Hans Broucke (1964) is a Belgian national and graduated from the Catholic University of Louvain in 1986 as Master in Applied Economics. His banking career started with ING Bank in Belgium. In 1993 he became Head of Corporate Banking at ING Bank Czech Republic based in Prague. In 1998, he joined the Executive Committee of ING Bank Ukraine based in Kyiv. He joined Fortis Bank, later to become part of BNP Paribas, in 2003 as responsible for Business Development Commercial Banking with specific focus on CEE. He became General Manager of Fortis Bank Czech Republic in 2005 and Country Head of BNP Paribas Czech Republic in 2008. Between 2012 and 2017, he became Country Head for BNP Paribas Bulgaria based in Sofia.In 2017, he was appointed Head of Corporate Banking and Member of the Management Board of Ukrsibbank Ukraine. In August 2020, he was appointed as resident Board Member of TEB A.S.

Holder of a BA in Economics and Politics Sciences, and a Master degree in Banking and Finance from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.He began his career in 1996 at Interbank and became respectively Corporate Banking Sales VP and Retail Banking Marketing and Sales VP. He joined Çukurova Group as Trade Finance Director in 2001. For more than 20 years he has worked for retail companies as foreign trade and finance director.He has been a member of the chamber since 2009, was on the board of directors last decade, and for 6 years he has been leading the audit committee. He is married and has a son.Languages: English, French

Zeynep, who studied Econometrics at Istanbul University, started her career at Koçbank and taking on various managerial positions at Yapı Kredi, Citibank, Garanti Payment Systems and Garanti Bank Romania. She then moved to telecommunications sector and worked for Avea and Türk Telekom respectively. After more than 20 years of corporate experience in the finance and telecom sectors, in the field of marketing, she became the Turkey Distributor of the Leonidas brand in 2021.Leonidas Turkey started to serve as of November 2021 with its first store opened in the concept of chocolate & cafe in Nişantaşı, Istanbul and the website www.leonidas-lezzetleri.com.tr.Their goal is to reach 15 stores across Turkey in 5 years.“We believe that Leonidas is the most beautiful chocolate brand in the world. We are very happy to have brought Belgium's most popular chocolate brand to Turkey. All chocolates are produced in Belgium and brought to our country fresh with the best quality ingredients, using 100% cocoa butter and fresh ingredients without the use of Palm oil. We welcome all chocolate lovers who know the Leonidas brand and those who have not yet tasted these delicious chocolates to our store or website.”

Cem Huryan was born Ghent, Belgium, studied at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and holds a Master Degree of Commercial Engineering. Driven by a passion for business growth, operational excellence and financial management, Cem has built his career around navigating change, fostering networks, and adapting seamlessly to diverse business environments.He began his career in procurement and planning at Vandewiele Group (Belgium), a leading producer of textile machinery. He then advanced into procurement and sourcing management at Accenture.In 2008, Cem transitioned to the aerospace industry, joining the finance department at Fokker Elmo Technologies (Netherlands), a company specialized in manufacturing of advanced structures and electrical systems for the aerospace industry. With the expansion of the production capabilities in Turkey, Cem relocated to Izmir, Turkey, where he became Finance Manager and a member of the management team of Fokker Elmo Turkey.In 2016, Cem embarked on a new chapter with Royal Agrifirm Group (Netherlands), where he served as a global lead finance business partner in the feed additives.In 2022, Cem joined Afix Group (Belgium), a private-equity owned subsidiary of Dovesco, specialized in professional system scaffolding and solutions for global projects. After a brief introduction period, he was appointed General Manager for the company’s production plant in Turkey. In 2023, Cem as promoted to Chief Operations Officer, overseeing operations at both Aris (Turkey) and Staalprofiel (Netherlands) production plants, as well as supply chain and procurement functions.Cem speaks Turkish, Dutch, English as well as French.

