PRESENTERS

Tuba Ünlü, who graduated from Ankara Gazi University Industrial Engineering, started her career in Vizon textile first as a customer representative and then as a Purchasing and Planning specialist. Afterwards, she decided to switch to Automotive Sub-Industry and worked in the Quality department of the international rim manufacturer Maxion Wheels. In 2005, she received Lean 6Sigma Green Belt and then Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt certificates, and the entire Operational Excellence and Quality Management System of the sheet metal rim business including TPM Coordination.

Tuba Ünlü, who graduated from Ankara Gazi University Industrial Engineering, started her career in Vizon textile first as a customer representative and then as a Purchasing and Planning specialist. Afterwards, she decided to switch to Automotive Sub-Industry and worked in the Quality department of the international rim manufacturer Maxion Wheels. In 2005, she received Lean 6Sigma Green Belt and then Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt certificates, and the entire Operational Excellence and Quality Management System of the sheet metal rim business including TPM Coordination.

Afterwards, she continued her corporate life at Kanat Boya as Assistant General Manager and Member of the Executive Board. Throughout her career, she carried out projects in all direct and indirect processes in the companies she worked for, and took an active role in the preparation of strategic road maps and putting them into action. Tuba Ünlü, who is also a manager and team coach, provides coaching support to the teams involved in this process, in the motivation and competence development process, along with the technical aspect of continuous improvement. Tuba Ünlü, who left Kanat Boya by deciding to continue her 30 years of experience in company change management under the umbrella of Tempus Engineering Consulting, continues her career as a companion to companies in the fields of efficiency and human resources.

Afterwards, she continued her corporate life at Kanat Boya as Assistant General Manager and Member of the Executive Board. Throughout her career, she carried out projects in all direct and indirect processes in the companies she worked for, and took an active role in the preparation of strategic road maps and putting them into action. Tuba Ünlü, who is also a manager and team coach, provides coaching support to the teams involved in this process, in the motivation and competence development process, along with the technical aspect of continuous improvement. Tuba Ünlü, who left Kanat Boya by deciding to continue her 30 years of experience in company change management under the umbrella of Tempus Engineering Consulting, continues her career as a companion to companies in the fields of efficiency and human resources.

Burcu Yıldırım graduated from Middle East Technical University, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in 2006. She started as a quality engineer at MİTAŞ Cıvata in 2007, and also worked on the sales of international projects, operational management, logistics, and customer relations. She completed her duty as the quality manager in 2013. She accomplished Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt Program in 2010 and Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt Program in 2017. In 2014, she graduated from the Middle East Technical University, Executive Business Administration Graduate Program. She carries out training and sales processes on software related to reliability engineering (ReliaSoft) and lean manufacturing (AviX, digi5S); provides training and project consultancy on Lean 6 Sigma and reliability since 2015 in S.P.A.C. In 2019 and 2020, She organized Applied Reliability and Durability Conferences (Regional) in Turkey and takes part in the organization of the Lean 6 Sigma Conferences.

Çiğdem Ezgi ARER graduated from Yıldız Technical University's Mechanical Engineering department in 2017. She began her career as a R&D System Design Engineer at Arçelik Tumble Dryer Plant, where she worked on the design and performance optimization of heat pump and condenser tumble dryer systems.

In 2019, she joined Arçelik's Product Sourcing Directorate, Quality Assurance as the Product Evaluation Specialist for Small Domestic Appliances, taking charge of quality processes. During this time, she successfully obtained the ‘’6 Sigma Green Belt’’ and ‘’6 Sigma Black Belt’’ certifications, along with the ‘’Reliability Champion’’ certification. Simultaneously, she managed performance and life test laboratory activities, leading to the successful implementation of Reliability projects, which included Forced Failure tests, Accelerated Life Tests (ALTA), Reliability Block Diagram (RBD), and Fail-Safe studies. She effectively presented these projects at the regularly organized Arçelik Reliability Day events from 2017 to the present.

