Thank you, @fatiherturkmen for hosting me on Hayal Senin Gücün 🎙️

Some conversations stay with you, and this was one of them. Fatih came so well prepared and he had researched my journey in depth, that care made me feel truly seen.

It reminded me how much difference it makes when someone is genuinely passionate about what they do. Preparation is a form of respect, and passion is felt in every question.

Thank you for a conversation I will remember. 🙏

#HayalSeninGücün #Podcast #ConsciousLeadership #EnergyTransition Gratitude WomenInLeadershi …

Has deep tech risk really changed, or has the market simply become braver?

That was the central question on our panel at Hello Tomorrow: “Why Deep Tech Investment Is No Longer an Exotic Niche Asset Class.” I had the pleasure of moderating with Bill Liao (SOSV), Dave Grimm (AlbionVC) and Gizem Yagiz Yağız (212 NexT).

Four questions shaped the conversation:
Why now? What has made deep tech investable after years of being seen as too slow and capital-intensive?
Are investors pricing technical risk better, or simply accepting more of it?
What needs to change for deep tech to move from a specialist allocation to a core portfolio position?
What still holds capital back: exits, fund structures, expertise or commercialisation risk?

Thank you to Bill, David and Gizem, and to the Hello Tomorrow team.

#DeepTech #VentureCapital #Investing …

The new normal is not waiting for the dust to settle. The dust is not settling. Position for advantage now.

One slide at the EBRD Nominee Director Board Practice Conference in London captured the decade we are operating in. Fordham Global Foresight’s data shows that global risk events rose from 1,122 in 2010 to 3,247 in 2024, nearly tripling:
→ 4x increase in cyber attacks
→ 10x increase in trade disputes
→ 2x increase in conflict
→ 2x increase in civil unrest

The acceleration started well before today’s headlines. This is a structural shift, not a temporary shock.
That changes the job of the board. Risk is no longer an item on the agenda. It is the environment the whole agenda sits in. Boards that wait for clarity will be governing yesterday’s company. Boards that treat volatility as the starting condition will decide where competitive advantage is built.

It also changes how companies should be capitalised. Equity builds the business. Debt sustains it. When capital stacks are built for stability in an era of volatility, companies lose the ability to absorb shocks and still invest through them.

The energy transition, and the companies scaling it, need more patient equity. Not more leverage.
For the boards I sit with and the companies I back, the question is:
Is your board spending its time protecting the downside, or positioning for the upside?

#BoardLeadership #EnergyTransition #CorporateGovernance #EnergyShiftCapital …

Capital is still moving. Even when the headlines are uncertain. Here’s where it’s going next 👇

At NYC Climate Week 2026, every conversation I was part of came back to one question: where capital will be allocated, and how fast.

Electrification.
Data centers.
Storage.
These are the forces reshaping how economies power growth, and resilience, independence and security now sit at the centre of every investment discussion.

The scarce resource isn’t money. It’s the right capital meeting the right technology at the right time.
That’s why Energy Shift Capital exists.

Investors and founders working at this intersection, send me a DM.
#EnergyTransition #ClimateFinance #EnergyInvesting …

Day 4 of NYC Climate Week is over.

I had a full day of meetings, roundtables and many interesting gatherings. But I want to highlight one..

I had an opportunity to listen to Grudev Sri Sri who is a spiritual teacher, humanitarian, and peacemaker. Since 1981, he has taught breath-based meditation techniques for total well-being, touching the lives of over one billion people worldwide.

World is full of leaders but that does not mean they are leading the right vision. If you do not know where you are leading to, leadership means nothing.

Leadership comes with clarity of mind.

And clarity of mind only comes with purity of hearth.❤️ …