The Outlook for Australia’s Data Centre Industry

The growth of Australia’s data centre industry over the past two years has been nothing short of amazing. The unanswered question amid this growth is whether long-term demand will be able to match all the recent supply that has come online and all the supply that’s supposed to be coming. Data Storage and Third-Party Cloud […]

The Key Risks in the Digital Assets Space

Blockchain’s primary function is as a distributed ledger, with copies of the database stored across multiple computers. While it may turn out to ultimately have its greatest use elsewhere, the blockchain’s most successful implementation thus far has been with digital assets. As of mid-November, there are more than 14,000 digital currencies with a market capitalization […]

The Reason Why There Is a Global Semiconductor Shortage

The semiconductor business has experienced shortages before, but the one that started because of the pandemic in March 2020 is much deeper, particularly in Europe and the Americas. So what happened? Amid the pandemic, demand dropped, orders were canceled. Asian factories went into a slowdown, and many closed as companies tried to figure out how […]

eBook: COVID-19’s Impact on Digital Transformation in India

The world is increasingly digital. Our personal digital devices are almost an extension of ourselves. We expect speed and efficiency from the companies with which we do business, while the world is served to us through a succession of screens. Until recently, some Indian companies either resisted or were making gradual progress toward digital transformation, […]

Indonesia’s Telecom Towers: A Quick Overview

Rising public demand for internet and mobile phone service in Indonesia, coupled with the government’s liberalization of its foreign direct investment rules, has created an encouraging environment for phone tower construction in the nation. Indonesian Telecom Players Currently, the five major operators in descending order are Telkomsel, the market leader over the past decade; Indosat, […]

Squarespace’s Business Is Solid, But It Needs to Differentiate

Squarespace, known primarily as a website builder, went public via direct listing on May 19. As of late July, its price soared above its reference price. For an idea of how the newly public company can compete in a relatively crowded field, Blair Kennedy of GLG’s Tech, Media, and Telecom practice spoke with Michael Zimmerman, […]

Why T-Mobile Has the Upper Hand as 5G Rolls Out

In February, the Federal Communications Commission auctioned off licenses for C-band spectrum, which will play an instrumental role in the deployment of 5G in the U.S. While Verizon and AT&T won the largest number of licenses in the record-breaking auction, T-Mobile made a large dent and could be a major competitor going forward with its […]

Even During a Time of Change, the Memory Industry Is Strong

There’s a “soap opera” unfolding in the memory industry, according to Ed Doller, Micron’s former Chief Strategist of the NAND Solutions Group. A year and a half ago, memory manufacturer Kioxia (a spin-off company from Toshiba) was expected to go public. After rumors of more private equity money invested in the company and a possible […]

Edtech Adoption Survey: The Pandemic and Beyond

Even though educational technology — or edtech — has been with us for a while (online education originated in 1960 at the University of Illinois), the major driver behind the adoption of education technology in the last year was doubtlessly the global shutdown caused by the pandemic. While schools of all levels shut physical classroom doors, […]

Understanding Australian Telecoms and Towers

The Australian telecommunications industry is in the midst of significant change. To find out where it’s headed, GLG recently assembled two specialists in the field: Sue Bryant, Chief Digital Officer, board member, and partner at 460degrees, an expert management agency based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which specializes in technology; and Barry Lerner, a partner specializing […]

Understanding the Demand for Southeast Asian Data Centers

Throughout Southeast Asia, the race is on to build and expand data centers. To find out what’s driving the movement and learn where it’s headed, GLG recently assembled a panel of experts: Matt Pfile, CEO of Crane Data Centers; Hak Kiat Chng, former COO at DCI Data Centers; and Fredrik Johansson, currently a Managing Director […]

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.