Levent Sadık Amet (Sadık Ahmet) was born in Komotini, Greece, in 1979. After completing his primary and secondary education in Komotini, he graduated from Marmara University’s English-language Business Administration program and subsequently studied marketing and management at the University of California, Irvine in the United States. He is the founder of DCT Trading Dış Ticaret Anonim Şirketi and of YAKA and BLUEFARM, which operate in Greece. Levent Sadık Amet (Sadık Ahmet) also serves as Chairman of the DEİK Türkiye–Greece Business Council. He was named “Businessman of the Year” by yılıneniyisi.com in 2014 and received the European Golden Service Award at the 12th World Business Council Leaders Summit in 2015. He is married with two children and speaks English and Greek at an advanced level.

Born in 1980, Serike Moustafa completed her primary, secondary and high-school education in Komotini, Greece, and graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy in 2002. Between 2013 and 2016, she completed a Homeopathy certificate program at Medipol University, followed by training in Schüssler Tissue Salts and Bach Flower Therapy. She also completed Medipol University’s Aromatherapy certification program and holds a certificate from the Functional Medicine Academy. She is currently the owner and responsible manager of Sadık Ahmet Pharmacy in Bakırköy. She is married with two children and speaks English and Greek at an advanced level.

Sadıkhan Sadıkahmet was born in Komotini, Greece, in 2004. He completed his primary and secondary education at Bahçeşehir College and high school at TED Atakent College. He is continuing his education in the Department of Economics at Koç University. He speaks English and Greek at an advanced level and serves as a foreign trade specialist and Board Member at DCT Trading Dış Ticaret A.Ş.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mesut Bayraktaroğlu was born in Bursa in 1978. After completing his secondary education at Balıkesir Anatolian High School and Eskişehir Science High School, he graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (English) in 2003 and began his medical career. He completed his specialization in Chest Diseases at Yedikule Chest Diseases Training and Research Hospital in 2010. He currently works as a Chest Diseases Specialist at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital, serves as a lecturer at Istanbul Aydın University Faculty of Medicine, and manages MB Medical Center and Health Services Ltd., which he founded. He is married with two children and speaks English at an advanced level.

Born in Istanbul in 1984, Alper Uzunyol completed his high-school education at Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School. After graduating from Marmara University’s Department of Political Science and International Relations, he continued postgraduate studies in European Union Politics and International Relations at the same university. He later earned a master’s degree in Political Science and International Relations from Istanbul Commerce University and completed his doctoral studies in political economy at the same university. Uzunyol began his professional career at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) in 2011, where he held various positions. He started as a Research Specialist and later served as Unit Manager within the Directorate of Economic and Social Research. From 2018 onward, he served as Project and Business Development Manager, leading the development of strategic projects and programs for a range of sectors. During his tenure at ICOC, he conducted extensive analyses in sectors including energy, textiles, education and construction and played an active role in numerous studies addressing legislation, implementation and sectoral needs. He participated in dozens of international fairs and organizations across a broad geography from China to Canada, contributing to business development and cooperation processes. He also managed numerous projects funded through national and international sources and coordinated initiatives in areas such as university–industry cooperation, vocational training programs, supplier days, localization, incentives and consultancy. Active in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, Uzunyol served as Coordinator of the TOBB Istanbul Women Entrepreneurs Board and led various projects with his team. He also contributed to the entrepreneurship and start-up ecosystem as a jury member at the Bilgiyi Ticarileştirme Merkezi (BTM), which has been recognized by UBI Global among the world’s top five incubation centers. In addition to his role at DCT Trading, Alper Uzunyol is a Board Member of Pulse Finansal Teknolojiler ve Danışmanlık A.Ş. and serves on the Advisory Board of the European Union Application and Research Center at Istanbul Commerce University.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uğur Yasin Asal was born in Istanbul and serves as Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations (English) at Istanbul Commerce University. He completed his PhD in Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul University with a dissertation titled “Reconstructing Balance of Power Theory in the Modern International System: The Hegemony of Hierarchy in the Case of the G20.” His publications include the books “Russia’s Foreign Policy toward the Baltic States: Cooperation or Conflict?” and “State, Society and Economy in Turkish Modernization,” as well as co-authored works including “Security Issues in Asia and Their Implications” and “Fundamental Concepts of International Relations.” He has also published numerous academic studies on the G20, global political economy, commercial diplomacy and international relations. ASAL serves as institutional coordinator of the EU Commission-supported project “Digital Diplomacy: Building the Common Future with Technology” and has extensive research experience in European Union projects and as a panelist in TÜBİTAK projects.

A member of the International Relations Council of Türkiye, ASAL served as a Parliamentary Assistant at the 5th World Water Forum and took part in the G20 Antalya Leaders’ Summit and the G20-T20 meetings in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Having delivered numerous conferences at universities, civil-society organizations and related platforms, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uğur Yasin ASAL continues his academic and applied work in global political economy and international relations.

Özkan Arısüt was born in Nevşehir in 1985 and completed his primary, secondary and high-school education there. He graduated from Istanbul Commerce University Faculty of Law in 2009 and founded Arısüt Law Group in 2010, beginning his private legal practice. Specializing in Commercial Law, Real Estate Law, Inheritance Law, Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, and particularly Insurance Law, Attorney Özkan Arısüt continues to practice with a team of 120 professionals. He has delivered training and seminars on insurance law across Türkiye, mentoring younger colleagues, and provides legal counsel and representation to many of Türkiye’s leading fleet-leasing companies.