IFW 2025 Archive

    2025 Agenda

    Revisit the full program from İstanbul Fintech Week 2025 — keynotes, summits, panels, and networking sessions across every stage.

    Day 1

    11 June 2025
    09:30 - 09:45
    Main HallWeb3

    Opening Keynote: Regulating Digital Assets: Experience of Türkiye

    A leading expert shares insights on the evolving landscape of Web3 and its impact on the financial sector.

    Ali İhsan Güngör
    keynote
    09:45 - 10:15
    Main HallWeb3

    Türkiye as a Digital Assets Hub

    Exploring Türkiye's role in the global digital assets economy and its potential as a key player in innovation.

    Cem TutarCemil Şinasi TürünMücahit Dönmez
    panel
    10:15 - 10:45
    Main HallWeb3

    Asset Tokenization

    Understanding how tokenization is transforming real-world assets into digital and tradeable forms.

    Celal CündoğluKylie PooleYiğit Akkoyunlu
    panel
    10:45 - 11:15
    Main HallWeb3

    Coffee Break and Networking

    networking
    11:15 - 11:45
    Main HallWeb3

    Regulations Pave the Way

    Analyzing the regulatory landscape shaping the future of digital assets and blockchain adoption.

    Ali İhsan GüngörChristine Abou AssaliSinem Cantürk
    panel
    11:45 - 12:15
    Main HallWeb3

    Financial Institutions Discuss Web3

    Leading financial institutions share their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of Web3 adoption.

    Elçin KaratayKürşad ÖzOnur GüvenReece Merrick
    panel
    12:15 - 12:30
    Main HallWeb3

    Keynote

    Prof. Dr. Hatice Karahan
    keynote
    12:30 - 13:00
    Main HallWeb3

    Award Ceremony: Pioneers of Digital Finance

    Celebrating the leaders and innovators pushing the boundaries of digital finance.

    presentation
    13:00 - 14:00
    Main HallWeb3

    Lunch Break and Networking

    networking
    14:00 - 14:30
    Main HallWeb3

    Keynote: Human Operations Manual: Rediscovering Our Natural Balance and Bringing It Into the Future

    Prof. Dr. Sinan Canan
    keynote
    14:30 - 15:00
    Main HallWeb3

    Mass Adoption for Digital Assets

    What are the key drivers and barriers to widespread digital assets adoption

    Katie EvansPeter GrosskopfSebastian HiggsSveinn Valfells
    panel
    15:00 - 15:30
    Main HallWeb3

    DeFi Maturation

    How decentralized finance (DeFi) is evolving beyond its experimental phase to become a mainstream financial system.

    Çağın DönmezDoruk İşmenEfe BuldukKatie Evans
    panel
    15:30 - 16:00
    Main HallWeb3

    Crossroad Between AI and Digital Assets

    Examining the convergence of artificial intelligence and digital assets and its implications for the future.

    Dominic LongmanEren TemrenJean-Marc BonnefousPınar Emirdağ
    panel
    16:00 - 16:30
    Main HallWeb3

    Closing Keynote - Future of Money

    A deep dive into how technology, from printing to AI, shapes finance.

    Ronit Ghose
    keynote
    16:30 - 17:30
    Main HallWeb3

    Book Signing and Cocktail

    networking
    14:00 - 14:30
    Hall 6AI in Finance

    Financial Services of the Intelligence Era

    Reimagining financial services through AI-driven innovation, new business models, and evolving consumer and societal needs.

    presentation
    14:30 - 15:00
    Hall 6AI in Finance

    Fireside Chat: Trust and Risk: AI-First perspective into cornerstones of finance

    From balancing innovation and risk to achieving trust in a complex system of data, algorithms, agents built on digital rails; what is next?

    fireside chat
    15:00 - 15:30
    Hall 6AI in Finance

    Journey to an AI-First financial services

    How is the industry moving from the era of legacy technologies and data infrastructures to agents and more? Is it a rush to new tools, resources, know-how, and culture all at once and at scale? How to bring the innovators in?

    panel
    13:30 - 13:40
    Hall 2TradeTech

    Welcome Speech

    How emerging technologies are reshaping trading platforms, from electronic trading systems to cloud-based solutions that enhance market access and execution speed.

    presentation
    13:40 - 14:00
    Hall 2TradeTech

    Keynote

    An industry leader sets the tone for the summit with insights into the future of technology-driven trading.

    keynote
    14:00 - 14:20
    Hall 2TradeTech

    Fireside Chat: Fund Types: Pros and Cons, When and Why

    A practical discussion on the advantages and limitations of various fund structures and when each is best suited for investors.

    fireside chat
    14:20 - 14:50
    Hall 2TradeTech

    Panel: AlgoTrading Solutions: Build or Buy, Software or FPGA?

    Experts compare the trade-offs between developing in-house algorithmic trading systems versus outsourcing and evaluate the role of hardware acceleration.

    panel
    14:50 - 15:10
    Hall 2TradeTech

    Break

    networking
    15:10 - 15:40
    Hall 2TradeTech

    Panel: Portfolio Management Experiences

    Portfolio managers share real-life experiences and strategies for navigating today's dynamic market conditions with tech-driven tools.

    panel
    15:40 - 16:10
    Hall 2TradeTech

    Panel: AI in Asset Management

    An exploration of how artificial intelligence is enhancing decision-making, risk management, and operational efficiency in asset management.

    panel
    16:10 - 16:25
    Hall 2TradeTech

    Organic Volumes Measurement

    A session focused on how institutions are measuring genuine trading activity and filtering out inorganic or noise-driven market flows.

    presentation
    16:25 - 16:30
    Hall 2TradeTech

    Closing Speech

    presentation
    14:00 - 15:30
    C-SuiteRoundtable Meeting

    The Future of Digital Assets, Institutional Adoption and Regulations

    A strategic conversation on how institutions are navigating the evolving digital asset space, regulatory shifts, and adoption strategies.

    roundtable
    15:30 - 17:00
    C-SuiteRoundtable Meeting

    Web3 and the Role of Traditional Finance

    A high-level discussion on how Web3 will coexist with traditional financial systems and what strategies institutions are adopting.

    roundtable
    14:30 - 15:00
    Hall 3Presentation

    The State of AI@SDLC in Banking

    presentation
    15:00 - 15:10
    Hall 3Startup Pitches

    Start-Up Pitches (Uğur Çivi @ Salonappy)

    Uğur Çivi — Salonappy
    pitch
    15:10 - 15:20
    Hall 3Startup Pitches

    Start-Up Pitches (Batu Sat @ Mall IQ)

    Batu Sat — Mall IQ
    pitch
    15:20 - 15:30
    Hall 3Startup Pitches

    Start-Up Pitches (Arif Ferah @ Paywall)

    Arif Ferah — Paywall
    pitch
    15:40 - 15:50
    Hall 3Startup Pitches

    Start-Up Pitches (Burak Şerbetçi @ Kamyonda)

    Burak Şerbetçi — Kamyonda
    pitch
    15:50 - 16:00
    Hall 3Startup Pitches

    Start-Up Pitches (Mehmet Eray @ F-Ray Tech.)

    Mehmet Eray — F-Ray Tech.
    pitch
    16:00 - 16:10
    Hall 3Startup Pitches

    Start-Up Pitches (Eyüp Alp @ allzin)

    Eyüp Alp — allzin
    pitch