Currently, Çiğdem Ezgi ARER is a member of the Quality Systems team at Arçelik's Quality, Sustainability, and Corporate Affairs Directorate. She provides Reliability, Design, and Process FMEA training to all domestic and international plants of Arçelik, which operate 30 production facilities in nine countries, including Turkey, Romania, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Russia, China and Thailand. Additionally, she offers project consultancy services in Reliability, Design, and Process FMEA, as well as 6 Sigma and Advanced Data Analytics.

As part of the company's reliability vision and roadmap development, she plays a key role in monitoring industry trends and market expectations, leading the design of new applications and processes.

Sami Chaabi is a Solutions Architect at Minitab. Sami has over 20 years' experience in training, consulting and listening to the voice of the customer at Minitab across all size of businesses, industries and territories (France, Europe, Middle East, India and Africa). He offers his customizable expertise to help organizations and individuals meet their data analysis, performance improvement, quality control and R&D challenges.

Daniel Samefors is the global partner manager at Solme AB, working on finding new vendors and establishing consulting partnerships outside of Sweden. He is responsible for the budget and business plan of Solme's global partner strategy and trains and supports global partners not only in software but also in sales activities. At Solme, he is also the key account manager for Atlas Copco global operations, Plastal Europe operations and Getrag Global operations. Daniel Samefors, who is responsible for many accounts both in Sweden and around the world, is married and has three children.

Akın POLAT, who graduated from Middle East Technical University Mechanical Engineering in 1991, is married and has two children. Between 1993 and 2000, he carried out various duties in the fields of production - quality - Six Sigma for 7 years at ARÇELİK Dishwasher Factory. POLAT, one of Turkey's first Six Sigma Black Belts, joined S.P.A.C., Turkey's first Six Sigma consultancy company, in 2001 as one of the founding partners and continues his work as the General Manager.

Born in Ankara, Baran Burat graduated from TED Ankara College in 1992. Having graduated from METU Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department (1997), Burat received his diploma in International Welding Engineering at the SLV München-METU consortium (IWE-EWE 1999). After 6 Sigma Training and projects, he completed the 6σ Black Belt certification in 2002 and took on various roles in internal project leadership, training and deployment. He completed his Masters in Business Administration (MBA-2012) and Human Resources Management (HRM-2023) at Bilgi University.

He took part in various management positions in Çimtaş Pipe Manufacturing, Çimtaş Piping Industry and Çimtaş Precision Machining at Çimtaş Steel Manufacturing, Erection and Installation company, which is a subsidiary of ENKA. (1998-2019) Burat, who also served as the General Manager of Çimtaş Precision Machining Industry and Trade Ltd., served as the Operations Manager in charge of Turkey and Saudi Arabia at Sonoco Alcore in 2019.

As of March 2022, Baran Burat continues to work at Borçelik Çelik Sanayi, a partnership of Arcellor Mittal - Borusan, as a Member of the Executive Board of R&D, Digital Transformation, Information Technologies and Management Systems.

Born in 1967, Hakan Göral graduated from Eskişehir Anatolian High School in 1985 and completed his undergraduate degree at Boğaziçi University Mechanical Engineering Department in 1990 and then his master’s degree at Marmara University Industrial Engineering Department. Göral also received advanced training on Executive Management and Leadership at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management and Stanford University.

Göral coordinated supplier development, purchasing and central purchasing activities as the Group Manager in the Automotive Supply Coordination Group of Koç Holding between 1990 and 2002, and also managed various projects in Koç Automotive Group companies. He moved to Mako Elektrik (Magneti Marelli J.V.) in 2001-2004 and served as Assistant General Manager, CFO in charge of Sales, Human Resources, Information Technologies, Accounting and Finance. Göral, who became Turkey Senior Vice President of Componenta, which bought Döktaş in 2006, served as a Member of the Executive Board of Compenenta Corporation and worked as the General Manager responsible for four business units in Turkey. In addition, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of Componenta Dökümcülük and Kumsan A.Ş. Göral, who served as the CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of İnci Holding between 2012 and 2016, served as Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors at İnci Holding group companies, İnci Akü, İncitaş, ISM, İnci Logistics, Aten Brantner and Maxion İnci.

