Venues

We’ll gather at DotsHub, a dynamic social club and community space adjacent to the historic Feriye Palace, located in the lively Ortaköy neighborhood on the European side of Istanbul—just a 15-minute taxi ride from the city’s historic center.

Accommodation

Recommended hotels within a five-minute walk of DotsHub, our main venue, include the Crowne Plaza Ortakoy Bosphorus (rates starting at 140 Euro), the Radisson Blu Bosphorus (rates starting at 180 Euro), and The Stay Bosphorus (rates starting at 250 Euro). Additional options across various categories can be found on booking.com or Airbnb.

Curated Dinners

At the end of Day One, on Thursday, you are invited to one of several curated dinners taking place in restaurants and special locations across Istanbul, from a traditional Meyhane in the old town of Fatih on the European side to a bustling bar by the Marmara in vibrant Kadikoy on the Asian side.

Food and Beverages

Breakfasts, lunches, and coffee/tea/juices and snacks throughout the day are included in the ticket. The curated dinners on Thursday night in various restaurants and special locations across the city are self-paid.

Experience

The Istanbul Bootcamp is the most hands-on and intimate of the in-person PolyOpportunity gatherings. Set in a city that has long thrived at the crossroads of East and West, it offers the perfect environment to reflect, reframe, and set sail toward new horizons.

While the Bootcamp program includes select guest speakers, its core focus is experiential learning, peer and expert coaching, and collaborative creation. You’ll join 50 leaders from diverse sectors and backgrounds to explore the key dimensions of The PolyOpportunity in depth, apply them to your work and life, and come away with a set of concrete tools and practices.

By the end of this two-day journey, you will have developed both a personal road map for navigating the PolyOpportunity and a collective road map towards a more-than-human future. The experience culminates in a Deep Collaboration Bazaar—a space to exchange ideas, knowledge, and resources, and to begin translating insight into impact.