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Xavier Mongin is the executive sales director of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, based in Dubai.

Xavier was born in France, and being a born entrepreneur and having a strong attraction for challenges and innovation, he created multiple entrepreneurship ventures. His journey started in 1987, when he co-founded Sportdata, an ingenius startup aiming to connect nomadic sport events - such as the Paris-Dakar Rally, Morocco Rally, Passport Pulsion, Raid Blanc, etc … to the rest of the world. It allowed on-site journalists to communicate and send their press articles at a time when there was no email and no internet. For the first time ever, hundreds of journalists could send their press articles without dictating them to publishers through costly satellite calls. Sportdata rapidly became the number one transmitting data company in the middle of nowhere.

He has created an innovative startup called USWAY providing Smart Personal Branding and Online presence solutions for individuals but also for corporate's willing to brand their leaders.

He has more than 2 decades’ experience. With a large exposure all over the globe, He managed South East Europe, Africa, Turkey, India and the MEA Region since 2010. He has solid communication skills and ability to deal with various cultures to become an expert in complex negotiations and a versatile business achiever. He has developed partnerships with major global leading companies in the MEA region including Defense, Airports, Energy, Towers & Luxury Hospitality as well as on-going mega projects such as Dubai Expo 2020, FIFA Worldcup 2022, Al Maktoum International Airport. He is an active member of the French Business Council. In 2014, I launched the ICT committee to support French organizations to set up and grow their business in the Region.