Physical Asset Management Conference 2023
The Physical Asset Management Conference, which will be held at Sabancı Centre on December 12, 2023 for the third time this year with the theme of Disaster and Crisis Management, will highlight the contributions of Enerjisa Üretim's studies on Physical Asset Management to the sector and provide knowledge to other stakeholders.
Best Practices in Crisis Management
09:10-10:00This panel will examine the contrasting approaches of Turkey and Japan in mitigating earthquake disasters, as well as the necessary measures that need to be implemented in Turkey.
Insurance Management in Crisis Situations
11:10-12:00Our panel will focus on insurance management during crisis situations, specifically addressing topics such as natural disaster insurance, risk assessment processes, and the role of insurance in risk management.
What did we learn during the crisis?
13:00-13:50This panel will examine the human, technical, administrative, and organisational measures implemented by Enerjisa Üretim to effectively manage the consequences of the significant earthquake that occurred on 6 February 2023 This context highlights the crucial importance of preparedness for crises, safeguarding both physical and human assets, promoting coordination and mutual support between the holding and its subsidiaries.
Keynote Speaker
14:00-14:50In the workplace, disaster and emergency management involve a structured preparedness process that consists of several steps. The first step is the formation of emergency teams.
Business Continuity & Crisis Management
15:00-15:50The contemporary world presents businesses with a volatile, uncertain, and intricate environment due to factors such as political instabilities, economic fluctuations, climate change-induced natural disasters, such as earthquakes and epidemics, digital transformation-driven changes in production processes, rising employee demands, customer expectations, and social and environmental influences.
PROACTIVE THREAT DETECTION AND CYBER RESILIENCY
16:00-16:30During our event, we will offer a comprehensive evaluation of OT/EKS cyber security and explore practical strategies for organisations to adopt an adaptable approach to swiftly changing threats.
OT Cybersecurity Crisis
16:30-17:00This discussion will focus on the significance of Cyber Security and Asset Management in relation to the sustainability goals of Operational Technology (OT) Systems. These systems, known as Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and specifically Energy Facilities Critical Infrastructures, have become highly valuable sources of data in our digital age due to advancements in technology.
Emre Erdoğan
Emre Erdoğan
Enerjisa Production | Business and Technical Deputy General Manager
He received his Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Boaziçi University in 2001 and his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Koç University. He began his career as a Planning Engineer at Bechtel-Enka Joint Venture and has nearly two decades of experience. In 2018, he was appointed Assistant General Manager of Operations and Technical at Enerjisa Üretim. He enjoys sailing as well as motor sports.
Yoshinori Moriwaki
Yoshinori Moriwaki
Türkiye General Manager - Hazama Ando Corporation
Mr Yoshinori Moriwaki, a Master Architect and Senior Civil Engineer, is the General Manager of the Istanbul Branch of Hazama Ando Corporation, which built the Petronas twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the time the tallest building in the world, and Akashi, Japan's longest suspension bridge, as well as the Secretary General of the Japan Overseas Construction Companies Association.
Beginning with the Swiss Hotel Project in Turkey in 1990, he went on to work for YKK Zipper Factory, Honda, Toyota, Akdeniz University Organ Transplant Hospital, D.M. Radar Construction (Balkesir, Zonguldak, atalca), and almost all of the Japanese Automotive sector's investments in Turkey.
On behalf of the Japan Overseas Construction Companies Association, he was involved in the Marmaray and Izmit Bay Crossing Bridge Project. In Turkey, earthquake seminars were conducted by the speaker in various locations including Antalya, Isparta, Burdur, Muğla, Bingöl Governorships, İzmir Karşıyaka, Yenişehir, Siirt, İstanbul Şişli and Beşiktaş, Fethiye Tekirdağ Süleymanpaşa Municipalities, Tuzla, Gayrettepe, Suadiye Rotary clubs, as well as civil engineers' chambers and associations. These seminars were delivered in more than 450 schools across Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, Izmir, Northern Cyprus, Adapazarı, Izmit, Siirt, Antalya, Bingöl, Karabük, Samsun, Isparta, Denizli, Çorlu, Yozgat, Erzurum, Tunceli, Elazığ, Van, Bitlis, Muş, Sivas, Eskişehir, Çanakkale, and Samsun (68 out of 81 provinces).
In addition, he delivered "Career" presentations on TEDx (twice) and other similar platforms. He served for 13 years in Sendai, the region where the earthquake occurred in Japan on 11/03/2011.
Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu
Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu
Institute of Disaster Management
Mikdat Kadıoğlu, Professor of Meteorology and Disaster Management, received his Master's degree in Atmospheric Sciences in 1987 and his PhD in 1991 from the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. He attended training on Disaster Management by FEMA in the USA, JICA in Japan and Bournemouth University in England.
He is a Civil Defence and Red Crescent Training Volunteer who has worked as an advisor to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Coordination Centre and Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency and Turkish Red Crescent Association President. Mikdat Kadıoğlu has publications in Turkish and English on Atmospheric Sciences and Disaster Management.
He also prepared and presented documentaries on TV and worked as a columnist in Hürriyet and Milliyet newspapers. Mikdat Kadıoğlu is currently the Head of the Department of Meteorological Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Director of ITU Climate Change Application and Research Center, Director of ITU Disaster Management Institute and Advisor to the President of TUBITAK MAM.
| Kitap Adı | Link | Tür |
| Sanayide Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Rehberi | https://www.iso.org.tr/sites/1/upload/files/sanayide-afet-ve-acil-durum-yonetimi-178.pdf | Book |
| Sanayi ve İşyerleri İçin Afet Acil Yardım Planlama Rehberi | https://www.guvenliyasam.org/sanayi-ve-isyerleri-icin-afet-acil-yardim-planlama-rehberi/ | Book |
| Güvenli Yaşamı Öğreniyorum | https://genckizilay.org.tr/media/15297/38-84622582_gyo-ogrenci-kitabi.pdf | Book |
| Güvenli Yaşamı Öğreniyorum | https://genckizilay.org.tr/media/15298/39-16226429_gyo-ogretmen-kitabi.pdf | Book |
| Diğer Kitaplar İçin | http://www.guvenliyasam.org | Book |
Prof. Dr. İdil Işık
Prof. Dr. İdil Işık
PRISMA - Psychosocial Risk Management Institute
Her academic expertise is in quantitative, qualitative and mixed research techniques in Work/Organisational Psychology. This expertise and focus of attention is directed towards natural, technical or psycho-social risks that can affect the flow of work in organisational processes and leave traces at the individual, group or organisational scale. One of her current studies is the "Flexible Working Management System Development Project" supported by TUBITAK 1001 and the "Psychosocial Health and Safety at Work Project" supported by the EU Occupational Health and Safety Improvement Grant Programme. She currently continues to execute the TUBITAK 1001 supported "Psychosocial Security Project in Sports", which was implemented in July 2022.
She completed her undergraduate education in psychology at Boğaziçi University and her master's and doctorate degrees in the Organizational Behavior program at Marmara University. İdil Işık, who received her Associate Professor degree in Social Psychology in 2017, served as a faculty member and director of the Organizational Psychology Master's Program at Istanbul Bilgi University between 2010-2023. On December 1, 2023, she will receive her Professorship degree in Organizational Psychology and start working at Bahçeşehir University, Department of Psychology. She has worked as a consultant, trainer and content developer in consultancy, training and social responsibility projects for academic and professional target audiences for nearly 30 years. She structured this experience to offer it as a service for institutions by establishing PRISMA- Psikososyal Risk Yönetimi Enstitüsü Sağlık ve Danışmanlık Ltd.Şti. in August 2020 Thus, the foundation of the Psychosocial Risk Management Institute, which will operate in the field of Organizational Psychology and Clinical Psychology, was laid.
For Projects: www.esnekcalisma.org ; www.psikososyalrisk.org ; www.spordapsikososyal.org ; www.prisma-enstitu.com
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| Psikolojik İyi Oluş | Kitap |
| Eleştirel Psikoloji Yaklaşımlar, Gündemler, Tartışmalar | Kitap |
| Impact of Organizational Trauma on Workplace Behavior and Performance | Kitap |
| Organizations and Exposure to Trauma at a Collective Level: The Taxonomy of Potentially Traumatic Events | Kitap |
| Sexual Identities in the Workplace: Avoiding Organizational Trauma When Disclosure Occurs – Current Perspectives | Kitap |
| Academic Social Responsibility Sine Qua Non for Corporate Social Performance | Kitap |
| Globalization, Human Rights and Populism Reimagining People, Power and Place | Kitap |
Servet Sarısoy
Servet Sarısoy
Senior Administrative and Social Affairs Manager - Enerjisa Üretim
He graduated from Çukurova University, Department of Business and Economic Management in 1996 From 2002 to 2018, he was involved in various international Oil & Gas investment projects. Specifically, he worked on the BTC Hampetrol Pipeline Marine Terminal project in Turkey, the AGIP KCO Kashagan Onshore project in Kazakhstan, and the Chevron Tengiz Oil Field 3rd Generation project, also in Kazakhstan. His responsibilities in these projects included public relations, administration, social initiatives, local content development, employee relations, and compliance with IFC requirements. Since 2018, Servet Sarısoy has held the position of Senior Administrative and Social Affairs Manager at Enerjisa Enerji Üretim A.Ş. In this role, she is responsible for managing internal and external stakeholders and overseeing the implementation of the social management plan, following the criteria set by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Additionally, she serves as a member of the Sustainability Committee. Additionally, he is engaged in the fields of Emergency, Crisis Management, and Reputation Management. The team develops and executes Social Projects that adhere to Sustainability Development Criteria, including activities such as educating stakeholders in the regions where the power plants are situated, reducing disparities, enhancing biodiversity and incomes, and promoting climate action measures in times of crisis.
