Iskender Dirik is a CEO advisor, keynote speaker, and the creator of Iskender's Circle — a community for founders, executives, and leaders who want to close transformative deals, raise capital, and build the personal presence that moves markets.

He brings 25 years of experience across every side of the deal table: as a founder, early-stage investor, corporate executive, and media lead. His roles have included Venture Partner at EQT Ventures (Europe's largest early-stage VC fund), Managing Director at Samsung NEXT Ventures, Managing Director at Microsoft ScaleUp, and co-founder of a leading multicultural tech community. He created the COUP communication framework — a system for transforming technical minds into compelling storytellers — which he has delivered as a keynote for Microsoft, Google, SAP, NIO, and Isar Aerospace.