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15th International
Electronic Communications and
Postal Regulators Conference

29-30 May 2025 • BTK Headquarters

15th International Electronic Communications and Postal Regulators Conference will be held on 29-30 May 2025 at BTK's Headquarters in Ankara under the theme of “Digital Future: The Transformation of the Electronic Communications and Postal Sectors”.

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About the Conference

Since 2006, this conference brings together regulators, policy makers, industry representatives, academia and civil society to share perspectives and insights. The conference will also address the postal sector, which is becoming increasingly important with digitalization. In addition, by focusing on the security dimension of digitalization, challenges and solutions for the security of the electronic communication and postal services sectors will be discussed. At the conference, where we will also celebrate BTK's 25th anniversary, English-Turkish simultaneous translation will be provided.

500+
Participants
20+
Speakers
5+
Session

Event Program

08:30-09:15
Registration
09:15-09:25
Ankara State Performing Arts Ensemble
09:25-09:30
BTK's 25th Anniversary Special Video Screening
09:30-11:00
Inaugural Session
Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu
Chairman of the Board, Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) of Türkiye
Dr. Ömer İleri
Deputy Chair of AK Party, Responsible for Information and Communication Technologies
H. E. Prof. Dr. Erhan Arıklı
Minister, Ministry of Public Works and Transportation of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
H.E. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu
Minister, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye
11:00-11:10
BTK-ANCOM Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony
11:10-11:15
Family Photo
11:15-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-11:35
Video Message
Tomas Lamanauskas
Deputy Secretary General, International Telecommunication Union
11:35-13:00
Electronic Communications Regulators Session: Digital Infrastructure and Regulatory Frameworks
Moderator
Philippe Defraigne
Founding Director, Cullen International
Ceyhun Hüseynzade
Deputy Chairman, Information Communication Technologies Authority (IKTA), Azerbaijan
Robert Mourik
Commissioner of Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), Republic of Ireland & 2025 BEREC Chair
Michel Van Bellinghen
Chairman of the Council, Belgian Institute for the Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT), Belgium
Naif Sheshah
Deputy Governor, Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), Saudi Arabia
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:30
Electronic Communications Operators Session: Rethinking of Digitalization: New Horizons and Strategic Tendencies
Moderator
Rıdvan Kahveci
Vice President, Information and Communication Technologies Authority
Gökhan Evren
Chief Information Technology Officer, Türk Telekom
Dr. Hasan Süel
Chief External Affairs Officer, Vodafone Türkiye
İrfan Yıldız
Deputy General Manager of Cable Services, Türksat
Mustafa Demirhan
Chief Information and Communication Technologies Officer, Turkcell
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-17:30
Special Session: Security in the Postal and Electronic Communications Sectors
Moderator
Mahmut Esat Yıldırım
Head of Information Technology Department, BTK
Chris Gibson
Executive Director, Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST)
Lati Matata
Director of Postal Technology Centre, Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Doç. Dr. Osman Gazi Güçlütürk
Assistant Professor, Galatasaray University
Marko Mišmaš
Director General, Agency for Communication Network and Services (AKOS), Slovenia (TBC)
Philip Marnick
General Director, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Bahrain
19:00
Gala Dinner

Hosted by BTK

Transportation

Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurulu
Eskişehir Yolu 10. Km No: 276 Çankaya/Ankara

You may get off at the Tarım Bakanlığı-Danıştay stop by metro (M2 Metro Line).

You may reach out BTK by buses (112, 339, 530) from Kızılay (Güvenpark).

You may come with your private vehicle and park it in the surrounding parking lots.

Ankara Introduction Video - Places to visit