Countdown Begins for Istanbul’s Artificial Intelligence Summit: “Beyond the Visible”

BV NEWS
December 13, 2024




On December 20, 2024, Boğaziçi Ventures AI Summit Istanbul will take place at Maslak 42 Venue, hosting a full-day program rich in content around artificial intelligence, technology, entrepreneurship, finance, investment, and academia, with distinguished speakers and leading organizations.

Organized by Boğaziçi Ventures, PCME, and main sponsors Intel and Monster, the summit is being held for the second time this year, marking the beginning of a tradition. For 2024, the summit is titled “Beyond the Visible”, highlighting the invisible yet profound ways AI shapes lives, cultures, and learning processes. Executives from Monster, Intel, Microsoft, Amplitude, BlueStacks, Google, and many other technology leaders will share insights on the latest AI developments, striking examples, and investment trends.

Key Speakers Include:

  • Agah Uğur – Chairman of the Board, Boğaziçi Ventures

  • Faruk Eczacıbaşı – Vice Chairman, Eczacıbaşı Holding | Chairman, TBV

  • Dr. Erdem Erkul – Chairman, Digital Technologies Business Council, DEİK | Honorary Consul of the Republic of Korea in Sivas

  • Erdal Bahçıvan – Chairman, Istanbul Chamber of Industry

  • Barış Özistek – Managing Partner & CEO, Boğaziçi Ventures

  • Kenan Çolpan – Managing Partner, Boğaziçi Ventures

  • Tansu Yeğen – VP Europe, Amplitude

  • Dr. Çağla Gül Şenkardeş – Faculty Member, Istanbul Bilgi University

  • Koray Candır – Co-Founder, Longeva | ex-Intel

  • Tanel Temel – Co-Founder, Artiwise

  • Münir Kundakçı – Independent Consultant

  • Tunç Erman – Founder, OneNewOne

  • Önder Güler – Country Manager, Google Cloud

  • Erol Özgüner – CIO, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

  • Sedat Doğan – Hacker

  • Barış Karakullukçu – Head of AI Factory, İşbank Group

  • Ayhan Demirci – CEO, MEXT | Digital Brain | AI Consultant

  • Zeynep Özgür Çağlayan – BV Portföy

  • Haydar Ateşok – Senior IT Innovation Manager, Nestle

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mete Tevetoğlu – Founding Partner, Tevetoğlu Legal

  • Dr. Anıl Çekiç – Founder & CTO, Cerebrum Technologies

  • İlhan Yılmaz – Co-Founder & CEO, Monster

  • Özcan Çavuşoğlu – Product Quality Engineering Manager, Tofaş

  • Burcu Civelek Yüce – Deputy GM, Retail Banking & Digital Solutions, Akbank

Last year, the summit attracted over 1,200 participants, and this year, demand is once again high.