From Pilot to Impact: Scaling Urban Innovation through Public-Startup Collaboration

28 April 2026

ITS Arena

ITS Arena • ITS Arena 2.9 • 14:35 > 14:55 • From Pilot to Impact: Scaling Urban Innovation through Public-Startup Collaboration • ITS Arena Stage ITS Arena
Moderated by Nurseli Kultufan (Tech Istanbul), this session shares lessons from 78 public-startup proof-of-concepts run since 2020, including a computer-vision project with IETT that has since scaled to Ankara. Founders Orhan Akbulut (NovaVision AI), Dilek Turan (Good Sanitation Company) and Anıl Doyran (CyberWhiz) discuss how startups and public authorities can move pilots into real urban impact.

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