Raffles, Istanbul


Transform Your Business
with Internet-native
Architecture

PRESENTED BY
Cloudflare
27th April 2023, 09:30 - 14:30 TRT
Successfully Held

A Half Day Conference at Raffles, Istanbul


Transform Your Business with Internet-native Architecture

PRESENTED BY
Cloudflare

27th April 2023,
09:30 – 14:30 TRT
Successfully Held

What we discussed

Immerse Istanbul
It’s now or never to modernise security. Apps live in the cloud, teams work remotely, and cyber threats exploit the excessive trust built into perimeter-based approaches. Traditional networks can no longer stretch to cover these rapidly expanding risks.

Cloudflare Immerse Istanbul explored how you and your peers have been adapting to these changes, and what leading organisations have witnessed. In particular, the event explored successful strategies to take advantage of the power and promise of the Internet as a new type of corporate network.

What transpired

  • A peer-to-peer event addressing your security challenges, including technical workshops, keynote talks from Cloudflare’s key Turkish customers and experts
  • An interactive discussion and best practice knowledge sharing
  • Networking opportunities with your peers and lunch

AGENDA

9:30 – 10:00

Registration

10:00 – 10:15

Cloudflare Welcome Session

Helping Build a Better Internet

Speakers:

Andy Lockhart
Head of EMEA at Cloudflare, Inc.
Bashar Bashaireh
Managing Director & Head of Sales – Middle East and Türkiye at Cloudflare, Inc.

10:15 – 10:45

Panel Session

Adopting a Simpler and More Effective Threat Defense

Speaker:

Ozgur Savas
Sr. Director, Solutions Engineering, Head of EMEA at Cloudflare, Inc.

10:45 – 11:15

Customer Keynote Session

11:15 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:00

Panel Session

Zero Trust and SASE Projects Can Only Really Be Successful When We Adopt A Digital Native Mindset

Speaker:

Uğur Tunar
Solutions Engineer, Turkey at Cloudflare, Inc.

12:00 – 12:30

Keynote Customer Panel Discussion

Digital-transformation

Speakers:

Hakan Turkoner

Hakan Turkoner

Director of Cloud and Infrastructure Solutions at Boyner Grup
Mehmet Çömez
Head of IT at Ticimax

12:30 – 13:00

Technical Workshop Session

Cloudflare Demo

Speakers:

Uğur Tunar
Solutions Engineer, Turkey at Cloudflare, Inc.
Ozgur Savas
Sr. Director, Solutions Engineering, Head of EMEA at Cloudflare, Inc.

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:10 – 14:30

Closing

Lunch at Raffles Istanbul

Raffles Istanbul situates above the Bosphorus at the intersection of Istanbul’s best connections, perfectly located to experience this timeless place, located at the Zorlu Center – where high fashion, performance and art converge.

Raffles Istanbul

Levazım, Koru Sok. Zorlu Center, 34340 Beşiktaş/İstanbul, Türkiye

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Raffles Istanbul

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About Common Sense Conferences

Common Sense Conferences are produced by BuyerForesight, a global marketing services and research firm with offices in Singapore, USA, The Netherlands and India.

Since 2019 Common Sense conferences have hosted more than 325 events focused on a wide variety of topics from Customer Experience to Data & Analytics. Learn more at commonsense.events.

Questions our invited guests often ask us

General Conference

Launched in 2019, Common Sense Conferences attract executive thought leaders from around the globe for conversation with peers and industry experts to promote innovation and growth. All Common Sense events share a “Less Presentation, More Conversation” theme because the last thing anyone needs is more heavy-handed sales pitches masquerading as “thought leadership”.

Common Sense Conferences are produced by BuyerForesight, a 100-person marketing services company with offices in the US, India, Singapore, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands.

We produce executive thought leadership events worldwide.

We emphasize conversation over presentation. We carefully vet every prospective participant to ensure they will both contribute and get value from each event.

We have offices in Singapore, Kolkata, Bangalore, Sydney, Dubai, Amsterdam, and Duluth, Minnesota.

Attend to learn and network with industry experts and executive peers.

For half-day conferences, expect 30-35 participants and 5-6 sponsors.

For full-day conferences, expect 55-60 participants and 8-10 sponsors.

There are no current plans to invite media to upcoming conferences.

Sessions will be recorded.

Sessions will not be broadcast or made available for public viewing.

Yes.

Our business model relies on our participants being decision makers on behalf of their company, with control of a budget, buying authority, need for solutions and a timeline for purchase of those solutions within 12 months.

Logistics

Qualified participants pay nothing to attend.

Common Sense Conferences will arrange and pay for air travel, hotel, and meals during the event for all qualified participants. Meals outside of the conference are not included. For some events we may offer either a car service or paid parking at the venue, but in general we expect participants to cover those costs for themselves.

You’ll need to complete a qualification form.

You can register here

No. However, we request that you make a serious effort to find a colleague in your organization with similar qualifications to participate instead of you or take a meeting with at least 3 of our sponsors.

You should plan to arrive in time to join us for cocktails (multi-day conferences), or during the designated registration time prior to sessions beginning (1-day or half-day conferences).

No. Our only requirement is that you participate in the full program from the welcome cocktail reception to the final meal on the last day.

No. Our only requirement is that you participate in the full program from the welcome cocktail reception to the final meal on the last day.

Airfare and hotel fees are covered. We also provide food & beverages at designated times and locations at the hotel during the conference.

Please make your own arrangements to travel to and from the airport by taxi or rideshare.

Yes, you may stay at the venue for multi-day events.

Sessions

The format includes several session types from a full-group keynote address to small conversational breakout sessions and 1:1 meetings. The majority of our activities are designed to foster small-group conversations among participants and our industry experts.

A panel discussion is 3-5 experts discussing a series of questions posed by a moderator. Participants may ask and respond as well.

Typically 50% or more of participants attend each session, depending on the conference agenda and the number of coinciding sessions.

As many as you like.

Yes, though some sessions may fill up; in this case, you’ll need to choose a different session.

Yes, we strongly encourage your topic suggestions.

Participants

If you are a decision maker with control of a budget, buying authority, need for solutions, and a timeline for purchase of those solutions within 12 months, you will qualify. You may also qualify if you are a primary purchase influencer.

You are expected to attend and participate in sessions, join us for meals and stay through the full program. You are not required to meet with any of our sponsors, though of course, we hope you’ll want to.

We believe our participants have a lot of valuable information to share, so we encourage all participants to actively ask and answer questions during our sessions. We also ask some participants to consider serving on a panel.

You aren’t required to be a “speaker” and lead a session; however, all participants should come prepared to share their expertise or ask good questions of their peers.

If you are serving on a panel or delivering an address, we’ll introduce you to others you’ll be presenting with and set up prep calls for you. We do not use PowerPoint presentations in our breakout sessions, so a simple outline of what you intend to discuss is enough. Otherwise, all you need to do is read through the agenda and decide which sessions you’d like to participate in.

Yes, we’d like a description of what you intend to cover, but bullet points are fine.

Yes.

Other participants are executives in medium to large enterprises fitting the target demographics of the conference.

Sponsors

Sponsors are leading technology vendors that can address the pain points of participants.

No.

Yes, we will share the information you provide to us with sponsors.

Yes, sponsors will reach out to you after the conference.

Yes.

Yes.

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