Serkan Özek
Serkan Özek
Hydroelectric Power Plants Maintenance Manager - Enerjisa Üretim
Born in Bandırma in 1978, Serkan Özek graduated from Primary and Secondary School in Izmir and Ankara Mimar Sinan High School. He completed his undergraduate education in Mechanical Engineering at Gazi University and his master's degree in Maintenance Management at Gazi University Mechanical Department.
He started his career by working on the construction and commissioning of Alstom Power Çan Thermal Power Plant, and then worked as an Operations Maintenance Engineer at EÜAŞ (Electricity Production Joint Stock Company) and Gökçekaya HEPP. He served as R&D Deputy Manager, Maintenance Management Manager and Obruk HEPP Operation Manager respectively.
In 2017, he started to work as the Head of Maintenance Management Department within the scope of the establishment and implementation of the strategies of the Maintenance Management Department, being responsible for 62 power plants and 21,000 MW in 4 Technologies. He has been working as Enerjisa Üretim Hydraulic Power Plants Maintenance Manager since May 2021.
Ethem Babiloğlu
Ethem Babiloğlu
Risk Culture Leader - Enerjisa Üretim
He graduated from Kocaeli University, Department of Industrial Engineering in 2006 Between 2003 and 2009, he worked in the Production, Quality and Industrial Control departments at Türk Pirelli Lastikleri A.Ş. Since 2010, he has worked at different levels in Trade Operations, Strategy, Planning, Market Analysis and Risk Management units within Enerjisa Üretim. Ethem Babiloğlu, who leads the establishment and development of different units and processes such as Market Analysis, Financial Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Business Continuity Management, has been serving as Enerjisa Production Risk Culture Leader since 2021.
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| İş Sürekliliği Organizasyonu | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/5716 | Makale |
Prof. Dr. Çisil Sohodol
Prof. Dr. Çisil Sohodol
Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Communication
Prof. Dr. Çisil Sohodol, who completed her undergraduate, graduate and doctoral education at Ege University Faculty of Communication, is a faculty member at Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Communication. Sohodol, who has academic and sectoral studies in areas such as corporate communication, crisis communication, sustainability communication, also continues to work as the director of Bahçeşehir University Social Impact and Responsibility Centre and manages the projects implemented in line with the university's vision of excellence in social benefit. He is a board member of the Artificial Intelligence and Technology Association and a columnist for Brandmap and Dünya Newspaper.
Mesut Demirbilek
Mesut Demirbilek
Founder & General Manager - MY Security Analytics
After graduating from the Police Academy, he worked as a detective in various ranks in the Istanbul Homicide Bureau for about 9 years. He won the Prime Ministry Master's Scholarship and completed his master's degree on "Criminal Investigations and Technologies" at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, USA, and returned to his job in 2002 After his return, he worked as the Director of the Organised Crimes Branch of the Headquarters of the General Directorate of Security, where he established the "High Technology Crimes and Information Systems Centre", which is now the Department of Combating Cyber Crimes, and later became the Branch Manager of the Crime Scene Investigation and Identification Units of the Criminal Police Laboratories.
After 22 years in the police profession, Demirbilek retired in 2005 at the rank of Chief of Police and moved to the private sector. After working as the director of Departments such as Corporate Security, Fraud Risk, Information Security, Business Continuity, Emergency and Crisis Management and Internal Investigations of multinational companies such as Citigroup, Nestle and Vodafone for about 14 years, he founded My Security Analytics (MySA), the first company in the field of security analytics in both public and private sectors, in 2018 He is currently the General Manager of MySA and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of its subsidiaries FinalCheck and Securitma. Since 2021, he has been a member of the Board of Directors and Vice President of the Cyber Security Federation.
