Archives: Speakers
July 14, 2026, Comment off
Mike van der Heijden
Mike van der Heijden is the Founder of Portal Ventures, a consultancy specialising in growth strategies for online marketplaces and classified platforms. With over 20 years of experience in search, marketplace growth, and digital strategy, Mike advises marketplace operators around the world on SEO, AI-driven discovery, indexation, and scalable acquisition strategies. His clients span real […]
July 14, 2026, Comment off
Frode Nordseth
Educated at the Norwegian Naval Academy 1988-1992, business and administration. Served in the Norwegian Navy until 1997 with postings on Norwegian navy ships, NATO commands in Norway, the United Kingdom and in NATO operations in Croatia & Bosnia. Joined Schibsted in 1997 as controller in the IT section of Norway’s biggest newspaper. In 1999 one […]
March 8, 2026, Comment off
Burak Ertaş
Burak Ertaş graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and received his Master of Business Administration degree from Koç University. He started his professional career as a founding partner at Odak Software during his university years, worked as AGM/EVP at Telsoft and Telenity, as EVP responsible for Turkcell Mapco Service […]
March 19, 2026, Comment off
Ana Pavlova
Ana is an Associate Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants, working in OC&C’s Tech & Media team. With a focus on consumer internet, online marketplace models and digital media, she has experience working with clients in these sectors across both corporate growth strategy and due diligence (buy and sell-side) engagements. In recent engagements she has supported […]
September 6, 2025, Comment off
Konstantin Kalabin
Konstantin is a strategy and pricing consultant for marketplaces. He has over 20 years of consulting and management experience in the industry. Konstantin completed numerous consulting projects for automotive, real estate, professional services and travel marketplaces all over the world, as well as the leading private equity and venture investors in these industries. He headed […]
November 6, 2025, Comment off
Rouven Leuener
Rouven Leuener, born in 1980, holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Communication Science from the University of Zurich and a Master’s degree in Digital Media Management from Hyper Island. While still a student, he founded the start-up Studentlab Ltd., which developed web applications — an experience that sparked his lasting passion for digital innovation. […]
March 10, 2026, Comment off
Hakan Orhun
Hakan Orhun graduated from Boğaziçi University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is one of the pioneers of e-commerce in Turkey, active since the early days of the industry. Throughout his career, he has led large-scale initiatives in e-commerce, retail, public services and recommerce, building and scaling digital businesses and marketplaces while drivingoperational […]
March 10, 2026, Comment off
Fatih Uysal
After graduating from Galatasaray High School, Fatih Uysal earned a degree in Business Administration from Boğaziçi University. He began his career at Danone in 1999. After taking on responsibilities for several different brands at the company’s Turkey office, Uysal was appointed Global Marketing Manager at the Danone Group Headquarters (France) in 2006. In this role, […]
February 9, 2026, Comment off
Lukas Krejca
Lukas Krejca is a growth expert and co-founder of Ithara.ae, a UAE-based marketplace helping people and companies gift unforgettable experiences instead of physical stuff. With 15+ years of hands-on experience across growth, digital marketing, and operations, Lukas spends most of his time building real systems that actually work in the real world. At Ithara.ae, he’s […]
January 13, 2026, Comment off
Bora Biçer
Bora Biçer has significant executive experience in Product Management, Marketing, and IT within leading Internet and Telecommunications companies in Turkey. Before joining Sahibinden.com he was acting as the General Manager of Turkcell gorup company Fizy.com. He has been serving as CPO at sahibinden.com since 2013. At sahibinden.com, he heads product management, business development, and engineering, […]
