Decisions at the FCC

Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler discusses thirty years of experience in the cable and wireless industry, including his work on net neutrality at the FCC. Interviewed by Eric Jaffe, GLG’s Head of Research for NAFS, Wheeler discusses the importance of open networks, ubiquity of reach, privacy, and cyber security. Interviewed by Eric Jaffe, GLG’s Head […]

How AI’s Learn to See

While search engines help us find answers and information quickly, their ability to source images from similar pictures is still a work in progress. That’s about to change according to Clarifai Founder and CEO Matt Zeiler who says AI technology now makes it easier for users to find exactly what they’re looking for by searching […]

Using AI to Make Cities Safer

By virtue of their wealth of public data, big cities could benefit greatly from new developments in AI and machine learning, argues Yale Fox, CEO of Rentlogic, a company using predictive algorithms to catch problems before they occur in the New York City rental market. The key, Fox believes, is aggregating data sets across both […]

The AI Personal Assistant

The days of scheduling meetings are numbered for business professionals, according to Dennis Mortensen, the Founder and CEO of x.ai. Through x.ai, Mortensen has created an AI personal assistant to free up professionals from the mundane and often time-consuming task of arranging meetings, allowing for more workplace productivity. About Dennis Mortensen Mortensen is the Founder […]

Understanding Competition in the Wireless World

The wireless space, according to former interim CTO at CenturyLink Dennis Huber, has reached a place of maturity, ushering in a new set of challenges. While technology will continue to change and improve, wireless networks must be ever evolving as they constantly seek to maintain or earn market share. Huber also argues that despite the […]

Pokémon Go and the Future of Augmented Reality

Filmed at GLG Hong Kong Since its release in July 2016, Pokémon Go has become something of a global phenomenon. As one of the top grossing mobile apps of 2016, the game still boasts millions of daily active users. Powered by geolocation and augmented reality (AR) technologies, Pokémon Go allows players to interact with their […]

Understanding the Next Generation of Cyber Security

Traditional lines of business within aerospace and defense companies evoke images of spacecraft, aircraft, ships, and tanks. However, today’s world of increasingly complicated security challenges requires much more than the traditional defense applications of decades past. Dr. Ray O. Johnson believes it’s time to dramatically increase the investment in cyber security platforms to address today’s […]

Disrupting Delivery to Make Online Shopping Better

As technology evolves, there’s one every day experience that lags behind: receiving a delivery or package when you’re not home. The experience is especially frustrating in New York City where “Sorry We Missed You” notices and package theft are common. Jesse Kaplan’s company Parcel hopes to make this problem a thing of the past. Jesse […]

The Case for the Cloud

The cloud has two main use cases: hosting and web-based on-demand services. While the cloud’s hosting capabilities are working towards making data centers a thing of the past, it’s cloud-based applications that may prove to be even more disruptive—according to cloud technology expert David Bukovsky. He believes companies that aren’t using the cloud to explore […]

Getting Out in Front of Cyber-attacks

Among the biggest national security threats facing the U.S. today is the risk of cyber-attacks. As the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election made clear, the U.S. remains as vulnerable as ever to widespread and systemic hacking by foreign governments, hacker groups, and lone wolf attackers. Former National Security Administration (NSA) Director General Keith […]

Think Globally, Act Fast: Launching the Next Great Tech Company

Filmed at GLG London As the pace of innovation continues to ramp up each year, the burden on tech companies to roll out novel ideas grows. With so many developers vying to create the next big thing, the speed of execution can be the difference between a great idea and a great company. Former Uber […]

Blended Learning Can Change the Trajectories of Students

It’s time to disrupt traditional education. Michael Horn discusses the necessity of online learning, educational apps and new technologies to help eliminate socioeconomic disadvantages in struggling public school systems. Michael Horn is a co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute (previously Innosight Institute) and serves as the executive director of its education program. He leads a […]

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.