COVID-19 Has Accelerated the Need for Unified Communications

Work-from-anywhere is here to stay, and that’s to the benefit of companies in the unified communications, unified communications as a service (UCaaS), and contact center as a service (CCaaS) space, according to Tom Muller, CTO of OTG Consulting and president of Hayden Consulting. “The COVID wave is a big difference between now and the last […]

The Latest from Apple: Subscription Services and Changes to the App Store

Apple has launched two major service updates: a new bundled subscription service, called Apple One, and reduced App Store fees for small developers. GLG spoke with Serge Kassardjian, former Global Head of Media Apps for Google Play, back in September to discuss Apple’s future in subscription services, as well as mounting pressure for the company […]

What Apple’s IDFA Change Means for Advertisers

This past June, Apple sent shock waves through the advertising world by announcing a change in the IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers) setting on its new iOS14 mobile operating system. Originally scheduled to go into effect in September, the change would result in a pop-up window appearing on users’ screens asking to allow a requested app […]

Data Privacy Legislation and Digital Advertising

Global regulation around data privacy has the potential to completely reshape the advertising landscape. GLG spoke with Peter Kosmala, Former Vice President of Platform at Dataxu, to unpack some of the latest legislation in California and Europe, and what it means for the industry. Below are a few select excerpts from our broader discussion. How […]

Microsoft’s Leading Edge in the Cloud Gaming Space

Microsoft and Sony recently released the next generation of video game consoles, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S and the PlayStation 5, respectively. But the video game landscape has changed over the years. These two goliaths will now face increasing competition from other companies, including tech giants Amazon and Google, which have entered […]

After the Big Tech Senate Hearing, Is Section 230 Likely to Change?

Twitter, Facebook, and Google CEOs testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in late October — the latest in a bipartisan effort to moderate online content without violating the First Amendment. But the hearing was nothing if not political. Twitter came under fire for policing content from President Trump more aggressively than other world leaders, and […]

The Cybersecurity Market Will Stabilize in 2021

Like in many industries, the COVID-19 pandemic has made winners and losers of several vendors in the cybersecurity industry. Those companies prepared for the quick shift to remote work greatly benefited, leaving those without solutions behind, said Leah McLean, Head of Business Development at Cyber Future Foundation and former director of partner marketing at Armor […]

Online Education Growing Quickly in India and the U.S.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online education across the globe has become commonplace. To get a handle on how it’s evolved in India and the U.S., GLG hosted a conversation among John Katzman, founder and CEO of Noodle Education Inc. and founder and former CEO at 2U; Meenakshi Kaul, Founder and Managing Director at Zruti […]

Cloud Services Will Ramp Up Even More in 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent companies to the cloud. Globally, companies spent a record $34.6 billion on cloud services in Q2, a 30% year-over-year increase and up 11% from the previous quarter, The Wall Street Journal reported. Amazon’s AWS and Microsoft’s Azure lead the field. To see where the cloud business may go, GLG spoke […]

Robotics in Industrial Automation

Industrial robots have long been used in the automotive, electronics, and many other industries, but they are now becoming an integral part of the rapidly growing warehousing and logistics market. And with artificial intelligence (AI) becoming increasingly prevalent in these systems, we’re seeing robots that can learn from their experience and become “smarter” and more […]

How Machine Learning Could Improve the Selection of Board Directors

Think about a boardroom, with all the people sitting around a table. If there is an opening, how do you pick the next director? It’s a problem that goes back to the days of Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations, which was published in 1776. He wrote that management could control boards and […]

Outlook for the Email Security Market

Since COVID-19 forced nearly 1.5 billion workers into their home offices, email usage has spiked dramatically. Scammers, spoofers, phishers, and other bad actors have created a greater need for email security, especially when home offices make individuals more vulnerable to these threats. To understand what this means for the email security marketplace itself, GLG talked […]

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.