In addition to his professional work, he took part in numerous articles, TV programmes and academic studies on "Criminal Investigations, Corporate Investigations, Management of Harmful Risks and Fraud Prevention Methods". Since 2014, his detective interview and novel series named "Murder Conversations", "We Are All Murderers", KAVGAZ - Bagci and KAVGAZ - Pilot have taken their place on the shelves. Mesut Demirbilek, who is also a faculty member at Üsküdar University Institute of Addiction and Forensic Sciences, has active memberships in associations and organisations in various fields such as ACFE, USİUD (International Association of Fraud Investigation Specialists), FUTURE CRIMES, ASIS International, Information Security Association.
Özgüven Saymaz
Özgüven Saymaz
Business Continuity Group Manager - Denizbank
For more than 15 years, he has been working on "Business Continuity/Organisational Resilience", "Process Improvement and Development", "Holistic Risk Management", "Goal Setting and Strategy Development", "Digital Transformation" and "ISO Management Systems", designing, developing, implementing and auditing business systems and processes. In addition to training, coaching and mentoring activities in these areas, he writes and speaks on various platforms. He has five books on business continuity, two on information security and one on personal data management, including audit and implementation guides.
Güray Oğuzgiray
Güray Oğuzgiray
Information Security Mentor - Enerjisa Üretim
He is a cybersecurity professional experienced in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) security. With eight years of devoted experience, he successfully
managed IT/OT cyber security projects in the Energy sector. Currently, he is leading the establishment of the ICS/OT Security Operations Center, using his experience and equipment in the fields of IT and OT cyber security. As an expert who thinks about the future, he aims to constantly improve the field of cyber security, reduce cyber security risks and increase the cyber security resilience of his organization. He carries out all of this with its young, dynamic team that constantly takes itself one step further by applying industry-known best practices and both local and global cyber security standards.
Moon Eluvangal
Moon Eluvangal
Senior Consultant, OT/ICS Cybersecurity - IBM Security EMEA
18+ years of experience in Power, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Mining, IoT and other Critical Infrastructure Industry. In depth knowledge of ICS, SCADA, PCN networks, architecture and cybersecurity. Hands on experience in cybersecurity assessment, security design & implementation and operationalization for Industrial Automation & Control Systems (IACS).
Ulvi Cemal Bucak
Ulvi Cemal Bucak
Consulting and Delivery Services Country Leader - IBM Security
Dynamic consultant and leader who utilizes IT, Cyber Security, Risk Management and Business Continuity as a driving force to fuel business success in Global 1000, Fortune 500, Mid-tier, Government, Telecommunications, Education and start-up environments.
Murat Eröz
Murat Eröz
Asset Management and Sustainability Leader, Enerjisa Üretim
In 2002, he received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from ITU, and in 2003 and 2007, he received his Master's and Doctorate degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology, where he worked as a research assistant. He was a consultant at Forell/Elsesser Engineers in San Francisco until 2011, when he joined Enerjisa Üretim as a project engineer. In Enerjisa Üretim, he was a system founder and executive in Engineering, Technical Risk Management, Process and Dam Safety, Environment, Social Management, and Asset Management. Since 2020, he has served as Asset Management and Sustainability Leader.
Murat Gençer
Murat Gençer
Risk Director - Sabancı Holding
In 1998, after graduating from Boğaziçi University, Department of Mathematics, he started working as a research assistant at Istanbul Bilgi University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences. During this 3-year period, Murat Gençer completed his master's degree programme at Marmara University, Department of Economics in English. Following his military service, he started working as a Financial Analyst at Philip Morris Sabancı. After 5.5 years, he switched to the risk management profession with Eurobank Tekfen and Fortis Pension.
Afterwards, he carried out training and consultancy activities at Risk Turk Software Technologies, while completing his PhD programme in Financial Economics at Yeditepe
University. During this period, Murat Gençer, who lectured at Istanbul Commerce University risk management doctoral programme, moved to Zorlu Holding in 2012 and played a role in the establishment of the Corporate Risk Management department. As of 2019, he started working as Financial Risk Management Manager at Şişecam. Finally, he continues to work as Risk Director at Sabancı Holding, where he started in 2022
Soner Solak
Soner Solak
Industrial Control Systems Leader - Enerjisa Üretim
He graduated from Yıldız Technical University Electrical Engineering in 2004 He completed his internship at Erdemir. He started his professional career at Ümran Steel Pipe Plant, where he worked as Electrical, I&C Maintenance Engineer and Maintenance Manager. He worked as Project Manager and Site Supervisor in MMK Metalurji Fabrikaları investment, and worked as Maintenance Manager in the same organisation.
