Leading with Vulnerability: The ROI of Mental Health Literacy

Join us for a powerful conversation with Adam Nemer, founder of Simple Mental Health and author of the book by the same name, who challenges long-standing myths and stigmas around mental health in the workplace. We’ll explore why mental well-being is not just a personal issue, but a leadership and performance imperative. Adam pulls from real-life examples to show […]

Getting More Out of GLG: How to Stand Out as an Expert

Join us for an interactive Q&A with Angela Brunk and Dr. Caleb McEntire, two seasoned GLG experts who have built strong, in-demand profiles and consistently deliver value to clients. Together, they’ll share practical insights on how to position your expertise, strengthen your profile, and engage effectively with clients so you can receive more relevant project requests and ultimately […]

Campaigns to Content Engines: How GenAI is Reshaping Media

GenAI is rapidly reshaping how media is created, distributed, and monetized. In this conversation with Andrew McLean, Principal Managing Partner at Inventus Media Partners, we’ll look at how GenAI is being used across media and advertising today and where experimentation is delivering real impact. We’ll also talk about how Andrew and other leaders in the media […]

Finding Your Voice on LinkedIn: Thought Leadership Best Practices

Communications strategist and entrepreneur Lauren Perna will share best practices for using LinkedIn to create authentic, high-impact thought leadership campaigns that showcase your expertise and help you stand out in a crowded digital space. You’ll learn how to develop content that builds credibility and sparks meaningful conversations, not just likes and clicks.  

A Look Into the 2025 U.S. Housing Market

Join us for our latest conversation with Dr. Robert Dietz, Chief Economist at the National Association of Home Builders, as he shares his insights on the trends shaping the U.S. housing market and offers a forecast for 2026.

The Future of Search in the Age of AI

With AI now generating answers instead of just serving up links, the boundaries between fact, interpretation, and persuasion are blurring. Join Dr. William Fong, former Global Solution Strategy Director for AI Digital Transformation at Microsoft, as we explore the future of AI-driven search. We’ll examine how AI is reshaping the way individuals and organizations discover […]

Infinite Content, Finite Attention

How can brands successfully and authentically drive their message in a world full of content? Join Nicole Alexander, former Global Head of Business Marketing at Meta, Professor of Marketing and Technology at NYU, and author of Ethical AI in Marketing, for a discussion on how AI is shaping the way brands build trust, the double-edged […]

Building Your Brand on Linkedin

Entrepreneur and Pavilion CEO Sam Jacobs explores best practices for your LinkedIn profile, engaging content, and interacting with other users to increase reach and generate business.

Learning to Be a Better Delegator

Learn techniques from a highly unique expert on leadership, emotional intelligence, and team dynamics so you can strategically delegate tasks and find more time to work on what matters.

How to Craft, Publish, and Promote a Nonfiction Book

Discover how to get a book across the finish line in a session loaded with real-world examples and resources to help establish authority in your field and grow your business. You’ll also learn how marketing a book can create new opportunities for speaking engagements, media coverage, and attracting new clients

Bankruptcy Basics: Demystifying Chapter 11

This one-hour session will provide a summary look at the mechanics, as well as the advantages and disadvantages, of Chapter 11. This foundational overview will be followed by a deep dive and a real-world example in commercial real estate.

Speaker Biographies

Hilary Malone PhD, has over 25 years of experience in global drug development, regulatory &government affairs, manufacturing and commercialization within the biopharma industry. Hilary hassignificant board level and executive committee experience including large scale organizationalrestructuring/transformation/integration, major M&A, biotech start-up, capital raising, investorrelations and pre-IPO.​

Hilary is currently CEO of Stylus Medicine, a private genetic medicine biotech company. Previously sheserved as CEO of a Series-A neuroscience company. Prior to these roles, Hilary served as COO & EVP atValo Health Inc., Chief Regulatory Officer & SVP at Sanofi Inc., and Chief Regulatory Officer & SVP atPfizer and Wyeth. Previous experience also includes senior regulatory and drug development roles atReata Pharmaceuticals Inc., AstraZeneca plc and GlaxoSmithKline plc.​

Hilary also serves on the Board of Directors of Hansa Biopharma and Adthera Bio. Hilary holds a PhD inMolecular Neuropharmacology and a BSc in Physiology.

