KADİR CERAN

TUBITAK TUSSIDE DDX Digital Transformation Advisor - Innovation Ambassador 2024-2025 - Ph.D(c) / KiRi Advanced Research

+25 years of international “hands-on” R&D, Innovation, Technology & Program Management (PMO Head) and digitalization roles focusing on business impact and change at cross-functional, multinational innovative Fortune 100&500 companies (GE Aerospace - Ford of Europe - Siemens - Stellantis (FCA / PSA) - Koç (Arcelik/Tofas)) with P&L support and strategy development including M&A - funding responsibilities. Business Mentor (Strategy) , Adjunct Professor (ITU - OKAN: 17 Courses - 7 years) , 3 years of international experience US/Europe/Far East , Award-winning R&D Center Leader (TOFAS) 1st National ranking in Automotive R&D Center) , OSD Committee Chair - R&D / Incentives / IP - Patent / Academic & Startup Relations / Digitalization (National Automotive Exporters Association Turkey for 14 OEM's), LEAR at European Commission - EU Horizon 2020 (Green Deal - Horizon Europe), Koc Holding Innovation & Technology Committee Member, Hands-on Digitalization mega projects @ Global Fortune 100&500 companies, TUSIAD R&D / Incentives - Digitalization Committee Member, BUSIAD Innovation Committee Member, YASED Technology and Innovation Work Group Member, Advisor of R&D Engineer Development Program (OIB - UIB), Corporate Digitalization Committee Member - World Economic Forum 4IR Task Force, Member of OSD Digital Transformation Work Group (Turkey Automotive Manufacturers Association), EGVIA (The European Green Vehicles Initiative Association) member, OTEKON - International Automotive Technologies Congress - Scientific and Advisory Committee, IAEC - International Automotive Engineering Conference - Organizing Committee, Jury @Otomotivin Geleceği @İTÜ Çekirdek BigBang, ITU UX - Co-Founder & Mentor ITU User Experience Research, TÜBİTAK TÜSSİDE DDX Digital Transformation Consultant, International Patent(s) holder, TRIZ Master, World Bank Group (WBG) Turkey Automotive Supplier Accessor (IATF 16949), Mentor (ITU Çekirdek / Yıldız TTO / TTGV Xnovate / YenibirLider), Independent Accessor, Ministry of Economy, Arcelik Corporate Design Academy Founder - Program Manager / Academy Trainer, PMO Office Establishment & Leader, Team building from scratch and driving business in change-resistant / VUCA-BANI environments, Curious Tech Soul