Nil Tunaşar holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature from Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.She started her career as General Manager Coordinator in Ford Motor Company Turkey Laison office in Istanbul.  She then transitioned into the logistics sector as Branch Manager at AEI Ankara. Nil is the Managing Partner and shareholder in Transorient Global Logistics Inc. since 1991. Her role in Transorient covers Management of Sales & Marketing, Financial Affairs and Quality. Between 2008 and 2022, she held several prominent roles, including Membership on the Boards of UTIKAD, Chair of the UTIKAD E-commerce and Innovation Focus Groups, Board Membership in the Logistics Committee of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), E-commerce Assembly of TOBB, E-commerce Committee of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO), and Vice Presidency of FIATA’s ABIT Committee.Nil is married and the mother of twin daughters.

He was born in Adana in 1975. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Istanbul. He completed the 19 Mayıs University Faculty of Science Biology Department between 1992-1996, 19 Mayıs University Science Faculty Molecular Biology Master program between 1996-1999, and Marmara University Faculty of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Technology Pharmaceutical Biotechnology pHD program between 2000-2007.He worked as R&D Specialist between at Bilim Pharmaceuticals between 1996-2003, R&D Formulation Development Manager at Hexal AG between 2003-2005, Process Development Manager at Novartis Sandoz between 2005-2009 and Regional Technical Manager Turkey and Middle East at Colorcon  between 2009-2012. He established CT farma Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology R&D company in 2012 Turkey,  TFLL Pharmaceuticals and Food Supplements company in 2016 Turkey, and TFLL BVBA company in 2017 Belgium.He worked as an associate member in the Turkish Belgium Luxembourg Trade Association between the dates of 2019-2021.He is a member of FladersBio and HappyAging platforms based in Belgium.He is married and has a child.

Gözde Esen Sakar was born in 1977 in Adana. She completed her middle and high school education at Adana Anatolian High School. Her law career started 24 years ago, she graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law (LLB), then completed LLM degree at University of Liverpool, UK, LLM (International Business Law), Mastering of Contract Management at Villanova University, US.Gözde has extensive experience handling both domestic and international transactions specifically on Corporate Law, Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Securitizations, Bond Issuances, Public Offerings, Complex Cross Border Deals, Banking and Finance, Project Finance, Arbitration & Litigation in various sectors and industries. Gözde Esen Sakar is the founder and senior partner of Sakar Law Firm providing full corporate legal service to domestic and multinational clients.Gözde Esen Sakar has individual awards, and accreditation being “Highly Regarded Lawyer” at IFLR1000, awarded by Global Law Experts, listed at Legal500, ranked at Best Lawyers, Nominated as one of the world's leading practitioners in the mining field in Turkey and announced by Who's Who Legal: Mining 2015, 2016 and 2017, ranked lawyer at Chambers and Partners in 2012 in Banking and Finance. She has been Monthly Legal Writer at Inbusiness Economy Magazine in Turkey, speaker at the events and provides training, workshops in her areas of expertise. She is married and has two sons.

1969 yılında Brüksel'de doğdu.Modern Diller bölümünden lisans derecesine sahip. Eğitimine Brüksel ISTI'de devam etti ve Kadir Has Üniversitesi'nde moda tasarımı üzerine eğitim aldı.Kariyerine Belçika Başkonsolosluğunda Başkonsolos Asistan ve Kültürel İşler sorumlusu olarak başladı.Önde gelen Fransız müşterileri adına tekstil sektöründe kaynak bulma, satın alma ve teknik kontrol alanlarında bağımsız danışmanlık yapan French Office'nin kurucu ortağı oldu. Ladurée’de Türkiye Ülke Müdürü olarak görevine devam etti. Andros'un Türkiye Temsilciliğini yürüttü. Şirket yönetimi, kaynak bulma, idari prosedür yönetimi, proje denetimi, ekipman temini, satın alma, iletişim, tanıtım, istihdam ve personel eğitimi konularında tecrübeye sahip. Halen Forvis Mazars'ta Fransız Masası Koordinatörü olarak çalışmaktadır. Fransızca, Türkçe ve İngilizce dillerine hakim olup, orta düzeyde Flemenkçe, İspanyolca ve Arnavutça konuşmaktadır.

