GlobalData Conferences Presents: Mapping the Future Dynamics of the Global Non-Alcoholic Beverages Sector


Wednesday, 2nd Feb 2022 at 14:00 GMT

 

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a deep impact on the non-alcoholic beverages industry, and it is crucial that companies act now to assess the strategic implications of disrupted consumption patterns and consumer trends. Join contemporaries worldwide to gain insight into how soft, hot, and liquid dairy drinks brands will need to adapt to new consumer demands and market dynamics.

Our virtual conference will help you to:

  • Discover the most important strategic issues, opportunities, and threats you need to explore
  • Understand the future direction of non-alcoholic beverages categories
  • Learn which brands are succeeding when faced with changing consumer consumption habits
  • Find out which technological disruptive forces are having the most impact on the industry and how you can marshal them to successfully target consumer and industry trends
  • Identify action points to help your business thrive throughout the consumer value chain

Intended Audience:

Specific to the non-alcoholic beverages industry:

  • Brand & Product Managers
  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors
  • Research & Development Managers
  • Innovation Managers
  • Interested C-level titles
  • Industry & Marketing Consultants

Sectors Covered:

  • Carbonates, bottled water, juice, energy drinks, sports drinks, still drinks, ready-to-drink tea and coffee, hot drinks, still drinks, and all other packaged non-alcoholic beverages
  • On-trade and off-trade consumption

Agenda

Welcome and introduction – 15 minutes

Piers Berezai will give a brief introduction to how the global pandemic has forced widespread change in the non-alcoholic beverages industry.

Forecasts and prospects – 30 minutes

Suzanna Clarke will then examine shifts in key categories and channels that have resulted from the significant recalibration of consumer preferences.

Industry insights – 30 minutes

In part three, Ramaa Chipalkatti will discuss key themes changing consumer behavior on a global level. Stay tuned to find out how the industry can adapt to a plastic hierarchy of consumer preferences.

Thematic analysis – 30 minutes

Lil Read will take you through the alternative datasets brimming with market information. Unpick the themes set to cause a splash in non-alcoholic drinks and identify key plays being made in this space.

 

Future products and services – 30 minutes

Jenny Questier and Lia Neophytou will then examine key strategic actions major players will need to take to develop successful products and services for the future market.

Conclusions and outlook – 10 minutes

In this penultimate segment, Piers Berezai will draw together our analysts’ research on the future state of the packaged food market to come to a series of actionable conclusions.

Q&A

For the last part of our conference, we’ll open the field to questions from the audience

 

Piers Berezai, Research and Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Piers has over 20 years of experience in research, analysis and business information. Prior to joining GlobalData, he was instrumental in the creation and development of Datamonitor’s New Consumer Insight proposition.

Suzanna Clarke, Research and Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Beverages Service

Suzanna brings peerless expertise to the directorship of GlobalData’s Beverages Service, where she advises the biggest beverage brands on market growth opportunities, route-to-market, and portfolio strategy.

Ramaa Chipalkatti, Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Ramaa manages the content publication schedule for GlobalData’s Innovation Intelligence Centre and ensures that quality standards are maintained throughout the syndicated platform.

Lil Read, Analyst, Thematic Research

Dr Lil Read has covered the themes making the largest impact across the world of business, assisting in the syndicated research process on topics such as AI, ESG, and IoT.

Jenny Questier, Senior Analyst, GlobalData; Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

With nearly ten years’ experience in FMCG, Jenny has worked in marketing and category roles to manage brands, research and launch successful innovation, and drive category growth.

Lia Neophytou, Senior Analyst, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Lia is a Senior Analyst at GlobalData responsible for analyzing the consumer behavior catalyzing innovation across the FMCG space.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: Embracing Disruption in Pharma: Is COVID-19 a Catalyst for Lasting Change?


Tuesday, 25th Jan 2022 at 15:00 GMT

 

COVID-19 has been a wake-up call for the biopharmaceutical industry to innovate, rethink its operations, and adopt new ways of working in order to harness relationships with customers, regulators, and investors. During the pandemic, the industry has shown its resilience and ability to adapt at an accelerated pace if needed. Technologies that were at early stages of implementation have been swiftly adopted to allow business continuity and minimize disruption, such as artificial intelligence and virtual trials.This two-hour twenty-minute virtual conference brings together the very best insight and gold-standard intelligence from GlobalData’s Pharma practice to provide an outlook for the biopharmaceutical industry. With a comprehensive agenda covering industry trends and emerging technologies, this conference will enable you to see how your business fits into the bigger picture.

