Turkey's Most Influential Smart Factories Event is opening its doors to you on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Istanbul Marriott Hotel Ataşehir.

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026 | ISTANBUL MARRIOTT HOTEL ASIA ATASEHIR

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About

The manufacturing sector has become one of the most significant and largest sectors today. The management of production centers in every industry is of great importance in terms of time, order, and cost. Properly managed factories and operations provide serious competitive advantages to businesses and companies. This conference will offer opportunities to evaluate the future policies, innovations, developments, expectations, and opportunities of the industry for 2024 and beyond.

Among our speakers are leading academics and executives in the sector. From these perspectives, we believe the event will be productive in terms of acquiring strategic knowledge and enhancing commercial relationships with participating companies. We look forward to sharing experiences and all current information with you on this beautiful day.

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Speakers

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Topics

  • Using Smart Manufacturing For Digital Transformation
  • Optimizing Operations Using the Digital Production Platform
  • Industry 4.0 – Technology Information For Channel Program Optimization
  • IoT: Developing Your Toolkit for Organizational Change
  • Digital Transformation and Innovation in Production
  • Innovation in Manufacturing And Smart Factories
  • Automation in Smart Factories
  • Industry 4.0: The Vision of the Future in Smart Factories
  • Occupational Health And Safety Vulnerabilities in Production
  • Intelligent Storage Systems And Solutions
  • Process Management in Smart Factories
  • Product design today, an essential for circularity
  • Agile Engineering Cycles: Optimising Design, Development, and Deployment in Manufacturing
  • Simplifying AI Adoption in Manufacturing: A Product-Based Approach
  • Embracing Evolution: Navigating Cultural Change in the Digital Era
  • Leveraging Technology to Maximise Functionality and Performance
  • Harmonising People, Skills, and Technology: The Path to Manufacturing Innovation and Efficiency
  • Developing a Future-Proof Manufacturing Technology Strategy
  • Enabling Workforce Transformation
  • Data Governance and Insights
  • Applying Causal AI to Boost Operational Efficiency, Facilitate Proactive Decision-making, Minimize Downtime, and Optimize Resource utilization
  • Exploring how a combination of Artificial Intelligence Creates Automated Reasoning
  • Moving past data-centric AI by integrating knowledge and data-driven approaches
  • Leveraging Causal AI to understand cause and effect beyond simple correlation
  • Optimizing Traceability in Production
  • Transforming the Employee Experience: Empowering and Augmenting the Workforce of the Future with Digital Applications & Generative AI
  • Is the Latest Tech Always the Recipe for Operational Success? Why we Shouldn’t Take Advanced Solutions to Basic Problems
  • Overcoming Common Pitfalls to IoT Implementation in Manufacturing
  • Maximizing Smart Technology Adoption for SMEs: A Strategic Roadmap from Inception to Full Scale Deployment
  • Unlocking Value from IoT in Manufacturing: Overcoming Adoption Challenges Exploring the intersection of cloud and edge computing for intelligent applications
  • Real-time Industrial Data Acquisition: Developing the crucial framework for timely decision-making, and optimized plant operations
  • Enterprise Grade IoT Messaging: Leveraging MQTT-based solutions for real-time monitoring, equipment management, and HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) visibility
  • Ensuring architecture flexibility for improved scalability and future innovations
  • Unifying Factories and Driving Business Value Through a Common Manufacturing Tech Stack
08:00 - 09:00

