International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event

08-10 April 2025

What is Imagine Tomorrow ?

Imagine Tomorrow International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event will be held for the seventh time between 08 - 10 April 2024 as part of the EURIE 2025 Higher Education Summit.

The event, which was organized for the fifth time in 2023, featured 50 successful startups selected from over 200 applications, as well as 20 young entrepreneur candidates in the Young Entrepreneurship category, which was created to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship at a young age.

Various awards were distributed to more than 30 entrepreneurs selected by a jury consisting of distinguished stakeholders of the Turkish entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem.

Speakers and Panelists - 2025

Ahmet Serdar İBRAHİMCİOĞLU

KOSGEB Başkanı

Mustafa Güray DEĞERLİ

Ankara Universıty Technopark General Manager

Arda ÖDEMİŞ

ARDVENTURE Founder & CEO

Önder KUL

BTM General Manager

Burhan ALTINSOY

Filmmaker / Influencer

Serhat KISAKÜREK

President MÜSİAD INVEST

Partners

Jury - 2025

Ali Cihan KURT

İAÜTEKMER Director

Ali SINAĞ

Istanbul Aydin University / Vice Rector

Tuğçe ACAR KARA

Deputy Director

Selim Serkan ERCAN

KOSGEB | Head of KOSGEB Istanbul Department

Gözde TÜYSÜZ

University of Health Sciences / General Manager

Sacide YILDIRIM

Albaraka Garaj | Coordinator

Günnur ÜNLÜ

Istanbul University / Entrepreneurship Professional

Şerafettin ÖZSOY

Co-Founder of in4startups & Girişimup

Selçuk KAZAN

CEOTEKMER / General Coordinator

Hasan KÖMÜRCÜ

Director of Entrepreneurship Programs, Istanbul Finance and Technology Hub

Ali Osman BÜYÜKKARABACAK

Arz Portföy | Analist

Ayşe KANDEMİR

ITUNOVA TTO Entrepreneurship Coordinator

Dr. Daniel AYODELE

MEEI Program | Founder

Prof.Dr. Himmet KARADAL

CEOTEKMER | Board Member

Aykut Erdim TÜTÜNCÜ

Albaraka Türk | Head of Startup Programs

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Banu Sezginer

CEO, Tekmer Project Development Office

Emre BİLGİN

Kuwait Turkish Ventures

Özen ÖZER

Founder, Oriana Technologies Inc.

Derya KILIÇ

Adres Patent / Deputy General Manager

Furkan ANKARALI

Arz Portföy / Analyst

Safa TANKİŞİ

Research Assistant

Gayenur İĞDECİ

Senior Analyst / BTM

Av. Ali ÇAVUŞOĞLU

President of Türkiye Patent Movement Platform

Gülçin METE

Lecturer, TTO Manager, Rector's Advisor, Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University

Serap DUMAN

Sales&Marketing Executive / Startup Mentor

Cüneyt GENÇ

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, İKÜANTS TEKMER

Mustafa ŞİPKA

Fonangels General Manager

Lynda ACHKOUYT

Certified Business Coach, Antonine University (Full-Time Instructor)

Yavuz KUŞ

Fonangels, Founder – Chairman of the Board

Aynur Banu TÜRKSAVAŞ

Accredited SME Consultant - Mentor - Trainer - BT Management Consultancy

Selçuk OTLUOĞLU

Co-Founder & CBDO - Bee Advise Consultancy Services

Köksal GÜNDOĞDU

Founder, TBA Akademi

Asılcan Türk

Center for Knowledge Commercialization, Director of the Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Office

Mehmet Naci EFE

CEOTEKMER Chairman of the Board

Necmettin GÜRSES

T3 Enterprise Center-Deputy Coordinator

Tuğçe ÖZKUŞ

Expert in the Corporate Communication and Marketing Department, BTM (Knowledge Commercialization Center)

Özgen KART

Armiya Technology Deputy General Manager Computer Engineer

Dr. Yavuz Selim Sılay

Managing Partner of Fonkolay & AFROTURK TV

Can SOYTÜRK

Entertech İstanbul Teknokent

Zinnet SANDIKÇI

Teknopol İstanbul

Ayşenur TURAN

Teknopolis

Şeyma AKIŞ

Teknopol İstanbul

Program

Wednesday, February 28
10:30-12:00
Imagine Tomorrow Pitching
(Stage presentations of finalist start-ups)
12:00 13:30
Lunch
13:30- 14:30
Evaluation of Start-up Presentations
14:30- 15:30 Award Ceremony
Closing

“Exceptional Service and Quality Results.”

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