Aimed at those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

  • See what industry themes have come to the forefront since the start of the pandemic, such as genomics with mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, as well as pharma outsourcing with contract manufacturing agreements
  • Understand what emerging technologies pharma companies are currently investing in, and which are expected to disrupt the industry in the near future
  • Gain insight from ‘alternative’ data sets, including company filings and hiring trends, to understand which industry players are tuned into the most important themes set to impact the pharma industry over the coming year

 

Intended Audience:

 

  • Brand & Product Managers
  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors

 

Sectors Covered:

 

  • Overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pharma industry
  • Coverage of mRNA-based drugs
  • Key themes and technologies for 2022
  • Virtual trials
  • Pharma outsourcing

 

Agenda

 

Welcome & Introduction – 15 mins

Before we launch into the conference proper, Dr Bonnie Bain, Global Head and EVP of Healthcare Operations and Strategy, will be giving a brief introduction into just how the global pandemic forced a seismic shift across many aspects of the pharma industry.

 

Forecasts & Prospects – 30 mins

Tina Healy MSc, Vice President of Disease Analysis and Intelligence, and Dr Michael Breen, Director of Infectious Diseases, will be examining how COVID-19 has accelerated the development and use of mRNA vaccines, discussing sales forecasts and future expectations for mRNA-based drugs, and evaluating who the leaders are in this space.

 

Industry Insights – 30 mins

Urte Jakimaviciute MSc, Senior Director of Market Research, and Kitty Whitney MSc, Director of Pharma Thematic Analysis, will be running through the key themes and technologies expected to impact the pharma industry in 2022, including virtual care. Gain insight into how the industry is building digital transformation roadmaps, what trends, opportunities, and challenges it continues to face in the wake of COVID-19, and which emerging technologies companies are prioritizing for current and future investments. There will also be a top line view of the outsourcing landscape in light of the pandemic.

 

Thematic Analysis –20 mins

Dr Lil Read from the GlobalData Thematic Analysis team will be taking you through the alternative datasets which lie brimming with market information to those with the power to see it. From company filings and deals, unpick the themes set to disrupt the pharma value chain. She will also be identifying which players are tapping into these wave-making themes with success, and which aren’t – listing the winners and losers in this exciting space, as well as any key plays being made.

 

Future Products & Services – 25 mins

Scotty Chung-Siu, Senior Analyst for GlobalData’s Trials Intelligence, will delve deeper into the virtual trials sector, which has seen unprecedented growth over the past two years. Get an overview of which companies are implementing the highest number of trials with virtual components and see what technologies you can use to bring research closer to patients and improve trial diversity.

Then Dr Peter Shapiro, Senior Director of Drugs Database and Platform Integration, will provide deeper insights into the changing landscape of pharma outsourcing, particularly how it was impacted by the pandemic with a focus on contract manufacturing of vaccines, as well as the importance of key players such as India and China. See who the big names are in the contract manufacturing space offering their services in vaccine and other complex drugs.

 

Conclusions & Outlook – 10 mins

In this penultimate segment, our panel will be drawing together their research to provide insights on the future of the biopharmaceutical industry.

What is the market outlook now? What themes and forces are poised to have the most impact? Who are the players keying into the trends that will shape the market for the next decade? Acquire all the information you’ll need to go to market.

 

Q&A – 10 mins

Last, but not least, is the exclusive chance to field questions to our market-leading experts. For the last part of our conference, we’ll be opening the field to questions from the audience, as they apply to the topic at hand.

 

Bonnie Bain, Global Head and Executive Vice President of Healthcare Operations and Strategy

Dr Bonnie Bain has over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare sector and a proven track record of developing innovative solutions on both the client and agency sides of the business. Under her leadership, GlobalData have launched a number of premium syndicated reports, analytical tools and databases in the pharmaceuticals and medical devices space.

Prior to joining GlobalData, Bonnie was Vice President and Global Research & Analysis Director for Informa’s Pharma Division, which includes Datamonitor Healthcare, Scrip Group, and Business Insight.

 

Michael Breen, Director of Infectious Diseases and Ophthalmology

Michael Breen, PhD, is the Director of Infectious Diseases and Ophthalmology at GlobalData in Boston. He has over eight years of experience in market analysis, business intelligence, and providing strategic insight for the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to his current role, he was a Senior Analyst for Decision Resources Group, where he gained extensive experience writing in-depth reports and developing forecasts for a variety of indications, including rare and infectious diseases and vaccines.

Michael has a BA in biology and biochemistry from Hunter College, and a PhD in biochemistry from Boston University School of Medicine.

 

Scotty Chung-Siu, Senior Analyst, Trials Intelligence

Scotty Chung-Siu, MPH, BS, is a Senior Analyst at GlobalData in Atlanta, Georgia, responsible for producing analytical reports, updating database updates for major drug indications, maintaining and improving database functionality through quality assurance testing, and providing customer service through client queries. Prior to joining GlobalData, Scotty worked as the Research Analyst at PharmSource researching biotechnology, medical technology, and pharmaceutical product development information.

Scotty holds a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Environmental Health from Eastern Virginia Medical School and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from George Mason University.

 

 

Urte Jakimaviciute, Senior Director of Market Research

Urte Jakimaviciute, MSc, is Senior Director of Market Research in the healthcare division of GlobalData, London, with more than 10 years of experience in the market research industry. Her primary responsibility includes managing the market research process for the syndicated portfolio, thematic reports, and custom consulting projects.

