Sustainability Summit 2021

Agenda
10:00

Opening

Yekta Kopan

MC
Author & Presenter

Serdar Turan

Editor in Chief, Harvard Business Review Turkey
10:05

Reimagining Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson

John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard Business School
10:30

Net Positive

Paul Polman

Business Leader, Campaigner, Co-author of “Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take”
10:55

Building a Sustainable Business

Hakan Binbaşgil

CEO, Akbank
11:15

Nudging Effect in Sustainability Strategy

Cass Sunstein

Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard Law School
11:40

Sustainability in Turkey

Akan Abdula

Founding Partner, FutureBright Group
12:00

CEO Perspective: Sustainability at the Core of the Business

Ahmet Dördüncü

CEO & Member of Board of Directors, Akkök Holding and Chair, Global Compact Turkey

Mustafa Seçkin

Executive Vice President for Turkey, Central Asia and Iran at Unilever
12:30

Break

13:00

Understanding Circular Business Model

Atalay Atasu

Professor of Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD
13:25

Solving Wicked Problems through Design Thinking

Jeanne Liedtka

United Technologies Corporation Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
13:45

Proving the Value of Sustainability

İzel Levi Coşkun

CEO & Sustainability Ambassador, Mazars Denge
14:05

Regenerative Agriculture & Sustainability

Ece Aksel

Senior Vice President & General Manager, PepsiCo Turkey

Duygu Yılmaz

Head of Sustainable Agriculture and Access to Food Working Group, Business Council for Sustainable Development Turkey
14:40

Communication of Sustainability

Dr. Onur İlhan

Secretary General, Impact Investing Advisory Board (EYDK)
15:00

Clean Energy Impact on Sustainability

Halil Demirdağ

CEO, Smart Solar Technologies

Şule Kılıç

Deputy Head of Turkey, EBRD

Mehmet Erdoğan Elgin

Moderator
Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek Turkey
15:35

Sustainable Logistics

Enise Ademoğlu Matbay

Corporate Sustainability Director, Ekol Lojistik

Gökşen Töre Sancak

Executive Vice President for Material Planning & Logistics, Ford Otosan
16:05

Wrap Up

13:00

Opening

Prof. Dr. Itır Erhart

MC
Co-founder, Adım Adım & Açık Açık
13:05

Climate Crisis: Understanding the Risk

Doç. Dr. Barış Karapınar

Associate Director of Policy at Climate Bonds Initiative, Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) and Reviewer of the AR6
13:25

Climate Crisis & Food Perspective

Nils Grede

UN World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director and Representative Turkey

Beliz Kudat

Moderator
Managing Editor, HBR Türkiye
13:45

1.5°C and Net Zero

Prof. Dr. Levent Kurnaz

Climate Scientist, Bogazici University Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies
14:05

Integration of Sustainability to Corporate Strategy and Culture

Mikayil Yusifov

Chief Communications and Government Relations Officer, SOCAR Turkey

Kanan Mirzayev

Chief Strategy Officer, SOCAR Turkey
14:40

The Effects of Climate Crisis on People

Kerem Okumuş

Founder, S360
15:00

Post COP26 Insights

Salim Kadıbeşegil

Founder, RepMan Reputation Research Center

Engin Güvenç

Founder, SVS Turkey

Selen Baranoğlu

Moderator
Author
15:35

Technology’s Reflections on Sustainability

Işıl Hasdemir

General Manager, Dell Technologies

Bora Tuncer

CEO - Turkey, Central Asia and Pakistan - Schneider Electric
16:05

Wrap Up

13:00

Opening

Dr. Sertaç Doğanay

MC
Technology Communicator
13:05

Individual to Collective Impact

Aylin Gezgüç

Founder and Director of Arbor Impact,Board Member, Support to Life, Founder, Circle Up 21
13:25

Impact Investment from Investor’s Perspective

Şafak Müderrisgil

Etkiyap, Chair

Merve Kara Kaşka

Moderator
Founder of İklim Gazetesi
13:45

The Role of the Business World in Creating Social Impact

Aslı Alemdaroğlu

Corporate Communications and Sustainability General Manager, Zorlu Holding

Marcello Palazzi

Cofounder & Global Ambassador, Now Partners
14:05

Sustainability in Fashion & Apparel Industry

Gülden Yılmaz

Board Member, Koton

Beliz Kudat

Moderator
Managing Editor, HBR Türkiye
14:40

How can Brands Create Impact and Social Value?

