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Pelin Solmaz

Pelin Solmaz

Consultant · Trainer

25+ years in total, 16 of them in HR consultancy and assessment centres. ICF-accredited ACC coach. Has worked with organisations such as the Central Bank, Turkish Aerospace, Garanti Technology and Turkcell Global Bilgi.

  • ICF ACC coach
  • Assessment centres
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Starting in banking, she has spent the past 16 years of a career of more than 25 years in human resources consultancy, assessment centre practice, training and mentoring. In her areas of expertise, talent management and leadership development, she makes strategic contributions to the organisations she serves and supports the development of individuals and teams.

She is an expert in structuring assessment centre practices across all sectors, designing talent management processes, developing HR professionals, training practitioner teams, and mentoring leaders. She runs one-to-one and group-based development programmes in areas such as leadership, communication, effective feedback, recruitment and performance management.

To date she has worked for many leading organisations, including the Central Bank, Turkish Aerospace, TFKB, Halkbank, Alshaya, Garanti Technology, Watsons, Türkiye Sigorta, Eti, Yıldız Holding, Turkcell Global Bilgi and Mersin Port; alongside training programmes, she has taken managerial roles in development and assessment projects for mid- and senior-level positions.

She holds an ICF-accredited ACC coaching certificate and previously taught courses on recruitment and interview techniques at the Istanbul Business Institute. She continues her training and consultancy work on various platforms.

After her undergraduate degree in Business Administration, she completed a master’s degree in Human Resources Management and Organisational Change; her thesis, ‘The Effects of Talent Management on Commitment’, focused on the relationship between employee engagement and talent management. She is currently continuing her studies in Healthcare Institutions Management at Istanbul University.

Aylin Obalı

Aylin Obalı

Speaker · Trainer

After 25 years in banking, moved into consultancy and training in 2019. ROI, Design Thinking, SHL Assessor and PROSCI certified.

  • SHL Assessor
  • PROSCI
  • ROI
  • Design Thinking
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After an undergraduate degree in German Language and Literature, she completed an MBA and is currently continuing her studies in a Sociology undergraduate programme.

After 25 years in banking she moved into consultancy and training in 2019, and in 2024 began providing training and consultancy services to leading Turkish organisations under her own brand. She has also volunteered in civil society organisations, serving as Chair of the Board of the TEGEP Association and supporting projects of the Sustainable Development Association (SKD).

She began her professional career in customer relationship management, commercial marketing and product development, and took part in business process re-engineering (BPR), field service model and agile transformation projects. She led the bank’s transformation processes as a branch manager in 2002 and as Training & Development Director from 2005.

Throughout her career she has built deep expertise in human resources, marketing-focused employee experience, performance management, integrated talent management, assessment centre practice, feedback and employee development. She has served as an assessor in promotion processes and as an in-house trainer in banking.

She has attended executive programmes at leading international institutions such as Harvard and Stanford, and holds ROI (Jack Phillips), Design Thinking (Stanford d.school), Assessor (SHL-TTS) and PROSCI Change Management certificates.

Today, as a consultant, trainer and assessor, she provides training and consultancy in corporate academy transformation, the in-house trainer model, onboarding, mentoring processes, ROI, competency-based interviewing and assessment centre assessing.

Uygar Doyuran

Uygar Doyuran

Speaker

30+ years of leadership across aviation, energy transition, industrial automation, telecommunications and other sectors. Currently President of Türkiye and Central Asia for a global energy company; previously Managing Director of GE Digital Türkiye.

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With a career of more than 30 years, he has held leadership roles in a wide range of sectors, including aviation, energy transition, industrial automation, digital transformation, telecommunications, healthcare and defence. Through his strategic vision and broad cross-sector experience, he adds critical value to organisations' sustainable growth and transformation journeys.

He currently serves as President of Türkiye and Central Asia for a global energy company, managing all business operations across eleven countries. He offers value-driven solutions to customers in more than twenty industry segments across aviation, energy transition and industrial automation, and also serves on the boards of two international companies in Industrial Automation and Gas Measurement.