As of April 2016, Göral was appointed as Tekfen Holding Vice President responsible for Toros Tarım General Directorate and Agri-Industry Group, and as CEO of the Agri-Industry Group as of 2022, and as Tekfen Group Companies President as of March 2023.

Kerem Kerimoğlu, who graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University, worked as an R&D Engineer at Denizli Cam before joining CCI. Kerimoğlu, who has held various positions such as Maintenance Supervisor, Production Manager and Operations Manager at the Ankara Factory since joining CCI in 1993, served as Operations Manager at Ankara and Bursa factories between 2003-2006. After serving as Turkey Supply Chain Director between 2006-2015, Kerimoğlu served as CCI Turkmenistan General Manager between 2015-2017 and CCI Iraq General Manager between 2017-2019. Kerem Kerimoğlu, who assumed the position of CCI Supply Chain Development Director in 2020, has been serving as a Supply Chain Executive Board Member since 1 September 2020.

Selçuk Kamil Yarangümelioğlu was born on March 7, 1961 in Istanbul. He graduated from the French Saint Michel High School in 1979. He graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration of Istanbul Technical University in 1983 as Business Engineer, and then completed his MBA at the Social Sciences Institute of the same university.

In 1986, he started his business life in Çukurova Grup, with Eternit A.S as a sales & markeHng specialist. He made several market research and feasibility works. In 1990-1992, he worked as a printshop manager at Alphagraphics, US Tuscan-based company operaHng with the franchise model in desktop publishing being joint venture with Tifdruk Matbaacılık A.Ş., which operates as the leading company in the packaging industry. In 1992, he was appointed OperaHons Manager of Alphagraphics IML Turkey. In 1994, he was appointed as the Technical Manager of Tifdruk Matbaacılık A.Ş. He was responsible for the rotogravure printing, offset prinHng, die cuttng, bookbinding, continuous form printing, check printing and all related prepress and repro activities.

After 9 years business life in Çukuova Holding, in 1995, he started to work as the 3rd Factory Manager at Elif Plastik. He was appointed as the General Manager of the company in November 1996. Since then, he has served as the CEO of all Elif subsidiaries, including Elif Holding.

In 1997, he started the institutionalization and transformation of the company. He leaded to gather all his factories under one roof in his large-scale factory, which was built in 2004 with the vision of 10 + 10 years. In 2014, Cairo Plant started to production with the same concept. Being greenfield factories, they are the true application of the franchising model to industry and are one the best of their kind globally in the flexible packaging industry. Selcuk applied the continuous sustainable transformation model with phases lasting 5 years each. In each phase, he leaded the organizaHon and system changed required by the growth and transformation. He acted on the basis of universal values, with the moio of being original and leader, and pioneered the formation of a strong corporate culture.

Elif has been in Turkey's top 500 industrial enterprises every year since 1995. It has been the export leader in the Flexible Packaging category for the last two years.The company, which is shown as a benchmark in sustainability, has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact since 2011. Elif/Huhtamaki Istanbul has been deemed worthy of many awards and recognition by national and global institutions and mulHnaHonal customers, in the fields such as energy efficiency, women empowerment, equality and inclusion and circular economy. Beside those, company has many awards such as "supplier of the year", "excellence in packaging", etc. It is the local and/or regional sector leader in all the sectors it serves. In 2021, the company joined Huhtamaki, a Finnish-based Global packaging company.

Selçuk K. Yarangümelioğlu continues his carrier at Huhtamaki Flexible as VP OperaHon Europe & GM Turkey. He is fluent in Turkish (mother tongue), English and French.

She graduated from Ege University Textile Engineering Department in 1997. She completed her master's degree in business administration with thesis at Akdeniz University, and then her master's degree in chemistry at the same university. She received her basic Lean Six Sigma training at Darmstadt Technical University, Germany. Currently, she continues her Black Belt education at More Stream University in America, as well as the Project Management program at Duke University.

