As part of the ID 480 Design Management Course, Yeliz Erinçkan and Emin Okutan will deliver a seminar titled “Innovation Practice in Legacy Systems.” The seminar will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 13:40 in YP-A3. We warmly invite all interested participants to attend.

A seasoned leader with over 20 years of experience in strategy, business development, and innovation. During her tenure as Strategy and Business Development Director at Sabancı Holding, she led the company’s 10-year and 5-year strategic planning processes, playing an active role in investment, growth, and divestment decisions. She provided leadership across the Group in shaping the innovation vision, from the design to the execution of various programs and platforms in strategic planning, business development, and innovation. As the Founder, Executive, and Chairman of the Board of Sabancı ARF (Almost Ready to Fly) Accelerator Program and Corporate Venture Capital (CVC), she established a pioneering structure that bridges early-stage startups with the corporate world. Over four cohorts, nearly 60 projects were launched, scaled, and supported in accessing investment opportunities. Currently, she works as an independent professional, providing consulting services in strategic innovation and ecosystem building. She also delivers training programs focused on leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship, mentors startups, serves on boards, and actively contributes to the ecosystem as an investor, including participation in a US-based technology fund.