May 28 - 29, 2022
ICEC - Istanbul

NFT Summit
Istanbul 2022

is brought to you by

May 28 - 29, 2022
ICEC - Istanbul

NFT Summit
Istanbul 2022

is brought to you by

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The Future is Global
and Decentralized

With Web3 technologies, the world is changing. NFT is now the determinant of the agenda and trend. Connecting to the future is a necessity these days, when the future is being shaped. In Istanbul, where the world's center and continents connect, experts, technology developers and digital artists come together.

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Why you should Join Event

World Class Speakers

We opened speaker applications and will select the best experts of the field to speak at NFTSummit.IST

Modern Venue

The International Convention and Exhibition Centre – ICEC is the leading convention and exhibition center of Turkey. It is ideally located close to countless hotels, restaurants and bars.

Networking

NFTSummit.IST will have an exhibition area featuring an excellent interactive space to mingle with the attendees of the Summit during coffee and lunch breaks.

NFT Artists Area

NFTs are disrupting the world of modern art and transforming the way how we perceive masterpieces, showcase new NFTs!

Project Launch Area

Showcase and present during a data-blitz session your projects to investors, peers and the whole NFT community!

The Program

A top notch program, with keynotes, panel discussions mixed with knowledge sessions and social events is in the making for you and will be soon revealed.

The People

Dexes, NFT Marketplaces, NFT Creators, Cexes, Blockchain Developers, DAO’s, Game Developers, Metaverse and Web3 Creators, NFTSummit.IST is welcoming all Developers and Entrepreneurs, Artists, Students and Academics, Major Brands, Venture Capitalists and Media from all around the world.

speakers

Confirmed Speakers and Panelists

Aytunç Yıldızlı

Aytunç Yıldızlı

Founder, MC Ventures
Avalanche Foundation, Executive Director

MC Ventures
Simon Morris

Simon Morris

Chief Strategy Officer, ConsenSys, Metamask
Click here to see the bio »

ConsenSys
Nurgül Yeşilçay

Nurgül Yeşilçay

Actress, Creative Producer, Artist

Necati Kocabay

Necati Kocabay

Film Producer

Okan Uçkun

Okan Uçkun

Co-Founder, coniun.io
Click here to see the bio »

coniun.io

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program

Summit Program

* Meta Venture Fund LLC Organizers reserve the right to change partly or completely the content or format of the program due to operational or force majeure reasons.

  • May 28

  • May 29

  • Topics

  • Party Details

09.00 - 09.05
Meta Venture Fund

Summit Opening by Meta Venture Fund

09.05 - 09.15

Dr. Taylan Yıldız

Chief Analytics Officer
Firefly

Participative Democracy 3.0: "DAO structured new communication, new homo sapiens"

09.15 - 09.45
Aytunç Yıldızlı

Aytunç Yıldızlı

Founder, MC Ventures

Executive Director,
Avalanche Foundation

Token Economics

09.45 - 10.25

PANEL 1
Web3, Blockchain and gaming - how and where to get started

Jon Hook

Bunker Budz

Ekin Eriş

Core Contributor
Infinite Arcade

Gonçalo Banha

Co-Founder and COO
Volt Games

Aleksandr Nechaev

CEO
My Little Planet

Emel Bilge Çınar

Head of Marketing
Troy Gaming Guild

10.25 - 10.45

Itır Ürünay Aydoğan

Strategic Business Development and Innovation Director
Yapı Kredi

Economics of Digital Assets

10.45 - 10.55

Erim Varış

Founding Partner
Aerospace

How to Make Your Own NFT Contract / Hands on Session!

10.55 - 11.00

Kadri Yiğit Erdem

Launch Manager
Siparişim/Bosporus Inspiration

Project Launch

11.00 - 11.15
Coffee Break

Coffee Break

11.15 - 11.30

Doruk Eker

Co-Founder
Lucify.io

Who let the Apes out?

11.30 - 11.45

Ori Levi

CEO and Co-founder
NFTrade

The function of a multi-chain NFT marketplace and the current and future utility of NFTs

11.45 - 12.00

Cem Ercan

Co-Founder & COO
Dynasty Studios

Future of Gaming

12.00 - 12.20

Can Bonomo

Love Child & Co-Founder
Chipstock69’ers

Is NFT the Beat movement of our generation?

Joel Özkesen

Outreach Supervisor
Chipstock69’ers

12.20 - 13.00
Lunch Break

Lunch Break

13.00 - 13:20

Skinrunners

Rock’n Verse
LIVE PERFORMANCE !