She started her career as a Production R&D Engineer at ATAÇ Group-Anteks Factory between 1997-2000. She worked as Fresenius-Novamed Quality Department Manager between 2000-2005 and as Fresenius-Novamed Production Director between 2005-2020. After leading the quality and production departments for many years in her 27-year professional business life, she has been working as the Operational Excellence Director at Fresenius, where she has been working since its establishment for the last 3 years. She has taken an active role in every stage of the development of Operational Excellence Culture in Fresenius Medical Care - Novamed Antalya Factory since its foundation in 2000.

She was born in 1975, she is married and has two daughters.

Koray Anar graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Middle East Technical University. Afterwards, he completed his master's degree on Information Technologies at Ege University International Computer Institute and also worked as a research assistant.

Koray, one of Turkey's two beer referees, completed his Beer Production Specialist training at VLB Brewing Institute, one of the world's leading beer academies. Having an interest in home brewing, Koray is also an internationally trained beer deguist and has a Cicerone-Beer Presentation specialist certificate.

Koray, who is currently working as the Technical Director at Anadolu Efes, also enjoys exploring new flavors and flavors in his private life. Koray, who we know with his passion for the sea, has an amateur maritime certificate.

Alpdoruk graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, and completed his master's degree at the same university. He started his business life in 1997 with CMS Jant ve Makina San. A.Ş. as the Laboratory Chief. He worked as Production Manager at Surface Technologies A.Ş. between 1999-2002, CMS Jant ve Makina San. A.Ş. between 2002-2007, Pınarbaşı Factory Foundry Manager between 2008-2012, and Çiğli Factory Manager between 2013-2014. He served as Assistant Technical General Manager between 2014-2016 and General Manager between 2016-2019 at CMS Jant A.Ş. He has been working at Döktaş since 2020. He continues to work as the Wheel Business Unit Director.

Özüm Takır Demirbugan is a highly strategical, success oriented, hands on, challenge-driven Information Technologies professional with 20+ years in-depth knowledge of organizing, maintaining, developing, and implementing systems and projects to enable organizations stay competitive, a true partner to creative and business in bringing transformative ideas to reality.

Demonstrated ability in shaping and driving the transformation and digitalization strategy including working across different lines of business to deliver policy intent through user-centred digital services. Ensuring that the right processes, procedures, and technologies are designed, used and integrated to make sure that digital becomes ingrained in the business.

Technically sophisticated and business-savvy management Professional with expertise in the design, delivery, and operations of high-performance technology solutions. Agile mind set to react efficiently and appropriately to rapidly changing business environment.

Track record in the creation and dissemination of digital transformation culture as well as for ensuring process, human and technology harmony. Exceptional track record of business partnership delivering transformational technology strategy and flawless execution in complex, global environments.

During his senior management for more than 17 years, Hakan Ünlü, who successfully completed the commissioning of 2 new businesses at Maxion İnci Aluminum businesses in 2006 and 2012 with his team, assumed the position of Maxion Wheels Turkey Operations General Manager between 2014-2018. As of September 1, 2018, Ünlü was appointed as the Vice President of Turkey and Africa Operations, and in addition to this duty, he also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kalder İzmir Branch.

Born in Manisa in 1970, Hakan Ünlü graduated from Istanbul Technical University Naval Architecture and Ship Machinery Engineering in 1993, after completing his high school education at Bornova Anatolian High School. Ünlü completed the KMI "Executive MBA business management" program in 2009.

Ünlü, who started his business life in Istanbul as a sales manager in 1992-1994, completed his military service between 1994-1995. Between 1995-2000 CMS A.Ş. He also served as Quality Manager. Between 2000 and 2004, he worked as the Quality Manager at Maxion Jantaş. Afterwards, he managed the "Operational Excellence" activities implemented between 2004-2006 in all wheel companies and joint activities with abroad. Between 2006 and 2014, he served as the General Manager of Maxion İnci Aluminum.

