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Semih Kumluk, Ph.D. (abd)

Head of Digital Academy and Strategic Leadership Team Member at PwC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Well versed expat executive and leader with 12+ years multinational business & leadership experience in Big 4, Telecommunications, FMCG, Consultancy & Training and unique combination of business and data analytics skills; successful results in AI, Marketing, Strategy, HR, Innovation, Project Management and various other business functions; international & top management awards.
Slashed innovation projects and broke world records by leading Unilever innovation project teams. Accomplished Customer Collaboration projects and managed end-to-end CRM teams in 35 countries. Reported to Turkcell Board of Directors and refurbished Strategy & Risk team. Trained in Marketing, Customer Experience, Design Thinking, Finance & Data Science; built Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Community & successfully implemented cross-functional projects. Established HR Analytics and Employee Experience programs; managed corporate segment revenue and P&L successfully at marketing & set pricing strategy. Taught the first HR Analytics course in Turkey at Istanbul Commerce University. Now counselling and upskilling leaders & executives on digital transformation for the future.

Speaking topics:

Data & Artificial Intelligence Strategy
- Data-Driven Transformation
- Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Leaders
- Human Resources Analytics
- Marketing Analytics
- Generative AI and Future of Work

FinTech
- FinTech 101
- Digital Banking
- Digital CFO
- Decentralized Finance
- Artificial Intelligence in Finance

Digital Transformation & Innovation
- Digital Disruption
- Digital Business Transformation
- Innovation & Intrapreneurship
- Digital Supply Chain
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Human Resources

Startups
- Incubation Training
- Corporations and Startups
- Startup Mentorship

Digital Upskilling
- People in the Transformation Equation
- Upskilling for Change Management
- Digital Upskilling

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Dubai, UAE
Speaking Topics: Data & Artificial Intelligence Strategy, FinTech, Digital Transformation & Innovation, Startups, Digital Upskilling

Semih Kumluk, Ph.D. (abd) Points
Academic 75
Author 16
Influencer 14
Speaker 197
Entrepreneur 45
Total 347

Points based upon Thinkers360 patent-pending algorithm.

Thought Leader Profile

Portfolio Mix

Company Information

Company Type: Company

Areas of Expertise

AI 33.11
Analytics 35.94
Big Data 38.60
Business Strategy 31.82
Change Management
Culture 30.04
Cybersecurity 30.15
Design Thinking
Digital Disruption 31.10
Digital Transformation 32.01
EdTech 31.19
Emerging Technology 31.24
Entrepreneurship 34.79
FinTech 32.92
Future of Work 31.52
HR 32.20
Innovation 30.57
Leadership 30.22
Lean Startup
Management 30.26
Marketing 30.56
Open Innovation
Predictive Analytics
Retail
Risk Management
Startups 36.16
Supply Chain
Sustainability

Industry Experience

Chemicals
Consumer Products
Financial Services & Banking
High Tech & Electronics
Higher Education & Research
Professional Services
Retail
Telecommunications

Publications

2 Academic Certifications
Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner
CertNexus
May 29, 2020

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Tags: AI, Analytics, Big Data

Artificial Intelligence for Business Professionals
CertNexus
May 14, 2020

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Digital Transformation

1 Academic Whitepaper
Leadership vs. Management
Bogazici University
December 01, 2011

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Tags: Leadership, Management

1 Advisory Board Membership
Advisory Board Member
BukyTalk
November 01, 2019

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Tags: AI, Entrepreneurship, Startups

1 Article/Blog
Creating an AI-driven organization
The Yuan
June 21, 2022

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Tags: AI, Culture, Digital Transformation

3 Coursewares
Artificial Intelligence for Business Professionals
CertNexus
November 01, 2022

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

Subject Matter Expert - Data
CompTIA
January 01, 2022

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Tags: AI, Analytics, Big Data

Certified Data Science Practitioner
CertNexus
November 01, 2021

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Tags: AI, Analytics, Big Data