 

Lil Read, Analyst, Thematic Research

Dr Lil Read is an Analyst in GlobalData’s Thematic Research team, which she joined in October 2020 after completing her PhD at the University of Cambridge. In her role she has covered the themes making the largest impact across the world of business, assisting in the syndicated research process on topics such as AI, ESG, and IoT. Her areas of specialist interest include semiconductors and social media.

 

Peter Shapiro, Senior Director of Drugs Database and Platform Integration

Peter Shapiro, PhD, is Senior Director of the Drugs and Platform Integration in the Data Intelligence and Solutions team and also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of PharmSource. Peter previously worked on the integration of BioPharm Insight, Lead Sheet, and PharmSource into GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Center.

Peter holds a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the Vilcek Institute of New York University and is located in GlobalData’s office in New York City.

 

Carrie Salter, Head of Customer Success in America

GlobalData is committed to ensuring that your business maximizes the best return on your investment in our intelligence services. This will be delivered through our unrivaled Customer Success ecosystem. We are here to provide you: On-site support and self-service offering instant solutions Product Tours help you get to grips with new and existing features Notifications keep you informed of the latest releases Help Center contains key support guides, recommendations and top tips Ask an Analyst at any time if you need fast assistance with a query Training Calls & Webinars offer interactive, insight-led sessions on your industry sector.

Kitty Whitney, Director of Pharma Thematic Analysis

Kitty Whitney, MSc, is the Director of Thematic Analysis in the pharma division of GlobalData, London, where she is responsible for delivering all research projects within the space. Her pharmaceutical industry knowledge is comprehensive, gained from her time working within Healthcare at Home’s business strategic group, and during her time in analysis positions at Intelligentsia Worldwide and IMS Health.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: Key Themes That Will Shape the Automotive Industry in 2022 and Beyond


Wednesday, 23rd Mar 2022 at 14:00 GMT

 

The pandemic pressed the reset button on the Automotive industry, forcing it to refocus on business fundamentals. As we slowly enter the recovery phase, what is the picture of total industry volume, and how have the aftereffects of the global crisis affected auto’s planning environment? Do the CASE megatrends need recasting in the post-COVID world? Or will other disruptive trends rise to take their place in the sector?

Over two hours and thirty minutes, GlobalData’s virtual conference brings together the very best insight from GlobalData’s Automotive practice to give a definitive vision of the future direction of the industry. With a comprehensive agenda covering key strategic themes, market performance, and how firms can target emerging themes, this conference will enable you to see how your business fits in to the big picture.

Aimed at industry practitioners, strategic thinkers and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

  • Discover the most important strategic themes your company needs to explore
  • Understand the future direction of the industry, particularly from a technological standpoint
  • Gain insight from underlying ‘alternative’ data, from patents to company filings and hirings, to understand which players are ahead on targeting the latest themes
  • Gain insight into future innovation in both products and services to help you target these themes

Intended Audience:

  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global and Regional Marketing Directors
  • Product Planning Managers and Directors
  • Strategic Marketing Executives
  • Technology Executives

Sectors Covered:

  • Light vehicle sales and production outlook, with production detail by OEM
  • Electric vehicle outlook
  • The most pertinent themes for the Automotive industry including CASE, M&A, and

    cybersecurity

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction – 15 mins

As a brief introduction, Calum MacRae, Head of Research and Analysis for GlobalData’s Automotive practice, will survey the industry’s recent past to understand the impact that five staple and emergent trends are having on the industry.

Forecasts & Prospects – 30 mins

Jonathon Poskitt, Director of Global Sales Forecasts, and Justin Cox, Director of Global Production Forecasts, will then examine sales and production outlooks. Leveraging GlobalData’s market and thematic data, they will explore the future of the Automotive industry, including the future of OEM in the global market, as well as the major developments influencing CASE.

Industry Insights – 30 mins

Join Al Bedwell, Director of Global Powertrain and E-mobility Forecasts, as he takes you on a guided tour of the place ESG has in the modern-day Automotive industry, focusing largely on electric vehicles, the industry’s primary ESG factor.

Thematic Analysis – 30 mins

Luke Gowland from GlobalData’s Thematic Analysis team will take you through alternative datasets that lie brimming with market information. From patents to company filings and M&A deals, unpick the themes set to cause a major splash in the Automotive industry.

Roundtable Discussion – 30 mins

Jonathon Poskitt, Justin Cox, Al Bedwell, and Dave Leggett, Editor of Just Auto, will join Calum and Luke during this industry roundtable to discuss key themes, use cases, and future strategies in more detail. The panel will be popping the hood on what makes the Automotive industry tick and what it could look like in five years’ time.

Conclusions & Outlook – 10 mins

To conclude, our analysts will draw together their research on the future state of the auto market to come to a series of actionable conclusions that you can use to shape the future direction of your firm. We’ll also give you the exclusive chance to field questions to our market-leading analysts.

