Dr Yildiz Tugba Kurtulus Kara

Dr. Kara is the Founder and Managing Director of the Society 5.0 Institute, located in London. The institute operates with a motto of "Tech for Society, Tech for Sustainable Business" and provides consulting services and tech-based solutions for businesses to promote sustainability and resilience. 

In addition to running the Society 5.0 Institute, Dr. Kara is the Head of Sustainable Business Management at Global Trading Agency. 

Dr. Kara studied international political economy at the London School of Economics as a British Council Chevening Scholar. She then completed her PhD in the same field at Ankara University. After serving as a Senior Foreign Trade Expert in the Turkish Ministry of Economy for 12 years, she moved to the private sector, where she held senior managerial positions in Strategy and Business Development. 

Dr. Kara established the Society 5.0 Institute in August 2017 with professionals specialising in digital transformation, futurism, the philosophy of science and emerging technologies. The team analyses best practices for smart society and produces policy recommendations. Dr. Kara has published a book and several articles on international trade and the Society 5.0 vision.

• PhD in International Political Economy 

Over 20 years of working experience in government institutions, international 
organisations, non-profit bodies, the private sector, and academia.

• The New Paradigm Shift in Business and Society 5.0, DEIK Business Diplomacy, 28 February 2022, https://businessdiplomacy.net/mags/16/#page/89.
• Reading between the lines: Society 5.0 concerns Behind Trade Protectionism, Turquie Diplomatique, 1 March 2019, http://turqdiplo.com.
• Protectionism for the sake of protectionism?, Hurriyet Daily News, 31 July 2017, http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/protectionism-for-the-sake-of-protectionism-116126.
• SMEs and Cross-border E-commerce Zones, with Stefano Negri and Semiray Kasoolu, World SME Forum, 28 June 2016, http://worldsmeforum.org.
• Regional Trade Agreements Complexity and Turkiye, Ankara:Asina Kitaplar, October 2015.
• World Trade Organization and Regional Trade Agreements Relationship: Problems, Solutions and Implications on Turkey, International Economic Affairs Journal, 1 July 2012, http://www.mfa.gov.tr/data/Kutuphane/Yayinlar/EkonomikSorunlarDergisi/Sayi44/sayi_44.pdf.
• Trade as a Tool of Diplomacy and Global Security, Perceptions Journal published by Center for Strategic Research (SAM), 1 September 2008, http://sam.gov.tr/pdf/perceptions/Volume-XIII/autumn-2008/YildizTugba.pdf. 

• Tech for Sustainability
• Sustainable Businesses Management
• International Political Economy
• Trade

• Institute of Directors (IoD) Turkiye Group Chair
• Chatham House Member

International Political Challenges, Geopolitical Business Trends and Sustainability.