The Costs of Empty Seats for Movie Theaters

People simply aren’t going to the movies anymore. The situation is so dire that studios keep pushing major releases to an undetermined date in the future. After the newest James Bond film, No Time to Die, was delayed until next year, Cineworld announced it will suspend operations of U.S. Regal locations. To get a handle […]

Are Electric Vehicles on the Cusp of Mass Adoption in APAC?

With governments around the world seeking to reduce carbon emissions, electric vehicles (EVs) are seeing increased adoption. While internal combustion engines will still be with us for the foreseeable future, a sea change is likely coming when EVs will dominate the roadways. To learn about the current state of EVs in the Asia Pacific region, […]

U.S. Retail Is Doing Better than Expected Entering the Second Half of 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic swept over the country, shuttering stores and forcing people indoors, the landscape for retail initially looked bleak. But the lockdown only accelerated trends already underway. Unable to shop in person, consumers turned to online in greater numbers than ever. Some retailers took economic hits, while others thrived. GLG talked with Craig […]

Ghost Kitchens Are Likely Not the Savior of the Pandemic-Pummeled Restaurant Industry

The one bright spot for the restaurant industry amid the pandemic is big restaurant chains. To get a handle on the industry and its newest trends, including ghost kitchens, GLG spoke with Steven Buckley, principal and senior advisor at Profit Objective LLC and former COO at BurgerFi International. The following Q&A has been edited for […]

Working Out the New Normal for the Gym Industry

A 2019 survey counted 39,570 health and fitness clubs in the United States. Those clubs served 71.5 million consumers, which translates to about one in five Americans belonging to at least one U.S. health club or studio. In 2020, this booming industry was brought to a near total halt by COVID-19. While some gyms have […]

What’s Next for the Alternative Meat Industry?

According to a recent announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 9% of workers at meat and poultry processing facilities across 14 states have been diagnosed with COVID-19. This potential interruption in the supply chain has driven increased interest in alternative meat from companies like Beyond Burger and Impossible Foods. To get […]

The Effects of COVID-19 Will Likely Further Cement Amazon’s Dominance in Retail

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon had been dominating e-commerce, controlling 49% of U.S. spending online as of 2018. Its share of U.S. retail (5%) is more modest but still staggering considering the number of legacy companies it competes with. The pandemic has set in motion the acceleration of e-commerce adoption, which will surely benefit […]

COVID-19 May Mean Opportunity for the Indian Consumer Health Industry

On June 24, India reported 15,968 new coronavirus cases, a new single-day record, according to government statistics. That brought the nationwide total of cases to 456,183. Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ruled out another nationwide lockdown. What does the surge of COVID-19 cases in India mean for the country’s consumer health sector? To find […]

A Shake-Up Is Coming for Quick-Service Restaurants after COVID-19

The COVID-19 shutdown forced many companies to shutter or change the way they do business. Restaurants were especially hard-hit; shelter-in-place orders closed dining rooms and made it impossible for most to do business as usual. Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) – a natural fit for takeout meals – were possibly the best suited to weather the storm. […]

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.