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Digital Experience Summit 2026: Navigate the Depths
Digital Experience Summit 2026 was the digital transformation summit for leaders who understand the depth of data and put AI at the heart of operations. On this long-standing Turkish stage, now in its 18th year, we shaped the architecture of tomorrow’s digital organisations together.
C-level executives and digital transformation leaders
MechSoft experts and industry leaders
From vision keynotes to live demos
13 May 2026, Istanbul
Design the experience to be smart from the start.
Organisations are no longer just going digital — they are redesigning the experience from the ground up.
More than an event: a strategic meeting point.
Visionary talks
Powerful perspectives on how experience is being reshaped and what AI actually changes.
Strategic panels
Sessions with C-level leaders on how the organisations of the future should be built.
Live experiences
See up close the platforms where AI isn’t just talked about but works in real scenarios.
Curated networking
Meet decision-makers who want to genuinely build AI into their business, not just talk about it.
Programme — 13 May 2026
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Doors open – guests move to the main hall |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Opening remarks |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Vision keynote: “The AI hype is over. Now it’s time for real success.” Gökhan Erdoğdu, CEO – MechSoft |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | MechSoft presentation: “AI as it really is: AI that works, not AI that talks” Sıla Ada Cengiz, Product Manager – CloudOffix |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | Coffee break |
| 11:10 – 11:40 | MechSoft presentation: “AI looks great in presentations. What about in reality?” Buse K. Caner, Product Solution Manager – MechSoft |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Panel: A new value architecture for business Moderator: Gökhan Erdoğdu, CEO – MechSoft Panellist: İlker Arabacı, Deputy GM, IT – Katılım Emeklilik |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Networking break / lunch |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | MechSoft presentation: “Context-driven document management” Arif Can Kaymak, Senior Business Solutions Manager – MechSoft Berkcan Çiftoğlu, Senior Business Solutions Manager – MechSoft |
| 13:30 – 13:50 | Presentation: “Is digital transformation just a plan, or is it real?” Murat Çetinbağ, IT Director, DX Studio Lead – Eureko Sigorta |
| 13:50 – 14:10 | Panel: “The digital audio experience in the age of AI” Moderator: Sinem Karabulut, Marketing Manager – MechSoft Panellist: Emre İstanbullu, CDO – Karnaval Medya |
| 14:10 – 14:30 | Coffee break |
| 14:30 – 14:40 | Mentimeter quiz |
| 14:40 – 15:10 | Panel: “The foundation of corporate intelligence: data and AI” Moderator: Fırat Öztürk, Project & Software Director – MechSoft Panellists: Sevil Aslantepe, Otobil Mobile Product Owner – Opet; Duygu Defne Terliksiz, Transformation Office Director – Limak Holding |
| 15:10 – 15:40 | Panel: “Loss of control and risk in the AI era” Moderator: Serhat Şengül, Software Project Manager – MechSoft Panellists: Mehmet Sungu, Legal Operations Manager – BTC Türk; Mehmet Bilge, CIA Internal Control Executive – Siemens FK |
| 15:40 – 16:15 | Award ceremony: Digital Wonders Awards |
Highlights from the stage
The AI hype is over. Now it’s time for real success
Gökhan Erdoğdu: the problem isn’t a lack of AI but the lack of the right foundation for it to work on. Real transformation starts with a connected, AI-ready operating structure.
AI as it really is: AI that works, not AI that talks
Sıla Ada Cengiz (CloudOffix): AI on its own is not a transformation model. The limits of LLMs, where AI agents are genuinely useful, and why data, process and operations must work as one.
AI looks great in presentations. What about in reality?
Buse K. Caner used a live scenario to show the “digital knot” that fragmented data creates: AI’s value comes from understanding the company’s full context.
A new value architecture for business
Gökhan Erdoğdu and İlker Arabacı (Katılım Emeklilik): in the AI era, companies need a strong operational foundation before they need new technology.
Context-driven document management
In a live demo, Berkcan Çiftoğlu and Arif Can Kaymak showed AI managing risk analysis, procedure matching, owner assignment and CAPA processes automatically.
Is digital transformation just a plan, or is it real?
Murat Çetinbağ (Eureko Sigorta): the difference between “digital decor” and real transformation, and what successful transformations have in common.
The digital audio experience in the age of AI
Sinem Karabulut and Emre İstanbullu: AI-driven content curation, personalised audio experiences and how technology can keep its “human touch”.
The foundation of corporate intelligence: data and AI
Fırat Öztürk, Sevil Aslantepe (Opet) and Duygu Defne Terliksiz (Limak Holding): AI is not just a technology investment but a question of data, process and organisational architecture.
Loss of control and risk in the AI era
Serhat Şengül, Mehmet Sungu (BTCTurk) and Mehmet Ali Bilge (Siemens Leasing): shadow AI, data security, regulation and striking the balance between security and speed.
Celebrating transformation.
Awards were presented in ten categories at the DES ’26 ceremony.
- Business Process Innovation with Low Code
- Digital Foundation Excellence Award
- Inspiring Transformation Story
- Digital Game Changers
- Excellence in Digital Compliance
- Holistic Transformation Success
- Process Improvement and Strategic Growth
- Sustainable Operational Continuity
- Advanced Technology Adoption
- End-to-End Digital Integration
Be part of the transformation.
Digital Experience Summit brings together the decision-makers who shape the business world. A place on this stage puts your brand in front of the right people, in the right context. Sponsorship enquiries: Sinem Karabulut, sinem.karabulut@mechsoft.com.tr
- Direct access to decision-makers: meet C-level executives and transformation leaders, and match your solutions to real needs.
- Put your brand on tomorrow’s agenda: an environment shaped by AI and next-generation organisational models.
- Contacts that turn into business: attendees come looking for solutions, not just to listen.
- Valuable connections, lasting impact: relationships built here become long-term collaborations and strategic partnerships.
Istanbul Marriott Hotel Asia
Kayışdağı Cad. No:3, Ataşehir, Istanbul 34750, Türkiye
Contact
- Sponsorship enquiries: Sinem Karabulut – sinem.karabulut@mechsoft.com.tr
- General event enquiries and proposals: Sezgi Özkan – sezgi.ozkan@mechsoft.com.tr
- Attendee enquiries: Demet Nuraydın – demet.nuraydin@mechsoft.com.tr
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