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Founders’ Evening

The first evening of the summit, at Fark Labs in Maslak: the international delegation meets Istanbul’s founders and investors, hosted by Fark Labs.

Date Wednesday 7 October 2026
Time 19:00–21:00
Venue Fark Labs, Maslak, Istanbul

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Founders’ Evening, as it happened

Wednesday evening at Fark Labs in Maslak, hosted by Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter: the delegation’s first evening in Istanbul, with the city’s founders and investors. Seven to start with; the full set of 18 follows.

  • Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter and Russ Shaw CBE at the Founders’ Evening
  • Fark Labs, Maslak, on the evening of 7 October
  • The room at Fark Labs
  • The stage, set for the Founders’ Evening
  • Guests gather for the Founders’ Evening
  • Guests at the Founders’ Evening
  • At Fark Labs
  • Russ Shaw CBE opens the Founders’ Evening
  • Russ Shaw CBE, Founder of Global Tech Advocates
  • Russ Shaw CBE at Fark Labs
  • Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter, President of Fark Holding and Founder of Fark Labs
  • Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter welcomes the delegation to Fark Labs
  • Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter
  • Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter on the Fark Labs ecosystem
  • The delegation listens
  • Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter and Russ Shaw CBE
  • Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter and Russ Shaw CBE at Fark Labs
  • Conversations at Fark Labs
Founders’ Evening, 7 October, hosted by Fark Labs

The first evening of the GTA Global Summit 2026 Istanbul, hosted by Fark Labs.

After the Opening Day at the Türkiye Exporters Assembly, the summit’s international delegation, with technology leaders from more than ten countries, comes to Fark Labs in Maslak to meet Istanbul’s founders and investors.

With Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter, President of Fark Holding and Founder of Fark Labs, and Russ Shaw CBE, Founder of Global Tech Advocates.

Hosted by

Fark Labs

With

  • TürkiyeAhu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter · President, Fark Holding · Founder, Fark Labs
  • United KingdomUnited StatesRuss Shaw CBE · Founder, Global Tech Advocates
Invite only

A limited-capacity evening for the summit’s international delegation and invited guests. RSVPs for this evening are now closed.