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Berat Kjamili

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Impacted 20M people lives | Social Entrepreneur | Social AI 

Co-founder | Board Member | President πŸš€β˜€οΈπŸŒŽπŸŒπŸŒ

Berat Kjamili

Berat KjamiliBerat KjamiliBerat Kjamili

Impacted 20M people lives | Social Entrepreneur | Social AI 

Co-founder | Board Member | President πŸš€β˜€οΈπŸŒŽπŸŒπŸŒ

Migport - Award Winning Social Enterprise

Refugees and locals connect through social entrepreneurship bootcamps 

2018 Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative Fellow 2025 Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network Fellow


German Marshall Fund of the United States

About Me

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

I have co-founded 12 social enterprises and organized more than 10 international hackathons.

Traveler

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

I have traveled to over 31 countries
and lived in five countries.
I define myself as a global citizen.

Writer

Entrepreneur

Writer

I have written 17 articles aka book chapters about how technology and entrepreneurship may tackle societal challenges.

Highlights

Social Ventures

 Co-founded, co-created and co-lead:


  • Migport, social enterprise connecting refugees and locals


  • Kodluyoruz (We Code), largest software developer community


  • DotsHub, co-creation space and global community for entrepreneurs and change makers


  • Turcopreneurs, Turkish Early Adopters Entrepreneurship Community with US Department of State. 

Partnerships

  • Co-founded e-Residence Turkey where over 10 million foreigners registered for residence permits


  • World's biggest online hackathon, EUvsVirus of the European Commission where over 21,000 people participated to find solutions to the pandemic. 


  • YSESD Social Entrepreneurship Workshops of Rutgers University & Migport


  • GLOBUS Social Entrepreneurship Program with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

International Recognition

  • Won over 10 international prestigious awards 


  • Published over 17 articles on Springer and IFORS. He received 46 citations.


  • He has been mentioned on international media more than 100 times.

Leading Social Impact

  • President of the Board of Directors of Kodluyoruz Social Enterprise.
    Kodluyoruz (We code) is a social enterprise that works to train world-class software developers in Turkey and aims to make our country a technology development center.


  • Inaugural Alumni Board President , The Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI). The U.S. Department of State's flagship program for European emerging entrepreneurs and is implemented by WorldChicago.

Kodluyoruz (We Code) | Coding the Future πŸš€

300,000 graduates

Winner: NGO Trainer of the Year!

10,000 job placements

Making TΓΌrkiye a technology talent Hub with providing first class free coding and artificial intelligence learning bootcamps all over TΓΌrkiye. We upskill unemployed youth with tech skills and help them find tech jobs.

10,000 job placements

Winner: NGO Trainer of the Year!

10,000 job placements

We work with Microsoft, IBM, Bosch Siemens HausgerΓ€te, Ford TΓΌrkiye, KoΓ§ Foundation, SabancΔ± Foundation, UNDP, Technology and Innovation Ministry of TΓΌrkiye and European Commission programs to train next generation of coders and AI experts in TΓΌrkiye.

Winner: NGO Trainer of the Year!

Winner: NGO Trainer of the Year!

Winner: NGO Trainer of the Year!

We are thrilled to announce that Kodluyoruz has been recognized as one of the 

European Commissions's EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative  2024 Trainers of the Year! πŸŽ“

DotsHub | Space and Community for Entrepreneurs

For entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs πŸŒ‰

DotsHub is a co-creation space for entrepreneurs
We connect entrepreneurs with co-working spaces, entrepreneurship community and catalyze them to international network πŸš€


Dotshub is transforming the historic Feriye Palace into a vibrant campus, uniting entrepreneurs from the fields of technology, art, and business through an interdisciplinary community, collaborative workspace, and social club.


By providing a platform where creative ideas, innovative projects, and meaningful collaborations flourish, Dotshub offers its members a next-generation learning environment powered by AI-driven tools and solutions.

Keynote Speaker | Top Global Conferences 🌎

  • Middle East Mediterranean Summit Change Makers & Minister Panel | Lugano Switzerland | 2019-20


  • European Commission EU Youth Days Keynote | Brussels, Belgium | 2023


  • Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative Alumni Summit Keynote | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2023


  • Building Bridges Conference Finance&Sustainability Seedstars Panel | Geneva, Switzerland | 2023


  • European Commission on Oceans and Fisheries Annual Meeting Keynote | Rhodes, Greece | 2025

References

Safa Karataş, Refugee Response Coordinator at UN Women

Safa Karataş, Refugee Response Coordinator at UN Women

Safa Karataş, Refugee Response Coordinator at UN Women

Berat blends social insight with innovative tech, using big data to transform how we reach communities. His clarity and passion drive real impact.

