Ugo Mosanya

AI Investor, Advisor & Speaker · 30 Years in AI, Strategy & the Middle East · ex-McKinsey · Founder & Managing Partner, Nexan Ventures

33.1 yrs experienceVenture Capital & Private Equity

Apr 2024Added 2 days ago

The move

MovePhilips → Nexan Ventures

TitleHead of Strategy, Business Development, Solutions & Consulting (Middle East Turkey & Africa) → Founder & Managing Partner

LocationDubai → Dubai

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Native languageFrench, English

Years in UAE17.1

Total experience33.1 years

Founder & Managing PartnerApr 2024 — Present
Nexan Ventures· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Head of Strategy, Business Development, Solutions & Consulting (Middle East Turkey & Africa)2020 — 2024
Philips· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Head of Strategy, New Business Development (NBD) & Solutions (Middle-East & Turkey)2016 — 2020
Philips· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Head of Strategy | Healthcare, Lighting, Consumer Lifestyle (Middle-East & Turkey)2012 — 2016
Philips· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Chief Strategy Officer, Middle-East & Africa2009 — 2012
LG Electronics· Dubai, UAE
Management Consultant2005 — 2009
McKinsey & Company· Brussels, Belgium
Co-founder, CEO and President of the Board2000 — 2005
UbiCall Communications· San Francisco, CA / Brussels, Belgium
Consultant Software Engineer - Project Manager1998 — 2000
Eurocontrol· Brussels, Belgium
Software Engineer - Project Manager1993 — 1998
Alstom Transport· Belgium and France

Columbia Business School
Executive education · Venture Capital & Private Equity2023
VC Lab
VC Lab Acceleration Program · Venture Capital2025
Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark
Exchange during M.Sc · Mathematics & Computer Sciences1993
Faculté Polytechnique de Mons
M.Sc · Electrical Engineering1988 — 1993