The summit began with an opening session by İbrahim Tataroğlu, Senior Industry Leader at KoçDigital, who set the stage by sharing the measurable impact of KoçDigital’s AI-infused manufacturing and supply chain management solutions across more than 500 companies in over 14 countries. Following the opening, keynote speaker İhsan Özçıtak delivered his session, “Artificial Intelligence: The New Fuel of Antifragility,” highlighting AI as a powerful enabler in navigating uncertainty. A key message of the session was that AI is not merely a decision-making machine, but a stress simulator that enriches the decision environment by generating more scenarios, reducing experimentation costs and accelerating feedback loops.
May 5, 2026
KoçDigital brought together manufacturing, supply chain and artificial intelligence professionals at the AI in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Summit, held at MEXT Technology Center, in collaboration with MEXT. The event welcomed participants from various industries, including manufacturing and supply chain leaders, factory managers and AI experts, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping operational resilience, planning and decision-making in today’s increasingly complex business environment.
The event continued with a presentation by Engin Aktaş, Production and Supply Systems Leader at Ford Otosan, who shared insights from the automotive industry’s journey toward becoming a Lighthouse. KoçDigital also demonstrated its Supply Dynamics and Platform360 solutions, showcasing how Supply Dynamics can support faster and more effective responses in supply chain crisis scenarios.
The summit concluded with the panel “The New Language of Adaptation: Agile Planning in an Era of Uncertainty,” moderated by Dr. Burak Kandemir. Panelists Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elvin Çoban, Head of the Industrial Engineering Department at Özyeğin University, and Volkan Yörükoğlu, Digital Product Manager at Ford Otosan, discussed how AI can support organizations in overcoming uncertainty, with a particular focus on supply chain challenges and the evolving needs of the automotive industry.
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