Ferhan Özkan

Ferhan Özkan is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the XR and gaming industries. Currently serving as the Global Organizer for XR HACK since February 2024, Ferhan facilitates a global XR Champions League for over 500 developers in partnership with Meta. As a co-founder of XR Bootcamp, Ferhan is dedicated to providing advanced online VR/AR development courses. In addition, Ferhan holds the position of Vice Chair for the IEEE Standards 2048 Working Group, focusing on VR/AR standards. Previous roles include co-founding VR First, managing business development at Crytek, and establishing Turkey's first digital game distribution platform at TTNET. Ferhan also played a pivotal role in founding METUTECH-ATOM, Turkey's first pre-incubation center, and has significant leadership experience in industry relations through ISBIR. Ferhan holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from METU.