Ahmad Ali Bin Obood is Chief Financial Officer of Dragon Oil Holdings, part of the Emirates National Oil Company Group. He brings more than two decades of senior leadership experience across energy, government, real estate and healthcare. He also serves on the board of Egypt’s Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company, contributing to strategic direction and financial oversight. Previously, he held senior finance and administrative leadership roles within UAE government institutions.

Arkın Çelik is a voice-over artist, host, radio presenter, writer, director — or, in his own words, an “expression designer”. Bringing the linguistics and literature training he received at Boğaziçi University's Department of Western Languages and Literatures into his professional career, he specialized in effective expression and strategic communication — expertise grounded in that academic background.

Ayotola Jagun is an Executive Director and Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer at Oando PLC, overseeing sustainability, risk management and strategic procurement across the Group. A lawyer qualified in Nigeria and England & Wales, she brings over three decades of experience in corporate governance, law and compliance. She also serves as Vice-Chair for Africa of the International Chamber of Commerce’s Global Commission on Business Integrity.

Başak Günver, is an Associate at Future Energy Ventures. a Berlin-based VC investing in AI-driven software for the digital layer of the energy system. FEV backs Series A and B startups across Europe and North America in three key areas: Energy Orchestration, Sector Electrification, and Technology Acceleration. Originally established as E.ON’s corporate venture arm, FEV now manages approximately €500M across two funds, with a portfolio of 54 companies. Başak focuses on investment sourcing, due diligence, and fundraising, bringing previous experience in climate venture building, corporate sustainability at Allianz, and consulting at PwC.

Buğra Gör is Strategy & Business Development Coordinator at Akkök Holding, where he focuses on strategic investments, M&A, and portfolio transformation across the Group’s businesses, including energy, real estate, chemicals, and advanced materials. Previously, he held a strategy and business development role at Koç Holding, with a particular focus on the automotive industry's transition to electrification, battery manufacturing investments, and strategic partnerships with global automotive OEMs. His earlier career spans management consulting at McKinsey & Company and industrial and operational experience at ASELSAN.

Cem Aşık is CEO of IC Enterra, IC Holding’s first publicly listed company, focused on renewable power generation and investment in Türkiye and international markets. His previous roles include General Manager of Sanko Enerji, Business Development Director at Sanko Holding and CEO Advisor at Enerjisa Generation. He also serves as Vice President of TOBB’s Energy Council and chairs the Renewable Energy Committee of DEİK’s Energy Business Council.

Christian Daube is a climate innovation ecosystem builder at Climate KIC with a focus on accelerating decarbonization and resilience through entrepreneurship and transformative innovation. He works with development institutions, corporations, incubators, accelerators, and climate tech startups to design programmes and partnerships that unlock finance, expertise, and market opportunities for climate solutions. Combining experience from the corporate sector, entrepreneurial ecosystem development, and international collaboration, he champions systemic approaches that help innovators scale their impact and enable organisations to navigate the transition to a more sustainable and resilient future.

Daniel Foster Morris is the Head of Clean Energy and Technology at Climate Investment Funds and oversees a portfolio of over $7.5 billion in projects that support the deployment of innovative clean technology solutions for developing countries working to build zero-carbon economies. He leads the team that developed the CIF Capital Markets Mechanism (CCMM), which issued the first bond from a multilateral climate fund in 2025, and established new financing programs in industry decarbonization, renewable integration, and coal transition. He previously served as an Advisor to the U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank and a policy advisor on climate change with U.S. Treasury.

Defne Sadıklar Arslan is Senior Director at Atlantic Council and a distinguished executive leader and regional expert with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of international finance, energy policy, and geopolitics. Arslan is among the leaders of the Council since she joined in 2015. As the CEO and founder of the Atlantic Council’s Turkiye program, she has pioneered the Council’s expansion, transforming the center into one of the world's most influential think tank programs connecting Washington D.C. and Turkey and its surrounding region. A former banker and chief economist for the U.S. State Department, Defne is a recognized authority on international business and regional energy security.