Speakers

Calum MacRae, Head of Research and Analysis, GlobalData’s Automotive Practice

Calum brings over 25 years of experience in automotive management consulting and business research to his role as Head of R&A at GlobalData’s Automotive practice, where his expertise in industry driver analysis, market and competitor assessment, and risk analysis for buy- and sell-side engagements, assists firms in deciding their future strategy.

Luke Gowland, Analyst, Thematic Research

Luke joined GlobalData’s Thematic Research team as an Analyst in 2019 after completing his MSc in Sustainability and Management at the University of Bath. His current role sees him tackle the most disruptive themes across the spectrum of business, including ESG and industry 4.0, where he led the publication of GlobalData’s report on IoT, as well as a recent project on how ‘alternative’ datasets can transform competitor assessment.

David Leggett, Editor, Just Auto

Editor of the leading online industry publication Just Auto, David is responsible for daily news and features output, as part of GlobalData’s spearhead to disseminate its market-leading intelligence across multiple content platforms. Prior to his time at Just Auto, David led light vehicle and automotive industry forecasting at the Economist Intelligence Unit and CSM Worldwide.

Al Bedwell, Director, Global Powertrain and E-mobility Forecasts, GlobalData.

Based in Oxford, UK, Al leads GlobalData’s research in powertrain and e-Mobility trends. He has more than 25 years of forecasting experience and is now positioned as a respected commentator on a range of issues including the global roadmap from combustion to a battery, battery sector development, and the demise of diesel. Al is a regular speaker at client and industry events in the automotive, energy, metals, and related sectors.

Justin Cox, Director, Global Production Forecasts, GlobalData

Justin is the Director of Global Production Forecasts at GlobalData, providing global oversight of the automotive production forecast activity. Prior to joining GlobalData, Justin held key sales and commercial management positions internationally for both Johnson Controls and GKN Driveline. In addition, he has held marketing roles with Mazda (UK) and analyst and consultancy positions at RL Polk, where he started his career. With over 25 years of experience, Justin has gained ‘real world’ insight into the commercial pressures and planning challenges facing the industry throughout the value chain.

Jonathon Poskitt, Director, Global Sales Forecasts

Jonathon leads GlobalData’s Sales Forecasts team and has analytical oversight of over 130 country market forecasts. He has 20 years of experience researching and analyzing the automotive sector, focusing on key drivers including economic environment, policy and legislation, OEM strategies, and segmentation trends. His research has covered OEM product plans, analyzing market potential for new models, and market studies on areas such as low-cost and luxury cars. He holds an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: Faster Forward: Digital Consumer Services to 2025


Monday, 31st Jan 2022 at 13:30 GMT / 08:30 EST

 

COVID-19 has served to super-charge Telecommunication Service Providers’ consumer digitalization ambitions, with a ‘faster forward’ dynamic. Unquestionably impactful for the future shape of the telecoms business, how can firms tap into the ‘The Digital Consumer’, and how can they do it sustainably?

This three-hour virtual conference will examine both the opportunities and challenges ahead, with dedicated sessions to determine the future form of customer experience and engagement interfaces, potential strategies positioning digital as a conduit to sustainable service provision, the future of convergence and operational disruption ahead.

Joining will also be a panel of leading tech and telecom executives, debating the shape of 2025 digital consumer services.

Aimed at Tech and Telecom strategic thinkers and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

  • Discover the most important strategic considerations your company needs to explore
  • Understand the future direction of consumer services in the post COVID-19 digital era
  • Gain insight into the future direction of service convergence, sustainability and operational disruption
  • Gain insight from underlying ‘alternative’ data from patents to company filings and hiring to understand which players are already ahead on targeting the latest themes
  • Understand the challenges and objectives of future innovation to target these themes

Intended Audience:

  • Brand & Product Managers
  • Insight and Research Managers and Directors
  • Customer Experience Directors
  • Sustainability and ESG Directors
  • Convergence Strategy Directors
  • Tech and Telecom Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors

Sectors Covered:

  • Consumer Digitalization and the Digital Customer Experience
  • Sustainability and the Digital Consumer
  • The Impact of Digital on the Evolving Convergence Services Market
  • Digital and Operational Disruption

 

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction – 15 mins

Kicking off our conference, Jeremiah Caron, GlobalData’s Global Head of Research & Analysis for the Technology Group, will be surveying the impact that the global pandemic has had on the telecoms landscape, giving a brief taster of how the market has set the accelerated trajectory towards consumer digitalization.

Forecasts & Prospects – 90 mins

For the next segment of this virtual experience, our analysts will be taking you through the parallel strands of consumer, market, and operational development that you’ll need to get a handle on as the digital consumer service landscape shapes up in the next five years.

Together we’ll be looking at:

  • The Digital Consumer – led by Emma Mohr-McClune, Service Director for Consumer Services, Platforms & Devices
  • Digital Consumer Services and Sustainability – Also led by Emma Mohr-McClune
  • How Digital Acceleration is set to Open Up New Convergence Service Opportunities – led by Natasha Rybak, Principal Analyst for Consumer Services, Platforms & Devices
  • Digital Operational Disruption – led by Houda Bostanji, EMEA Director for Telecoms

To end this wide-ranging exploration of future development, Jeremiah will be leading a Q&A session, where our in-house experts will be fielding any questions from the audience on the must-know trends and opportunities discussed.

