Turkish AmericanTechnology Summit
- September 5, 2026
- Türkevi, New York
For one day at Türkevi, Türkiye's engineering, manufacturing and R&D capacity meets the capital, markets and deep tech infrastructure of the United States. TATS is built to turn that meeting into a lasting bridge between the two ecosystems.
Talks
Four thematic sessions and the people taking the stage.
Navigating the AI Era
Funding the Future
Founders of the Future: Founding a Start-up in the Deep Tech Era
About the summit
A lasting bridge between two ecosystems
TATS sets out to take technological cooperation and economic exchange between Türkiye and the United States to its highest level. It is designed as a strategic meeting point where Türkiye's dynamic engineering, manufacturing and R&D capacity comes together with the global capital, market reach and deep tech infrastructure of the United States.
Learn moreVision
To gather the civil and strategic technology stakeholders of Türkiye and the United States under one roof, and to act as the catalyst for joint innovation projects and commercial integration with global impact.
Mission
To bring together the engineers, founders, academics and investors working on the critical technologies of the future — space, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and advanced engineering — and to accelerate technology transfer, B2B integration and collaboration.
Agenda
How the day runs
The summit runs as a single session at Türkevi on September 5, 2026: the opening ceremony, four thematic panels with coffee and networking breaks, and a closing ceremony with the Turkish Airlines ticket raffle.
- 12:3013:15Registration
Foyer opening & registration
Registration, welcome and opening of the foyer area.
- 13:1513:40Opening
Opening ceremony
Opening remarks from the host institutions and the organisers.
- 13:4014:20Panel
The Strategic and Tactical Evolution of Technology
How technology is reshaping both strategy and tactics.
- 14:2014:40Break
Coffee / networking break
- 14:4015:40Panel
Navigating the AI Era
Product, partnership and strategy in the age of AI.
- 15:4016:00Break
Coffee / networking break
- 16:0016:40Panel
Funding the Future
Where deep tech investment stands and where it is heading.
- 16:4017:00Break
Coffee / networking break
- 17:0018:00Panel
Founders of the Future: Founding a Start-up in the Deep Tech Era
What it really takes to start a company in deep tech.
- 18:0019:00Closing
Closing ceremony & Turkish Airlines ticket raffle
Wrap-up, closing remarks and the Turkish Airlines ticket raffle.
Note:Times and the running order may change.
Speakers
First names announced
A first look at the people who will share the summit stage. The list grows as the line-up is confirmed.

Loay Elbasyouni
AstraQua
Founder & CEO
- Ex-Blue Origin

Bradley Rothenberg
nTopology
Founder & CEO

Bilge Zeren Aksu
IBM
Senior AI Product Manager
- Ex-Microsoft

Tunga Bayrak
Freya
Founder & CEO
- YC26

Mahmut Bölükbaş
ADDMIRAL
CEO

Major-General Paul Peyton
NATO DIANA
Military Deputy Director for North America

Dr. Izzet Sidki Darendeli
California State University
Professor of Management

Onuralp Demirer
Poliviz
Founder

Ozan Eren Bilgen
Base64 Document AI
Founder

Zehra Soysal
Savanah.ai
Founder & CEO

Ari Jonsson
NATO Innovation Fund
CEO

Alicia Sornson
Investment and Finance Office
U.S. Country Advisor
TATS 2026
Take your seat at the summit
Send in your application for an invitation to the day that brings the deep tech ecosystems of Türkiye and the United States together in New York.
Places are limited; invitations are sent after applications are reviewed.
