Ahmet Turgut was born on March 14, 1979 in Adana. After graduating from Adana Anatolian High School and Çukurova University, Department of Business Administration, he started his professional life at Nestlé Professional in 2004. Turgut joined the Nestlé Professional family as a sales chief, established Vending operations all over Turkey as the Channel Sales Development Chief after working as a sales chief for 1 year.After managing the sales organization as Vending Sales Manager in 2007, he led the team that manages the 'investments and service operation of coffee machines', one of the most important business line at Nestlé Professional, as Technical Operations Manager in 2010. After establishing the Channel Category Sales Development department at Nestlé Professional in 2013, Turgut managed the marketing and technical operations teams as the Beverages Business Unit Group Manager in 2016. Turgut, who contributed to the company by playing important roles in the company's 15-year growth journey, also signed many 'best practices' with his teammates.Ahmet Turgut joined Barry Callebaut Turkey in 2019 as Gourmet Sales Director, after 15 years of experience at Nestlé Professional, which he gained by taking important responsibilities in different roles and positions. Turgut, who restructured Barry Callebaut Turkey's gourmet team and led the implementation of the gourmet strategy until 2021, assumed the position of General Manager of Barry Callebaut Turkey as of November 2021.Ahmet Turgut is married and has two children.

Gürcan İmdat was born on 16.07.1970 in Istanbul.After graduating from İçel Anatolian High School and Agean University,Department of Textile Engineering,he started his proffessional life at Çukurova Sanayi İşletmeleri in 1993.He took important responsibilities in different roles and position at the Weaving department.He joined tp PICANOL  in 2002 as TLM Manager  and than continue as service manager he managed to set up the organisation with his teammates at Weaving sector and serve  all Turkish customers successfully.He assumed the position of General Manager of Picanol Tekstil Makinaları Türkiye as of 2008.Gürcan İmdat is married and has two children.

Arzu Özer, Belgium-born, holds a law degree from Université libre de Bruxelles and is fluent in English, French, Turkish, Italian, and Dutch. Over the course of her career, she has held senior leadership positions across various industries. She began her professional journey at Demsa Group, where she worked as Business Reporting Analyst Director from April 2004 to May 2006. Following that, she served as Legal Advisor at Technogym Turkey from 2006 to 2013, while also holding the position of Vice Chairman of the Board at Galata Transport, a joint venture with Albini Pittigliani, from 2006 to 2014. In 2016, Arzu took on the role of Legal Advisor at ACS, where she worked until 2017. From 2017 to 2018, she served as General Manager at Luxaviation Private Jet, and then as CEO at Entertainment One from January 2018 to August 2018. Arzu then became Managing Director at Global VIP Health, a position she held from 2018 to 2021. In 2021, she joined Çaltekin Legal & Trust as Managing Partner, where she continues to serve. In 2023, she took on the role of Vice Chairman of the Board at HRD Antwerp Turkey, where she is currently active. Her experience spans diverse sectors, including business reporting, legal advisory, aviation, entertainment, healthcare, and logistics, where she has contributed to the development of strategies and processes aimed at improving operational performance and ensuring legal compliance. At Demsa Group, she led the business reporting function, working closely with the chairman to provide insights and data to inform decision-making. As Legal Advisor at Technogym Turkey, she supported the company on corporate governance, intellectual property, and regulatory matters. In her capacity as General Manager at Luxaviation Private Jet, she managed operations, focusing on strategic growth and adherence to industry standards. Throughout her tenure at ACS and Entertainment One, she provided legal guidance on corporate law and strategic business decisions. As Managing Director at Global VIP Health, she played a key role in driving business expansion and improving client satisfaction. At Çaltekin Legal & Trust, she manages operations and legal services with a focus on corporate and trust law. Additionally, In her current role at HRD Antwerp Turkey she supports the board in overseeing the strategic direction and governance of the organization.Arzu Özer is also a mother of two children.

Burak Bektaş was born in Trabzon in 1974. After graduating from Trabzon Anatolian High School, he graduated from ITU Management Engineering. He started his professional life in 1997 at Halk Yaşam Sigorta within Yapı Kredi Group. He worked on process analysis and efficiency increasing projects.In 2000, he continued his career in the finance department within Eczacıbaşı Pharmaceutical Group. He worked in various companies and positions in the group until 2010. He played important roles in the sales process and integration of Zentiva and Sanofi, respectively, of the Pharmaceutical Group.In 2010, he joined Samsonite Türkiye, a subsidiary of Belgium-based Samsonite Europe NV, as finance director. He was promoted to the position of general manager in 2019 and contributed to the rapidly growing Samsonite operation in Türkiye, Georgia, Azerbaijan and TRNC.Burak Bektaş is married and has a daughter.

