Shant Oknayan

Shant Oknayan is an accomplished business development leader with over 20 years of experience, specializing in digital and investment strategies for governments and corporations. Currently, he holds the role of heading ByteDance's business in regions spanning Russia, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, and Pakistan, overseeing the popular short-form video app TikTok. Prior to this, Shant served as the Group Director for Facebook's family of apps, managing commercial partnerships in various industries across the Middle East and North Africa. He also held strategic positions at Google, serving as the head of strategy and marketing for Small & Medium Businesses in the MENA region.