Previously, as Managing Director of GE Digital Türkiye for five years, he led the digital transformation of large-scale enterprises and industrial companies, and provided strategic consultancy to sector-leading organisations, NGOs and technoparks. At Intel Corporation he held key leadership roles in the EMEA and META regions for more than ten years, supporting growth and enterprise solution sales in consumer electronics, healthcare, education and retail. In the early years of his career he worked in engineering, software development, project management and leadership roles in healthcare, defence and telecommunications.

He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Uygar Doyuran looks at the shared challenges across different sectors from a holistic perspective, creating collaborative, value-driven solutions and providing his clients with strategic and sustainable contributions.

Barış Güleç

Barış Güleç

Creative Communication and Brand Consultant

In advertising and creative communication since 1999; has advised brands such as Coca-Cola, Bosch and Çilek Mobilya. Former Director of Culture and Arts at Bursa Metropolitan Municipality and President of ATBA.

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Starting his professional career in advertising in 1999, he has specialised in creative communication, brand management, strategic positioning and storytelling. He has worked as a creative director at various advertising agencies and has provided creative communication and brand consultancy to national and international brands and institutions such as Coca-Cola, Bosch, Çilek Mobilya and the Kaaba Foundation (Mecca).

From 2006 to 2012 he served as Director of Culture and Arts at Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, taking part in the management of cultural and artistic activities.

From 2015 to 2018 he served as President of the Arab-Turkish Businessmen’s Association (ATBA), playing an active role in international cooperation, business development and social projects.

Throughout his career he has provided professional support to individuals and organisations in effective speaking, perception and creative story design, brand consultancy, strategic positioning, and photo and video production.

He is a graduate of Bursa Işıklar Military High School and of Uludağ University’s Business Administration department. He pursued his academic studies with an MBA at Istanbul Okan University and in the Philosophy department at Ankara University.

Today he continues his work in strategic speaking, effective communication and storytelling, helping individuals and organisations express their messages in a strong, creative and effective way.

Simla Altunbay

Simla Altunbay

Consultant · Trainer

25+ years of management experience. Worked as a Leadership Development Mentor at a major retail group. ICF PCC coach; Turkey coordinator of the Association for Coaching.

  • ICF PCC coach
  • Association for Coaching Turkey
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Over a career of more than 25 years she has gained experience in a range of management roles, including logistics and procurement, strategic planning and systems development, brand management, human resources and organisational development. In these roles she contributed with an approach of making a difference by developing both the system and its people.

She worked as a Leadership Development Mentor and Leadership Business Partner at one of the largest retail companies in the sector, contributing significantly to its extensive leadership programme so that managers and leaders could become ‘globally successful’ leaders. In these roles she supported the development of the company’s leaders and teams as an executive coach, team coach, mentor, trainer and assessor. She also served as a coaching trainer in the Corporate Academy’s Leadership Coaching programme.

She has many years of experience and expertise in the assessment and development of leaders, teams and individuals.

She has led change management projects and worked as an internal consultant, deepening her expertise in change and transformation through training and hands-on practice. She adds value in transforming the cultures, teams and individuals affected by change, drawing on her coaching competencies as much as her professional experience.

As Turkey Coordinator of the Association for Coaching, she ran projects, workshops and training programmes to raise awareness of coaching in Turkey and make it more widespread.

She is an ICF (International Coaching Federation) Professional Certified Coach (PCC).

She holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and has completed an MBA.

She continues her work as a consultant, leadership mentor, executive and team coach, trainer, facilitator and assessor.

Based on her experience and perspective, she believes that building successful and passionate teams requires nurturing both the ‘business’ and the ‘people’ dynamics. Her own passion is to support leaders and teams with success stories while contributing to the whole system with her experience, values and strengths.

