Yavuz Emre Yağcı

Farplas Otomotiv, Dr-R&D Manager

"I have been working for 14 years in the automotive industry, and since my PhD thesis, I have given importance to creative thinking and critical path. I attach the utmost importance to overcoming critical milestones that affect the fate of projects, which can be called turning points. I think that I am equipped with the ability to feel a different and attractive solution in a trending area and I think I can transfer this to start-up entrepreneurs.

Product Design
Innovation Champions
Research and Development
Business Development
Supply Chain
Product Development
Advanced Manufacturing
Sustainability
In 2008, after finishing my PhD in Germany, I started to work in the automotive industry. I had experience in preparing and executing national and international project proposals in areas such as vehicle lightweighting, industry 4.0, Circular Economy, which are the global trends of automotive. I developed my automotive and startup awareness in Farplas and Farklabs joint projects.

Programs

Mentorship with Innovation Champions 2023

Garage Innovation Hub is carrying out the Innovation Champions Mentorship Program in cooperation with Mentors Network Turkey which gathers many national and global companies from different industries, with the objective of supporting Startups.