Hakan Ünlü, in his 25-year career focused on operations (sales, quality, continuous improvement, strategic planning and company management); He worked in multinational and national companies operating in the automotive, automotive supply industry and electronics sectors.

He speaks English and German.

Born in Istanbul in 1989, Çağrı Yamantürk graduated from Canadian Dalhousie University, Department of Industrial Engineering after completing his high school education at German High School.

Yamantürk, who started to work as Forging Workshop Engineer at Parsan A.Ş. in 2016, worked as Forging Manager at Parsan A.Ş. within Guris Industry Group between 2018-2022, Continuous Improvement and Transformation Management Manager at Döktaş Dökümcülük, Parsan and he served as the Technical Group Vice President at Omtaş A.Ş. Yamantürk, who has been working as Döktaş Orhangazi Production and Technology Group Director since January 1, 2022, has been appointed to the position of GURIS Industry Group Production and Technology Group President as of May 1, 2023. He still continues his duty.

Yamantürk, who also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors in companies within the Güriş Industry Group, speaks English and German, and is interested in football and skiing.

Born in 1975, Ş. Burak Özaydemir joined Endel Group of Companies in 1999. As the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Endel Group of Companies, he is responsible for the management of the companies operating in the White Goods and Automotive sector in the White Goods and Automotive sector, and the Kılıçoğlu and Megaron brands and the companies operating in the field of Tile and Roof Accessories as the Construction Materials Group.

He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the White Goods Sub-Industry Association BEYSAD between 2016-2023. He is the Vice President of TOBB Durable Consumption Council. He is a board member of the Electrical and Electronics Exporters' Association (TET).

Şeref Burak Özaydemir is married and has two daughters. He is a graduate of Bilkent Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He holds MA degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from Stanford University in the USA and Business Administration from INSEAD in France. He is fluent in English.

Ayhan Özyıldız received his undergraduate degree from Middle East Technical University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 1995. He started his professional career at Bis Power Plant in 1995 and worked as a Design Engineer between 1995-1999, worked as Power Plant Manager at Bil Energy Power Plant between 1999-2002, worked at Baymina Power Plant between 2002-2014 and was Deputy Operations Manager respectively. He assumed the roles of Operations Manager, Operations and Maintenance Manager. Ayhan Özyıldız, who assumed the position of Director of Operations at the Yeni Electricity Plant in 2014, was later appointed as the General Manager of Yeni Electricity. Ayhan Özyıldız, who started the TANAP project in 2016, served as OTL Manager until the end of 2017.

He started his journey in EnerjiSA Production on February 1, 2018 as Senior Technical Support Manager and served as Senior Technical and Commercial Support Manager and Tufanbeyli Thermal Power Plant Manager, respectively. He was appointed as the Director of Thermal Power Plants on 14 July 2020 and still continues this duty. The most favorite hobby of Ayhan Özyıldız, who is married and has twin children, is cooking.

Ümmühan Eker, who was born in Giresun in 1981, started to work as a process engineer in Aksa Acrylic Chemical Industry Company in 2006 after completing her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Ege University in 2004 and her graduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Kumamoto University in 2006. She worked as Process Engineer between 2006-2011, R&D Assistant Manager between 2012-2015, Product Development Manager between 2015-2017 and New Product and Process Development Manager between 2017-2022 at DowAksa Advanced Composite Materials company, respectively, at Aksa Akrilik Kimya, a subsidiary of Akkök Holding. She has been working as the R&D Group Deputy Director since 2022. She is married and mother of 2 children.

He graduated from Kırıkkale University Industrial Engineering Department in 2006. Between 2006-2008, he took part in various trainings in London. He started his career in Kaleseramik as a Method Engineer in 2009. He worked as an Engineering Manager until 2013 and as a Continuous Improvement Manager until 2017 in the same company; he has been working as the Operational Excellence Manager since 2022.

