Maxime Sauzier SC studied Law at Kings College London and was called to the Bar of England and Wales Inner Temple (UK) in 1978.

He is an executive and director of the Litigation Department at ENSafrica (Mauritius), specialising in employment, corporate, commercial sectors and civil litigation. He also acts for foreign firms and regularly appears before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and in international arbitration matters.

He has acted as legal adviser within a number of industries and sectors, including banking, insurance, hotels and tourism, petroleum and agriculture.

He is a former Member of Parliament and a former Managing Director of Esso Mauritius Ltd. He became Chairman of the Board of Mauritius Telecom in July 2022.

Anandsing Acharuz holds an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London.

He is presently Deputy Financial Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development. He has held various responsibilities and worked on a number of important development issues since joining the public service in 1996.

He is responsible for, amongst others, the coordination and preparation of the National Budget and the formulation of policies and measures to ensure effective public finance management.

In view of his responsibilities, Mr Acharuz constantly engages with international organisations on policy measures to address issues and challenges facing the Mauritian economy.

He also serves as Director on the Board of a number of public bodies and contributes to their effective financial management and good governance.

Alain Ah-Sue obtained a BSc in Computer Science from the City University of New York in 1987.

He joined Harel Mallac Computers in 1989 as Sales Manager and was promoted to General Manager in 1995. He was then appointed Managing Director of Harel Mallac Technologies in 2005 and subsequently of the Group’s Technology Arm in 2010.

Since April 2016, he has been the Managing Director of EO Solutions Ltd and Linxia Ltd. He was appointed as a Board member of Mauritius Telecom in July 2022.

Alain Ah-Sue was appointed a council member of the African Public Health Foundation in August 2023.

Elsa Mainville holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from Telecom Paris and in Public Administration from Columbia University. She is currently Vice-President of Corporate Development in charge of B2B, cybersecurity and international wholesale in Orange Group’s Finance Department. In this role, she has led acquisitions in cybersecurity, cloud and digital services, representing investments of 1 billion euros.

Elsa has over 20 years’ experience in international telecommunications and B2B IT services, and in management and corporate development roles. She joined France Telecom North America in New York in 1996, and after several years became local president and board member of the B2B subsidiary, France Telecom Corporate Solutions. She joined Orange Business Services in 2005 where she held various senior management positions, dealing with multinational customers and global operations.

She is passionate about digital transformation and inclusion, and is active in several non-profit organisations.

Naghee Reddy joined the Ministry of Finance in 1984 as Assistant Accountant and had become Principal Accountant by the time he left the Ministry in 2004. In that year, he joined the Attorney General’s Office as State Counsel.

He has had extensive training locally as well as overseas in accountancy and law, and currently occupies the post of Acting Assistant Solicitor-General. In that capacity he is involved, on behalf of the Government of Mauritius, in judicial review and civil and constitutional cases before the Supreme Court. He also appears before numerous tribunals on behalf of the State.

As a Government representative, he has been a Board member of various public bodies and is currently a Board member of both the Mauritius Revenue Authority and the State Investment Corporation. He became a Board member of Mauritius Telecom in July 2022.

Neermal Saddul has a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Business Management from the University of Paris Dauphine (France).

He started his career in France at Arianespace and Alcatel CIT as a software engineer before joining Mauritius Telecom as Manager Information Systems. He was then appointed as Senior Executive in charge of the Company’s Business Services Department. He initiated the creation of the first subsidiary which introduced the Internet in Mauritius in 1995 in collaboration with France Telecom. He then acted as MT’s Director for International Development in Africa following its partnership with France Telecom.

Neermal Saddul is currently a shareholder of companies involved in software development/business process outsourcing, financial services and the distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Alban Lo Gatto holds a Master’s degree in Private Law and a Master’s degree in International Business Law.

He served as legal adviser to several companies in the IT and retail industries before joining France Telecom/ Orange in 2007 as Deputy General Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions.

From 2015 to 2023, he served as General Counsel and Company Secretary of Orange Middle East and Africa and Orange Middle East and Africa Management, leading the legal activities of Orange in 17 countries. He has recently been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Corporate Affairs and Compliance Officer leading all the Orange Group’s legal, regulatory and compliance areas in the Middle East and Africa. He also holds the position of non-executive director in several companies in the telecom sector.

Elisabeth Medou Badang is Senior Vice-President Human Resources and Spokesperson for Orange Middle East and Africa.

She was previously Senior Vice-President Africa and Indian Ocean at Orange Middle East and Africa, CEO of Orange Cameroon for four years when she drove the mobile money revolution in the country, and before that she led Orange Botswana for four years. She was the first African woman to lead an Orange affiliate and has more than twenty years’ experience in an executive position in telecommunications.

She has a Postgraduate degree in Finance and certificates in Executive Business programs from EM Lyon Business School, Cranfield University and ESCP. She also successfully completed a Certification course in corporate governance with IFA-Sciences Po Paris.

She is passionate about the ICT development potential in Africa and digital inclusion in general and its ability to transform people’s lives. She sits on several boards and audit committees in the region.

Medou Badang has received widespread recognition, such as the African Telecommunication Manager of the Year Award in 2014, Best Mobile Operator Southern Africa with Orange Botswana 2012, Best Mobile Money Operator Southern Africa in 2013, Best Mobile Operator in Cameroon 2017, and as the first female Innovator of the Year at Africa Com 2019. She was included among the 50 most influential women in African business in 2018.

Jean-François Thomas is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (France) in Business Management and Information Technologies.

He also graduated in Physics, Mathematics and Economics from the Ecole Polytechnique. He has over 30 years’ experience in the communications business where he occupied marketing, sales, business development, operations and management positions.

He served as Regional Director (September 2006 – February 2008) at France Telecom, Orange Alsace, Strasbourg. He previously held several senior management positions at France Telecom in France, Japan and Hong Kong. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of Mauritius Telecom from February 2008 to September 2012, and served as CEO of Orange Jordan/Jordan Telecom from October 2012.

In 2015, he was appointed Head of Orange Group Business Development before joining Orange Middle East and Africa as Chief Strategy Officer in 2020.