Enes Özkan is an accomplished economist and the founder and Director of Business Development at the Blockchain Technologies and Innovation Center, established within Istanbul University’s Faculty of Economics. This center was founded with the support of the Istanbul Development Agency, Istanbul University’s Scientific Research Projects Unit, and various private sector partners. His research focuses on consumer and investor psychology within the domain of behavioral economics.

Since 2018, Özkan has been a prominent figure in the media landscape, participating in over 200 programs across more than 15 different YouTube channels, garnering a cumulative viewership exceeding 8.5 million. He has also appeared on over 40 programs in traditional media. As the founder of Daktilo1984, a new media and research institution, he has produced more than 70 programs on its YouTube and podcast channels. Through Daktilo1984, he has engaged with approximately 80 guests, including business leaders, academics, artists, and politicians, with the goal of making academic knowledge more accessible.

Beyond his media engagements, Özkan provides expert consulting services to public institutions on the effective utilization of blockchain technologies, to private sector companies on sustainability, business and human rights, emerging technologies and social transformation, and consumer trends, and to civil society organizations on dynamic project management and business development. He has successfully led a variety of projects across academic, civil society, and private sector domains. His collaborative efforts include partnerships with esteemed organizations such as Google Turkey, the European Union Delegation to Turkey, AL-DA (France), the Fraser Institute (Canada), SILC (Sweden), Atlas Network and Templeton Foundation (USA), and the Mercator and Friedrich Naumann Foundations (Germany).

In addition, Özkan is the co-founder and CEO of a boutique game development startup based in the USA, specializing in role-playing games.

Speaking On: Opportunities in E-commerce with Gamification