Subsequently, he worked as Electricity-I&C Investment Manager at Kipaş Holding in the Paper and Energy plant investment. In his Schneider Electric career, which started in 2012, Soner Solak worked as a Solution Centre Project Manager in turnkey projects in Central Asia and Middle East countries and carried out projects in industrial sectors such as refinery, energy, cement, iron and steel in Turkey. He also served as Service Operations Manager and Project Management Center Manager at Schneider Electric.
At the beginning of 2020, he moved to Tüpraş and took on the position of IT/OT and Digital Transformation Leader. In addition to his experience with Waterfall, Agile-Scrum management methods, he has led various projects in the fields of Digital Transformation, Cyber Security and Innovation. He has been working as the Industrial Control Systems and Operational Technologies (OT) Leader at Enerjisa Üretim A.Ş. since 2022 He is currently continuing the Executive MBA program at Sabancı University.
Kıvanç Arı
Kıvanç Arı
Insurance Expert - Enerjisa Üretim
Having graduated from Bogaziçi University Chemical Engineering, Kıvanç has joined Marsh in 2010 as part of the Construction, Power and Utilities division. There, his role included client servicing and marketing for power generation clients, electricity, and gas distribution companies as well as big infrastructure projects both in Turkey and abroad. He managed the accounts in a Client Executive role and as a Broker dealing directly with Local and Overseas insurance and reinsurance markets.
In 2017, he has joined Enerjisa Üretim as an Insurance Expert and been dealing with insurance renewals of Enerjisa Üretim’s operational global program, project insurances and local insurance acquisitions, technical risk management and claims management processes since then.
Gözde Türk Eşki
Gözde Türk Eşki
Process Safety Manager - TÜPRAŞ
She received her bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from METU in 2009 Afterwards, she worked as Quality Assurance Specialist at Drogsan Pharmaceuticals for 2 years. Between 2011-2019, she worked as Process Safety Chief / Chief Engineer at Tüpraş İzmit Refinery. Since 2019, she has been working as Process Safety Manager at Tüpraş General Directorate. During this period, she completed her education at Koç University Executive MBA programme between 2017-2018 and Liverpool University Risk and Safety Engineering programme between 2019-2022.
Prof. Dr. İbrahim Özçelik
Prof. Dr. İbrahim Özçelik
Sakarya University - Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences Computer Engineering Department
He started working in the Department of Computer Engineering at Sakarya University in 1995 He was a visiting professor in the USA in 2012 and took on various administrative duties during this period. Özçelik, who currently works as a faculty member in the Department of Computer Engineering, is also the coordinator of the Critical Infrastructures National Test Bed Center (CENTER SAU), supported by the Presidency of Defense Industries and implemented in cooperation with STM. He conducts research studies on topics such as Cyber Security, Information Security, Security of Critical Infrastructures, Operational Technologies (OT), Industrial Communication Protocols, Computer Networks, Vehicular Networks (VANET). He publishes many papers and articles in national and international prestigious conferences and journals related to his research areas, conducts and consults in EU, SSB, Tübitak supported projects and carries out many consultancy and process management within the scope of University-Industry cooperation. In addition, he carries out activities in the field of Cyber Security in the fields of product development, R&D studies, advisory board membership, supporting entrepreneurs, organising voluntary activities and participating in events.
Özçelik, who managed the establishment processes of "Cyber Security Education, Research and Application Laboratory" and "Critical Infrastructures National Test Bed Centre" at his university, has also been the coordinator of Sakarya University Cyber Security Master's Programme and the academy president of Cyber Security Student Community since
2014.
