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Behiç Uzel

Questioner · DISC type c
Head of AI Ecosystem, MEA & Country Manager, Türkiye at ByteDance
📍 San Jose, California, United States

Behiç Uzel leads the AI Ecosystem for MEA and serves as Türkiye Country Manager at BytePlus (ByteDance). He leverages his deep expertise in sales and business development from companies like Medianova to drive AI adoption. Colleagues describe him as solution-oriented, innovative, and proactive, with a degree from Istanbul Bilgi University.

Outside of work, Behiç is interested in the video game industry, following major companies like PlayStation and Electronic Arts. He also actively engages with the academic community, participating in university panels to discuss the intersection of business, technology, and economic strategy.

He drove the partnership making DeFacto the first fast-fashion group in EMEA to integrate the AI recommendation engine behind TikTok.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Head of AI Ecosystem, MEA & Country Manager, Türkiye
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Jose, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Behiç shows up

Value Seeker
Systematic
Not Easily Convinced

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.

Priorities

Topics Behiç cares about

AI Recommendation Engines
He champions BytePlus's core AI, leading the collaboration to integrate the recommendation engine that powers TikTok into DeFacto's e-commerce platform.
Content Delivery Tech
He is focused on enhancing content experiences using ByteDance's cutting-edge AI, Edge Cloud, and Video Cloud solutions, which he promotes at industry events like CABSAT.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Head of AI Ecosystem, MEA & Country Manager, Türkiye
ByteDance
12-2005 - 3-2024
Director of Sales & Business Development
Medianova CDN
6-2005 - 7-2006
Marketing Specialist
Turkcell
6-2004 - 6-2005
Student Partner
Microsoft
6-2003 - 6-2005
Product Manager - TurkishSoccer TV
Mezun Group
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Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2006
Bachelor
Istanbul Bilgi University
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Kayseri Fen Lisesi
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

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