{"id":15584,"date":"2025-10-02T10:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/?p=15584"},"modified":"2025-10-02T10:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:41:20","slug":"meet-the-oeb25-speakers-keynote-niyazi-arda-aygul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/meet-the-oeb25-speakers-keynote-niyazi-arda-aygul\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the OEB25 Speakers: Keynote Niyazi\u00a0Arda Ayg\u00fcl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Niyazi-Arda-Aygul-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Niyazi-Arda-Aygul-edited.jpg\" alt=\"OEB25 Keynote speaker Niyazi-Arda-Aygul\" class=\"wp-image-15591\" style=\"width:422px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Niyazi-Arda-Aygul-edited.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Niyazi-Arda-Aygul-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Niyazi-Arda-Aygul-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Niyazi-Arda-Aygul-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Niyazi-Arda-Aygul-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Niyazi-Arda-Aygul-edited-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We are proud to welcome <strong>Niyazi Arda Ayg\u00fcl<\/strong>, Learning and Development Manager at <strong>\u0130\u015fbank<\/strong>, Turkey\u2019s largest private bank, to the keynote stage at OEB25.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 20 years of experience in HR and corporate learning, he has led pioneering projects in gamification, learning experience platforms, and VR-based training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What was your first thought about this year\u2019s conference theme \u201cHumanity in the Intelligent Age: Empathy, Responsibility, and the Duty of Care\u201d?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with AI everywhere, we must believe in and support human intelligence \u2013 and give everyone equal opportunity to thrive.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you could look into the year 2045, what do you envision learning will be driven by?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning in 2025: More personalised, AI-powered and part of everyday life \u2013 but still guided by human values.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which learning technology has recently impressed you?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AI tools that create videos and images \u2013 they open up new, creative ways to design learning experiences.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which book should everyone read?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Range \u2013 David Epstein<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What was your most significant learning experience?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Driving digital learning projects at \u0130\u015fbank \u2013 I learned that people matter more than tools or technologies.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which question is asked too rarely when we talk about learning?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the age of AI, how do we keep learning human-centric and rooted in values?<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What would be the title of your autobiography?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Engaging People to Learn<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are you looking forward to the most at this year\u2019s OEB?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Having the chance to be a part of an inspiring group of professionals, creating connections, hearing fresh ideas and helping all of us think more deeply about the future of learning.<br><br><br><br>Thank you, Arda!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oeb.global\/programme\/speakers\/oeb-25\/niyazi-arda-aygul\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/oeb.global\/programme\/speakers\/oeb-25\/niyazi-arda-aygul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Niyazi&nbsp;Arda Ayg\u00fcl<\/a>&nbsp;will be speaking at OEB25 on Friday, 05 December at the Plenary \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/oeb.global\/programme\/agenda\/oeb-25\/sessions\/56502\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/oeb.global\/programme\/agenda\/oeb-25\/sessions\/56502\">The Responsibility Revolution: How Learning Leaders Shape Tomorrow\u2019s Workplace<\/a>\u201d.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d 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