Coskun Dolanbay

Coskun Dolanbay is a strategic foresight practitioner, technology executive, and international innovation advisor with over 30 years of experience in digital transformation, emerging technologies, and business strategy.

He is the Founder and Chair of the Institute for Future Research (IFR), an international nonprofit connecting academia, industry, government, and civil society through futures thinking, research, and collaborative innovation.

His work focuses on strategic foresight, horizon scanning, emerging technologies, innovation ecosystems, and translating future-oriented insights into practical strategies and collaborative initiatives.

Based in Canada, he actively contributes to international research and innovation partnerships, including European collaborative projects, with a particular interest in connecting European and global foresight communities.