Asst. Prof. Ahmet Aydemir

Keynote Speaker

Asst. Prof. Ahmet Aydemir Biography 

Asst. Prof. Ahmet Aydemir, after graduating from Robert College, completed psychology & sociology double major undergraduate programs at Koç University and business administration master’s and doctoral programs at Boğaziçi University, spending one Ph.D. semester at Ghent University, Belgium.

After working as a communications trainer at the Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV), he coordinated the human resources department of TÜV NORD Turkey. He then founded and managed the career center at MEF University and worked as a lecturer for business administration and psychology departments. Afterwards, as a faculty member at Bahçeşehir University business administration department, he founded, directed, and acted as an advisory board member of the International Training Center for Authorities and Leaders CIFAL Istanbul, a United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) affiliated center supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Turkey and Eastern Europe. 

Simultaneously, as the Chief Sustainability Officer of BAU Global Education Network, he led the organization’s sustainability operations in seven countries. Afterwards, he worked as an academic and the MBA program lead at MLA College / Plymouth University, United Kingdom. Currently, as a business administration department faculty member and director of the Research Center for Environment, Energy & Sustainability (CES) at Istanbul Bilgi University, training program manager at Baltaş International Group, and science board member at Yuvam Dünya Foundation, he conducts trainings and publications on organizational behavior, decent work, employee wellbeing and sustainability.