Turkey’s largest artificial intelligence summit, KoçDigital Summit 2025, showcased innovative solutions, striking success stories, and global trends in artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0, and supply chain technologies.
KoçDigital Managing Director Evren Dereci emphasized the company’s regional leadership goal and highlighted that the projects carried out so far have contributed to an $85 billion economy.
Istanbul— Hosted by KoçDigital at the MEXT Technology Center, the KoçDigital Summit 2025 brought together valuable insights and sectoral success stories focused on artificial intelligence, supply chain, and Industry 4.0 technologies. More than 200 company representatives from 13 different sectors attended Turkey’s largest artificial intelligence summit.
Over 500 projects delivered $350 million in additional profitability for our clients In his opening speech, KoçDigital Managing Director Evren Dereci highlighted the impact of artificial intelligence on the global economy, noting that this impact is expected to reach $15.7 trillion by 2030. Emphasizing KoçDigital’s pioneering role in this field, Evren Dereci stated, “In the last three years, KoçDigital has supported an $85 billion economy and delivered over $350 million in recurring profitability to our clients through more than 500 projects with over 150 customers across 14 countries.” He also noted that thanks to AI applications, their clients have achieved a 5–25% increase in production capacity, a 50% reduction in unplanned maintenance, and a 10–25% decrease in production costs.
Dereci’s presentation also addressed major megatrends shaping today’s world, such as demographic shifts, technological advancements, the diffusion of power, and geopolitical changes. He shared KoçDigital’s vision to turn this complex landscape into opportunity and to build a regional ecosystem.
KoçDigital brings AI to life on the ground Evren Dereci explained that KoçDigital implements transformation programs in four main areas: Generative AI, Manufacturing AI, Customer AI, and Enterprise AI. Through these, they have increased customer satisfaction, improved operational efficiency, and contributed to business value. Dereci said, “We don’t just produce technology; we develop our own products and services and present live demos with real-life examples. Our journey began with digital twins in production facilities, and today we have reached the stage of ‘talking factories.’ With our Platform360 product, we have achieved tangible results in Industry 4.0 transformation, and with our Supply Dynamics product, we have brought AI to the field in supply chain planning projects, decision support systems, and production lines.” He also highlighted that with their Gentio solution, KoçDigital has achieved up to 30% cost savings in AI applications and accelerated project deployment by up to four times.
Aiming for regional leadership in AI and industrial transformation! KoçDigital’s achievements are not limited to Turkey. The company’s forest fire risk prediction project, conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Forestry in Paris, has received international acclaim. Their project aimed at the efficient use of water resources for sustainability was accredited at Davos in 2024. Additionally, it was announced that by 2025, humanoid robots developed by KoçDigital will be deployed in facilities across Turkey. Evren Dereci clearly stated KoçDigital’s ambition in AI: “Our goal is to lead not only in Turkey but also in the region in the field of artificial intelligence.”
The summit covered topics such as ‘AI-Based Next Generation Business Models,’ ‘Sectoral Success Stories and Panel Sessions,’ ‘Factories of the Future and Digital Production Solutions,’ ‘Resilient and Competitive Supply Chain Transformation Empowered by AI,’ and ‘Data Governance and Modernization Approaches.’