Deniz Sedar Suna is Head of Revenue at Apollo, a climate tech company, where he leads the Customer Success, Sales, and Marketing teams. Previously, he worked at KoçDigital as a Customer Success Team Lead and Senior Product Owner, developing AI and IoT-based solutions for the manufacturing, logistics, and e-mobility sectors. As a Product Team Lead at Martı, he managed product operations for e-scooter, e-bike, and e-moped fleets. He began his career at Borusan Boru as an Industry 4.0 Program Manager, driving the company's digital transformation initiatives.

Efe Yapıcıoğlu is the Nuclear Technology Managing Director at IC Nuclear Technology. Between 2023 and 2026, he served as Managing Director of the Akkuyu NPP subsidiary companies and as a Member of the Board of Directors. Prior to that he worked at CCN Holding as a Business Development and Tender Engineer and subsequently held various positions across the Procurement, Project Finance, and Business Development departments.

Emre Hatem serves as the Energy Group President and Board Member at Rönesans Holding and Rönesans Enerji. Previously he was the Director at Garanti BBVA Investment Banking and Finance, responsible for managing the investment banking, project, acquisition / leverage and structured finance, corporate loans, sustainable finance, syndicated lending and loan sales and trading and project and structured finance loan portfolio management and monitoring business.

Ersoy Erkazancı is UK Country Advisor at Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye (Invest in Türkiye), where he leads efforts to attract British and European capital into Türkiye's strategic sectors — including energy, infrastructure, and green industry. Based in London, he acts as a key bridge between Türkiye's investment ecosystem and the international financial community, facilitating high-level dialogue and partnerships between Turkish institutions and global investors.

Evren Güvenç is CEO of Polat Enerji, leading the company’s strategic growth in renewable energy and sustainable transformation. Polat Enerji’s activities span large-scale investments in Türkiye and Europe, with a focus on wind power, energy storage and system flexibility. Güvenç’s approach emphasises the full investment-to-operations cycle, combining renewable generation with optimisation capabilities to support the company’s expansion and the integration of clean energy into the electricity system.

Furkan Karakaya is Vice President at Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye. Since August 2023, he has held dual responsibilities as Head of the MENA Investments Department and Head of the Finance Department. In these roles, he oversees Türkiye’s investment relations with the Middle East and North Africa region and leads the Office’s efforts in financial cooperation and strategic finance initiatives. The Investment and Finance Office, which reports directly to the President of Türkiye, is the nation’s official institution for promoting foreign direct investment and strengthening international financial ties.

Hager Abunahwa works at the intersection of energy development, strategic engagement, and international industry collaboration, bringing together technical expertise and a broad understanding of conventional and clean energy. Her experience includes developing green hydrogen projects at Masdar aimed at decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries, including the MENA region’s first green hydrogen pilot for steel production, alongside extensive experience in large-scale oil and gas developments.

Hande Ocak Basev is a leading expert in AI-driven business strategies, management consulting, and digital transformation, with 25 years of experience. She has spearheaded over 350 strategic, operational, and technological transformation projects and led more than 50 business development initiatives. As a board member, she has provided strategic consultancy to organizations, helping them achieve sustainable growth and long-term success. As the Managing Partner of WSI’s London and Istanbul offices, Hande drives global digital marketing and AI strategies for WSI’s extensive network across 82 countries.

İlkay Demirdağ is Founder and CEO of Energy Shift Capital, focused on mobilising capital for the energy transition. She brings 25+ years across private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and energy investments, cross-border M&A and structured finance An investor, independent board member and strategic advisor, she has led investment funds, family offices and corporate groups, with expertise in capital allocation, fundraising, fund structuring and strategic transformation across international markets. . She is an Independent Board Member of Aksa Enerji, where she chairs the Corporate Governance Committee and sits on the Audit Committee.

Korkut Öztürkmen, CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board at Energo-Pro Türkiye. He an energy executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience across power generation, gas, trading, distribution and large-scale project development in Türkiye, Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East and the CIS. He was previously Executive Board Member and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee at Aksa Energy. Before Aksa, he was Energy Group President at IC Holding and For over a decade he led OMV’s gas and power business in Türkiye.