Mr. Kapancı has a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, with a double major in Finance and International Business.Mr. Kapancı is a senior executive with diverse experience in the areas of Finance, Merger & Acquisitions, International Business Development, Investment into and Management of Startup Companies, Project Management, Management Consultancy, Sales, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Strategic Planning, Customer Experience Management, Product Development, Retail Development, Business Partners Management, Corporate Value Added Services, Public Relations and Corporate Event Management. He has proven experience in establishing & growing new business lines and new businesses, leading strategy development & execution and commercial negotiations.He has worked in Asset Management, Management Consultancy, Telecommunications, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Legal, Food & Beverage (F&B), P&R, Corporate Event Management and Not-For Profit Industries, at companies such as Bain & Co, DiamondCluster International, Turkcell, Mobile Marketing Association, Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Attorney Partnership and Mineks International (a boutique M&A & Finance House).He is currently the Chairman of A1 Portfolio Management Company, Board Member of Pardus Venture Capital Investment Trust (listed on BIST), Board Member of Turk.net, Advisory Board Member of Repie Asset Management, and sits on the Boards of various other companies. He is also the Managing Partner of Focus Global Project, a boutique Advisory Company specialised in M&A and Financing activities. Hee is also the Partner and Board Member of Edik Ventures, a Fund focused on Green Technologies. Mr. Kapancı is also actively investing in various technology startup companies.

Was born in Istanbul in 1954.He began his education at Galatasaray High School and continued there until the second year of high school.He then completed his studies at Athenee Royal High School in Soignies, Belgium, and graduated in Economics from the Catholic University of Louvain.For many years, he served as an executive in the family business group specializing in LPG Shipbuilding and Ship management.Between 1999 and 2001, he held the position of President of the Belgian Chamber Of Commerce in Turkey.Currently he Works as a consultant in corporate organisation and restructuring.Sailing and maritime activities hold a significant place in his life.He is maried has one son and one daughter, and is a grandfather to four.

Born in Istanbul in 1955, after Istanbul Saint Michel French School, he graduated from Strasbourg Hotel Management School and studied Visual Communication, Graphics Design and Advertising at the Brussels Royal Academy of Fine Arts.He continued his professional business life experiences in France and Belgium in Istanbul. As the General Coordinator at ÜNİTEK Marketing and Advertising Inc., Founder and Partner at ODAGRAF Middle East Europe Advertising and Graphics Services Inc., Founder and Chairman of the Board at YUMAK Advertising Graphics and Publishing Inc., he served leading companies and holdings in Turkey in the fields of Advertising, Graphics Design, Media and Publishing and continues to serve as a consultant in his field.He also published various publications for many years and was the owner of TÜGİAD ELEGANS Magazine, which remained in publication for 33 years.He served on the boards of TÜGİAD - Turkish Young Businessmen Association, Turkish Sport for All Federation, Turkish Baseball and Softball Federation, was the President of Turkish Belgium Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce between 2007-2011 and currently serves on the High Advisory Council and Auditors Board.He has good command of both French and English.In addition to various international awards in Advertising, Visual Communication and Graphics Design, he has the Brussels Excellency Prize in Advertising (le Prix d’Excellence de la Ville de Bruxelles) and Belgian Knight of the Order of Leopold awarded by the King of Belgium Philippe (Chevalier de l’Ordre de Leopold.)

