Three hours, one flow
On September 23, 2026 at Istanbul Expo Center. A minute-by-minute flow; the program is updated as the date approaches and session times may change.
Registration and Welcome
Run by the organizing team; IBF management and invited dignitaries are welcomed.
29th IBF Conference Film
Main StageThe introductory film screened at the opening of the conference.
Opening and Protocol Addresses
Main StageMr. Erol M. Yarar, President of the International Business Forum (IBF) · Mr. Burhan Özdemir, President of MÜSİAD · Mr. Nidal Al-Sha’ar, Minister of Economy and Industry of Syria (to be confirmed).
KEYNOTE — Competition, Productivity and Business-Model Transformation: The Role of AI in Employment and Reskilling
KeynoteSession IExpected: a concrete Türkiye-based transformation case. Output: 3 indicators to track in enterprise AI investment and 3 practical steps for reskilling.
Panel Opening, Framing and Introduction of the Speakers
Session I · PanelModerator: Mr. Fahrettin Oylum, Vice President of MÜSİAD. The framing of the panel is set out and the speakers are introduced.
AI as an Authority on Knowledge: Isnād, Historical Method and the Impact on the Uṣūl Sciences
Session I · PanelExpected: to make concrete the methodological gap between isnād and model output. Output: 3 verification principles that will ground the AI Arena question set.
The Human and AI: Easing, Hindering, Complicating
Session I · PanelExpected: a balanced “opportunity–risk” map built on philosophical foundations. Output: 3 concrete principles for mental immunity.
Q&A
Session I · PanelQuestions from the hall to the panel speakers, led by the moderator.
KEYNOTE — Independent AI: The National Technology Strategy, Experience in Defence and Aviation, and the Role of the Younger Generation
KeynoteSession IExpected: to set out how the national technology strategy and experience in defence and aviation contribute to AI independence. Output: 3 concrete pointers for the younger generation.
Break and Refreshments — Preparing the Hall for the AI Arena
Technical team: screen layout, model connections and a final test of the polling platform.
AI Arena Introduction, Rules and Opening Poll
Session II · AI ArenaArena director (to be announced). Expected: the evaluation criteria — accuracy, sourcing, consistency, restraint — explained to the hall.
Round 1 — The Models Interpret the Talks
Session II · AI ArenaThe models summarize and assess the first session's talks; speakers are given a short right of reply. Expected: to show that the models read the same talk differently.
Round 2 — Same Question, Different Models
Session II · AI ArenaA verifiable · contested · unknowable question set is put to different models simultaneously and the answers shown side by side. Expected: an explicit test of the capacity to say “I don't know”. Output: a comparative scoreboard.
Round 3 — The Models Debate Each Other
Session II · AI ArenaTwo or more models are set to debate a chosen thesis. Expected: to make visible their tendency to defend, correct or retreat from a position under objection.
Round 4 — The Hall Asks: Live Poll and Q&A
Session II · AI ArenaParticipants join in directly through interactive polling and Q&A tools. Expected: audience involvement. Output: a closing poll measuring the shift in opinion.
Internship Draw for 50 Students
The draw is held among the students who took part in the interactive polling platform.
Closing and Final Communiqué
Main StageThe moderator of both sessions. Expected: the panel's five outputs read aloud and summarized to the hall.
BE PART OF THE FUTURE
Places are limited. Complete your registration and follow two keynotes, a panel and the AI Arena’s live test from the hall.