Title: Prof.Dr.,
Faculty Member Position:
- Lecturer
- Critical Infrastructures National Test Bed Center Coordinator
- Advisor to the Rector
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| Evolution of ICS Attacks and the Prospects for Future Disruptive Events | https://www.dragos.com/wp-content/uploads/Evolution-of-ICS-Attacks-and-the-Prospects-for-Future-Disruptive-Events-Joseph-Slowik-1.pdf | Makale |
| Industrial IoT, Cyber Threats, and Standards Landscape: Evaluation and Roadmap | Sensors | Free Full-Text | Industrial IoT, Cyber Threats, and Standards Landscape: Evaluation and Roadmap (mdpi.com) | Makale |
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Ulaş Pekin
Ulaş Pekin
General Manager - Eczacıbaşı Sigorta
Started as a client executive in Marsh Turkey. Lastly, was the head of Industrial Clients Department at Marsh Turkey. The department services and prospects all companies above 500M USD turnover in Turkey, except power/energy companies and contractors. Recently, appointed as the general manager of ESİ Eczacıbaşı Sigorta. Founded first Turkish global insurance programs of Turkish multinationals in line with international insurance standards. Interested in natural sciences and especially in physics and cosmology. Classical music enthusiast and amateur piano player. Was ranked second in Turkish university entrance exam (1997 ÖYS) and first in Galatasaray high school graduation.
Prof. Dr. Fatma Suna Balcı
Prof. Dr. Fatma Suna Balcı
Gazi University Chemical Engineering Department Lecturer
She completed her undergraduate, graduate and doctoral studies at Middle East Technical University, Department of Chemical Engineering in 1982, 1985 and 1992 Fatma Suna Balcıı, who received the Hacı Ömer Sabancı Foundation Scholarship during her undergraduate education, worked as a research assistant at Middle East Technical University, Department of Chemical Engineering between 02.01.1983-1993 Since 01.03.1993, she has been working as a faculty member at Gazi University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering. She has completed 14 projects within the scope of TÜBİTAK, SPO, TAEK Research Projects and 30 projects within the scope of University Research Fund Projects. She has 35 publications in international refereed journals and 8 publications in national journals. She conducted international project refereeing. She gave trainings on Occupational Health and Safety and Process Safety Components at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Labour and Social Security Training and Research Centre and participated in various workshops and seminars on related topics. She is the founder and coordinator of the Process Safety Non-Thesis Master Programme at Gazi University, Department of Chemical Engineering.
Kerem Barlak
Kerem Barlak
Kerem Barlak, a graduate of Yıldız Technical University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and an Executive MBA Master's degree from Istanbul Technical University, commenced his professional journey at Omron Industrial Automation Europe in 2007 and subsequently joined Schneider Electric in 2010 Barlak has occupied various roles within the company, including sales, strategic marketing, and end-user channel management. Additionally, he has established himself as a prominent figure in Turkey's sustainability sector through his seminars on "Digital Transformation in Industry" and his collaborations on diverse platforms.
As the manager of the machine manufacturers' channel, he achieved the highest rate of growth in 'motion control' globally. Additionally, as the manager of the end-user channel, he successfully secured the most "DCS" projects in the world for Turkey, earning the country prestigious awards. In 2020, he held the position of Senior Manager in the Strategy and Business Development Unit, overseeing 16 countries in the East Asia and Japan Region. His responsibilities included formulating the region's medium and long-term strategy, as well as handling business intelligence, strategy, and business development. Additionally, he supervised the business development processes of the countries in the region, collaborating with energy management and industrial automation software companies that partnered with Schneider Electric. Kerem Barlak assumed the role of Vice President for Schneider Electric Turkey, Central Asia, and Pakistan Industrial Automation Business Unit in April 2022.
Tekin Kunt
Tekin Kunt
EMEA Director, PSRG Inc.
He is the Europe, Middle East and Africa Director of PSRG (Process Safety and Reliability Group). Prior to joining PSRG, he held various positions at Weatherford, Chevron and AspenTech. Dr. Tekin Kunt completed a double major in Industrial and Chemical Engineering at Boğaziçi University before obtaining his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland.
He has been working in the energy field for over 25 years using risk-based chemical engineering and modelling and optimisation techniques. Tekin Kunt, who provides services in risk analysis, inspections and training in various countries of the world, has an American patent regarding chemical sensors. Tekin, who speaks English, French and Turkish, lives in Houston, Texas.
Barış Altın
Barış Altın
Axa Sigorta – Technical President and Executive Board Member
Barış Altın obtained his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Marmara University and later pursued a master's degree in Business Administration and Economics from Yeditepe University. He has accumulated over 23 years of experience working in different roles at AXA Sigorta. He held positions as the Head of Actuarial and Risk Management, Head of Corporate and Commercial Technical, International Business Development, International Financial Reporting, and Strategic Planning Director. Starting from 1 August 2023, Barış Altın is currently employed at AXA Sigorta as the President and Executive Committee Member in charge of overseeing all fundamental divisions of Technical and Reinsurance. He is responsible for managing both individual and corporate product groups within a unified framework.