Neslihan Nigiz Ulak Robert Kolej & Boğaziçi Üniversitesi İşletme Bölümü’nden yüksek onurla mezun olmuştur. Ayrıca CIMA (Uluslararası Yönetim Muhasebesi) ve Insead Women Leadership sertifikalarına sahiptir. Toplam 24 senelik bir B2C & B2B tecrübesi vardır.1999 yılında Unilever Türkiye’de, Dondurma kategorisinde finans bölümünde management trainee olarak iş hayatına atılmış ve 19 yıl boyunca finans, tedarik zinciri ve satış departmanlarında çeşitli görevler ve sorumluluklar almıştır. Unilever’deki finans alanındaki ilk beş yılın ardından, S&OP projesinin başına getirilmiş ve UL Türkiye için talep planlama departmanını kurmuştur.Daha sonra satışa geçerek, uluslararası müşterilere bakmış ve 2010 yılında Unilever Türkiye’nin ilk kadın satış direktörü olmuştur. Bu görevden sonra 2014 yılında Unilever Food Solutions Global Satış Direktörü olarak uluslararası bir görev almıştır. Unilever’deki son görevinde Modern Ticaret’in başında yer almıştır.Ulak, Nisan 2018’de Barry Callebaut ailesine katılmıştır. Dünyanın en büyük çikolata ve kakao üreticisi olan Barry Callebaut’un Türkiye’de artan yatırımlarına ve her geçen gün büyüyen ekibine liderlik eden ilk genel müdür olmaktan büyük onur ve gurur duymuştur. Kurulan A-Takımı, artan müşteri sayısı ve sürdürülebilir inovasyonlar sayesinde BC Türkiye 4 yıl içerisinde çok önemli başarılara imza atmıştır. Bu başarılar 2020 yılında CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique tarafından verilen küresel \"Tutku Ödülü\"nü almasını sağlamıştır. Eskişehir AR-GE tesisi ve İstanbul Çikolata Akademisinin relansmanı da bu dönem içerisinde tamamlanmıştır. Kendisi bu görev sırasında EEMEA Bölgesi'nin yönetim kurulunda oturmuş ve aynı zamanda Barry Callebaut Diversity&Inclusion Konseyi’nde EMEA bölgesini temsil etmiştir.Şubat 2022 itibariyle girişimciliğe adım atan Ulak, Sobrinus Danışmanlık ve Eğitim A.Ş.’inin kurucu ortağı olarak iş hayatına devam etmektedir. Bunun yanısıra La Lorraine Türkiye ve Orta Asya Bağımsız Yönetim Kurulu üyesidir.Neslihan Nigiz Ulak, kadın istihdamının artması ve iş hayatında kapsayıcı politikaların hayata geçirilmesi adına on yılın üstünde çalışmakta ve katkı sunmaktadır. LEAD Network Türkiye’nin kurucu üyesi ve yönetim kurulundadır. Türk Üniversiteli Kadınlar Derneği Ataşehir Şube Başkanıdır. YANINDAYIZ Derneği, Sales Network ve Women in Sales platformlarına üyedir. Tüketici ürünleri sektöründeki kadın ve erkeklere eşit fırsatlar sağlamayı amaçlayan dijital platform “EVEN” in kurucularından biridir. Kendisi evli ve bir çocuk annesidir.

As the Head of Yapı Kredi Bank's Cross Border Banking Unit, Esra has been working in the finance sector for 23 years. At the Yapı Kredi Cross-Border Banking her team is the first point of contact for foreign investors, provides consultancy services regarding Turkey and its banking system as a part of the Corporate Banking Unit . By participating in consulates and foreign capital investment forums (domestic fairs, attaché offices, etc.), information is shared about Yapı Kredi and the banking sector; sales and marketing activities are carried out to encourage foreign investors to choose the Bank. Support is provided to foreign-owned companies opening accounts at all Yapı Kredi branches in Turkey and its overseas subsidiaries . Coordination is ensured with all product groups and various units within the Bank to contribute to the promotion and increased use of its products. Since 2007 they have given support to more than 3000 foreign investors coming to Türkiye. At the same time, they are serving more than 5000 Foreign Investors located in Türkiye.Esra started her career as an Management Trainee at Koç Holding .After that she assigned as an Investment Banking Sales Agent at the Koç Bank . Before joining the International Sales Team at the bank, she gained knowledge about the operation side of foreign trade transactions by joining the Foreign Trade Operation Team. For two years, she worked as an expat at the group bank UniCredit Milano as a Project Manager Officer in the International Banking and Digital Banking Project Group.Her current focus is on the evolutionary changes that the Banking and Finance Sector has gone through in the past few years and their impact on international sales.Volunteering for non-governmental organizations related to environmental protection and girls' education, working on fashion designs, and taking archaeological trips all over the world are some of the activities she likes to do in her spare time.