULTURE, LEADERSHIP & LEARNING Moderator: Yeşim Çokeker, TEGEP, Audit Committee Member
  • Güntulu Peker, sahibinden.com, Deputy GM of People and Sustainability
  • Nazire Ulusoy, IC Holding, Head of People and Culture
  • Yeliz Çetinkaya, TEI, CHRO
18:00 – MOST INFLUENTIAL 50 CHROs 2024 AWARD CEREMONY
19:00 – 23:00 COCKTAIL & FAREWELL TO SUMMER PARTY
CHRO Summit | 2023 Program
Time Event
08:30 - 09:30 REGISTRATION & OPENING
09:30 - 09:45 OPENING REMARKS
    Özgür Burak Akkol, President, TİSK
09:45 - 11:15 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ORGANIZATIONS Moderator: Manolya Yazarkan, Partner, McKinsey & Company
  • Dr. Eylem Özgür, Group HR Director, Eczacıbaşı Group
  • Nursel Ölmez Ateş, Group President of People, Communication & Sustainability, Borusan Holding
  • Şengül Arslan, Deputy General Manager of HR, Şişecam
  • Umut Günal, HR Director, Koç Holding
11:15 - 11:45 COFFEE BREAK
11:45 - 12:45 MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT BREAKING: WHY? HOW? Moderator: Prof. Dr. Türker Baş, Managing Partner, Happy Place to Work
  • Alper Tokalp, Global HR Director, Hayat
  • Hakan Öker, Group HR Director, TAV Airports
  • Selda Seçkinler, Vice President of HR (CHRO), Kale Group
  • Şenay Gani, Group HR Director, Trive
12:45 - 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 - 14:15 THE FUTURE LEADERSHIP MODEL: WHAT ARE THE NEW TRENDS TRANSFORMING LEADERSHIP?
  • Levent Sevinç, Founder & CEO, Assessment Systems & Talentouch
14:15 - 15:30 THE TRANSFORMATION OF WORK LIFE Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, Managing Partner, DataExpert
  • Bahattin Aydın, President of People & Business Support, Yıldız Holding
  • Elif Nur Çakır Vurgun, Partner Lawyer, Esin Attorney Partnership
  • Nazlı Tlabar Güler, EVP of HR, Vodafone Turkey
  • Özden Önaldı, Deputy General Manager of HR Organization & 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, Vice Chairman & CEO, Axa Sigorta
16:15 - 17:30 HR AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE FUTURE OF WORK: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND HR MANAGEMENT
Moderator: İlksen Keleş, Partner & HR Services Leader, Deloitte Turkey
  • Eray Karakullukçu, Co-Founder, Layers HR Technologies
  • Nazire Ulusoy, HR Director, IC Holding
  • Seda Erdem Yılmaz, CHRO, Ata Group Technology Companies
  • Yakup Aydilek, Head of People and Culture, Enerjisa Enerji
17:30 - 19:00 TOP 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL CHROs 2024 AWARD CEREMONY
19:00 - 22:00 COCKTAIL & FAREWELL TO SUMMER PARTY
CHRO Summit | 2022 Program
Time Event
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, Mercer Turkey, General Manager
10:50 – 12:00 Talent Management of the Future – PANEL 1 Moderator: Manolya Yazarkan, McKinsey & Company, Partner
  • Haluk Kayabaşı, Kibar Holding, CEO
  • Dr. Mehmet Aktaş, Yaşar Holding, CEO
  • Ümit Nuri Yıldız, Alarko Holding, CEO
12:00 – 13:30 LUNCH BREAK
13:30 – 13:45 Transformation of Human Resources – PANEL 2 Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, DataExpert, Managing Partner
  • Ali Rıza Esmen, Turkcell, CHRO
  • Hakan Öker, TAV Airports Holding, Group Head of HR
  • Selda Seçkinler, Kale Holding, Deputy Head of HR
  • Şengül Arslan, Şişecam, Deputy General Manager of HR
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 Moderator: Cem Sezgin, Deloitte Turkey, Human Capital Services Leader
  • Cenk Akıncılar, QNB Finansbank, Deputy GM of HR
  • Güntulu Peker, sahibinden.com, Deputy GM of Business Support
  • Nihat Çukurkaya, İGA, Deputy GM of HR
  • Sertaç Kökenek, Esin Attorney Partnership, Partner Attorney
17:00 – 17:30 COFFEE BREAK
17:30 – 18:30 A View on Employment Beyond Age and Gender – PANEL 4 Moderator: Berat Süphandağ, Artı365 Consultancy, Chairman of the Board
  • Abdulkerim Çay, Turkish Airlines Inc., Deputy GM of HR
  • Duygu Erzurumlu Cengiz, Akkök Holding & Akenerji, CHRO
  • Nazire Ulusoy, IC Investment Holding, HR Director
  • Neslihan Yalçın, LC Waikiki, General Manager Responsible for HR
