Sabancı Holding Board Member Melisa Sabancı Tapan attended the Business & Philanthropy Forum (2026), which brings together representatives of leading families from different countries of the world, business leaders, investors and people working in the field of social benefit.
Sharing his evaluations about the role of artificial intelligence in the future of humanity at the forum organized by the Singapore-based Alliance for Good, Tapan introduced Gate 27, which he founded, and the AI.SU platform, which questions the ways of remaining human in the age of artificial intelligence, to international participants.
Tapan was presented with a medal of honor for his contributions to the work of the Alliance for Good.
The role of technology, capital and leadership in creating social benefit was discussed at the events organized by Alliance for Good in cooperation with Synergos in Singapore.
Tapan shared his approach with international participants, which aims to create ecosystems where different disciplines feed each other and develop together through collaborations between the fields of art, academia and social benefit.
Melisa Sabancı Tapan, who serves as the Leader Responsible for Culture in the New Generation Leaders structure of the Alliance for Good, met with the next generation representatives of family companies in the New Generation Leadership Program. Introducing Gate 27, the international creative guest program he founded, Tapan shared his experiences on the role of art and creativity in creating social benefit.
In the applied study led by Tapan, participants focused on developing solutions to social problems with limited resources. At the meeting, Tapan also shared his experiences with the new generation leaders who want to develop their own social benefit initiatives, independent of their families' work.
"WE SHOULD HAVE AN INVESTMENT PLAN FOR PEOPLE"
Tapan took part as a speaker at the session where the effects of artificial intelligence on the future of humanity were discussed within the scope of the Business World and Philanthropy Forum, together with technology entrepreneur Carlos Fernandes and Singapore Nanyang Technological University Computer Science Professor Miao Chun Yan.
In the session moderated by Jamie Webb from Synergos, the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, the social impacts of technological developments and the responsibilities of leaders were discussed.
Tapan also shared the starting point of the AI.SU platform, which was implemented under the umbrella of Sabancı University, and drew attention to the importance of preserving human judgment, responsibility, empathy and originality in the age of artificial intelligence.
Drawing attention to the potential of artificial intelligence to reduce inequalities in access to information, Tapan emphasized that social benefit-oriented investments can contribute to the development of long-term collaborations between universities, technology companies, public institutions and non-governmental organizations.
Tapan said, "Can we improve people's competencies with the development of artificial intelligence? I think this is the question we should really focus on. Technology offers us new opportunities, but how these opportunities will find a response in people's lives depends on the decisions we make today. Along with every investment we make in artificial intelligence, we must also have an investment plan for the people who will be affected by this transformation."
Melisa Sabancı Tapan was deemed worthy of the medal of honor presented by Cambridge University Faculty of Architecture Professor Alan Short for her contributions to the work of Alliance for Good.
