08:45-09:15 | Registration | |
09.15-09.30 | Welcome by the day’s MC | Arkın Çelik, Founder & Expression Designer, EVNX.Live |
09.30-09.45
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Opening Remarks
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Timur Topalgökçeli, Founder & President, Hello Tomorrow Türkiye |
Mert Fırat, Actor | Co-Founder, DasDas | ||
PART I: PLANETARY HEALTH | ENERGY, MACHINES AND COMPUTERS | ||
09.45-10.00 | Special Keynote: “Accelerating breakthrough innovation through deep tech entrepreneurship and maximising the global positive impact of CERN on society” (Followed by Q&A) | Ash Ravikumar, Entrepreneurship Development Officer, CERN |
10.00-10.50
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Investor Panel – “Leveraging the Power of Deep Tech in Industry, Energy & Environment”
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Moderator: Merve Yaşaroğlu, Senior Vice President, Türkiye Development Fund |
Ali Gökhan Cengiz, SME Banking Assistant General Manager, TEB | ||
Benjamin Joffe, Partner, SOSV | ||
Gökhan Eyigün, Strategy and Business Development Group President, Sabancı Holding | ||
10.50-11.20 | Coffee Break | |
11.20-11.40
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“The 5th Mode of Transportation: Building the International Ecosystem to Realize Hyperloop”
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Introduction: Mehmet Örgen, Hyperloop Leader, Erciyas Holding |
Moderator: Emre Erciyas, CEO, Erciyas Holding | ||
Klaus Rudischhauser, Director, Hyperloop Development Program | ||
Mars Geuze, Co-Founder & Board Member, Hardt Hyperloop & Hyperloop Development Program | ||
11.40-12.40
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TOP 8 Planetary Health Finalist Startup Pitches (3 min pitch + 2 min Q&A each)
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Algbio – Selen Şenal, Founder |
Biolive – Duygu Yılmaz, CEO & Co-Founder | Ahmet Fatih Ayaş, CTO & Co-Founder | ||
Büyütech – Ömer Orkun Düztaş, Co-Founder & CEO | ||
ForestGuard – Suat Batuhan Esirger, Co-Founder & CTO | ||
Harcy – Melih Gazi Küşüm, Co-Founder | ||
Phoenix Energy – Yusuf Furkan Ergür, Founder & CEO | ||
Sensemore – Ekrem Bozkurt, Investor Relations Manager | ||
Wastespresso – Ulaş Kayır, Co-Founder & GM | ||
12.40-13.30 | Lunch Break | |
PART II: HUMAN HEALTH | HEALTHCARE, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING | ||
13.30-13.45 | Special Keynote: “Developing next-generation stem cell technology for safer drug development” (Followed by Q&A) | Dr. Chukwuma Agu, Co-Founder & CEO, ABS Biotechnologies |
13.45-14.00 | Special Keynote: “Women in STEM success story: From Academia to Biotech Entrepreneurship developing safer cell and gene therapy” (Followed by Q&A) | Dr. Elisa Arthofer, Associate Director, Head of Program Partner Management, Broken String Biosciences |
14.00 – 14.40
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Investor Panel – “Leveraging the Power of Deep Tech in Healthcare and Biotechnology”
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Moderator: Prof. Dr. Elif Damla Arısan, Chair, Gebze Technical University Institute of Biotechnology |
Dr. Cem Baydar, Chief Investment Officer, Eczacıbaşı Pharmaceutical and Industrial Investment | ||
Dr. Sarah Allison, Senior Consultant, Oxentia | ||
Sena Nomak, Co-Founder & COO, RS Research (Winner HT Türkiye Challenge 2020) | ||
14.40-15.20
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TOP 6 Human Health Finalist Startup Pitches (3 min pitch + 2 min Q&A each)
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Biuniq – Vahid Ahmadipour, Founder |
EyeCheckup – Rim Khazhin, CEO & Founder | ||
İltema – Erdem Tevfik Özdemir, R&D Engineer | ||
Orbiba Robotics – İlker Bektaş, Founder & CEO | ||
OXODES – Mert Ali Özel, Co-Founder | ||
TRAICK – Burcu Bektaş Güneş, CEO | ||
15.20-15.40 | Coffee Break | |
15.40-16.00
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A Venture Capital For Impact: Etki GSYF
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Ali Ercan Özgür, General Partner, Etki GSYF |
Mert Fırat, General Partner, Etki GSYF | ||
Pınar Öncü, Investment & Strategy Manager, Etki GSYF | ||
16.00-16.15 | Awards Ceremony & Closing | Handing Over of Awards & Closing |
16.15-17.00 | Networking Reception |












BIUNIQ
Biuniq specializing IoT-based portable wellness and healthcare robots for at-home use, redefining rehabilitation for enhanced independence.

BÜYÜTECH
Büyütech is an automotive perception company. We develop and manufacture camera-based ADAS solutions to make the roads safer today. Our purpose is Vision Zero; safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.

EYECHECKUP
EyeCheckup diagnoses top blindness causes in the working population, melanoma cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and chronic kidney diseases from retina images.

FORESTGUARD
ForestGuard is an ultra-early, sensor-based wildfire detection system. It is plug&play, truly infrastructure-free with solar power and sensor-to-satellite internet connectivity. The system alerts and allows first responders to intervene before the fire becomes uncontrollable.

HARCY
Eco-friendly and Effective Thermal Building Insulation Material from Textile Wastes.

İLTEMA
İltema, an R&D company specializing in the design and production of new-generation high-tech materials, primarily focuses on electric heating fabrics and heating cables.

ORBIBA ROBOTICS
Orbiba Robotics strives to enable organic farmers with innovative, green small robots that provide the easiest regenerative farming experience in the world.

OXODES
OXODES develops hybrid technologies that offer solutions to quality control and measurement challenges in the industry.

PHOENIX ENERGY
Phoenix Energy has designed, developed, engineered and patented a unique, versatile, highly cost-effective and competitive palladium alloy based electrolyzer membrane technology for production of hydrogen.

SENSEMORE
Sensemore is an end-to-end and plug & play machine health platform for industrial machinery which detects 15+ failures specifically with root-cause 2-4 months before the machinery failures occur.

TRAICK
TRAICK is an artificial intelligence-based web application that provides decision support to enable early diagnosis of thyroid nodules.

WASTESPRESSO
Wastespresso revolutionizes waste management by upcycling spent coffee grounds into a sustainable bio-raw material substitute for plastics, serving diverse industries through weekly operations and monthly CO2 emission reporting.