Ms. Leyla Arsan, CEO of TAGES with statistics background and ICT business and innovation knowledge for 30 years, experienced in EU funded R&D and Innovation Projects, innovation management, consulting and collaborating with industry, academia, NGOs, and mainly SMEs and Start-Ups.
Innovation Consultant in ICT based innovative application and services on Smart Cities, Sustainability and Circular Economy and as Data enthusiast; Open and Linked Data, Interoperability, Big Data, IoT, AI, Blockchain impacting on SDGs. Member of the advisory boards of various academic and non-profit groups in Turkey and Europe. Active partner of the Plastic Twist Blockchain based circular economy platform.
Founder and Board Member of Istanbul Blockchain Women Association. Active in European Communities of Big and Open Data, ICT, Digital Social Innovation and Open Innovation platforms as a member of NEM, NESSI, ODI and DSI.
