Berna Aykal Buzcugil serves as the Innovation and Sustainability Manager at Akdeniz Chemson, where previous roles include Corporate Innovation Executive and Project Management and Intellectual Property Rights Executive. Prior experience encompasses positions as a Patent Attorney and Chemist at PARAGON CONSULTANCY INC., along with an internship at Henkel. Additionally, Berna contributed as an Assistant in projects aimed at increasing the school enrollment rates of girls under the Turkish Ministry of Education and enhancing statistical capacity within the same ministry.