Breaking Down the Barriers between China and the West

Filmed at GLG London As economic growth in China has slowed in recent years, the need for large companies to look beyond the country’s borders seems unavoidable. According to Fred Ng, a corporate turnaround specialist, big Chinese companies owe a disproportionate portion of their success to their share of the domestic market. Ng maintains that […]

The Year of Trade: The Implications of a Trans-Pacific Partnership

Global trade is not always a level playing field—consider dumping, the selling of goods in a foreign market at a lower cost than in the country they’re produced. This form of predatory pricing can be problematic for international trade and lead to the erosion of domestic industries. Global trade expert William E. Perry believes dumping […]

Emerging Markets and the Power of the Indian Economy

The term “emerging market” signifies growth, and India’s commitment to reforming and institutionalizing, as well as GDP growth, deems it an emerging market. Dr. Punita Kumar-Sinha emphasizes India’s many strengths and its weaknesses, highlighting the need for women in the Indian economy. Dr. Punita Kumar-Sinha is the Founder and Managing Partner of Pacific Paradigm Advisors, […]

Why Currency Manipulation in China May Actually Be a Good Thing

Speculation that China actively manipulated its currency against the dollar has put a strain on U.S.-China relations in recent years. Former Head of the IMF’s China Division Eswar Prasad acknowledges that while China likely intervened in its currency, since mid-2014, it has been to the benefit of the U.S. economy. “China is really doing the […]

Addressing Income Inequality

Growing economic inequality in the U.S. raises questions about what businesses and government can do to help bridge the gap. Columbia University professor and Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz cites measures that benefit the wealthy, such as tax breaks and high executive pay, as some of the main causes of this imbalance. Compensation for senior […]

Setting the Record Straight: Don’t Blame the European Union

Filmed at GLG London On June 23, Britain will vote on whether or not to remain in the European Union (EU), and questions surrounding the role of the EU have reached an all-time high. While it started as a political project to encourage unity among Europeans from different countries, the EU has solidified itself as […]

Rethinking China’s Investment Priorities

Over the last two decades, China has experienced tremendous growth, resulting in widespread economic freedom and mobility for its citizens. Author and Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, Minxin Pei, discusses this critical moment in Chinese history. Pei believes that the current investment in physical infrastructure should be replaced with an economic focus on […]

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.