OCTOBER 16, 2025 | THE MARMARA TAKSİM

İstanbul Privacy Summit 2025

The most comprehensive privacy and data protection summit in Turkey

OCTOBER 16, 2025 | THE MARMARA TAKSİM

İstanbul Privacy Summit 2025

The most comprehensive privacy and data protection summit in Turkey
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October 16, 2025

As Turkey’s first privacy summit, the Istanbul Privacy Summit once again addresses privacy, data security, and ethical technology use in the digital world from a global perspective.

Under the theme “Global Trends, Transcontinental Cooperation: AI, Data, and Cybersecurity Regulations”, it offers a prestigious platform where the latest developments in data and cybersecurity regulations in the age of artificial intelligence will be discussed.

Participants will have the opportunity to rethink the future of privacy through global trends and examples of transcontinental cooperation. From artificial intelligence to big data management, from cybersecurity to regulatory strategies, best practices and innovative ideas will converge in the heart of Istanbul through expert speakers and inspiring sessions.

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Faruk Bilir
Turkish Data Protection Authority
President of the Turkish Data Protection Authority
Sadullah Uzun
Ministry of Industry and Technology
General Directorate of National Technology General Manager
Cennet Alas Şekerbay
Turkish Data Protection Authority
The Data Protection Board Member
Ali Kutluhan
Intertech
IT Risk and Security EVP
Andrea Giannangelo
Team.blue / Iubenda
Compliance PU Director
Barış Gürbüzler
Hardal
Co-founder
Berkay Demirbaş
Hardal
CTO & Co-founder
Bora Yazıcıoğlu
Data Protection Association
President
Bulut Girgin
Gen Temizer Erdoğan Girgin Attorney Partnership
Partner
Burak Özdemir
Efilli
Chief Privacy Officer
Candoruk Uzunatagan
Netmera
Head of Sales
Christoph Bausewein
CrowdStrike
Assistant General Counsel, Data Protection & Policy
Daha Karaca
Republic Of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology
Assistant Specialist
Ekrem Ekicigil
Adform
Turkey Commercial Director
Emir Sanlı
Tooplay / Goodroll
CRO / Partner
Emna Krichene
META
Privacy Policy Manager MENAT
Ercan Gümüş
Efilli
Co-founder & President
Fikret Kolçalar
Aktfibank
CISO
Gianclaudio Malgieri
Leiden University
Associate Professor of Law
Gilbert Hill
PrivTech Ltd.
Managing Director
Hasan Emre Özgür
NETMERA
General Manager
Heidi Waem
DLA Piper LLP UK
Partner | Data, Privacy & Cyber
Hüseyin Can Aksoy
Bilkent University
Associate Professor
Matthew Newman
MLEX
Global Chief Correspondent
Mehmet Özer Metin
Xcitium
Chief Technology Officer
Mert Başer
Transferchain
Co-founder
Miraç Ceyhan
Digital Transformation Office (DTO) of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Lawyer
Murat Lostar
Cloud Security Alliance - Turkey Chapter
Founding President
Mustafa Koray Altun
Turkish Data Protection Authority
Data Protection Expert
Ololade Shyllon
META
Director of Privacy Policy, Africa, Middle East and Turkiye
Osama El Masry
Cognizant
ME Practice Lead - Data Responsibility & Privacy
Pawel Hajduk
European Data Protection
Board Expert
Richard Chudzynski
Konexo - Eversheds Sutherland
Partner
Sachiko Scheuing
FEDMA / Acxiom
Co-Chair / European Privacy and AI Governance Officer
Selen Zengin
Syntonym
Chief Product Counsel, Privacy
Susen Aklan
Mastercard
Director, Senior Counsel - Privacy, AI & Data Responsibility
Şefik Yunus Özcan
Efilli
Co-founder & CEO
Tuna Özen
Transferchain
Co-founder
Tutku Yılmaz
Efilli
Sales and Key Account Executive
Vincenzo Tiani
FPF
EU Senior Policy Counsel (AI, Data regulation & Data Protection)

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Event Schedule

09:20-09:50
KEYNOTE SPEECH
10:00-10:45
PANEL 1
Beyond the Binary: How to Make AI and Data Subject Rights Work Together?
10:45-11:00
COFFEE BREAK
11:00-11:45
PANEL 2
From Compliance to Resilience: Integrating Cybersecurity into Business Strategy
12:00-13:00
LUNCH
13:00-13:45
PANEL 3 (TR)
The Business of Consent: Monetizing Marketing Data in a Privacy-Compliant World
14:00-14:45
PANEL 4 (TR)
Techno Sovereignty: Localization of Tech Regulations and the Future Data
14:45-15:00
COFFEE BREAK
15:00-15:45
PANEL 5
Consent in Your Pocket: Managing User Rights in the Age of Mobile Apps
16:00-16:45
PANEL 6
Regulating Intelligence: EU, Middle East, and Türkiye approaches to Responsible AI
17:00-17:45
PANEL 7
Cyber Threats Without Borders: Regional Collaboration Against Global Risks
18:00-18:45
PANEL 8 (TR)
From Automation to Autonomy: Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Technologies
18:45-19:00
CLOSING SPEECHES
11:00-11:50
TRAINING/WORKSHOP 1
12:00-13:00
LUNCH
13:00-13:50
TRAINING/WORKSHOP 2
14:00-14:50
TRAINING/WORKSHOP 3
15:00-15:50
TRAINING/WORKSHOP 4
16:00-16:50
TRAINING/WORKSHOP 5
17:00-17:50
TRAINING/WORKSHOP 6

Advisory Board

Nafiye Yücedağ PhD
İstanbul University Faculty of Law
Assistant Professor
Demet Keklikkıran LL.M.
DenizBank
DPO & VP
Gülşah Gökçe LL.M.
Data Protection Association
Board Member
Özlem Sezgin
Repid
Board Member
Muhammed Demircan LL.M.
DLA Piper Brussels
Digital - Privacy & Data & AI Associate
R. Doruk Ercan
Neohub
Growth Tribe Lead
Osman Gazi Güçlütürk PhD
Galatasaray University Faculty of Law
Assistant Professor
Ussal Şahbaz
Ussal Consultancy
Managing Partner

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