Dr. Yilmaz Arguden

Keynote Speaker

Speaker Profile

“Trust is the essence of good governance and foundation of sustainable development. Quality of life improves when trust for institutions is establised”

Dr. Yilmaz Arguden is a leading strategist, advisor, and board member of major public and private institutions, and NGOs. He is the Founder and Chairman of ARGE Consulting, a leading management consulting firm based in Istanbul. ARGE has been recognized at the European Parliament as one of the best three companies “shaping the future” with its commitment to corporate social responsibility and is the first Turkish signatory of the UN Global Compact.

He is also the Chairman of Rothschild investment bank in Turkiye. He has served on the boards of more than 50 companies in different jurisdictions; as an adjunct Professor of Business Strategy at the Bosphorus University and the Koç University; an author of numerous books and a columnist focusing on business, strategy, and governance issues.

He has founded and led numerous NGOs and initiated the National Quality Movement. As the elected Chair of the Local Networks Advisory Group he represented 100+ National Networks on the Board of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest sustainability platform.

He is a renowned governance expert and served as a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group of the Global Corporate Governance Forum, and as the Vice-Chairman of the Public Governance Committee of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the OECD. He is also the founder of the non-profit Argüden Governance Academy operating under the aegis of Bogazici University Foundation.

He has a PhD in policy analysis from the RAND Graduate Institute. He is an Eisenhower, Fulbright, NATO, and Tubitak fellow; and a recipient of numerous leadership, distinguished citizenship, and career awards. He was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow, by the World Economic Forum for his commitment to improve the state of the world. www.arguden.net