Ozan Gülşeni

Ozan Gülşeni

Trainer

Over 25 years of senior finance leadership across telecom, energy, FMCG, manufacturing, retail and other sectors; CFO and Executive Committee member for the past 22 years.

  • CFO · Executive Committee member
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Over a career of more than 25 years he has held senior finance leadership roles in the telecom, energy, FMCG, independent audit, manufacturing, retail, automotive and education sectors. For the past 22 years, as CFO and Executive Committee member of the organisations he has worked for, he has created lasting value in financial management, change management, strategy and operational excellence.

He has served as CFO and Finance Director at leading Turkish companies such as Arthur Andersen, the Turkcell Group, Tiryaki Anadolu Holding, Aksa Doğalgaz, Yünsa (Sabancı Holding), Balparmak, DIAGEO, Yurtbay, MEF Schools and Unitim Holding, and has led many successful projects in strategic financial planning, restructuring, corporate risk management, performance management, M&A, and building budgeting and reporting systems. He has also managed the set-up of companies and finance departments abroad (Russia and Romania) and played an active role in international financing projects.

Throughout his career he has made significant contributions to companies through corporate restructuring, capital increases and credit expansion, tax and cost optimisation, the implementation of ERP systems (SAP, Axapta, Oracle, Hyperion), and the application of strategic management tools such as the Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Map.

Starting his professional journey as an independent auditor, he provided audit, valuation and consolidation services to many large national and international companies.

In the organisations he leads, he delivers sustainable success in both financial and operational areas, and contributes to their long-term growth with his strategic vision and change management experience.

He speaks advanced English and French, and intermediate Portuguese.

He is a graduate of the Lycée Saint-Joseph and of Marmara University (Business Administration in English – Finance & Accounting). He completed a Strategic Finance programme at Berkeley Extension.

Necla Tekin

Necla Tekin

Consultant · Trainer

Background in finance and administration. ICF PCC coach and creator of the accredited ‘Breath Coaching’ programme. Worked as a cultural transformation consultant at Great Place to Work.

  • ICF PCC coach
  • Breath Coaching
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After studying business administration, she built a career in finance and administrative affairs in the factoring and asset management sectors, and carried this experience into coaching and training.

On her professional coaching journey she completed International Coaching Federation (ICF) training and earned the PCC (Professional Certified Coach) credential; after supervision training she has also supported coaches in their development and credentialing for many years. She is the creator of the ICF-accredited ‘Breath Coaching’ programme and a professional coaching trainer.

She works with organisations and individuals as a trainer, consultant, team coach and breath coach, adding depth to her work on the language of the subconscious, mindfulness and storytelling. She served as Cultural Transformation Consultant at Great Place to Work (GPTW) and has consulted on organisational development projects.

She is a member of the ICF and AC associations and volunteers in social responsibility projects.

In her coaching, training and consultancy work, Necla Tekin places commitment, inner peace and the ability to love without possessiveness at the centre, making transformative contributions to the development of individuals and organisations.

Seval Yılmaz Uzun

Seval Yılmaz Uzun

Consultant · Trainer

Intellectual property consultant since 2010; works with R&D and innovation-focused organisations and technoparks.

  • Intellectual property
  • R&D and innovation
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She has worked as a consultant in intellectual and industrial property since 2010, specialising in structuring and sustaining the IP processes of R&D- and innovation-focused organisations.

She served as Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator at the Sakarya University Technopark Technology Transfer Office, advising academics, leading the creation of the university’s IP strategy, and playing an active role in writing and reporting the TÜBİTAK 1513 project.

During her time as a manager in the consultancy sector, she ran special projects and developed a new working culture to contribute to the vision of a long-established consultancy firm.

Today she advises the Technology Transfer Offices of GOSB Technopark and many other technoparks, and plays an active role in developing and delivering various projects.

She serves R&D centres, R&D companies in technoparks and university technology transfer offices, supporting clients as a consultant, trainer and service provider in line with ethical values.

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