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Yahya Arikan

Secretary General of TÜRMOB

Yahya Arıkan is the Secretary General of TÜRMOB (Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Türkiye), with a distinguished career spanning over four decades. A Certified Public Accountant since 1979, he is the founding Chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of CPAs (ISMMMO), the largest chamber under TÜRMOB, and served as its President for 26 years. In recognition of his contributions, he was named Honorary Chair of ISMMMO.

He has held key leadership roles within TÜRMOB, including Deputy President (2004–2008), Chair of the Anti-Unfair Competition Board (2008–2016), and Secretary General (2016–2022, reappointed in 2024). He has authored over 100 professional articles, more than 20 books, and hosted various programs to enhance public understanding of finance and accounting.

A graduate of the Istanbul Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, he also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Maltepe University. He remains a leading voice in shaping the future of the profession in Türkiye and beyond.

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Seher Gündoğdu

Technical Advisor to the IFAC PAO Development Advisory Group

She serves as the Head of International Relations at TÜRMOB (Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Türkiye), where she has led global engagement efforts since 2010. She was a Technical Advisor to the IFAC Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Advisory Group (2019-2025) and a PhD candidate in Business Administration at Ankara University. Her academic and professional work focuses on sustainability reporting and the evolving role of the accountancy profession.

As an accredited trainer at TÜRMOB’s Continuous Professional Development and Training Center (SÜRGEM), she delivers specialized programs on sustainability reporting. She also actively represents TÜRMOB in international policy forums and contributes to shaping global sustainability practices through education, advocacy, and collaboration.

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David Madon

Director, Sustainability, Policy & Regulatory Affairs

Mr. Madon joined IFAC in 2019, where he is Director - Sustainability, Policy & Regulatory Affairs.  He is responsible for developing and coordinating IFAC’s sustainability policy and advocacy activities in addition to conducting research, policy development, and engagement with respect to a range of topics and stakeholders, including industry organizations, regulators, public authorities, and institutional investors.  Mr. Madon's areas of expertise include sustainability/ESG, corporate reporting, financial audit quality/reform, sustainability assurance, ethics, investor protection, financial market regulation, and credit markets.  Most recently, he has focused on the development of a global reporting system (including assurance) for sustainability/ESG information.  Prior to IFAC, Mr. Madon represented the IFRS Foundation in the U.S. for nearly a decade, during which he focused on building institutional investor relationships, funding-raising, and the adoption of IFRS Standards by U.S. publicly traded companies. Prior to his public policy work, Mr. Madon spent twenty-five years in financial services, most recently as a Managing Director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. He holds a Masters in Public Administration-MC from the Harvard Kennedy School, an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a BS in Management-Accounting from Purdue University Northwest.

 
 
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Dana Jensen
Dana Jensen

Head of Engagement for MENA & the Caribbean, IFAC

Dana Jensen is the Head of Engagement for MENA & the Caribbean at the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), where she works closely with professional accountancy organizations (PAOs), regulators, and development partners to advance adoption of international standards, strengthen governance, and support sustainable growth of the profession.

She also leads IFAC’s PAO Development & Advisory Group, which provides global thought leadership on strategic planning, value proposition, and good governance for PAOs worldwide.

Trilingual in Arabic, French, and English, Dana brings a global perspective shaped by her earlier work with the United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations. She holds an MSc from Columbia University and a Diploma in Islamic Finance from CIMA, and has contributed to IFAC’s initiatives on Islamic finance, sustainability, and the ethical implications of emerging technologies such as AI.

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