Ufuk Tarhan, M.A.

Ufuk Tarhan is a Futurist, Economist, and Civil Society Volunteer known for her studies on Futurism and the business models and applications she has designed for a sustainable future. With over 20 years of experience in Future Studies, she is recognized among Forbes Magazine’s top 50 female futurists and the Top 100 Female Futurists in the World.

She is a best-selling author, and one of the most in-demand keynote speakers and moderators on futurism, technology, trends, the future of business, foresight, future strategy and planning, and sustainability.

She has worked in the IT and telecommunications industries since 1982. Her experience and knowledge have seen her appointed to the boards of several companies. As an award-winning businesswoman, she has used her vast knowledge of the industry to foster growth and become one of the world’s top futurists.

Ufuk is a Founding Member of the Turkish Futurist Society and remains Turkey’s only female keynote speaker to specialize in this field. She lectures in Future Studies at several universities.

She is a globally recognized expert and invited speaker in information technology and telecommunications, specializing in exploring and predicting future technological landscapes. Her professional expertise includes providing strategic consultancy, delivering conference presentations, and developing cutting-edge projects for multinational corporations. Her client list spans diverse sectors, featuring industry giants like Microsoft, IBM, Unilever, Siemens, Ford, Pfizer, and Lufthansa.

Her professional focus centers on conducting in-depth seminars and interactive workshops that delve into critical areas such as emerging business trends, technological transformations reshaping industries, AI-integrated strategic approaches, and the development of forward-looking professional skills.

In 2006, Ufuk was the Founder of the M-GEN Tech & Consultancy Agency and has been their President since. Focusing on the Future of Business, Technological Trends Transforming Industries, AI-Compatible Strategies, and Developing Future Skills, M-GEN offers unique services to sectors and companies in areas such as Corporate and Personal Branding (C-Suite), Corporate Reputation, Internal-External Communication, Corporate Development, and Employer Branding.

She earned her Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Economics (Econometrics) from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (METU) in 1981. During this time, she designed a reader to help students with visual impairments. The following year in 1982, she went immediately into the industry. Later in 2018, she earned her Master’s degree in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Bahcesehir University.

Ufuk worked as a senior manager for 20 years in various sectors for different companies, primarily technology, until 2005, then in 2006 she founded the M-GEN Future Planning Center, and M-GEN Software and Digital Communication Services Ltd in 2011, which collaborated with companies all over the world to develop new technology. She has won numerous awards, including “Most Successful Businesswoman in the IT Sector” and “Women Who Make a Difference”.

In 2009, she was elected President of the Futurists Association. Today, she is a member of their high advisory board. In the same year, she designed and implemented the Bahçeşehir University CO-OP education model. In 2010, she brought a futurist publication to Turkey for the first time by ensuring that The FUTURIST magazine, which has been published since 1967, was prepared in Turkish.

In the same year, she started to implement a new seminar model called Tablet Seminar for the first time in Turkey. It was the first initiative to receive investment from Hasan Aslanoba. Read A New Education Model: Tablet Seminars and Tablet Seminars received 500 thousand TL angel investment.

Today, Ufuk is the first and still the only female Futurist Keynote speaker in Turkey. She is also the creator and designer of Future Day, which is held every year on March 1 in Turkey. Read About Why Future Day & Futurists Association.

In addition to her technology work, she has participated in several projects as a volunteer, including working with Rotary International and speaks at meetings of the World Futurists Association. She promotes the role of women in the workplace and writes articles and columns that are published around the world.

In 2009, Ufuk became the first Turkish woman to speak at the World Future Society Conference and she represented Turkey in the Millennium Project Panel at the World Future Society Conference in 2015.

She is the author of “The Future You Dream of”, a book about future planning for high school students, T-Human, a winner of the Most Successful Innovative Business Book Award, which describes the successful human model of the future for everyone, and Don’t Leave Tomorrow’s Work for Tomorrow, a book about next level for future forecasting for adults.

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