Özge
Tekalp
Chief Customer and Project Officer at LST
"Culture as Competitive Advantage: The Executive Leadership Model That Drives 5x Faster Revenue Growth"
"Culture as Competitive Advantage: The Executive Leadership Model That Drives 5x Faster Revenue Growth"
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Session: Culture as Competitive Advantage: The Executive Leadership Model That Drives 5x Faster Revenue Growth
Why do some companies grow revenues 5.1 times faster than their competitors while 97% of digital transformations fail to achieve their objectives? The answer isn't technology, capital, or market position—it's culture. And culture is determined by executive leadership.In this data-driven keynote, you'll discover why culture is the only truly defensible competitive advantage in the digital age. While technology can be copied within 18 months and top talent can be poached, a strong culture built through intentional executive leadership creates permanent competitive moats that compound over time.
Key Takeaways
- Key Takeaways: Why culture is the only truly defensible competitive advantage (technology can be copied; culture cannot) The five executive leadership shifts that transform culture from cost center to growth engine driving 5x faster revenue Six competiti
Bio
Özge TekalpChief Digital Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Strategic Consultant, Board Advisor & Speaker
Özge Tekalp is a visionary business leader with over 30 years of global experience driving transformation across the USA and EMEA regions. Her distinguished career spans senior executive roles at major corporations including İş Bank, Kodak, BNP Paribas, and QNB Finansbank, BankDhofar, VeriPark and LST where she mastered the art of navigating complex business environments and delivering exceptional results.
Since founding her consultancy in 2019, Özge has executed projects specializing in sales strategy, customer experience design, digital transformation, and fractional leadership services. Her expertise spans fintech, digital banking, technology, and customer experience across diverse sectors, consistently delivering measurable business outcomes through her collaborative approach and business acumen.
Currently she is a fractional Chief Customer and Project Officer in LST and helps her customers through her training and consultancy services.
A lifelong learner, Özge holds an MBA from the University of Rochester. She has successfully completed the Chief Digital Officer Program from Kellogg Business School, Northwestern University and a postgraduate degree in Digital Business from MIT and Columbia Business School. She also has Corporate Governance certification and business coaching.
Her thought leadership extends through her contributions to Qorus Global publications.
Her exceptional achievements have earned global recognition, including being featured in Inc Magazine in 2024, named one of the Top 10 Dynamic CCOs, and recognized as one of the World's 50 Most Influential Business Women in 2025 and reconized as one of the Top 100 Women Leaders in the Middle East 2025.With over 30 prestigious industry awards including Gold Medal Stevie Awards, Özge continues to inspire organizations toward sustainable growth and innovation.