First Rock musicNFT Launchpad & Metaverse Collection

Bartu Gülhan, Selçuk Eser, Koray Işıldak, Çağdaş Sarıcı, Erdinç Acar

13.20 - 13.35

Colborn Bell

Co-Founder & Director
MoCA

Crypto Art Museum

13.35 - 13.45

Simona Fontana

CMO
Billance

How SMEs could benefit from the adoption of NFTs

13.45 - 14.05

CyberSensei

Core-Dev
Yeti Swap

The Anatomy of an NFT

Eser Karlık

Marketing & BD Advisor
Yeti Swap

14.05 - 14.25
Nurgül Yeşilçay

Nurgül Yeşilçay

Actress, Creative Producer, Artist

NFTs in the Movie & Series Industry

Necati Kocabay

Film Producer

Necati Kocabay
14.25 - 15.05

PANEL 2
Sold Out Collections

Özhan Dönder

Web3 & NFT Enthusiast
CyberGens

Aybars Dorman

Head of Community & Founder
NFT Library

Buğra Kaan Ayaz

Founder & CEO
at Direcon

Okan Uçkun

Okan Uçkun

Co-Founder
coniun.io

15.05 - 15.20
Coffee Break

Coffee Break

15.20 - 15.50

PANEL 3
DNA of Successful NFT Games

Batuhan Arslan

CEO
Spike Games

M. Erdem Çebi

Co-Founder
Profane Pigeons Studio

Ömer Çeşit

Founder
Micomics

Simay Dinç

Co-Founder
Recontact Games

Bilgehan Baykal

Chairman of the Board
Games United

15.50 - 16.05

Derya Türker (Stevedabitcoin)

CEO
The Steve Group

The Name of Freedom: Bitcoin

16.05 - 16.15

Uğur İşbuyuran

Founder & CEO
Blatform

Mass Blockchain Adoption with NFT Platforms

16.15 - 16.30

Lalin Akalan

Founder
xtopia

Art-Chain-Game: Collective Creation on the Blockchain

16.30 - 16.45

Dr. Rıza Kadılar

Investor & Mentor
K Ventures Holding BV

We-Economy of Web 3.0: Psychology of co-value-creation

16.45 - 17.15

PANEL 4
NFT Artists Experiences

Yeşer Sarıyıldız

Interdisciplinary Curator

Ender Diril

Generative AI & NFT Artist

Gizem Renklidağ

Multidisciplinary Artist

17.15 - 17.30

Katya Vinnikova

CEO and Curator
Antenna NFT

How to sell an NFT Art Collection?

17.30 - 17.50

Brian Foote

CEO
Humbl

HUMBL: Developing a full Web3 technology stack for consumers

17.50 - 18.10

Selçuk Atlı

Co-Founder and CEO
Bunch

The role of blockchain in the Metaverse

18.10 - 18.15

Rodrigo Blanco

CEO
Portafolio Diversificado

Project Launch

18.30 - 21:00
Ice Breaker Party

Ice Breaker Party, sponsored by

09.00 - 09.15

Elif Hilal Umucu

Europe/Turkey CM
Chainlink

A Path From Cryptography to Blockchain

09.15- 09.30

Hayder Sharhan

Co-Founder & CTO
Community Gaming

How Community Gaming Delivers a Web2-like Experience In a Web3 Platform

09.30 - 09.45

Burçak Ünsal

Managing Partner
Unsal Law

Legal Aspects of NFT & Smart Contracts

09.45 - 10.05

Efe Kababulut

Founder & Creative Director
Lazzoni NYC

NFT's Role in Social Media and Networking

Cüneyt Özdemir

Journalist, Producer, Digital Content Creator

10.05 - 10.25

Nassim Alexandre

Strategic Advisor
Kalao

What’s the Future for NFT Marketplaces?

10.25 - 10:45

Dr. Vedat Güven

Founder
Tim Consultancy

Regulation Eats Innovation For Breakfast

Elçin Karatay

Managing Partner
Solak&Partners Law Firm

10.45 - 11.00

Elshad Yusifli

Co-Founder & CTO
Metafluence

Blockchain for Business Leaders

11.00 - 11.15
Coffee Break

Coffee Break

11.15 - 11.30

Afşın Avcı

Co-Founder and
Managing Partner
Inflow Network

INFLOW Token, how influencers impact the blockchain!

11.30 - 11.45

George Stampolis

Managing Director
The Spicy Music

NFTs & Music, a journey "Back to the Future"

11.45 - 11.50

Piotr Barbachowski

Founder & CEO
Lucrosus Capital

Project Launch

11.50 - 12.05

Efe Bulduk

Tokenomist

The state of crypto in 2022 and what to expect onwards

12.05 - 12.20

Rızacan Kumaş

Artist

Future of Photography in NFT

12.20 - 12.35

Jake Steinerman

Head of Community
Spatial

The Future of Human Connectivity Will Be Built by Artists

12.35 - 12.45

trashhand

Nomadic Photographer

trashhand - A Photographer's Journey from Web2 to Web3.

12.45 - 13.00

Omar Kandil

CEO
OBCIDO Inc.

How Businesses Can Benefit from the Web 3.0 Technology

13.00 - 13.40
Lunch Break

Lunch Break

13.40 - 14.20

PANEL 5
GenderFreeChain

Ebru Güven

Chairwoman
Istanbul Blockchain Women Association

Başak Burcu Yiğit

Co-Founder
Istanbul Blockchain Women Association

Dr. Çağla Gül Şenkardeş

Academician & Entrepreneur
Bilgi University

Leyla Arsan

CEO
Tages

14.20 - 14.35

Dmitriy Sheludko

CEO
Biconomy

How do exchanges help the NFT market grow?