Charla M. Burnett, Ph.D., Scientist

Safa Karataş, Refugee Response Coordinator at UN Women

Safa Karataş, Refugee Response Coordinator at UN Women

Kjamili is a brilliant and compassionate leader. Working with him at Refugees Welcome was a pleasureβ€”his passion for migrant rights and impactful collaboration left a lasting impression.

Δ°lkem TΓΌnay, Refero Consulting

Safa Karataş, Refugee Response Coordinator at UN Women

Δ°lkem TΓΌnay, Refero Consulting

Berat is one of the most dedicated and inspiring entrepreneurs I’ve met. His passion, strong network, and collaborative spirit make him a true asset to any project.

Notable Recognition


International Awards

Social Impact Award

  • Entrepreneurs Organization | Toronto, Canada

Migration Entrepreneurship Prize Winner

  • Seedstars & Federal Department of Foreign Affairs | Switzerland

Top 10%

  • Y Combinator Startup School

Top 11

  • Collective Global Accelerator London | United Kingdom

Education

B.Sc. Economics

Leadership & International Cooperation Fellow

Leadership & International Cooperation Fellow

Middle East Technical University 2012-18 | TΓΌrkiye


  • Macroeconomics Teaching Assistant
  • METU Entrepreneurship Assistant

Leadership & International Cooperation Fellow

Leadership & International Cooperation Fellow

Leadership & International Cooperation Fellow

Hansen Leadership Institute, University of San Diego 2016 | USA


  • Assistant Coordinator 2017

Middle East and Mediterranean Fellow

Leadership & International Cooperation Fellow

Middle East and Mediterranean Fellow

Seminar & Summiy UniversitΓ  della Svizzera italiana 2019 | Switzerland


  • Core Team Member 2020

D4R [Data for Refugees]

Entrepreneurship Winter School

Middle East and Mediterranean Fellow

  • MIT Media Lab Partnership Book Chapter


  • Mass Migration Conference Colombia MIT Media Lab & Oxford University

Entrepreneurship Winter School

Entrepreneurship Winter School

Entrepreneurship Winter School

DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Cairo, Egypt

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Entrepreneurship Winter School

Entrepreneurship Winter School

METU International Student Association Founder President


Middle East Technical University 

Membership


International Organizations

Responsible Leader

  • BMW Foundation Responsible Leader Network Member

Social Entrepreneurship Community of Practice Member

  • The World Bank

Member of the Board Of Directors

  • JCI - Junior Chamber International Ankara 2019/22

Community

Mentoring

Consulting

Mentoring

  • IGA Airport | SocialHack Hackathon
  • Falling Walls Foundation Ankara
  • Anna Lindh Foundation | Socialathon
  • BaşlangΔ±Γ§ NoktasΔ± | Turkish Informatics Foundation
  • Rutgers University
  • Coronathon TΓΌrkiye
  • EUvsVirus Hackathon
  • Turkish Red Crescent
  • GLOBUS Social Entrepreneurship Academy | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
  • METUMIR & German Marshall Fund

Teaching

Consulting

Mentoring

  • Ankara Development Agency
  • NazΔ±m Hikmet Social Entrepreneurship School, Presidency For Turks Abroad And Related Communities
  • ENERGO-PROENERGO-PRO Cooperatives Workshop Trainer
  • Habitat Foundation
  • Ankatya Chamber of Commerce and Industry 
  • The Institute for Future Research
  • Turkey Federation of Volunteerism | R. of Turkey, Ministry of Youth and Sports
  • ORSAM Center for Middle Eastern Studies | Erasmus+

Consulting

Consulting

Consulting

  • Non-key Expert | International Consulting Expertise ICE
  • Short Term Expert | International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) 
  • Expert | YouTube Fast Forward | Google
  • Program Manager | BoğaziΓ§i University Entrepreneurship Center | Bright
  • e-Commerce consultant | Arba Food (Lavazza Food)
  • FΔ±rat KalkΔ±nma AjansΔ±, EU Delegation of Turkey, ICE

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