{"id":13011,"date":"2026-10-19T14:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conference.iramot.ir\/omer-hiziroglu\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T02:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T22:48:05","slug":"omer-hiziroglu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conference.iramot.ir\/en\/omer-hiziroglu\/","title":{"rendered":"Omer Hiziroglu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13011\" class=\"elementor elementor-13011\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de1cbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5de1cbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c2df5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9c2df5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87528d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a87528d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b9427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63b9427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iramot.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Omer-Hiziroglu.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13006\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iramot.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Omer-Hiziroglu.png 320w, https:\/\/conference.iramot.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Omer-Hiziroglu-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12514f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"12514f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center; margin-top: 8px;\">\r\n  <!-- Azur Strategy Website -->\r\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/azurstrategy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Azur Strategy\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iramot.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cyan-Globe-and-Link-Icon2.png\" alt=\"Website\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" style=\"display: block;\">\r\n  <\/a>\r\n  <!-- LinkedIn -->\r\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/omer-hiziroglu-clp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"LinkedIn\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/c\/ca\/LinkedIn_logo_initials.png\" alt=\"LinkedIn\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" style=\"display: block;\">\r\n  <\/a>\r\n  <!-- Twitter \/ X -->\r\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/omerhizir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Twitter \/ X\">\r\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/6\/6f\/Logo_of_Twitter.svg\" alt=\"Twitter\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" style=\"display: block;\">\r\n  <\/a>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b2527 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4b2527\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b2570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04b2570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Omer Hiziroglu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f184d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f184d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Principal of Azur Strategy, an intellectual property and innovation management consultancy based in France. He has over twenty years of experience in technology-based transactions. Previously he served as General Manager of Inovent (Turkey\u2019s first university commercialization and seed-fund company, affiliated with Sabanc\u0131 University). He has been a board member and vice-president of LES International and has been listed among IAM World\u2019s 300 Leading IP Strategists continuously since 2015.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">He is a member of the Istanbul, New York, and Massachusetts bars and holds Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) and EUKTS-Expert certifications. His practice focuses on IP portfolio management, licensing negotiations, technology transfer, and advising technology-intensive SMEs and universities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6f2e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f6f2e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7bc08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd7bc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Intellectual property (IP) strategy and management, technology transfer and university research commercialization, IP portfolio management and licensing negotiations, venture capital and technology startups, and technology transfer office (TTO) policy design<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9195599 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9195599\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e76bdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e76bdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1cca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f1cca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main Themes Addressed in the Lecture\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f09b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f09b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Role of IP in the transition to a knowledge-based economy and the importance of SMEs and startups<\/li><li>Turkey\u2019s experience (2004\u20132021): from lack of awareness and technology transfer offices to rapid ecosystem growth<\/li><li>Initial challenges: professor\u2019s and government ownership of inventions, and weak university-industry linkages<\/li><li>Key actions: establishment of an IP Task Force, university investment fund, and Galata Business Angels network<\/li><li>2016 legal reforms and growth of technology transfer offices (over 110)<\/li><li>Attraction of over $1.5 billion in venture capital and emergence of unicorns<\/li><li>Recommendation: focus on competitive advantages, empower technology transfer professionals, and use long-term performance indicators<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d953cc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d953cc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099a50b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"099a50b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"77270027177\"><script type=\"text\/JavaScript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aparat.com\/embed\/x438lfa?data[rnddiv]=77270027177&data[responsive]=yes\"><\/script><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83322d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e83322d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10th International Conference on Management of Technology and Innovation | 2\u20133 December 2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omer Hiziroglu Principal of Azur Strategy, an intellectual property and innovation management consultancy based in France. He has over twenty years of experience in technology-based transactions. Previously he served as General Manager of Inovent (Turkey\u2019s first university commercialization and seed-fund company, affiliated with Sabanc\u0131 University). 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