Mentors

Coordinators

Our coordinators regularly spend at least one full day a week and support ITU Cekirdek business development processes in addition to mentoring.

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Erçek

Akademisyen

İTÜ İşletme Fakültesi

Pınar Büyükbalcı

Akademisyen

Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi

Adil Oran

Finans ve Girişimcilik Doçent Doktoru

Kayseri Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi

Abdülmecit Arıkan

Founder

Neogen Diagnostik Sağlık Hizmetleri

Adnan Çetin

Corporate Banking / Cash Management Sales Manager

Yapı Kredi Bankası A.Ş.

Ahmet Akın

Founder / Consultant

Komite İletişim ve Danışmanlık A.Ş.

Ahmet Çağatay Tunalı

Digital Transformation Manager

AgeSA Hayat ve Emeklilik

Ahmet Fenercioğlu

Kurucu

E-mech Teknoloji

Ahmet Rasim Çağın

lecturer

Boğaziçi University

Ahmet Gizlice

Pricing Manager

Türk Telekom

Akın Şahin

Consultant

TRAngels Angel Investment Network

Akgün Tokatlı

Head of Department, Dr. Teach Member

Medipol Üniversitesi

Ali Büyükbaş

Business Development Manager

Teknasyon Yazılım

Ali Çöplü

Founder / CEO

Haliç Teknoloji

Ali Furkan Akın

Founder

Pooltex

Ali Murat Alkanlı

Founder

AMA Consulting

Ali Karakuş

Sales Director (CSO)

Atasun Optik (EssilorLuxottica)

Ali Kemal Kapıcıoğlu

Commercial Marketing and Sales Director

Yıldız Holding

Ali Korkmaz

Head of Enterprise Software Solutions

TAV Airports Holding

Ali Selim Aytuna

Co-Founder

7 Fit Framework Towards Product-Market Fit

Anıl Akın

Training and Development Manager

İzgören Akademi

Arda Çetin

Deputy General Manager

Ekstrametal

Artanç Savaş

Head of Communications

Netflix

Aslı Doğrusöz

Founding Partner

Invento Teknoloji ve Bilgi Hizmetleri

Aslı Kılınç

Company Owner

Aslı Kılınç Coaching

Aslı Odabaşı

General Manager

Moneybo Kurumsal Hizmetler A.Ş.

Aslıhan ÇANDIR

BT Director

Neova Katılım Sigorta A.Ş.

Ata Kıvanç Evsen

Sales Manager

Enerjisa Üretim

Atakan Doğan

Founder

DNA Danışmanlık

Aycan Yüksel Akçil

Expert Space and Brand Designer

Massive Lab

Aydın Bolkar

Vice President

Alarm.com

QSR ve Perakende Sektörü Bilişim

Aysun Güler

CIO

İş Gıda

Aytaç Mestçi

General Manager

Markefront

Ayten Öz

Co-founder

Neoatlas Consulting

Bahadır Çiftçi

Chatbot Sales Product Owner

Vodafone

Bahadır Odevci

Founder/General Manager

Imona Technologies A.S.

Bahadır Ulugöl

Manager

AXA Sigorta A.Ş.

Banu Mermercioğlu

Telecommunications

Independent Consultant

Barış Kahraman

Founder

Road Map

Barışcan Güngör

Founder

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi ve Originium Technology

Başak Aksoy

İnsan Kaynakları Müdürü

Saat ve Saat A.Ş.

