Mauritius

Julien Guillot-Sestier, started his career journey in Paris. After dipping his toes into the world of audiovisual production, he found his true passion in the digital media landscape when he joined a digital agency.

In 2010, Julien traded the City of Lights for the sun-kissed shores of Mauritius. There, he played a key role in the digital transformation of Beachcomber Hotels, launching social media channels for the group and its resorts. This was just the beginning of an exciting adventure that took him to Mauritius's leading advertising agency, where he spent seven years as the head of the digital communication department and brand strategist.

With a wealth of experience spanning over 15 years, Julien now thrives as a Hyper Freelance, providing comprehensive solutions to elevate clients' digital communications through social media, digital media buying, and email marketing. His expertise goes beyond this, as he is also the founder and manager of Turn Off The News, a daily newsletter that distils Mauritian and international news into easily digestible nuggets.

As a forward-thinking digital professional, Julien is committed to empowering others to harness the power of technology. He provides training on using ChatGPT, the trendy conversational artificial intelligence, helping others unlock the potential of these groundbreaking tools.

Neill is an academic researcher and lecturer focused on Corporate Governance. His passion for corporate governance started at the beginning of his career, in 1989, when he joined the Education Department at the CGI (ICSA). He left CGI in 2000 and founded an e-learning business which grew to become the leading e-learning company in its field, before it was acquired by a leading software provider in 2019. Since this time Neill has pursued his passion for corporate governance as a lecturer and CGI Programme leader at KCB - a leading tuition provider for the CGI examinations.

Also, through undertaking a PhD at Henley Business School - a leading institution in governance research; Neill will share his passion for corporate governance, underpinned by research, to explain how governance professionals can add value to their organizations during these turbulent times.

Victoria is President of the CGIUKI Board. A Chartered governance professional with over 30 years’ experience she was Group Company Secretary at Seadrill Limited until June 2020. Victoria has experience in a number of sectors and is skilled in corporate governance, project delivery and board leadership, having worked for major listed companies.