Dr. Malik Çağlar is the Chairman at Enover Heat Pipe Systems and a serial entrepreneur and investor with twenty-five years in energy, defence and infrastructure across Türkiye, the Gulf and the wider Middle East. He is Chairman of M.D.H. International Consulting, which he founded in 1999 and which has advised on projects worth USD 5.4 billion, and a Director of Mc Investments Holding Limited in the United Kingdom. He serves on the Turkish Parliamentary Energy Council as a wind energy expert.

Nikhil Chouguley is partner at Sustopia Capital, a sustainable finance PE, that’s investing in renewable energy, green data centres and climate related deep tech innovation (quantum, photonics, materials). He also serves on the Advisory Board of Energy Shift Capital. Most recently, Nikhil acted as the Global Chief Operating Officer at Citibank, where he built the Sustainable Investing division and $90 Bn of NNAs. Over his 20 + years’ career in financial services, Nikhil has also held senior roles at Deutsche Bank, Financial Conduct Authority and Barclays in London.

Ozan Özkural is Founder and Managing Partner at Tanto Capital. He is a London-based international financier, investor and geopolitical strategist with over two decades of experience across global capital markets and emerging economies. He advises corporations, investors and institutions on cross-border investment, financing and geopolitical risk. Throughout his career, including senior leadership roles at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and VTB Capital, he has originated and overseen transactions exceeding US$50 billion. A non-executive director and regular lecturer at Cambridge Judge Business School, he is also a frequent commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg and an international keynote speaker.

Rodrigo Salvado leads Strategic Financing Partnerships within HSBC's Infrastructure and Sustainability division. With a career spanning major multilateral development banks, global philanthropic foundations, and public sector institutions across multiple continents, he brings extensive experience structuring blended finance mechanisms and mobilising private capital for large-scale infrastructure and sustainability projects in emerging and transition markets.

Tolga Dinçer, with two decades of technology entrepreneurship experience, he focuses on sovereign cloud, artificial intelligence and critical digital infrastructure. His work centres on modular AI factories integrated with energy infrastructure and distributed AI corridors that preserve national digital sovereignty. He develops investment and operating models that connect energy capacity with scalable, resilient computing. He is a member of the Forbes Technology Council, NATO’s Cloud-to-Edge (C2E) Working Group and DEİK’s Digital Technologies Business Council.

Vazil Hudak is a Board Member at InoBat, a European developer and manufacturer of next-generation batteries. He previously served as Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and Vice President of the European Investment Bank. His career spans senior roles in international banking and government, bringing together experience in public policy, corporate finance and economic development. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Energy Shift Capital.

Volkan Yiğit is a Supervisory Board Member at Turkish Wind Energy Association and Managing Partner of APLUS Energy Consulting, an energy market analytics and advisory firm. He brings 15 years of experience in the energy market, with expertise in strategy development, market analysis, electricity price and power plant revenue forecasting, and energy transition policies. He has led advisory projects for ministries, regulators, international financial institutions and private sector investors.

Yalın Karadoğan is a Partner at LeapFrog Investments and serves on the Investment Committee of LeapFrog Climate. He brings 28 years of private equity experience, including senior fundraising and investment roles at Cinven and J.P. Morgan Partners. At Cinven, he helped raise its €7 billion Fund VI and €10 billion Fund VII and shape its co-investment strategy. His experience spans buyouts, growth equity, venture capital and debt investments.

Yakup Koç‍ ‍is the Chief Commercial Officer at Ore Energy, Netherlands-based company developing and manufacturing innovative iron-air batteries for long-duration energy storage. He leads the company’s global commercial strategy, business development and strategic partnerships to accelerate the deployment of multi-day energy storage solutions. He brings extensive senior leadership experience across the electricity value chain, spanning electricity grid infrastructure management, European energy policy and markets, renewable energy development, and asset optimization.

Yeliz is  a board and executive leader with 22+ years of experience spanning corporate strategy, innovation, technology commercialization, venture ecosystems, climate technologies and investment. Following an 18-year leadership career at Sabancı Holding, now advises corporations, technology foundations, public institutions and international development organizations on turning strategic priorities and emerging technologies into actionable partnerships, pilots, scalable businesses and measurable impact.