Conference Program

IFINTEC 2024 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.

Time Bosphorus 1 Hall Bosphorus 2 Hall
08:00 - 16:00   Registration
09:10 - 09:50 Panel: “Implementing a Successful Digital Transformation”

Aziz Fahri Arkan - AgeSA - Executive Vice President, Business Technologies
Cetin Yalcin Gulec - Hayat Finans - Deputy General Manager, CIO
Korhan Kuyu - Anadolu Sigorta - CIO
Sahin Dalbudak - Garanti BBVA Technology - Executive Vice President, Banking Applications
Ugur Cetinkaya - Aksigorta - Head Of Software Development And ITSM





10:00 - 10:15 Ahmet Ersoy
Yapi Kredi Technology - Executive Vice President

“Implementing a Successful Digital Transformation”

Okyar Tahaoglu
The Interbank Card Center (BKM) - Deputy General Manager

“Interoperability in the Age of Digital Payments“

10:20 - 10:35 Hakan Karamanli
Tam Finans - CEO

“How Tam Finans Disrupted the Industry by Using AI”

Ibrahim Erkmen
HSBC Turkey - Head of Global Payments Solutions

“New Trends in Corporate-to-Bank Connectivity”
10:40 - 10:55 Ozgur Armagan
Integral Yatirim Menkul Degerler - CIO

“Tech-Driven Customer Delight: Crafting Experiences Beyond Expectations“






11:00 - 11:15 Georgia Papageorgiou
Temenos - Regional BSG Director

“Temenos Digital Transformation – Front to Back”






11:20 - 11:35 Cem Durna
CCR Group - Sales Director

“Redefining Customer Experience with Cloud Technologies“






11:35 - 12:05 Coffee Break
12:05 - 12:20 Halil Ozcan
Burgan Bank - Executive Vice President, Digital Banking

“Building a Digital Bank from Scratch”

Seniha Zeynep Guran
Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank - Head of Customer Analytics and Insights

“Customer Journey: From Data to Insights”

12:25 - 12:40 Baris Uz
Esri Turkiye - CEO

“Empowering Institutions with Location-based Insights and Predictive Analytics”






12:45 - 13:30 Panel: “Building the Bank of the Future”

Aziz Kose - NEOHUB (A Subsidiary of Denizbank) - Chief Innovation & Ecosystem Officer
Gokay Dede - Alternatif Bank - Executive Vice President, Retail and Digital Banking
Gokhan Erturk - Fibabanka - Assistant General Manager, Ecosystem and Platform Banking
Halil Ozcan - Burgan Bank - Executive Vice President, Digital Banking

Panel: “How New Technologies will Change Banking in New Era”

Ozgur Bilgin - Aktif Tech Teknoloji - General Manager
Esin Coskun - Softtech - Deputy Chief Executive Office, Digital Banking
Okay Yildirim - QNB eFinans - General Manager
Taner Kilic - Intertech - Executive Vice President, Software and Digital Infrastructure
Zeynep Yasemin Teksen Altas - Architecht - Chief Digital Banking and Payment Systems Officer

13:30 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 14:45 Thomas Henschen
CORE - Transformation Director

“Invade Troy or Build the Better City? How to Avoid Falling for Hollow Promises“




14:50 - 15:05 Goksel Ozer
MDSap - Financial Risk Manager

“Holistic Risk Management Framework with Better Data Integration”





15:10 - 15:50 Panel: “How Artificial Intelligence will Reshape Finance Industry”

Ali Cakiroglu - Trive - CTO
Bilge Koroglu - Yapi Kredi Technology - Applied Artificial Intelligence and R&D Director
Funda Oney - HSBC Turkey - CIO
Selma Yaldiz - Quick Finans - System Development Director
Yasar Karadeli - Sabanci Ageas Health Insurance - CIO


Panel: “Reshaping Banking in Digital Age”

Demet Yaman - QNB Finansbank - Director of Digital Bridge
Canan Kelel - Yapi Kredi Bank - Director of Digital Banking Business Development & Service Design
Gokhanalp Arslan - Is Bank- Head of Artificial Intelligence Division
Nalan Taskiran - Turkiye Finance Participation Bank - Head of Digital Banking Department
Sadik Bas - Garanti BBVA - Head of Affluent Segment Management

16:00 - 16:40 Panel: “How Banking will Change in New Era”

Erkan Dervis - Fibabanka - Digital Channels Director
Bulent Coban - Ziraat Participation Bank - Head of Digital Banking
Gokhan Cenker Yilmaz - ICBC Turkey - Finance Technology Director
Levent Kazim Oguz - Denizbank - Senior Vice President, Digital Channels and Open Banking
Sahin Gor - Burgan Bank - Senior Vice President, Digital Banking

Panel: “New Trends in Banking”

Mustafa Ulus - Fibabanka - Head of R&D and Innovation
Elif Elmas - Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank - Open Banking Manager
Emre Yildiz - Vakif Participation Bank - IT Digital Banking and Payment Solutions Vice President
Engin Deniz - Turkish Economy Bank - Digital Banking Channel Development Senior Manager
Gokhan Egri - Akbank - Vice President, Mobile Banking & Mobile Apps
Secil Demir - Is Bank - Innovation Unit Manager