Opening, Registration and Breakfast

09:00-11:10

1.Slot

09:00–09:20 – Gökhan Ak - Dishwasher Factory Director, Sersim / Simfer
Topic: Growing by Digitalization; Digitalizing by Growth
09:20-09:40 - Emre Yazıcı - AI Scientist, MINAPY
Subject: Beyond Image Processing: Industrial Sensing with Light, Optics, and Artificial Intelligence
09:40-10:00 - Engin Alan - Co-Founder, BİNOVİST & ROBOSME
Topic: Earning by Producing with CRM
10:00-10:30 - Advantech – Eti Makine – Lima Industrial Computer Panel
Ramazan Keser - Key Account and Channel Sales Manager, Advantech
Engin Karataş - Senior Lead Digitalization Engineer, ETİ Makine
Mehmet Bali - General Manager, Lima Industrial Computer
Topic: High Precision in Packaging with Machine Vision: A Patented Field Application
10:30-10:45 - Umut Kiper - Business Unit Manager, Rockwell Automation
Topic: Smart Factories Reimagined: Digital Technologies, AI, and Cyber-Ready Operations
10:45-11:10 - Rockwell Automation Panel
Fatih Üzümcü - Country Manager for Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan- Rockwell Automation
Altuğ Kesim - ICT Director Turkey – Türkiye Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojiler Direktörü, PROMETEON TURKEY
Bülent Hamzaoğlu - Genel Müdürü, YALTES ELEKTRONIK
Cihat Cansever - Automation Chief, IZMIT SU
Topic: Digital Manufacturing: Real‑World Success Stories
Gokhan Ak
Emre Yazici
Engin Alan
Ramazan Keser
Engin Karatas
Mehmet Bali
Umut Kiper
Fatih Üzümcü
Altuğ Kesim
Bülent Hamzaoğlu
Cihat Cansever
11:10-11:30

Coffee Break

break
11:30-13:10

2.Slot

11:30–11:50 – Abdulkadir Gürsoy, Chairman of the Board, BARCA Digital Systems
Topic: To be announced...
11:50–12:10 – Cengiz Dolunay, Senior Sales Engineer, ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES
Topic: To be announced...
12:10–12:50 – Smart Factory Panel
Çağtay Güleç - General Manager, Smartes
Metin Bilgili - Founder, Metin Bilgili Plastic Training & Consultancy
Erhan Budak - Professor, Sabancı University
Topic: Digital Transformation in Industry
12:50–13:10 – Defense Industry Panel
Moderatör: Çağtay Güleç - General Manager, Smartes
Onur Basa - Director of IT, MKE
Lütfü Akçil - Digital Infrastructure Director, TAI
İsmail Kökbıyık - Process Design & Product Optimization Director, Aselsan
Topic: Digital Transformation in Defense Industry
Abdulkadir Gursoy
Cengiz Dolunay
Cagtay Gulec
Metin Bilgili
Erhan Budak
Onur Basa
Lutfu Akcil
Ismail Kokbiyik
13:10-14:00

Lunch Time

break
14:00-15:40

3.Slot

14:00-14:20 - Onur Aruz - DS Delmia | Supply Chain & Manufacturing – Regional Lead, Dassault Systemes
Konu: Resilient Manufacturing: Orchestrating the Smart Factory with the Virtual Twin
14:20–14:40 – Serkan Eskiköy - Sales Leader, Bluepath Robotics
Topic: Transform Your Factory Intralogistics with Autonomous Mobile Robots
14:40–15:00 – Sezgin Pekar - Deputy Factory Director (ENH), ŞA-RA
Topic: The Foundation of the Smart Factory: Data Quality and Planning
15:00–15:20 – Mert Kutlu - Smart Factory & Advanced Analytics Lead, ZF Sachs
Topic: Lean Digital Transformation – A Decision-Focused Factory Journey
Onur Aruz
Serkan Eskikoy
Sezgin Pekar
Mert Kutlu
15:40-16:00

Closing Coffee Break

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16:00

Closing

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Registration Passes

END USER DELEGATE REGISTRATION

299
  • Entrance To All Panels
  • Benefit from All Catering and Cocktails
  • Access to All Event Presentations

SUPPLIER DELEGATE REGISTRATION

349
  • Entrance To All Panels
  • Benefit from All Catering and Cocktails
  • Access to All Event Presentations
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Address

Istanbul Marriott Hotel Asia
Küçükbakkalköy, Kayışdağı Cd. No:3, 34750 Ataşehir/İstanbul

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Email

info@sfsummit.org

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Phone

+90 216 465 41 11
+90 530 462 11 11

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