Chief Executive Officer at Olten Sanat and TAİDER President

Fatma Olten

Chief Executive Officer at Olten Sanat and TAİDER President

Fatma Olten was born in 1968. She is married and mother of 2 children.

She was graduated from Industrial Engineering Department of Middle East Technical University in 1988.

She started her career in 1987 as “ Project Engineer” in Aselsan and continued her business life as “System Development Specialist” in Turk Eximbank; System Administrator and Technical General Assistant Manager at Ortadogu KVK. In 2000, she founded her own company and continued her management consultancy based on the concepts of System Design and Productivity. Since 2008, she has been serving as Board Member for Financial Affairs, Systems and Production in Elsis Energy and Promeda Electiric, which she founded together with her husband Ceyhan Olten.

In June 2013, with her husband, she established and continues to conduct Olten Art organization as a social responsibility project that embodies the value they attach to art and the artists.

Session

Theatre as a Mirror: Exploring Family Business Dynamics through Forum Theatre

Case Study

In a groundbreaking global initiative, TAIDER (FBN Türkiye) has adapted Augusto Boal’s forum theater method to address challenges within family businesses. Family members from different generations performed roles on stage, creating unique insights into succession and ownership themes. Both the performers and audience members, who are also family business owners, engaged in interactive discussions, fostering creativity and potential solutions. In this session, we will present highlights from these productions and showcase how forum theater encourages dialogue and transformation in family businesses.