Başak Kitapçı

Kurucu Danışman

Linn Business Coaching

Başak Kural Uslu

Genel Müdür

Logo Yazılım

Beril Sani

Business Development Manager, IMEA

PTV Group / Umovity

Birkan Atlamaz

R&D Manager

Anadolu Isuzu

Buğra Bakan

Head of Digital Talent Solutions Department

Randstad Türkiye

Burak Polat

Co-Founder - CEO

Skysens Teknoloji

Burak Tezaşer

Producer / Designer

Nowhere Studios

Burak Tunçbilek

Head of Sales

Burak Üstün

Senior Customer Experience Manager

Amazon UK

Burcu Gürsel Bülbül

Founder

BGB Consulting

Burcu Dal Gökalp

Partner

Güner Law Office

Can Ülker

Product Manager

Booking.com

Can Özdoğan

Lead Product Manager

Yıldız Holding

Cansu Besim Nergiz

Kurucu

Think Online Bilişim ve Yazılım Hizmetleri

Cem Tutar

Deputy General Manager

Matriks Bilgi Dağıtım Hizmetleri

Ceyhan Yıldız

CEO

Escrowturk

Ceyhun Öztan

System Architect

Ing Türkiye

Coşkun Duru

Freelancer

Kadoil

Çağdaş Tunguç

Founder

AFG Danışmanlık

Çağla Akın

Supply Chain Optimization Technologies – Senior Finance Manager

AMAZON UK

Deniz Kayabaş

Middle East & Africa Senior Brand Manager

GSK Consumer Healthcare

Dilara Aydın

CEO

Alice Games

Duygu Küçükçolak

Product Manager

App Samurai

Ebru Erçek

Advisor

Freelance

Efe Bayol

Lead Developer

Slevin Yazılım

Efe Sözen

Deputy General Manager of Product & R&D

Venhancer Teknoloji

Emek Kırbıyık

CEO

Dugun.com

Emin Altun

PhDc and Researcher

Venice School of Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Emre Güzer

Founder & Ceo

Lidio

Emre Özpınar

R&D Product Manager

Payten

Engin Çağlar

Ambassador Turkey and Champion for International Affairs

World Innovation Forum

Ercan Arslan

Partnerships Manager

Body - Product

Eren Çamlıkaya

Chief Product Officer

Farmazon

Erengül Coşkun

Founder & Director

ValueMerge

Ergin Akman

Regional and Sales Marketing Manager

Nestlé Water European Region

Erman Turan

Founder

Addwise

Esra Başer

Customer Experience and CRM Leader

Otokoç Otomotiv

Esen Deniz Carus

Consult

ex-P&G, ex-Amazon

Fahri Arkan

CIO

AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat

Fatih Kızkun

Digital Assets & Portfolio IT Unit Manager & Head of Digital Assets, Turkey

Garanti BBVA

Filiz Savaşan

Director

Sunbelt SBB Capital Partners Turkey

Fulya Akkaş

Growth Team Lead

Mynet Games - Mynet

Fulya Bıçak Muştu

CIO

Zorlu Enerji Grubu

Funda Öney

CIO

HSBC

Gökçe Karabay Erdinç

Communication and Marketing Consultant

Marketing Consultant

Gökhan Öncü

Founder, Program/Project Manager, Digital Transformation and IT Consultant

GO Consulting

Gülümser Baran Şen

Marketing Director

TheLifeCo

Gülru Vardar

Advisor

Freelancer

Günseli Gizlice

Marketing Manager

Ekin Technology

Hakan Tekin

Founder, General Manager

Tapso

Harika Yalaza

Managing Partner

Consifo Tech

Hasan Hatırnaz

Advisor

Agito

Helin Kan

Business Model Development Leader

Ford Otosan AŞ

Hülya Çavuş

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Tavuk Dünyası

Hülya Kıcık

R&D Manager

Elyaf Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Hüseyin Deligöz

Sales Growth & Planning Associate Director

Turkcell

Hüseyin Nalbantoğlu

Founder

HOGY

Hüseyin Özkale

Director of Sales & Partnership

AloTech

Hüseyin Türker

CTO

Digicel Group/Digicel Pacific

İbrahim Mert

Growth Hacker and Digital Media Lead

ClickMeLive Teknoloji A.Ş.

İlke Karaboğalı

Co-Founder

SK BİLİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİ A.Ş. ve Perzonalization Inc.

