Turkish AmericanTechnology Summit

September 5, 2026
Türkevi, New York

For one day at Türkevi, Türkiye's engineering, manufacturing and R&D capacity meets the capital, markets and deep tech infrastructure of the United States. TATS is built to turn that meeting into a lasting bridge between the two ecosystems.

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Panels

Talks

Four thematic panels and the people taking the stage. This section grows as new speakers are announced.

Funding the Future: Investment Ecosystems in the Deep Tech Era

The Strategic and Tactical Evolution of Technology

Navigating the AI Era: Building with AI Across Products and Industries

Founders of the Future: Founding a Start-up in the Deep Tech Era

About the summit

A lasting bridge between two ecosystems

TATS sets out to take technological cooperation and economic exchange between Türkiye and the United States to its highest level. It is designed as a strategic meeting point where Türkiye's dynamic engineering, manufacturing and R&D capacity comes together with the global capital, market reach and deep tech infrastructure of the United States.

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Vision: To gather the civil and strategic technology stakeholders of Türkiye and the United States under one roof, and to act as the catalyst for joint innovation projects and commercial integration with global impact.
Mission: To bring together the engineers, founders, academics and investors working on the critical technologies of the future — space, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and advanced engineering — and to accelerate technology transfer, B2B integration and collaboration.

Agenda

How the day runs

The summit runs as a single session at Türkevi on September 5, 2026: opening remarks, four thematic panels and a closing ceremony.

12:00
Foyer opening
Registration, welcome and opening of the foyer area.
Registration
12:3012:45
Opening speeches
Opening remarks from the host institutions and the organisers.
Opening
12:4513:30
1st Keynote — “Forging Turkish-American Tech Ecosystem”
The vision for a lasting bridge between the two technology ecosystems.
Keynote
13:3013:45
Break
Break
13:4514:30
The Strategic and Tactical Evolution of Technology
How technology is reshaping both strategy and tactics.
Panel
14:3014:45
Break
Break
14:4515:30
Founders of the Future: Founding a Start-up in the Deep Tech Era
What it really takes to start a company in deep tech.
Panel
15:3015:45
Break
Break
15:4516:45
Navigating the AI Era
Product, partnership and strategy in the age of AI.
Panel
16:4517:00
Break
Break
17:0017:45
Funding the Future: Investment in the Deep Tech Era
Where deep tech investment stands and where it is heading.
Panel
17:45
Closing ceremony
Wrap-up and closing remarks.
Closing