Thematic Analysis – 30 mins

In this section of our conference, David George from the GlobalData Thematic Analysis team will be taking you through the alternative datasets which lay brimming with market information to those with the power to see it. From patents, to company filings and M&A deals, unpick the themes set to cause a major splash in telecoms.

David will also be identifying which players are tapping into these wave-making themes with success, and who isn’t – listing the winners and losers in this exciting space, as well as any key plays being made.

Industry Roundtable: The Shape of Digital Consumer Services 2025 – 30 mins

In our industry roundtable segment, we will bring together Gil Rosen, Chief Marketing Officer at Amdocs, alongside AT&Ts Chief Customer Experience Officer, Melissa Arnoldi, and Telefonica’s ESG Development & Impact Director, Catherine Bohill, to discuss the shape of tomorrow’s digital consumer Telco services, and the key bottlenecks and challenges ahead. Where is the alignment between ESG and the customer experience, and what do global Telcos need to do to turn a 5G profit by 2025?

Conclusions & Q&A – 15 mins

In this, our final segment, our host of analysts will be drawing together their research on the future state of the telecoms services market to come to a series of actionable conclusions that will arm your business for the future trajectory of the sector.

Here we’ll also have the exclusive chance to field questions to our market-leading analysts and industry thought leaders as we open the field to questions from the audience.

 

Speakers

Jeremiah (Jerry) Caron, Global Head of Research & Analysis – Technology Group

Jeremiah Caron brings more than 25 years of experience to GlobalData, as a market watcher and influential voice in the telecommunications and information technology industries. As Senior Vice President of Analysis, Jeremiah is responsible for the overall management and content direction for the company’s portfolio of telecom and IT market intelligence, insight and advisory services.

Emma Mohr-McClune, Service Director, Consumer Services, Platforms & Devices – Technology Group 

With over 20 years’ experience in her field, Emma leads the Consumer Services, Platforms and Devices team within GlobalData. Her team’s research focus spans everything from the evolution of B2C carrier and OTT strategy, to go-to-market competitive intelligence and best practice. Emma also leads the company’s Innovation IMPACT service and the Pricing & Promotions practice.

Joel Cooper, Senior Director, Market Data and Intelligence – Technology Group

Joel Cooper has 21 years’ TMT strategy and marketing experience and manages GlobalData’s telecom market data and intelligence practice. He is also responsible for managing consultancy engagements, developing client relationships, and providing thought leadership on growth opportunities.

Natasha Rybak, Principal Analyst, Consumer Services, Platforms & Devices – Technology Group

Natasha has 20 years’ experience in telecommunications industry analysis, spanning the consumer, enterprise and wholesale segments.  In her current role as Principal Analyst for the Consumer Services team her areas of expertise include telco fixed-mobile convergence, content strategies, commerce deployments, innovation, portfolio modelling and go-to-market positioning.

Houda Bostanji, EMEA Director, Telecoms – Technology Group

Houda leads GlobalData’s EMEA telecom market data and intelligence services, where she also manages the region’s custom research and consulting engagements. Through syndicated research and consulting projects for the region, including guidance on competitive dynamics, growth areas and go-to-market strategies, she provides strategic insight to some of the biggest players in EMEA.

David George, Services Director, Thematic Research

David is an experienced equity analyst from the investment banking sector, from where he has studied the TMT space for over 25 years. As Services Director in the Thematic Research team, David plays a lead role in the delivery of custom research and advisory work, where he leverages his expertise in global financial markets, regulatory, and policy landscapes to provide strategic insight for GlobalData’s clients.

Saeed Yassin, Senior Customer Success Executive, GlobalData

Saeed Yassin has been with GlobalData for the last 2.5 years managing top tier TMT clients as a Customer Success Manager within the EMEA team, where he brings a wealth of knowledge on how to get the best out of the Technology Intelligence Centre.

Gil Rosen, Chief Marketing Officer and Division President,Amdocs:Next

Gil Rosen is chief marketing officer, responsible for developing Amdocs’ vision, delivering strategic insight to customers, and leading the company’s go-to-market activities. He heads a team of global marketing professionals and is a member of the company’s executive management team. Gil also leads Amdocs:next, responsible for cultivating and incubating future growth engines and disruptive technologies, including IoT and the AI-powered home broadband experience.
Prior to this, Gil serviced as the chief marketing & innovation officer at Bezeq, Israel’s largest telecommunications provider. Here, he significantly accelerated Bezeq’s drive towards digitization and market leadership in the IoT domain with the launch of Bezeq’s “Smart Strategy”, including a Smart City, Smart Business and Smart Home offering. Before Bezeq, Gil was vice president, New Media at Deutsche Telekom, responsible for the development of the cloud set-top box concept, the Tolino Tab, and was the founder and business leader of Deutsche Telekom’s first fully digitized cloud-based communication provider, IMMMR.
In a previous tenure at Amdocs, Gil was VP of innovation & digital services and the founder and head of the AT&T Foundry in Israel. In this role, Gil was responsible for the setup of a new innovation center and the creation of a hybrid R&D and partnership model that led to the launch of successful innovation projects for AT&T.
Gil holds a BA in business administration from IDC University, Israel.
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Catherine Bohill, ESG Development & Impact Director