İlker Papila

Service & Monitoring Systems Group Manager

Innova Bilişim Çözümleri

İsmail Kırtıllı

Software Development Director

RoofStacks

İsmet Erdem

Director

Emlak Katılım Bankası

Jülide Erdal

Lecturer

Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi

Kaan Mustafa Dönmez

Digital Channels EVP

Vakko

Kadir Uğuray Kaynar

Senior Manager

Ernst & Young

Kemal Efe Ersöz

Senior Software Engineer

Ford Otosan

Kemal Hakimoğlu

Sales Manager

Randstad Technologies Italia

Kerem Kadayıfçıoğlu

Senior Innovation Consultant

Zaz Ventures

Kerim Asım Oruk

Head of Marketing

Aktif Ventures

Kıvanç Toker

Co-Founder

Zippsi

Kutluay Kabadayı

Founder

Albe Kimya

Levent Kopuz

Senior Product Designer

AVIV Group

Lorin Koçu

Program Management Team Lead

Alternatif Bank

Mehmet Arıkkan

Director Of Product Development

Arute Solutions

Mehmet Burak Demirtaş

Advanced Technologies Director

Token Finansal Teknolojiler

Mehmet Erkek

CTO/Co-Founder

Zingat.com

Mehmet Güreşcier

Consultant

Güreşçier Consulting

Mehmet Yiğit

Freelance Advisor

Freelancer

Melek Yılmaz

Project Solution Development Asst. Manager

HDI Sigorta

Melih Gücer

Head of Product / Design

Kariyer.net

My area of expertise is digital transformation, business development and strategic management. I have worked in various positions in the technology sector for nearly 20 years. Aybit Teknoloji A.Ş area of expertise is digital transformation, business development and strategic management. I have worked in various positions in the technology sector for nearly 20 yeaMy area of expertise is digital transformation, business development and strategic management. I have worked in various positions in the technology sector for nearly 20 years. Aybit Teknoloji A.Ş.I managed the business model development, sales and marketing processes as a founding partner and General Manager at 'for many years. At the same time, ixirlife Teknoloji A.Ş., which was spun off from Aybit Teknoloji,As a co-founder of , I gained in-depth experience in building a new technology company from scratch, developing strategic partnerships and creating marketing strategies. With these experiences, I want to share my knowledge and experience by mentoring in the fields of business development, strategy creation and digital transformation.

Melih Umar

Co-Founder / General Manager / Design

Aybit Technology A.Ş. ve ixirlife Technology A.Ş.

Melik Karabıyıkoğlu

Managing Partner

Envirosell Türkiye

Merih Koçum

Senior Manager

KPMG

Mesut Kaya

Technology & Innovation Manager

Coşkunöz Holding

Metin Hekimoğlu

General Manager, R&D Manager

DATAKOM Elektronik

M. Eren Küçükçolak

Global Senior Marketing Manager

Pfizer

Mine Can Yüksel

General Manager

Avrupa Proje Danışmanlık Hizmetleri

Mine Tezer

Founder

MT Danışmanlık ve Eğitim

Müge Balta

Sales Director, Vendor Success Director

Yemeksepeti

Mümin Sümer

Portfolio Growth Manager

Coca Cola

Mürsel Ferhat Sağlam

Founder

Branding Türkiye

Murat Atılan

Project Partner

4Ceo

Murat Çakır

Business Development and Investments

RMA Group

Murat Orno

CTO

Vigo

Murat Türker

Sales Enablement

Kolay İK

Mustafa Abbasoğlu

Founder

Dynamo Dış Ticaret ve Danışmanlık Ltd. Şti.