Toygun Yılmazer

Chief Strategy Officer, TBWA
15:00

Civil Society’s Role in Creating Sustainable Impact

Cihan Özsönmez

General Manager, Vehbi Koç Foundation

Mustafa Özer

Director, İmece

Zeynep Meydanoğlu

Co-Chair, Ashoka Turkey
15:35

Impact Ecosystem

Ergem Şenyuva

Founder, yesilist.com
15:50

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Perspective

Giovanni Guidetti

Vakıfbank & Turkey Women’s National Volleyball Team Coach and UNDP Gender Equality Advocate

Aslı Çoban

Gender Analyst, UNDP
16:05

Wrap Up

13:00

Opening

Yekta Kopan

MC
Author & Presenter
13:05

Strategy & Sustainability

Martin Reeves

BCG Henderson Institue Chair, Managing Director and Senior Partner, BCG San Francisco

Burak Tansan

Senior Partner and Managing Director, BCG Istanbul
13:25

Sustainable Finance

Türker Tunalı

Chief Financial Officer, Akbank

Prof. Dr. Güler Aras

Professor of Finance and Accounting, Yıldız Technical University & Founding Director, CFGS, Founding Chair, ERTA
14:00

Purpose Driven Approach in Sustainability

Colin Mayer

Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
14:20

Understanding CSO’s Role

Aykan Gökbulut

Managing Director and Partner, BCG Istanbul

Dr. M. Oğuzcan Bülbül

Communications, Sustainability and Government Affairs Director, Abdi İbrahim Pharmaceuticals

Beliz Kudat

Moderator
Managing Editor, HBR Türkiye
14:55

Blockchain and Crypto Environment’s Relation with Sustainability

İsmail Hakkı Polat

New Media Lecturer, Kadir Has University
15:10

Sustainability from Regulations’ Perspective

Doruk Arbay

Corporate Affairs Leader, Mondelez International

Doç. Dr. Ahmet Atıl Aşıcı

Business Administration and Engineering Department, İTÜ

Gözde Kuşçuoğlu

Moderator
Partner, BTS&Partners
15:45

How do Younger Generations Feel about Sustainability?

Evrim Kuran

Founder, Evrim Kuran Danışmanlık & Country Leader, Universum
16:00

Wrap Up

13:00

Opening

Prof. Dr. Itır Erhart

MC
Co-founder, Adım Adım & Açık Açık
13:05

Turkish Business Ecosystem’s Green Deal Perspective

Fatih Kemal Ebiçlioğlu

Chairman, Investment Environment Roundtable and the Industry Policies Round Table, TUSIAD
13:25

Reaching Net Zero

Tümkan Işıltan

Country President, bp Turkey

Bora Şekip Güray

IICEC Director, Sabancı University
14:00

Sustainability & Competition Impact

Mehmet Öğütçü

Group CEO, Global Resources Partnership
14:20

Transforming by Sustainability: Product & Responsibility Perspective

Ali Fuat Orhonoğlu

Vice President for Customer Development & Board Member, Unilever

Volkan Aydeniz

Regional Sustainability Director for Greater Middle East & Africa, Tetra Pak
14:55

Climate Change & Air Quality

Prof. Dr. Alper Ünal

Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, İTÜ
15:10

Making better use of Technology for Sustainability

Hüseyin Gelis

CEO & Chair, Siemens Turkey

Uğur Candan

Managing Director, SAP Turkey

Ayşem Sargın

Moderator
Chair, YASED
15:45

Interpreting Climate Crisis through times of Pinocchios

Gülin Çavuş

Cofounder & Strategy and Vision Leader, teyit.org
16:00

Wrap Up

13:00

Opening

Dr. Sertaç Doğanay

MC
Technology Communicator
13:05

Creating Value over Simple and Effective Strategy

Felix Oberholzer-Gee

Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
13:25

Sustainability & Future

Selen Çun

Student

Ali Yüksel

Student

Naz Babaoğlu

Moderator
Student
14:00

The New Value: Corporate Social Intrapreneurship

Debbie Haski-Levanthal

Professor of Management, Macquarie Business School
14:20

Value Ecosystem through Social Impact Startups

Kürşat Ceylan

Cofounder, WeWalk

Mina İlköz

Cofounder, UpSchool

Cemil Cihan Özalevli

Cofounder, Twin Science

Ayça Yağışan

Moderator
Board Member, YGA
14:55

Impact-Oriented Startups in Turkey

Serkan Ünsal

Founder, startups.watch
15:10

Sustainability based Business Models in Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Umutcan Duman

CEO & Founding Partner,Evreka

Olcay Silahli

CEO & Founding Partner, Fazla Gıda

Ayşe Yılmaz

Founder, Ottan Stüdyo

Merve Kara Kaşka

Moderator
Founder, İklim Gazetesi
15:45

Creating Impact through Art

Şebnem Alkın

Founder, artnivo.com and Cofounder, Upcycle Istanbul Art & Design Festival

Arzu Özarı Semiz

Founder, Keçi Events and Cofounder, Upcycle Istanbul Art & Design Festival
16:00

Wrap Up