With over 25 years of experience in the Telco World, Catherine has spent 20 of those with Telefonica working in M&A, Wholesale, Spectrum and most recently within the sustainability team. Before joining Telefonica, Catherine worked for Daimler Chrysler in Germany and Holland and with the World Bank in Washington DC. She also spent a sabbatical year lecturing at the University of Havana and writing for the Timeout travel guidebook in Cuba. Catherine has a BA in European Business and a Diplom Betriebswirt (ESB Reutlingen FH) and a Masters in Finance from the Instituto de Empresa – graduating first in her class. Catherine speaks English, German and Spanish – all with an Irish accent!

GlobalData Conferences Presents: 2022 MedTech Trends


Wednesday, 26th Jan 2022 at 14:30 GMT

 

Agenda

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause fluctuations in the medical device market. To survive, companies must do more than grab the sides of their ship and hope. They must prepare to adapt to shifts in the ever-evolving market.

This two-and-a-half-hour virtual conference brings together groundbreaking insight and pioneering data and forecasts from GlobalData’s Medical Intelligence Centre to present a comprehensive vision of the future direction of the medical device industry. With a comprehensive agenda covering key strategic themes, industry trends, market performance, and insight into companies’ actions to target emerging themes, this conference will enable you to see how your business fits in to the big picture.

Aimed at medical device manufacturers, strategic thinkers, and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

  • Get to grips with the most important strategic themes your company needs to explore
  • Understand the future direction of the medical device industry by gaining an insight into emerging industry trends
  • Identify which companies are best placed to succeed in a future filled with multiple disruptive threats
  • Gain insight from underlying ‘alternative’ data from patents to company filings and hiring to understand which players are already ahead on targeting the latest themes
  • Understand where future innovation in both products and services needs to operate to target these themes

Intended Audience:

  • Brand & Product Managers
  • Strategy Planners and Directors
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors

Sectors Covered:

  • High level coverage of medical device industry trends
  • Overview of COVID-19 impact on the different therapy areas and future outlook
  • Key themes for 2022

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction – 15 mins

Andrew Thompson, Director of Therapy Research & Analysis, Medical Devices, will pave the way for the conference by discussing the current state of the medical device industry.

Industry Insights – 30 mins

Andrew will then be offering his essential insights into the key trends shaping the medical device industry on a global level, with detailed analysis of deals, clinical trials, and pipeline products.

Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Device Sales – 30 mins

Senior Medical Devices Analyst Dominic Tong will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on medical device sales as well as recovery trends, with a focus on the outlook for 2022.

Thematic Analysis – 30 mins

Senior Medical Devices Analyst Aliyah Farouk will reveal the insight you can gain by analyzing the key themes that will impact the medical device industry in 2022.

Future Products & Services – 30 mins

Join Medical Devices Analyst Tina Deng to discover the essential strategic actions your business should be undertaking in order to develop successful products and services.

Conclusions & Outlook – 15 mins

Senior Healthcare Analyst David Brown will present conclusions on key strategic questions, a consideration of the outlook for the sector going forward, as well as the opportunity for a final Q&A.

Speakers

Andrew Thompson, Director of Therapy Research & Analysis, Medical Devices

Andrew joined GlobalData in 2012 as a senior analyst based in London, and has authored a number of MediPoint reports, focusing on molecular diagnostic tests in use within the healthcare industry.

Previously, Andrew worked for over 15 years within the biotechnology industry and academia, playing a leading role in the development of in vitro diagnostic tests. Andrew received a B.S. in Applied Microbiology from Strathclyde University and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Warwick.

Dominic Tong, Senior Analyst

Dominic leads the SKU data team, which comprehensively maps and analyzes US hospital purchasing data across a range of key medical device markets. Dominic has previously worked on multiple therapeutic areas within GlobalData, including neurology, wound care, diagnostic imaging, and dental.

Dominic graduated with an M.A. in Social Psychology from the University of Toronto, where he specialized in survey research methodology and research management.

Aliyah Farouk, Senior Analyst

Aliyah is a senior medical devices analyst at GlobalData with a focus on Thematic Research. Her work includes comprehensive research and qualitative/quantitative analysis assessing the key themes driving the medical device industry. She also has experience in market modeling and forecasts in the wound care and in vitro diagnostics therapy areas.

Prior to joining GlobalData, Aliyah worked as a medical engineer for the NHS where she audited, inspected, and serviced medical equipment across several NHS Trusts. Aliyah has an MSc in Biomedical Engineering with a specialization in Neurotechnology from Imperial College London.

