Conference Program

IFINTEC 2023 Conference Program is presented below. Conference program is not finalized yet, we will go on updating it. By visiting this webpage time to time, you can view up-to-date conference program. By clicking each button below, you can view the conference program belonging to that day.

Time Bosphorus 1 Hall Bosphorus 2 Hall
08:00 - 16:00   Registration
09:10 - 09:50 Panel: “Managing Digital Transformation in Banking Industry”

Darco Akkaranfil - Burgan Bank - Executive Vice President, Information Technologies
Aziz Kose - Neohub (A Subsidiary of Denizbank) - Chief Innovation & Ecosystem Officer
Mehmet Butun - Vakif Participation Bank - CIO
Ozgur Bilgin - Aktiftech (A Subsidiary of Aktifbank) - General Manager





10:00 - 10:20




Sahin Gor
Burgan Bank - Senior Vice President, Digital Banking

“Building a Digital Bank from Scratch”

10:30 - 10:50 Levent Yildirmak
ING Turkey - Technology Director, Business Banking, Wholesale Banking & Risk

“Application Modernization”
Okan Acar
Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank - Head of Digital Banking Group

“Digital Onboarding Through a New Generation VTM: Kuveyt Turk’s Tablet XTM”

11:00 - 11:20 Artur Dabrowski
Comarch - Business Consultant

“Your Springboard to Successfully Leapfrog the Competition: Choosing the Right Project Implementation Approach and Partner”






11:20 - 11:50 Coffee Break
11:50 - 12:10




Ali Cakiroglu
UPT Payment Services and E-Money (A Subsidiary of Aktifbank) - CTO

“ International Money Transfers without Borders “

12:20 - 13:00 Panel: “Building the Bank of the Future”

Enis Kurtoglu - QNB Finansbank - Consumer and Small Business Banking Executive Vice President
Ayse Yenel - HSBC Turkey - Head of Wealth and Personal Banking
Gokay Dede - Alternatif Bank - Executive Vice President, Retail and Digital Banking

Panel: “Managing Digital Transformation in Insurance Sector”

Aslihan Candir - Neova - EVP, Technology and Innovation
Bilal Turkmen - Turkiye Sigorta - Executive Vice President, Strategy & Marketing & Digital
Kaan Konak - Aksigorta - Technology & Operational Excellence Assistant General Manager
Kagan Aydınyuz - AgeSA - Group Head of Software Engineering

13:00 - 14:10 Lunch
14:10 - 14:30 Kadir Yuceer
IHS Teknoloji - CEO

“Holistic Approach on Financial Security: Protect Identity, Transaction, Information and Access End-to-End”





14:40 - 15:00 Alex Chapko
Piano Software - General Manager

“From Data to Action: Personalization Strategies for the New Era of Banking”





15:10 - 15:30 Selim Tastan
Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank - Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation

“From Design to Execution: Digital Maturity Model for Banks”

Murat Samet Küçük
Borsa Istanbul - Information Security Director

“Chatgpt, a New Threat to Information Security!”

15:30 - 15:50 Coffee Break
15:50 - 16:30


Panel: “Building Cyber Security Strategies in Banking Industry”

Ozer Gulce - Alternatif Bank - Head of Information Security Management
Cevat Oke - ING Turkey - Head of Information Risk Management
Nedim Kaya - Halkbank - Information Security System Manager
Ozgur Sonmezer - Intesa Sanpaolo - Information Security Officer
Rifat Deregozu - Fibabanka - Information Security, Governance and Compliance Director

Time Bosphorus 1 Hall Bosphorus 2 Hall
08:00 - 16:00   Registration
09:10 - 09:50 Panel: “New Technologies for Banking Industry in Digital Age”

Erkan Dervis - Fibabanka - Digital Channels Director
Emre Olcer - Is Bank - Digital Banking Division Head
Itir Aydogan - Yapi Kredi Bank - Strategic Business Development and Innovation Director
Tolga Macit Gusar - Turkish Economy Bank - Private Banking Investment Services and Business Development Group Director







10:00 - 10:20 Berrak Yenal
Intertech (A Subsidiary of Denizbank) - Executive Vice President

“Agile Teams for Digital Transformation”






10:30 - 10:50 Wouter Meijs
ING Bank Turkey - Technology Executive Vice President

“The People Factor in Digital Transformation: How Building a Strong Engineering Culture Drives Success”






11:00 - 11:20 Darko Jovisic
Robotiq.ai - CEO

“Digital Worker – The Best Hiring Decision You Can Make”





11:20 - 11:50 Coffee Break
11:50 - 12:10 Michal Holenia
HID Global - Director of Sales for Europe & LATAM and Global Business Development

“Seamlessly Secure Your Consumers’ Digital Identity & Access”






12:20 - 12:40 Nihan Namoglu Cengiz
AgeSA Hayat ve Emeklilik - CISO

“What Makes Blockchain more Secure?”

Gokhan Egri
Akbank - Vice President, Mobile Banking & Mobile Apps

“Digital Banking Practices”

12:50 - 13:10 Turker Tunbis
ICBC Turkey Bank - Managing Director of Digital Banking Department

“2023 CX Trends in Digital Banking”

Hakan Kantas
Halkbank - Information Technology Director

“Building Operational Resilience Through Digital Transformation”

13:10 - 14:10 Lunch
14:10 - 14:50



Panel: “How Banking will Change in New Era”

Remzi Soral - Turkish Economy Bank - Digital Banking Channel Development Director
Levent Kazim Oguz - Denizbank - Senior Vice President, Digital Channels and Open Banking
Sadik Bas - Garanti BBVA Bank - Head of Retail Banking Segment Management
Yesim Calidag - Fibabanka - Director of Technology Strategy and Operational Excellence

15:00 - 15:20 Sadik Bas
Garanti BBVA Bank - Head of Retail Banking Segment Management

“Data-Driven Retail Banking in Garanti BBVA”

Selma Yaldız
Quick Finans - System Development Director

“How Consumer Finance Companies can Transform into Fintechs with Digital Models and Trends”

15:20 - 15:40 Coffee Break
15:40 - 16:00




Aykut Sahin
Yapi Kredi Bank - External Abuse Prevention Manager

“How Pandemic Changed Fraud?”