5 Influencer Awards
Instructor of The Year - Global
CertNexus
November 09, 2022

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Tags: AI

Instructor of The year
CertNexus
November 16, 2021

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Tags: AI

Wall of Fame
Logical Operations
November 01, 2021

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Tags: AI

Instructor Excellence Award: Semih Kumluk
Logical Operations
November 01, 2021

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Tags: AI

Human Resources Professional of The Year
Stevie Awards
November 01, 2018

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Tags: HR

17 Keynotes
Careers in AI
Tawdheef
November 15, 2022

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Tags: Analytics, AI, Big Data

Responsible AI
GITEX
October 12, 2022

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Digital Disruption

Data Transformation of Internal Audit
Institute of Internal Auditors
March 09, 2022

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Digital Transformation

FinTech 101
LEAP
February 02, 2022

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Tags: Business Strategy, FinTech, Startups

Artificial Intelligence for Leaders
LEAP
February 01, 2022

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Digital Transformation

Corporations and Startups
ULUTEK
December 16, 2021

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Startups

Artificial Intelligence in Finance
The Financial Academy
June 28, 2021

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, FinTech

Islamic Finance
FinTech Surge
December 01, 2020

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, FinTech

Digital disruption - what does it mean for you?
PwC
October 17, 2020

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Disruption, Emerging Technology

Data Driven Decision Making
Chamber of Commerce
September 20, 2020

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Digital Transformation

Marketing in a Digital World
Chamber of Commerce
September 15, 2020

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Marketing

Human Resources Analytics: What is next?
HR Dergi
June 23, 2020

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Tags: Analytics, Digital Transformation, HR

The future of learning: Adopting digital
ACCA
May 11, 2020

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Tags: EdTech, Emerging Technology, Future of Work

Artificial Intelligence Driven Transformation
World Class IT Transformation & Artificial Intelligence 2019
September 24, 2019

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Digital Transformation

Artificial Intelligence Driven Transformation
4th AI & Robotic Process Automation World Summit 2019
June 07, 2019

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Digital Transformation

Data-Driven Transformation
O'Reilly
April 30, 2019

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Digital Transformation

Artificial Intelligence Driven Transformation
5G MENA - Telco AI Summit
April 10, 2019

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Digital Transformation

1 Media Interview
Semih Kumluk in conversation with Certnexus
CertNexus
January 01, 2021

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Tags: AI, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation

5 Mentors
Startup Mentor and Judge
Take Off Startup Summit
October 25, 2022

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Tags: AI, Entrepreneurship, Startups

Startup Mentor and Investor
Durioo+
March 01, 2022

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Tags: AI, Entrepreneurship, Startups

Startup Mentor - Tech
Techstars
January 12, 2022

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Tags: AI, Entrepreneurship, Startups

Startup Mentor
Founder İnstitute
November 01, 2020

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Tags: Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Startups

Startup Mentor - FinTech
DIFC FinTech Hive
November 01, 2020

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Tags: AI, Entrepreneurship, Startups

1 Professor
Professor of Human Resources Analytics
Istanbul Commerce University
September 01, 2019

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Tags: Analytics, Future of Work, HR

7 Trainings
Digital Banking - FinTech 360
The Union of Arab Banks
November 13, 2022

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, FinTech

Train The Trainer - Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner
CertNexus
October 27, 2022

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Tags: AI, Analytics, Big Data

Artificial Intelligence for Business Professionals
Future Tech Event
September 12, 2022

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

Artificial Intelligence for Business Professionals
Dubai Expo 2020
March 15, 2022

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

Digital Leadership
Bogazici Business Academy
January 01, 2022

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Leadership

Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner (CAIP)
GITEX
October 20, 2021

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Tags: AI, Analytics, Big Data

Senior Corporate Trainer
PwC's Academy Middle East
January 07, 2020

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Innovation

1 Video
Getting ready for AI
YouTube
June 14, 2021

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

2 Visiting Lecturers
Demistifying Machine Learning
Higher Colleges of Technology
January 18, 2022

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

Machine Learning in Accounting and Finance
SP Jain School of Global Management
November 01, 2021

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Tags: AI, Emerging Technology, FinTech

1 Webinar
AI in Automotive
Renault Group
March 21, 2022

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Digital Transformation

1 Whitepaper
AI in Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity in AI
PwC
April 01, 2022

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Tags: AI

1 Workshop
Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Security
GISEC
June 01, 2021

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Tags: AI, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation

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