David Brown, Senior Analyst

David is a senior healthcare analyst within the GlobalData team who operates within healthcare infrastructure and medical devices. His expertise spans across the orthopedic, cardiovascular and neurovascular therapeutics areas. David specializes in modeling and forecasting global markets through the collection and integration of data from key opinion leaders, primary participants, secondary research and real-world data.

Prior to joining GlobalData, David worked as a researcher in Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children while earning his PhD through the University of Toronto. During this experience, David gained expert knowledge in the fields of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine.

Tina Deng, Principal Analyst

Tina joined GlobalData’s medical devices team in 2016, and has the expertise to perform primary and secondary research to deliver comprehensive analyses of wound care management and other various markets in the medical device industry.

Prior to joining GlobalData, she was a consultant at Livingston Market Consultants and performed qualitative and quantitative market research studies in China. Tina also has 3 years’ experience in the medical device industry in China and Canada, which greatly enhanced her understanding of healthcare marketing from regional and global perspectives.

Jot Kaur, Client Success Manager

Jot is Client Success Manager (North America region) at GlobalData. She analyses market data to address client research goals, regularly engages with Pharmaceuticals/healthcare stakeholders, and delivers relevant presentations to successfully place GlobalData’s full range of services as meaningful solutions to clients. Prior to this, she worked as an Analyst under the Economic Research team in GlobalData where she prepared and published critical regional reports encasing macro-economic parameters. Jot graduated with a Master’s in Healthcare Management from the Institute of Health Management Research.

GlobalData Conferences Presents: Strategic Perspectives for the Oil and Gas Sector through the Energy Transition


Monday, 24th Jan 2022 at 14:00 GMT

 

Agenda

The COVID-19 pandemic not only brought about an unprecedented demand shock for the oil and gas sector, but also brought new momentum to the energy transition. Changing behaviors are affecting oil demand and the growth in renewables and electric vehicles is changing the way the world consumes energy. As oil and gas companies reposition themselves as energy companies, and service providers across the value chain look for new revenue streams, it will be critical for key players in this space to understand the relative potential of new target markets.

This three-hour virtual conference brings together the very best insight, gold-standard data and forecasts from GlobalData’s Energy practice in order to give a definitive vision of the future direction of the oil and gas industry. With a comprehensive agenda across key strategic themes and market forecasts, alongside insight into new markets linked to the energy transition, this conference will enable you to expertly chart your business’s path through the energy transition.

Aimed at all those across the oil and gas sector seeking to navigate the challenges of a changing energy landscape, our virtual conference will help you to:

  • Understand the key trends in the oil and gas industry post-pandemic
  • Assess the demand outlook for oil and gas, and potential business threats
  • Gain insight into new market opportunities such as hydrogen
  • Discover potential strategies to adapt to the challenges of the energy transition

Intended Audience:

  • Strategy Directors
  • Insight and Strategy Managers
  • Market intelligence managers
  • Global & Regional Marketing Directors
  • Insight Managers and Directors
  • Market analysts

Sectors Covered:

  • Macro outlook across the oil and gas value chain including upstream, midstream and downstream sectors
  • Key transition sectors including renewables, hydrogen and electric vehicles

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction – 15 mins

Sandeep Yadav, Global Head of Energy Research, will set the scene for the multiple challenges facing the oil and gas sector as it looks to recover from COVID-19 and prepare for the energy transition.

Forecasts & Prospects – 30 mins

Senior Analyst Svetlana Doh will present the post-pandemic outlook for demand across the oil and gas sectors, identifying the key investment trends and strategic shifts occurring in the sector.

Macro Thematic Analysis – 30 mins

Thematic Analyst Charlotte Newton will discuss the pressures of cross-sector ESG and technology transformation on the industry and how you can harness alternative datasets to fully understand their impact.

Industry Theme Insights – 30 mins

Energy Transition Analyst Barbara Monterrubio will examine the major themes driving the energy transition, such as renewable energy, electric vehicles and hydrogen, and their potential impacts on oil and gas demand.

Future Products & Services – 30 mins

Managing Analyst Will Scargill will explore the strategic opportunities open to oil and gas companies and how these could help them adapt to the transition.

Conclusions & Outlook – 15 mins

Will Scargill will deliver conclusions on key strategic questions, providing an outlook for the year and beyond, with a final opportunity to ask questions.

Speakers

Sandeep Yadav, Global Head of Energy Research

Sandeep is Global Head of Energy research at GlobalData. He is responsible for product development and delivery of the research agenda for the Oil & Gas and Power business units, a role to which he brings more than 15 years of experience in market research and consulting. In his previous role, Sandeep was responsible for India operations of GlobalData, overseeing research and the development of the Healthcare and Energy Intelligence Centers.

Svetlana Doh, Senior Analyst

Svetlana manages GlobalData’s Oil and Gas research for the Americas and previously worked for Schlumberger as an Engineering Team Lead and a Reservoir Engineer. Svetlana holds a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas in Moscow. She specialized in mathematical modelling and numerical simulation of the multiphase flow through the porous medium.

