Panelists
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Juliette GaussemHead of ESG Reporting at SignifyJuliette Gaussem is the Head of ESG reporting at Signify where she leads the sustainability reporting process and manage internal and external engagement and reputation. Prior to this role, Juliette worked for a French start-up focusing on maximizing social impact and became a sustainability reporting expert at GRI where she led the GRI Guidance and Practice unit. Her main expertise is multi-stakeholder consultation, ESG and corporate sustainability strategies. Juliette holds a Master in Management from the Reims Management Business School (France) and the International Business Linkage Program Degree from Aalto University (Finland). She was born in Paris (France) and now lives in Amsterdam.
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David BarnwellManaging Director, HolophaneAfter years as a Managing Director, David has acquired a range of skills including project and business management, team building, process design and development. This has included the preparation of product design and documentation for multiple disciplines, and the use of lean manufacturing techniques to achieve cost and time savings. David’s experience in previous roles was invaluable when creating new products that were not meeting customer requirements but now exceed them. This is due to his broad knowledge base and ability to adapt to the needs of others within an organisation. The ability to see projects through from idea to final implementation has been a key strength
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Roger SextonBusiness Development at Stoane LightingRoger has worked in the industry since 1988 for two companies: Philips and Xicato. He has held various positions including within a lighting application laboratory generally defining, trialing and spreading awareness of technical product specifications. He is a Fellow of the Society of Light and Lighting. Roger joined Stoane Lighting in 2020.
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Jon EstellSpectral Brand Manager, RIDI Lighting LtdJon Estell studied 3D Product Design at Ravensbourne College of Design and as part of the second year course they ran a competition to design an architectural light product. This is where the seed was planted for a career in the lighting industry that spans over 25 years. Jon has been involved with some of the worlds most prestigious lighting projects, recently being presented with a Guinness Book of Record for the largest hanging light fitting in the world. He has recently run a lighting course at Ravensbourne and is a passionate advocate for good lighting design “you can always instinctively tell if lighting was an integral part of a building’s
design ethos”.
