Toasting to the On-Demand Economy

Lara Crystal and Lindsey Andrews created Minibar, an on-demand source for wine, beer, and spirits, after completing business school together. Their years of experience at start-ups focused on luxury goods gave them a good understanding of what makes a successful brand and concept. In this video, they discuss how they’ve made the Minibar brand relatable […]

Is the Activewear Trend Here to Stay?

The line between sportswear and fashion has blurred in recent years, as the popularity of women’s leggings and yoga pants and men’s tailored sweatpants and joggers demonstrates. In her tenure as Chief Merchandising Officer at Sports Authority, Gwen Manto watched the role of traditional sporting goods stores shift from purveyors of athletic wear to de […]

The Effects of EPA Regulations on Auto Suppliers

Since the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced new fuel economy regulations in 2009, the automotive industry has had to find ways to adapt. Beginning in 2012, every new vehicle sold in this country must meet a set of stringent emissions criteria with the intent of saving Americans money at the pump […]

The Rise of Food-on-Demand

From the first restaurants in 18th Century France to the mobile-enabled food-on-demand platforms of today, the food industry has evolved in many ways—namely convenience. Since Noah Glass founded Olo.com in 2005, he has been working to empower restaurant brands with more user-friendly online ordering systems. More than a decade later, Glass sees major shifts in […]

Fitness Industry Trends

A new health club just opened in your neighborhood. How did it end up there? Fitness industry expert David Fowler takes GLG through some of the key metrics business developers weigh before breaking ground in a new area. Fowler also discusses the rise of boutique gyms, brand development, and the different ways health clubs make […]

Making Sense of the Italian Gaming Industry

Filmed at GLG London With nearly €9 billion paid in corporate taxes in 2015 alone, the Italian gaming industry has long been a key source of revenue for the country. Traditionally, the rate of taxable income for gaming companies has been closely tied to Italy’s boom and bust economy—that is, leaner times meant higher tax […]

Understanding Market Diversity for Outdoor Goods

GLG sat down with Lee Downing, Former Executive Vice President of Store Operations & Real Estate at Tractor Supply Company, to learn about the outdoor goods business. The Tractor Supply Company, he says, has almost doubled in size over the last five years – growing from 850 stores across the United States to over 1,500. […]

The Future of Payments: Key Trends

“I try to use a digital form of payment every chance I get,” says global payments industry executive Mark Waring. He’s not alone. As consumers continue to rely on their smartphones for more advanced applications, they are ditching plastic cards for digital wallets. Waring sits down with GLG to discuss innovations in the payments space, […]

Rethinking the Way We Use Plastics

Filmed at GLG London What can lawmakers and corporations do to reduce the environmental impact of plastics? Despite initiatives like bottle deposits, plastic bag taxes, and low plastic water bottles, a staggering 95% of all plastic products are thrown away every year after just one use—according to industry expert Paul Hodges. He believes “we’ve come […]

Are Small Ships the Future of Cruise Travel?

In the last ten to twenty years, the luxury cruise industry has changed dramatically. Emilio Freeman explores the benefits of smaller ships, providing insight into the potential effects on vacation at sea. Emilio R. Freeman is a travel industry executive with extensive experience in global destination management, marketing, sales, finance and operations in the cruise […]

The Roadblock Facing the Chinese Auto Industry

Filmed at GLG London In China’s auto industry, innovation often takes a backseat to manufacturing. Despite the number of cars produced in the country every year, Chinese engineers aren’t driving new technology at the same rate as other foreign markets. Auto industry expert Nigel Robley believes the reason for this disparity is two-fold; many Chinese […]

How the USPS is Responding to the Digital Economy

Over the past decade, the rapid growth of the digital economy has created problems for the United States Postal Service. Consider the USPS’s loss of revenue when people started paying bills online. Or when Amazon began offering a one stop shop for consumer goods from warehouse to home. Faced with these challenges, former Postmaster General […]

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.