Mustafa Önalp

Deputy General Manager

Koç Finans

Mustafa Sakin

Unit Manager

Garanti BBVA

Mustafa Ulus

Corporate Architect

Avansas.com

Müge Gökçek

Public Services Sales Director

Oracle

Nevil Gültekin

Platform Architecture Leader

Garanti BBVA

Nevra Duygu Duru

CIO

Mars Sprotif

Nihal Candemir

IT Project Manager

Consultant

Nilgün Kılıçuzar

Head Of Compliance

AES Law Office | CLGA

Nurdan Gündoğdu

Marketing & Customer Experience Director

Stablex

Oğuz Şalış

Expert Business Consultant

KoçDigital

Oğuz Sami Sarıkaya

Legal Affairs Manager

LUKOIL Eurasia

Okan Utkueri

Managing Director

Guy Carpenter

Onur El

Consultant - Trade Director

Freelance

Onur Çelik

CEO

Dana Incorporated

Onur Kutlu Gago

Cofounder & Deputy CEO

Coimex Inc

Onur Sözener

Advertising Sales Group Coordinator

CNN TÜRK

Onur Yanar

Software Engineering Manager

Meteksan Defense

Örsan Berkay Tülüce

Senior Manager, UX Research & Design Strategy

Akbank

Ömer Doğan Dinçer

Founder

TradePulse

Ömer Faruk Özcan

Environmental Engineer

Samsun Büyükşehir Belediyesi

Ömer Faruk Özer

Production Technologies and Industry 4.0 Manager

Arçelik

Ömer Genca

General Manager

HTC

Önder Haydaroğlu

CTO and Senior Consultant

Pastacıdan & Hera Danışmanlık

Özge Çokpekin

Freelancer

Business Advisor

Özgen Toru

CEO

Otolye A.Ş.

Özgür Tetiköz

Head of FSD Operations

Metro Cash and Carry Turkey

Özgür Yiğiter

Chief Sales Officer

Ödeal

Pelin Karadeniz Kış

Vice Chairman of the Board

Mete Plastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Robert Barry

Sales Manager

Freelance

Sanem Süzük

Private Banking Manager

Turkish Bank

Sargın Erdoğan

COO

Anlatsin.com

Sarp Uzer

Digital Marketing

Magma

Sedef Hacısalihoğlu

CFO

TLS Logistics

Selin Akal

Co-Founder

May Piar Medya Tasarım Basın ve Halkla İlişkiler

Semih Ersöz

CEO

Sopu Academy

Semih Yasavul

Digital Product Manager

ING Bank

Senem Gümüşsoy

Financial Controller

Carbon Clean

Serap Çelen

Founder

Business Coaching Guru

Serap Duman

Sales and Marketing Manager

Yorglass Cam

Sercan Akkaş

Product & Business Development

Yemek Sepeti

Sercan Erhan

CPO

Basefy – CPO

Seren Deniz Yanık

Founding Lawyer

Seren Deniz Yanık Law Firm

Serkan Usanmaz

Managing Director

IEG - INVESTMENT BANKING GROUP

Serpil Büyükaltınçizme

Founder / Manager

KSS Strateji Kurumsal Danışmanlık ve Eğitim Ltd.

Serpil Baran

Consultant & Mentor

Clavis Lean Consulting and Project Management

Serpil Kuyucak

Operating Partner

AV8 Ventures

Sertaç Oral

Strategic Partner

Gold Ventures Investman

Seval Üçler

Digital Deputy General Manager

Demirören Medya

Sevgi Akgün

Software, Electronics, and Defense Projects Group Manager

Deneyim Ar-Ge

Sevgi Ulugöl

Environmental Quality and Occupational Health and Safety Manager

Akenerji Elektrik Üretim

Sevgican Varol

Lifestyle Banking Product Owner

Emirates NBD

Sevil Kubilay

Emea regional marketing manager

t Bosch Security and Safety

Simay Akbaş

International Operations / Business Development Manager

Destek Patent INC

Sinan Akkol

Co-Founder

FiberGames

Sinem Altuncu

General Coordinator

PayCore

Sinem Arslan

Partner

Eurosis Consulting

Şenay Canbaz

Europe IT Digital Sales Solutions Lead

PepsiCo

Tolga Temtek

Founder

TT & HR Partners

Tolga Tosun

Business Development Manager

Anadolu Isuzu

Tunç Göz

Managing Director

Arbetro Enerji

Tuncay Alay

Innovation Unit Manager

Borusan Mannesmann

Ufuk Zamantılı

Senior Project Manager

Eaton

Uğur Bilgiç

CSG Head

Citibank Russia & Turkey

Uğur Koç

Advisor

Kredi Akademi Eğitim Danışmanlık

Uğur Yetkin

General Manager

MDC Clinics

Umur Keten

Growth Manager

Cimri

Umut Vural

CEO

Adgager

Ümit Uzun

Strategy and Reporting Manager

Aksa Enerji Üretim A.Ş.

