Agenda
The schedule.
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Main Event: Day 1 · Oct 13 Day 2 · Oct 14
Opening
10:00AM - 10:15AMThe Türkiye Opportunity: Investing in a Rising Tech Powerhouse
10:18AM - 10:38AMLife-Centric Finance: Beyond Apps, Beyond Banking
10:40AM - 11:00AMAt Eye Level; How Togg and Startups Build and Grow Togg’ether as Equals
11:03AM - 11:23AMBuilding AI For The Real World
11:25AM - 11:45AMThe Next Billion Wallets
11:45AM - 12:10PMRobotics and the Return of Industry
11:48AM - 12:13PMThe Intelligence Layer of Healthcare: From Scientific Discovery to Patient Care
12:13PM - 12:38PMThe Neo-Enterprise, What Actually Powers Work in 2026
12:15PM - 12:35PMBREAK
12:35PM - 1:20PMBREAK
12:38PM - 1:03PMPower, AI and Sovereignty: Europe’s Next Infrastructure Challenge
1:03PM - 1:23PMWhat Gets Funded in the AI Era?
1:20PM - 1:45PMBeyond the Chatbot: AI Meets the Physical World
1:26PM - 1:46PMLessons from A Year of No Sleep
1:48PM - 2:08PMFrom Regional Champions to Global Contenders: What Will MENA’s Next Generation of Tech Giants Look Like?
1:48PM - 2:13PMSpeed, Scale and Staying Power: Midas and Grand on Building Category Leaders
2:10PM - 2:35PMWhy Start Again?
2:16PM - 2:36PMBuilding the Global Category for B2C Growth
2:38PM - 2:58PMAgents Can Build the Product. They Can't Build the Company
2:38PM - 3:03PMFrom Funding to Footprint: Scaling into New Markets
3:06PM - 3:31PMBuilder → Founder: What does it take to build a great company in the AI era?
3:13PM - 3:33PMITU ARI TEKNOKENT SHOWCASE
3:33PM - 5:03PM
Ipek Celiksoz
Elizabeth & Kevin Weil: The Builder and the Backer
3:35PM - 3:55PMEurope's Next Frontier: Building What We Can't Afford to Import
3:58PM - 4:23PMThe Big Wave in Mobile Gaming
4:25PM - 4:50PMTHREE WAYS
TO EXPERIENCE
DAY ZERO EXPERIENCE
A curated warm-up before the main event opens. Startup Day & Hackathon, Invite-only dinner, founder and investor mixers and arrival drinks across the city.
EVENT EXPERIENCE
Two days, multiples stages, one venue on the Golden Horn. Keynotes, fireside chats, and deep-dive panels from the people actually shaping what comes next.
SIDE EVENT EXPERIENCE
Istanbul becomes the venue. Partner-hosted events across the city, parties, founder breakfasts, roundtables, and late nights that turn into early mornings.
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Stage Recordings
Opening Show: Şan Yalman & Melisa Çağlar
ISTANBUL Ignited by Slush’D
How Türkiye Became a Gaming Hub: Rina Onur Şirinoğlu & Enis Hulli
ISTANBUL Ignited by Slush’D
Insider's Growth From Breakout to Boundless: Hande Çilingir
ISTANBUL Ignited by Slush’D
From 0 to $300B: Dilek Dayınlarlı & Magdalena Yeşil
ISTANBUL Ignited by Slush’D
Investing in the Future of Investing: Yusuf Özdalga & Egem Erarslan
ISTANBUL Ignited by Slush’D
On Stablecoins: Emre Ertan, Jason Shuman, Ilker Köksal & Yiannis Varelas
ISTANBUL Ignited by Slush’D
Podcast Episodes
ISTANBUL Ignited by Slush’D Podcast · 15 min
What Makes Consumer AI Startups Win? Momentum, Speed, Obsession
ISTANBUL Ignited by Slush’D Podcast · 19 min
Trust Over Valuation: Turkey's FinTech & AI Ecosystem — Stefan Klestil
ISTANBUL Ignited by Slush’D Podcast · 20 min
VC Is Very Local: What Founders Must Know About MENA & Istanbul — Walid Mansour
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OCT 12-14
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ISTANBUL
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