18:30 – 20:00 MOST EFFECTIVE 50 CHRO AWARD CEREMONY & COCKTAIL
CHRO Summit | 2021 Program
Time Event
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, Mercer Turkey, General Manager
10:50 – 12:00 TALENT MANAGEMENT IN THE FUTURE – PANEL Moderator: Manolya Yazarkan, McKinsey & Company, Partner
  • Haluk Kayabaşı, Kibar Holding, CEO
  • Dr. Mehmet Aktaş, Yaşar Holding, CEO
  • Ümit Nuri Yıldız, Alarko Holding, CEO
12:00 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 13:45 REDISCOVERING COMPANY CULTURE Burak Kuralkan, LinkedIn, Sales Manager for Southern and Eastern Europe
13:45 – 15:00 TRANSFORMATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES – PANEL Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, DataExpert, Managing Partner
  • Ali Rıza Esmen, Turkcell, CHRO
  • Hakan Öker, TAV Airports Holding, Group Head of Human Resources
  • Selda Seçkinler, Kale Holding, Vice President of Human Resources
  • Şengül Arslan, Şişecam, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources
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: STRATEGIES TO RETAIN TALENT – PANEL Moderator: Cem Sezgin, Deloitte Turkey, Human Capital Services Leader
  • Cenk Akıncılar, QNB Finansbank, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources
  • Güntulu Peker, sahibinden.com, Deputy General Manager of Business Support
  • Nihat Çukurkaya, İGA, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources
  • Sertaç Kökenek, Esin Attorney Partnership, Partner Lawyer
17:00 – 17:30 COFFEE BREAK
17:30 – 18:30 EMPLOYMENT BEYOND AGE AND GENDER – PANEL Moderator: Berat Süphandağ, Artı365 Consulting, Chairman of the Board
  • Abdulkerim Çay, Turkish Airlines Inc., Deputy General Manager (Human Resources)
  • Duygu Erzurumlu Cengiz, Akkök Holding & Akenerji, CHRO
  • Nazire Ulusoy, IC Investment Holding, Human Resources Director
  • Neslihan Yalçın, LC Waikiki, General Manager Responsible for Human Resources
18:30 – 20:00 TOP 50 MOST EFFECTIVE CHRO AWARD CEREMONY & COCKTAIL
CHRO Summit | 2020 Program
Time Event
09:30 – 10:00 THE FUTURE OF WORK AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF WORK LIFE
    Özgür Burak Akkol, Chairman of MESS and TİSK, President of HR and Industrial Relations, Koç Holding
10:00 – 10:20 BEING A GAME CHANGER IN THE NEW NORMAL
    Cenk Alper, CEO, Sabancı Holding
10:20 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 – 11:30 PANEL - 1 Moderator: Cenk Ulu, Country Senior Partner, PwC Turkey
  • Çağlar Göğüş, CEO, Doğan Holding
  • Enver Yücel, President, BAU Global
  • İnan Ekici, General Manager, Otokoç
  • Leyla Alaton, Board Member, Alarko Holding
11:30 – 11:45 BE LOGICAL | BE RADICAL | BE PATIENT
    Dr. Robert Neuhauser, Senior VP, Siemens, Global Head of Talent and Leadership
11:45 – 12:00 THE AGE OF ROBOTS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD
    Tuğrul Cora, General Manager, Uipath Turkey
12:00 – 13:00 BUILDING THE ORGANIZATIONS OF THE FUTURE - PANEL 2 Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, Managing Partner, DataExpert
  • Dr. Eylem Özgür, Group HR Director, Eczacıbaşı Group
  • Pınar Anapa, EVP of People and Culture, Akbank
  • Serhat Demir, EVP of Human Resources, Turkcell
  • Şengül Arslan, Head of HR, Şişecam
13:00 – 13:45 LUNCH
13:45 – 14:00 2021 TURKEY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND WORKFORCE SKILL DEVELOPMENT REPORT RESULTS
    Şadiye Azışık Kılcıgil, Business Development Director, Mercer Turkey
14:00 – 14:30 A LOOK INTO 2040: SHAPING THE FUTURE THROUGH TREND INSIGHTS Moderator: Semiha Şahin
  • Firuzan İşcan, Head of Sales and Marketing, AXA Sigorta
  • Yavuz Ölken, Vice Chairman of the Board and CEO, AXA Sigorta
14:30 – 14:45 MANAGING A HR RESPONSE TO COVID-19
    Mooi-Fung Farm, Vice President of HR, Shell
14:45 – 15:45 THE NEED FOR TRANSFORMATION BROUGHT BY THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND - PANEL 3 Moderator: Mete Belovacıklı, Editor-in-Chief, Milliyet
  • Burak Ertaş, CEO, sahibinden.com