Ümit Yeşiltaş

Country Sales Leader

Dell Türkiye

Volkan Turan

General Manager

3A Yapım ve Yazılım

Vural Çiftçi

VP, Mobile Product and Marketing

Earth Class Mail

Yaman Alpata

Founder & CEO

MegaMerchant

Yağız Aydemir

Digital and IT Director

AstraZeneca

Yeliz Erinçkan

Strategy and Business Development Director

Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.Ş.

Yeliz Şahin

Regional Manager

Turcon Konteyner Taşımacılık

Yeşim Mutlu

Business Development

32bit Bilgisayar Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.

Yeşim Özselek Gül

Product Manager

Kompanion ex-Insider

Yiğit Bayol

Managing Director & CTO

Slevin Yazılım

Yusuf Şahin

SMMM

Neura Audit, Advisory Accounting

Yunus Çelik

Corporate, Commercial and Financial Institutions Credit Allocation Director

Odeabank A.Ş.

Zekeriya Bildik

CFO

Pisano

Zeki Bülent Yağlı

Founder-CEO

Teknosin Kodlama Sistemleri

Zeliha Eser Ateş

Freelancer

Advisor

Zeynep Baykan

Veterinarian

Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı Pendik Veteriner Kontrol Enstitüsü

Zulal Akarsu

Head of Marketing (& Generative AI Product Marketing Lead)

Agilisys & Blenheim Chalcot (UK)