During this time, he completed the Paris Submeca University Lean production black belt trainer program in 2018 and has been leading and consulting in many lean projects within the company.

He received Six Sigma Green and Black Belt certificates in 2021/2022 and continues to act as a coordinator in all 6 sigma projects carried out within the company.

He is the coordinator of the EFQM project, which was initiated within the company by obtaining the EFQM Evaluator certificate in 2022.

He was born in 1984 in Trabzon. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Trabzon. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University Industrial Engineering Department in 2006. He completed the Sakarya University Production and Service Systems Management MBA program in 2009 and the Koç University MBA program in 2017.

Ahmet Boz, who started his career as a Production Planning Engineer at Tat Gıda Sek Süt in 2006, worked as Production Planning Specialist between 2009-2010, Production Planning Manager between 2010-2012, Project and Process Development Manager between 2013-2017, and Production Engineering Group Manager between 2018-2021. Ahmet Boz, who assumed the duty of Production Director as of 2021, took on Quality and Environmental Management responsibilities in addition to this duty in 2022, and his role was renewed as the Director of Operations. Currently, he is the Group Director responsible for the management of Enterprises, R&D and Technology areas.

Özer Yaslan was born on January 28, 1972. He graduated from Yıldız Technical University Mechanical Engineering Department in 1994. He completed the MBA program in Management at Yeditepe University in 2002. After working as a production manager in ZF SACHS TURKEY until 2005, he carried out his activities as production systems coordinator in ZF SACHS GERMANY until 2011. After working as the production and technical manager at BEMAS METAL (Berg Türkei) until 2015, he worked as the group manager in the aluminum profile extrusion factory at ASAŞ ALUMINYUM until 2019. Since 2019, he has been working as the production director responsible for all direct and support operations such as planning, manufacturing, maintenance and mold workshop, covering 600+ employees at BİRİNCİ OTOMOTİV.

He graduated from Middle East Technical University Mechanical Engineering in 1995. In the same year he started to work as a production engineer at the Dishwasher Plant, Arçelik A.Ş.. In 2000, he received 6 Sigma Black Belt and Master Black Belt certificates, respectively. At the end of 1999, he received Arçelik A.Ş. General Manager Special Award. He is one of the first Master Black Belts in Turkey.

Between 1999-2001, he led 6 Sigma projects as well as 6 Sigma consultancy and trainings within the organization. He joined S.P.A.C. as an independent consultant at the end of 2001. He took part in the preparation of all training notes of S.P.A.C. Consulting. In addition, he has provided Lean 6 Sigma training and consultancy services to many companies since the end of 2001 and has trained numerous Black and Green Belts until today. He is one of the approved consultants of George Group Consulting, Valeocon Consulting, Infinitas Consulting, Air Academy Association and Coca Cola Company, which are world-renowned organizations on Lean 6 Sigma. He is currently a member of international 6 Sigma Organizations such as ISSSP, ASQ and Six Sigma Forum.

He has given various seminars on Lean 6 Sigma and his articles have been published in various journals. Finally, one of the three authors of the "What is 6 Sigma?" and "Six Sigma Vision" books. ARITÜRK is a Lean 6 Sigma Consultant with great experience who has provided consultancy support to dozens of companies such as Coca Cola Kazakhstan, Jordan, Turkey, AkzoNobel Poland, Schneider Elektrik, Aksa Acrylic, Hugo BOSS, Orhan Holding for years on Lean 6 Sigma.

Ali İhsan Varol was born in Istanbul in 1976. He started in the television industry as a production assistant. After continuing in this position for 4 years, he continued his career as a copywriter. Varol, who has participated in different projects such as Passaparola, İkinci Bahar, Cumartesi Sürprizi and Sunday Sürprizi , and Hugo, was on the screen for a long time with the "Kelim Oyunu” word game program on Fox TV. One of Turkey's popular presenters, Varol's "Kelime Bulmaca” word puzzle program continues to meet the audience on Teve2 screens. He also acted in the successful series of Varol Star, Kardeş Payı.