  • Demirhan Şener, CEO, MultinetUp
  • Göksal Güngör, General Manager, Assan Aluminyum
  • M. Buğra Koyuncu, Vice Chairman and CEO, Logo Software
16:00 – 17:00 THE FUTURE OF TALENT MANAGEMENT IN THE NEW NORMAL - PANEL 4 Moderator: Cem Sezgin, Human Capital Services Leader, Deloitte Turkey
  • Nilüfer Değirmenci, HR Director, Domino’s
  • Olcay Yılmaz Nomak, EVP of HR and Industrial Relations, Migros
  • Selcan Arkalı, EVP of Talent Development, Aktifbank
  • Dr. Şenay Kızılkaya, HR Director, Novartis Group Turkey
CHRO Summit | 2019 Program
Time Event
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 Focusing on the Future of Work Hong-Wha Ling, NN HAYAT VE EMEKLİLİK, CHRO
10:15 – 10:20 Leadership in the Digital Age and Future Professions Meltem Bakiler Şahin, VODAFONE TURKEY, Executive Vice President
10:20 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 12:00 Adaptive Leadership in a VUCA World Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, DATAEXPERT, Partner
  • Haluk Gümüşderelioğlu, OYAK, Deputy General Manager of HR
  • Melissa Gee Kee, UNILEVER, VP of HR for Turkey, Central Asia & Iran
  • Özgür Burak Akkol, KOÇ HOLDING, HR Director
  • Şengül Arslan, ŞİŞECAM, Head of HR and Corporate Communications
12:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 15:00 The Social Intelligence Factor in Digital Transformation Moderator: Bülent Bayram, VODAFONE TURKEY, Executive Vice President
  • Betül Çorbacıoğlu, MERCEDES-BENZ TURKEY, HR Director
  • Nursel Ölmez Ateş, BORUSAN HOLDING, Group HR Director
  • Dr. Magnus Tessner, IFP, Partner
  • Hakan Timur, SABANCI HOLDING, Group Head of HR
15:00 – 15:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:30 – 16:30 How Will the Workforce of the Future Take Shape? Moderator: Şule Laleli, FORTUNE TURKEY, Editor-in-Chief
  • Ahmet Aksoy, TÜPRAŞ, HR Director
  • Hande Yalgın, LOGO GROUP, Head of People and Organizational Transformation
  • Pınar Anapa, AKBANK, Assistant General Manager of HR
  • Şennur Kuru, KİBAR HOLDING, Head of HR Department
  • Zeynep Bilgiç, HAYAT VARLIK, Director of HR and Communications
16:30 – 16:45 Digital Transformation and Turkey's Talent Trends Banu Baykal, LINKEDIN LEARNING, Emerging Markets Leader
16:45 – 18:00 TOP 50 CHRO AWARD CEREMONY & CLOSING COCKTAIL
CHRO Summit | 2018 Program
Time Event
08:30 – 09:30 REGISTRATION & OPENING
09:30 – 10:00 THE NEW WAY OF WORKING: "AGILE"
  • Marius Popescu, NN HAYAT VE EMEKLİLİK, CEO
10:00 – 11:00 THE ROLE OF HR FROM A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE - PANEL Moderator: Özgür Tanrıkulu, MCKINSEY & COMPANY, Country Manager
  • İzzet Garih, ALARKO HOLDING, Chairman of the Board
  • Norbert Klein, BSH, Regional President
  • Seymur Tarı, TURKVEN, CEO
  • 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, ECZACIBAŞI HOLDING, Group Head of Human Resources
  • Berna Öztınaz, STFA HOLDING, Head of Strategy and HR
  • Burcu Civelek Yüce, AKBANK, EVP of HR and Strategy
  • Eren Çamlıkaya, YENİBİRİŞ, General Manager
  • Nursel Ölmez Ateş, FORD OTOSAN, HR Director
12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 15:00 A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON TALENT MANAGEMENT - PANEL Moderator: Yasin Altunkaya, DATAEXPERT, Partner
  • Eduard Massier, ADIDAS, General Manager Turkey, Israel, Romania and Bulgaria
  • Murat Yeşildere, EGON ZEHNDER, Partner
  • Patrick Graham, SİMİT SARAYI, Operations Director UK
  • Steven Gross, UNILEVER, VP of HR NAMETRUB
  • Şerif Kaynar, KORN FERRY HAY GROUP, Chairman of the Board
15:00 – 15:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:30 – 16:30 BUILDING THE ORGANIZATIONS OF THE FUTURE - PANEL Moderator: Cüneyt Toros, FORTUNE TURKEY, Editorial Director
  • Hakan Alp, QNB FİNANSBANK, EVP of HR
  • M. Enis Karslıoğlu, BIGGPLUS GROUP, CEO / Entrepreneur
  • Seyfettin Sağlam, TURKCELL, EVP of HR
  • Yasemin Merih Alparslan, DOĞAN TV HOLDING, Group Head of HR
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 AWARD CEREMONY & CLOSING COCKTAIL