Dr. Arıkan earned his bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at Boğaziçi University and his MBA at Yeditepe University. He received his PhD degree from Istanbul Ticaret University in Business Administration. He speaks advance level English and German, also beginner-level Arabic.
He began his career as a computer engineer at Microsoft as an International Program Manager, focusing on Windows operating system development for Turkish markets.
Dr. Arıkan held various managerial positions at Ziraat Teknoloji A.Ş. and Ziraat Insurance Company, providing IT services for Ziraat Finance Group, the largest governmental bank of Türkiye. His career path includes pivotal roles at the EPİAŞ (Energy Exchange – Enerji Piyasaları İşletme A.Ş.) , which was founded in year 2015 as the energy exchange company of Türkiye, where he contributed to the establishment of the Transparency Platform, strategic planning, and international collaborations.
In 2016, he joined Borsa Istanbul Group at Takasbank A.Ş. as the Executive Vice President for Information Technology.
Since April 2019, he has been working as General Manager and Board Member at MKK which is Central Securities Depository and Trade Repository of Türkiye. Here, he has been instrumental in launching numerous products and services, enhancing the organization’s capabilities and range of services.
Dr. ARIKAN, has assumed the Chairmanship of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD) starting from September 2023. By virtue of this duty, he has become a Board Member of the World Forum of CSDs (WFC).

Yedil Medeu is a Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Central Securities Depository JSC (KCSD) since June 2021. He has over 15 years of experience in the securities market of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Prior to joining KCSD Mr. Medeu was a Director of Securities Market Department at the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of Financial Market. He was responsible for supervision of professional participants’ activities in the securities market and preparation of documents related to the securities market development taking into account priorities of the socio-economic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, Yedil Medeu spent 8 years with the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan at Securities Market Department.
Mr. Medeu graduated from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in 2007 majoring in Management. In 2009 and 2017 he graduated from Kazakh Economic University named after T. Ryskulov with Master of Business Administration degree and from National Graduate School of Policy Studies with Master of Public Economics degree in Tokyo.

Experienced IT executive with a demonstrated success in the history of banking, finance and stock market industry for +26 years. Skilled in IT service management, De-Centralized Systems Management (Blockchain Development), Network and Cyber Security, Database and Middle-Ware Architect, Centralized Systems Management, IT Strategy, Business Demand Management, IT Budgeting, Application Design and Development, Systems Integration, Vendor Management involving Enterprise Software, Business Intelligence, ITIL. strong operations professional graduated from Istanbul University. Skilled in IT Service Management,

Experience at a glance:
– Budgeting and Planning of IT Capacity, Expense and Resources,
– Designing of IT Infrastructure and Services,
– Purchasing and Contracting of IT Products and Services,
– IT Infrastructure and Security Operations,
– Technical Project Management,
– Managing Enterprise Software Projects,
– Customer-driven Service Management,
– Staffing, Well-supported, Motivated and Dedicated Teamwork.

Made IT strategy and setup organization aligned with business requirements, and built IT Services from end to end. Has proven added value, initiation, self-commitment and achievement in start-up, stabilize, transition and development of IT business.

Jalil Tarif currently serves as the Secretary General of the Union of Arab Securities Authorities (UASA). Tarif started his career in the Central Bank of Jordan and held the positions of Executive Director and Deputy Director General in Amman Financial Market between 1992 and 1999, where he oversaw Jordan’s entire capital market. Through his role as Deputy Director General, Tarif assisted in writing the new securities law that implemented the three separate entities that make up Jordan’s Capital Market today. In 1999, Jail Tarif was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of Amman Stock Exchange. He left his position as CEO in December 2012 to become the Secretary General of the Union of Arab Securities Authorities located in Dubai. Some of the roles Tarif has held during his career include:
President, NSC-Unix user group, Atos-Euro Next Market Solutions; Chairman of IOSCO Self-Regulatory Organization Consultative Committee; Member, OECD Corporate Governance Working Group, MENA region; Chairman of FIAS.

Saner Gençoğlu holds an MBA degree from the University of Rhode Island, College of Business, and a B.S. in Economics from Istanbul University. Accredited as an FRM since 2020, Gençoğlu currently serves as Senior Vice President of Risk Management at QNB Finansinvest. Having experience in market, credit, and operational risks for over a decade, he has been involved in both banking and brokerage risk management aspects throughout his career. In addition to driving ESG activities in his current position, he is also responsible for overseeing credit controls and performs full-fledged risk management activities across the company.