Ayse Ildeniz is a global technology leader, award-winning executive, and a pioneer leading at the intersection of innovation, technology, and the future of business. Ayse was recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Creative People by Fast Company Magazine in 2015 and is a 2010 Eisenhower Fellow. She has pioneered in development of “smart things”, smart cities, smart energy, wearables and IoT products; built and led internationally diverse teams to deliver breakthrough results. Ildeniz serves on conglomerate boards in technology, venture capital, media, consumer electronics, energy, and aviation industries—Doğan Holding, Vestel Electronics, Zorlu Energy, Pegasus Airlines and Tekfen Ventures; and provides consultancy in Silicon Valley.

With a focus on AI, innovation, and smart future, Ayse also serves as the Chair of TUSIAD Silicon Valley Network and is a member of the board of Turkish Philanthropy Funds. Ildeniz served as COO for Silver Spring Networks, publicly traded smart energy and smart cities company till its exit. Prior, she had worked at Intel Corporation as Vice President and General Manager of New Devices Group. Ildeniz also was on the EMEA board and ran 67 countries across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. Ildeniz is a columnist at Oksijen Newspaper and is a speaker at conferences, quoted in world-recognized publications, and has been honored with multiple awards.