14.35 - 14.50

Ty Blackard

Co-Founder
NFTY Labs

The Future of NFT Utility

14.50 - 15.00

Elo Cadenas

Co-Founder
PXO Token

Bitcoin and crypto assets as drivers of emerging economies in LATAM

15.00 - 15.15
Coffee Break

Coffee Break

15.15 - 15.30

Ergi Şener

CEO
Payneer

How metaverse will disrupt business life?

15.30 - 15.50

@defikintaro

Co-Founder
Heroes of NFT

Utility in NFTs

15.50 - 16.05

Mercan Dede

Multi Media Artist, Musician/Producer/DJ

Following Rumi's Footsteps in Metaverse

16.05 - 16.15

Ferda Kert

Chairman
SIF Labs

Web3 a New Investment Paradigm

16.15 - 16.25

Erinç Albey

Co-Founder
Lightnift

Data-Driven Valuation & Pricing in the NFT Space

16.25 - 16.30

Prize Ceremony of Lightnift NFT Datathon: For A Sustainable NFTverse

16.30 - 16.35

Tarık Ziya Yalçın

Head of Gaming
Eldarune

Project Launch

16.35 - 16.40

İlker Ünsal

Co-Founder
Digard

Project Launch

16.40 - 16.50

Ulaşcan Deniz Genç

Co-Founder & CEO
NFT Horizon

NFT 2.0 - Gaming to Commerce: Preparing for Mass Adoption

16.50 - 17.00

Sébastien Borget

Co-Founder and COO
The Sandbox

Building the Open NFT Metaverse

17.00 - 17.15

Mesut Gülecen

Co-Founder & CEO
Kaira Network

NFTs, creator economy and DAO as an aggregator of online economies

17.15 - 17.25

Emre Yıldız

Founder & CEO
Octopus

From weaving: stitch by stitch to digital: pixel by pixel

Fırat Neziroğlu

Artist / Designer

17.25 - 17.35

Ali C. Hantal

Founder
XR Masters

Visualizing NFTs on the Real World Metaverse

17.35 - 17.45

Ibrahim Darwich

Founder & CEO
Legion X and Titans Holding

NFTs Reshaping The P2E Industry

17.45 - 18.00
Simon Morris

Simon Morris

Chief Strategy Officer
ConsenSys

Closing Keynote

19.30 - 21.30
VIP Party

VIP Party sponsored by - by invitation only

web3

Blockchain

Investment

DEFI–CEX/DEX

Law and Legal Rights

Smart Contracts

Metaverse and Design

Digital Art and NFTs

Music

Sports

Gaming

Entertainment

Workshops

Ice Breaker Party, sponsored by - This event is open to all registered participants

Join us for the NFT Istanbul Summit Ice Breaker Party. The party will take place on the Terrace of the Lütfi Kidar Convention Center (ICEC). No doubt that you will enjoy almost two hours of networking, meeting with peers and speakers, while zipping drinks and grabbing a snack. There will be music performance by an NFT Artist as well! Everybody is invited, thanks to our Sponsor Meta Venture Fund!

VIP Party at Lazzoni - This event is by invitation only

Join this exclusive VIP event, limited to 200 guests, including investors, community leaders, speakers and panelists on the Jin Terrace of the Lazzoni Hotel! During this private event, the famous DJ Mercan Dede will take care of the entertainment! Expect unlimited drinks and excellent food, great talks and networking! And on top of that, there's the magnificent backdrop of Istanbul's Golden Horn!

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Registration Fee

$ 299
* Valid until 27 May 2022, 23:59

  • Lunchbox
    Coffee breaks
    Ecofriendly Conference bag
  • Admission to all sessions
    Admission project launch area
    Admission to exhibition
  • Admission to NFT exhibition
    Ice breaker party (28 May 2022)
  • Networking and social events as mentioned in the program
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NFT Artist Area

  • 50 NFT artists from all over the world will come together with a special curation for NFT Summit Istanbul and share their art with the participants. During two days, all participants will be able to see these works, meet the artists and buy the art they like.
hotels
Preferred Accommodation Partner LAZZONI Reservation

You can book your hotel from www.dekonhotels.com

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For detailed information on Sponsorship Opportunities and Booth reservations please contact: sponsorship@nftsummit.ist

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VENUE

The Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar International Convention and Exhibition Centre - ICEC is the very first and the leading convention and exhibition centre of Istanbul. The foundations of this iconic building go back till 1949, and one of its conference highlights was for sure when the United Nations decided to organize Habitat II Summit in Istanbul in 1996, the biggest and most extensive conference of the United Nations of the 20th century. The building underwent frequent upgrades and till today it is one of the best equipped meeting venues the city can offer! It is ideally located close to countless hotels, restaurants and bars.

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Book your ticket right away, early registration is limited to max. 1500 participants, and we will accept only 2000 Pax in total, first come first serve.

Where & When?

May 28-29, 2022