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Join GLG for an exclusive, invitation-only panel discussion and networking reception featuring leading AI practitioner Alvin Lin, and corporate strategy builder Alex Szabo

Event Details

Date: July 30, 2026, Thursday
Time: 6pm to 8:30pm (Panel discussion followed by networking food & drinks)
Location: The American Chamber Of Commerce in Singapore (AmChamSG), 1 Scotts Rd, #23-03/04/05 Shaw Centre, Singapore 228208
Admission: Complimentary (Exclusive, Invitation-Only)

While the market narrative focuses heavily on the raw technological power of large language models, enterprise leaders are grappling with the structural reality of execution. Moving from baseline chatbots and supportive copilots to fully autonomous agents isn’t just an IT upgrade—it demands a fundamental evaluation of enterprise architecture, change management, and commercial measurement.

This session moves past vendor pitches to examine how leading organizations are approaching the “Operating Model Question”: Should AI adapt to your legacy processes, or should you redesign workflows from the ground up? We will further address how to quantify this transition credibly to boards and C-suite stakeholders who are demanding tangible business outcomes.

Key Discussion Points:

  • The Evolution of AI: Dissecting the architectural shift from Chatbot to Copilot to Agent. What agents can execute that copilots cannot, and why chatbots failed to alter unit economics.
  • Agentic AI Use Cases: Identifying where APAC enterprises are launching their first agents, analyzing early success rates, and assessing what bottlenecks block long-term potential.
  • The Operating Model Shift: What process redesign from scratch actually looks like in a complex enterprise. Overcoming organizational friction, defining structural ownership, and preparing cultural readiness.
  • The Measurement Dilemma: How boards approach the AI ROI conversation. Exploring whether standard ROI metrics fail in agentic architectures and exactly what indicators CIOs and CAIOs must prioritize.
Speakers:
Alvin Lin | Former Director, Anti Financial Crime AI at Standard Chartered Bank

Alvin Lin is a visionary AI Executive and Enterprise Platform Leader with 15+ years of experience driving commercial strategy and complex algorithmic infrastructure across Big Tech, Banking, and Energy. With a Cambridge Executive MBA, he combines deep technical credibility in Generative AI and LLMs with a proven corporate track record. Currently, he guides technology at DAYAO (energy infrastructure and trading) and advises institutional boards via Cantab AIM (AI consultancy). He previously led anti-crime AI efforts as Director at Standard Chartered Bank, building on his foundational data science experience at Meta and Grab.

Alex Szabo | Former Head of Strategy and Operations at Google

Alex Szabo helps companies grow in Asia, whether that means entering the region, rebuilding commercial operations, or designing new business models, and he advises on doing it in the AI era as a hands-on practitioner rather than a commentator. Over 20 years he has done this across McKinsey, Google, and Samsung, and most recently built and led Stryber's APAC practice from zero before moving to independent advisory. At Google he was Head of Strategy & Operations for Devices & Services in APAC, owning regional planning, commercial operations, and partner strategy. He also publishes APAC Signal, a daily editorial on how PE funds and technology companies are rethinking their Asia and AI playbooks.

Please note: Our speakers will discuss these topics from an industry practitioner’s perspective. They will not discuss the proprietary internal operations or confidential insights of their current or previous employers. They reserve the right to decline to answer questions related to restricted or confidential market matters.

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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.