Bhavesh Upadhyaya is a veteran of the streaming industry who has led product, operations, and professional services initiatives for global events and major media companies, including the Olympics, iStreamPlanet, Verizon Digital Media, DeltaTre, and Warner Bros Discovery.
He currently advises media organizations on the adoption of AI in metadata, quality control, and product management, helping executives futureproof their technology stacks while balancing cost, accuracy, and scale.
Bhavesh also serves as Co-Chair of the AI Committee at the Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), where he collaborates with industry leaders to set best practices for automation, content discovery, and video QoE. His work bridges hands-on streaming operations with executive-level strategy, equipping companies to reduce complexity, unlock new monetization paths, and manage the risks of emerging AI tools.
When he isn’t helping organizations reimagine their streaming workflows, Bhavesh enjoys photographing food from hole-in-the-wall restaurants around the world, a hobby that proves metadata tagging isn’t just for video.
