Sanem Oktar

Sanem Oktar

EO Turkey member

Sanem is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. She was selected as one of the Top Ten Women Entrepreneurs of Türkiye in 2010. She was awarded as one of the Women Entrepreneurs of Year 2019 by Enterprising Women Magazine in USA.

She has a vast experience in communication and marketing as building brands, integrated database and digital marketing. Having worked for leading local and international brands in various sectors of Türkiye in communication, sales and marketing consulting, her numerous work and projects have been awarded many times. She has been active member of KAGIDER, the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey since 2010 and has volunteered in many women empowerment projects as leader, mentor or participant. Between May 2015 and May 2019, she served as the President of KAGIDER. She has also been a member of W20 Steering Committee.

After her entrepreneurial and NGO experience, in 2020 Sanem became one of the founding members of DEVA, an opposition political Party in Turkey. She resigned from the Party in December 2024. 

She joined EO in 2013. She is married and has two daughters.

Sessions

Building resilience in women entrepreneurship (when things get tough) (11:30 - 11:50)