Investor Mentors

Abdullah Ocak

Investment Director

Aksa Akrilik Kimya

Ahmet Acar

Owner

Acar Danışmanlık

Ahmet Hadi Ertuğrul

Co-Founder

TR Angels

Ali Karabey

General Manager

212

Ali Özgenç

Co-Founder

Kerietsu

Alp Can Gökdeniz

Executive VP

ATP Capital

Alp Eren Göktürk

Entrepreneurship Projects Manager

Eczacıbaşı Holding

Çağdaş Demirağ

CEO

TrandUs Danışmanlık

Ceyhun Özata

General Manager

BARİKAT Cyber Security

Deniz Şatıroğlu

Venture Capitalist

Revo Capital

Duygu Eren

General Manager

Keiretsu Forum Türkiye

Emre Omacan

Vice Chairman

Agito

Enis Hulli

General Partner

500 Emering Europe

Erdinç Kazak

CFO

Aksa Akrilik Kimya

Erol Lengerli

Co-Founder

TR Angels

Fatih İşbecer

CEO

Dataroid

Yunus Çelebiler

ex-Cto - Board Member />TurkNet

Fırat İşbecer

CEO

Commencis

Gürkan Üstünkar

Cloudcrazy Managing Director & Aegean Ventures Investor

Cloudcrazy, part of Emakina Group (EPAM Company) Aegean Ventures

Mehmet Üner

EMEA Solution Strategy Manager

Microsoft

Melih Efeoğlu

Founder

Geometri Melek Yatırım Ağı

Melih Ödemiş

Founder

yemeksepeti.com

Metin Salt

General Manager

Vestel

Namık Kural

Founder

TRAngels

Nazım Onur Bayındır

CEO

idenfit

Ömer Karakaya

General Manager

Otonova Otomotiv Sanayi Ticaret

Selma Bahçıvanoğlu

General Partner

SİMYA VC

Sercan Alıcı

SENIOR MANAGER PRODUCT STRATEGY

Aster DM Healthcare

Sinan YILDIRIM

CEO

Craft Capital

Tarık Dutkuner

VC Investor

500 Emerging Europe

Volkan Alptekin

Founder & Lead Facilitator

StrategyPeer Consulting

Supporting Mentors

Adile Meriç Güven

Founder/Lawyer

Adile Meriç Güven Hukuk ve Danışmanlık

Ahmet Altıok

Founder

LongBridge Consultancy

Ali İhsan Özgür Çilingir

Independent Auditor

DT Bağımsız Denetim A.Ş. - Nisantaşı Üniversitesi

Alper Kimsesiz

Co-Founder

Parantez Mali Musavirlik

Arda Berkay Çağın

Strategy and Business Development Consultant

TINS Advisory Services

Aslı Akdağ

Founder

Fmworks Fikri Mülkiyet İşleri

Aslı Topcan

Self Employed- Director

Apollonos Limited

Baldan Çolak

Founder

Baldan Çolak İletişim Danışmanlığı ve Eğitim Hizmetleri

Genc Partners, Lawyer

Bahadır Genç

Founder

Bilgehan Burak Türkmen

Founder

Türkmen Avukatlık Bürosu

Billur Buse Elmas

Partner

Elmas Consulting

Bukle Korkmaz Eminel

Co-Founder/Lawyer

BE&TA Hukuk Bürosu

Burcu Döner

Business Unit Director /Legal & Compliance

Consultancy4CHANGE

Burcu Kimsesiz

Co-Founder

Pergo Partners A.Ş. ve Parantez Mali Müşavirlik

Cenk Tükel

Founder-CEO

Tukel, Inc

Ceylan Necipoglu

Senior Lawyer

Moroğlu Arseven Hukuk Bürosu

Erdem Turan

Co-Founder

Turan & Turan Hukuk Bürosu

Eren İrdiren

Strategy & Marketing

Consultancy4CHANGE

Erhan Çağşırlı

Founding Partner / Financial Advisor

Cevherler Mali Müşavirlik

Gözde Nur Kıran

Founding and Managing Partner

KIRAN YILDIRIM (KY Consultancy)

Gülşah Çakır

X Mind Studio

Co-Founder

İbrahim Can Çayırpare

Managing Partner

CVG Hukuk Bürosu

Kadir Kuğu

Founder

Piapex

Eril Ergüneş

Founder

Lunas E-Commerce and Consulting

Kerem Cihangir

Founder and Managing Partner

Cihangir Hukuk

Mehmet Koç

Partner Lawyer

LEGE Avukatlık Ortaklığı

Murad Güdücü

Founder/Lawyer

MG Legal | Hukuk Bürosu

Naci Adalılar

Lecturer

Işık Üniversitesi

Oğuz Kara

Co-Founder

OGUZ KARA AVUKATLIK and DNA Danışmanlık

Berk Arda Yurdakul

Founding Lawyer

Yurdakul Hukuk Bürosu

Murad Güdücü

Founder/Lawyer

MG Legal | Hukuk Bürosu

Naci Adalılar

Lecturer

Işık Üniversitesi

Oğuz Kara

Co-Founder

OGUZ KARA AVUKATLIK and DNA Danışmanlık

Seren Kutadgu

Partner

MG Kutadgu & Arsın

Çağrı Arsın

Partner

Kutadgu & Arsın

Feriha Esin

Co-Founder - General Manager

Gonzey Consulting and Trade Ltd. Inc.

Şener Soysal

Co-founder, designer, etc.

Baht. Design Studio

Senem Kayahan

Avrupa Patent Vekili

Senem Kayahan Patent Danışmanlık Ltd. Şti.

Serkan Atlı

Company Partner

Cevherler Mali Müşavirlik

Sibel KINAK

Managing Partner/ VEGA Management Consultancy and Training

Simla Altunbay

Founder, Leadership Mentor

Simla Altunbay Coaching, Mentoring, Training, and Consultancy

Tuba Etliç

Audit

Ay Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik

Umut Alkaç

Sales Director

PROOFX

Umut Topkar

Co-Founder ; CEO

New York Danışmanlık

Entrepreneurship Mentors

Barış Hökevek

Product Manager

ADLEMA Makina Teknolojileri A.Ş

Gökhan Hatipoğlu

CEO

Virasoft Yazılım Tic. AŞ

Onur Yurtsever

Founder and CEO

Smart Advice Finansal Teknolojiler

Ömer Orkun Düztaş

Co-Founder and CEO

Büyütech Teknoloji San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Murat Lostar

Ceo

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