Hosted by Boyner in Istanbul, 6-7 November 2024

We are delighted to welcome you to these two days in Istanbul, during which we have planned a series of activities that will, hopefully, be useful for you and your organisation. This document recaps the planned activities and provides a series of practical details for your stay.

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Agenda

Wednesday 6th November: Meetings, exchanges and General Assembly

In blue: Hybrid event for present and distant CEO members (alternative activities will be suggested for the non-members

08:00 am–08:30 am: Participants arrival, open breakfast Location: Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Monte Rosa meeting room


08:30 am–08:45 am: Opening remarks & welcome speech

Speakers: Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director, IADS

Eren Çamurdan, CEO, Boyner


▶️ 08:45 am–09:30 am: Building the next-generation loyalty programme by combining MarTech, FinTech and AdTech

Speaker: Yalin Özcan, CEO, Hopi


▶️ 09:30 am–10:15 am: Transforming retail: Boyner’s digital evolution and AI-driven innovations in e-commerce

Speaker: Efsun Janset Yilmaz, E-Commerce Deputy General Manager, Boyner


10:15 am–10:30 am: Coffee Break


▶️ 10:30 am–11:15 am:  The impact of AI in retail: data strategy and operations

**Speaker: **Cihan Yildiz, CTO, Boyner


▶️ 11:15 am–12:00 pm: Boyner’s breakthroughs in customer experience and hyper-personalisation

**Speaker: ***Nurçin Koçoğlu, CMO, Boyner *****


▶️ 12:00 pm–12:30 pm: Introducing IADS’ partner Retail & Hospitality ISAC

**Speaker: **Luke Vanden Linden, Vice President Membership & Marketing, RH-ISAC


12:30 pm–01:30 pm: Lunchbreak

Location: Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Mont Blanc room

01:30 pm–03:30 pm: IADS CEOs conversation

(Questions collected from participants)


03:30 pm–04:00 pm: Coffee break & call setup


▶️ 04:00 pm–05:15 pm: IADS General Assembly (hybrid event)

Speaker: Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director, IADS

2024 results & achievements

2025 plan and budget

▶️ 05:15 pm–06:00 pm: IADS CEO Roundtable (hybrid event accessible to distant CEOs)

Speakers: IADS members' CEOs

Topic: Update on each member's situation

▶️ 06:00 pm–07:00 pm: IADS Academy (hybrid event accessible to distant CEOs)

Speakers: IADS Academy 2024 cohort

Academy 2024 Topic: AI and department store activities


07:00 pm–07:45 pm: Break & transfer to the restaurant


08:00 pm–onwards: Cocktails and Dinner

Location: Biz Restaurant, Gümüşsuyu, Mete Cd. No: 2, 34437 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey

Thursday 7th November: Focused visits and networking

09:15 am–09:30 am: Meeting point at The Swissôtel Bosphorus and departure for store visits


09:30 am–10:00 am: Transit to store


▶️ 10:00 am–11:00 am: Bağdat Street visit

Speakers:  Filiz Bayrak, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Development and Investments, and Ayşegül Uyal, Deputy General Manager of Brand Store Projects & Visual Design, and Costa Coffee

Theme: Next-generation retail

(Academy joining)

▶️ 11:00 am–12:00 am: Boyner Cadde store visit

Speakers:  Filiz Bayrak, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Development and Investments, and Ayşegül Uyal, Deputy General Manager of Brand Store Projects & Visual Design, and Costa Coffee

Theme: Next-generation retail

(Academy joining)


12:00 pm–01:00 pm: Transit to store


01:00 pm–02:30 pm: Lunchbreak

*Location: Clove Restaurant in ***İstinyePark ****

(Academy joining) ****


▶️ 02:30 pm–03:30 pm: İstinyePark Shopping Mall visit

▶️ 03:30 pm-05:30 pm: Boyner İstinyePark & Boyner Dynamic Teen store visits


05:30 pm–06:15 pm: Farewell drinks



06:15 pm–06:45 pm: Car & boat transfer to dinner (CEOs only) at Cem Boyner’s house


06-45 pm–11:00 pm: Cem Boyner's personal invitation to CEOs for aperitivo and cocktail


Guest speakers (list will be updated on the go)

Eren Çamurdan, CEO, Boyner

Yalin Özcan, CEO, Hopi

Efsun Janset Yilmaz, E-commerce Deputy General Manager, Boyner