Dr. Thomas Lönngren is Director at his own company PharmaExec Consulting AB. He is the Chairman of the Board of directors at Egetis Therapeutics AB, Sweden. Dr Lönngren also serves as board member at Compass Pathways PLC, London UK and NDA Group, Sweden. He acts as advisor to the following companies and organizations: NDA group, Sweden, Sweden, Artis Venture, San Francisco, US, Fujimoto Japan, Skin2Neuron Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia, US, Special advisor to the Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science (CIRS), London UK. From 2001 until2011, Mr.Lönngren served as the Executive Director of the European Medical Agency. He was previously Deputy General Director of the Swedish Medical Product Agency until 2000. He has a degree in pharmacy and MSc in Social and Regulatory Pharmacy from Uppsala University. He is also an Honorary Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Great Britain, Honorary Doctorate from the University of Uppsala, Honorary Doctorate from University of Bath, UK.

Speaker Biographies

Marie-Anne Aymerich

Marie-Anne has built a portfolio of senior advisory and non-executive roles, following a successful international career in the FMCG and Luxury sectors. She is a non-executive director of Haleon, a FTSE100 company listed in 2022 after the demerger from GSK. She is also chairwoman of Haleon Environment and Societal Sustainability committee. She is the executive director of the Pierre Fabre Group where she also sits on the Strategic Committee, and she is a Board Member of The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, one of the world’s most prestigious chamber orchestras. She is also an angel investor and focuses her time and investments on start-ups with the strongest purpose and impact.

Marie-Anne is also a regular lecturer at HEC Paris on purposeful leadership, and she has created a serious game called “Planet Purpose” to upskill people on sustainability and purpose. Throughout her 35year executive career she delivered a strong track-record of business performance and growth in brands and portfolio in both developed and emerging economies.

As a senior leader with Unilever, she led a number of different personal care categories across France, Spain and the USA – including managing the Dove brand worldwide and culminating in leading Unilever’s global Oral Care division. She also worked for LVMH as Brand General Manager of Dior Perfumes and Cosmetics worldwide. Marie-Anne was also Vice-President of Imagine for Margo – Children with Cancer for ten years, a charity she helped found in 2011 with the goal of eradicating children’s cancer. The charity is the #1 charity focused on child cancer in France and has fundraised more than €14m since its creation. Marie-Anne is a graduate from HEC Paris. She is married and has two children aged 29 and 26.

Patrick Jephson

Patrick Jephson is a consultant, journalist, broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author, based in Washington D.C. He is a published authority on corporate and personal branding and crisis communications, addressing conferences worldwide as well as events at the U.S. State Department, the American University and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

With more than twenty-five years’ experience in the government, luxury and family office sectors, Patrick’s portfolio has included globally admired brands as well as national agencies and NGOs. He has also worked on reputation and legacy briefs with European, Middle Eastern and Asian families, including royalty. He now writes, presents, and advises on factual and drama TV programs, appearing on every major American and many international networks. He was recently an expert consultant to the award-winning Netflix series The Crown and provided live commentary on the Coronation of King Charles.

Patrick owes much of his practical communications and protocol experience to Princess Diana, who chose him to be her equerry and only private secretary/chief of staff. He served the Princess for eight years, responsible for all aspects of her public life, global humanitarian initiatives, and private organization. Having worked for an internationally high-profile woman (and as the father of two professionally successful daughters) he feels a special affinity for cross-cultural, gender and perception issues.

Patrick was born and raised in Ireland and holds a master’s degree in political science from Cambridge University. As an officer in the British Royal Navy, he served all over the world before being selected for royal duty. He is a citizen of the U.K., U.S.A., Ireland, and Canada.