Hakan Kantas Email & Phone Number

With over 25+ years of experience in IT leadership roles, I am a strategic and visionary senior director who drives operational resilience, governance, digital transformation and innovation at Halkbank, one of the largest and most reputable banks in Turkey. As the head of IT Continuity Department, I oversee design, development and implementation of cutting-edge solutions that leverage artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data management, and cybersecurity to enhance operational resilience, business continuity, risk management, disaster recovery, and crisis management. I also lead the product management of internal applications that improve customer experience and operational efficiency. In addition, I am actively involved in various professional and academic activities, such as speaking, mentoring, authoring, lecturing, and serving on advisory boards and committees, to share my expertise and contribute to the advancement of IT and resilience in the banking industry and beyond.Memberships: IEEE Senior MemberIEEE Turkiye Section Industry Relations CoordinatorISACA PLATINUM MemberKadir Has University - Management Information Systems Advisory Board MemberComputer Technology Association (BiTekDer) Organization & Education CoordinatorACM (Assosication for Computing Machinery) MemberAAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) MemberThe International Association of Engineers (IAENG) MemberEuropean Commission Critical Entities Resilience Group MemberTurkish Standards Institute (TSE) Artificial Intelligence Mirror Committee MemberTurkish Standards Institute (TSE) Cybersecurity Mirror Committee MemberTurkish Standards Institute (TSE) Information Security, Cybersecurity, Privacy Mirror Committee MemberTurkish Standards Institute (TSE) Information Technology Mirror Committee MemberTurkish Informatics Association (Tubider) MemberDisaster Recovery Institute International MemberSpecialties: Operational Resilience,Artificial Intelligence,Business Continuity,IT Risk Management, Cloud Computing,Crisis Management,Disaster Recovery,Data Management,Information Security,Data Privacy,Strategic Planning, Project and Portfolio Management,Project Management Office (PMO),IT Control Objectives,Enterprise Architecture Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Research and Development Management, Change Management,IT Service Management,Continuous Service Improvement (CSI), Capacity and Performance Management, Compliance Management,ISO/IEC 20000,ISO/IEC 22301,ISO/IEC 27001,ISO 31000,

Listed skills include Enterprise Architecture Management, It Governance, It Risk, It Grc, and 43 others.

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  Marmara University

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