The people taking the stage
A line-up spanning space and defense, artificial intelligence, enterprise technology and venture capital comes together at Türkevi on September 5. The speaker list keeps growing — this page is updated as new names are confirmed.
- 12 speakers announced
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.