Barbara Monterrubio, Energy Transition Analyst

Based in London, Barbara specializes in Energy Transition and disruptive technologies for GlobalData’s Energy team. She has worked across different sectors in Sustainable Project Development and Energy Transition Policy implementation and has led public policy strategy development towards decarbonization for private and public sectors, including topics such as transmission, renewable strategies, power generation, infrastructure, and policy implementation.

Will Scargill, Managing Analyst

Will leads GlobalData’s analysis of global energy economics and manages the UK-based research and analysis team. As part of this role, he coordinates modeling of macro supply and demand trends and analysis of the key themes driving the energy transition. He has worked with a wide variety of energy companies, service providers and banks to identify and evaluate market trends and investment opportunities Additionally, Will has assisted oil ministries, regulators and NOCs to support policy development and assessment.

Charlotte Newton, Associate Analyst

Charlotte is an Associate Analyst with GlobalData’s Thematic Research Team. Since joining the team, Charlotte has written on important technologies such as artifical intelligence and Internet of Things. Prior to joining GlobalData, Charlotte studied for an MSc in Political Science, with a focus on Russia and Eastern Europe.

Forecasting the Future of Payments


Monday, 22nd Nov 2021 at 12:00 GMT

 

About the event

The past two years alone have greatly changed how we pay as consumers and businesses, accelerating trends already present in the market and pushing the cashless society ever closer to the precipice of reality. With seismic changes already underway, and more new technologies and models waiting in the wings, it’s critical for businesses to understand where the market will move in the next five years.
This two-hour virtual conference brings together the very best gold-standard intelligence from GlobalData’s Banking & Payments Intelligence Center, marrying market-leading analysis, robust predictive forecasting, and deep alternative datasets to reveal the disruptive themes, key players and growth opportunities in the payments industry.

Aimed at analysts, consultants, strategy and product teams, and those keen to grapple with global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

• Accurately size and forecast the payments market

• Identify the key areas of growth

• Prize apart the technology trends that will shape the future of the payments market from those that won’t

• Discover what the impact of technological change and the rolling presence of fintech will have on the market

• Identify your next key investment opportunities early and spot the next emergent unicorns

Sectors Covered:

• Ecommerce

• Blockchain

• Fintech

• Regulation

• Payments

• Mobile payments

• Online payments

• Alternative payments

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction – 5 mins

We start this event off with a brief introduction to the world of payments as it is by Bartosz Golba, Research Director at GlobalData Financial Services, as well as what you can expect from the next two hours.

Data Trends and Forecasts – 30 mins

In the second part of our comprehensive exploration of the payments industry, Sam Murrant, Lead Analyst for Payments at GlobalData Financial Services, will be sizing the payments industry across the most impactful channels, including electronic payments, paper payments, e-commerce, mobile, and real-time payments, all with an eye on their future market share within the next five years.

Sam will also be exploring current and historic consumer trends in the payments industry, alongside the impact COVID-19 has had on them, using GlobalData’s Financial Services Consumer Survey. Charting consumer behavior across channels, themes, geographies and profiles, our Consumer Survey collects responses from over 250,000 respondents to accurately gauge the headspace of the consumer in the modern financial world.

Disruptive Forces in Payments – 30 mins

Here we’ll be looking at the wider themes impacting the payments universe through the lens of our Thematic framework. Sam Murrant will be joined by George Monaghan from the Thematic Analysis team at GlobalData, where they’ll be drilling into the role technology and regulatory change play in shaping the future dynamics of the industry, what themes future players will need to tap into to ensure success, and potential unicorns in the making.

Underpinning this analysis will be GlobalData’s comprehensive alternative dataset, where patents, company filings, job analytics, M&A, and more combine to paint a picture of the future movements and disruptive themes across the spectrum of business.

Roundtable: Payments Products in 2026 – 60 mins

In our roundtable segment, we’ll be joined by Bartosz Golba, Sam Murrant, Stephen Walker, GlobalData’s Lead Analyst of Fintech, and Frederique Slevin, VP of Product Management, Retail Payments at ACI Worldwide, as they discuss the future of payments products up and down the value chain.

From what the products of tomorrow will look like, to how the money will be moved around the globe in the next five years, this group of industry experts will be bringing their decades of experience to dissect the future trajectory of the products pushing the envelope in the payments market.

Conclusions & Outlook for 2022

In this, our last segment of the day, our analysts and guests will be drawing upon their experience and research as they have their last say on the key markets for growth in the sector, as well as the technological, macroeconomic and regulatory themes disrupting the space.

We’ll also be giving attendees the exclusive opportunity for a Q&A session with our market-leading analysts, who will be answering any questions from the floor as they pertain to the payments business.

Our Speakers

Sam Murrant, Lead Analyst for Payments, GlobalData Financial Services

Responsible for overseeing all Payments content on the GlobalData platform, Sam brings nine years of payments analysis experience to the heart of GlobalData’s payments strategy. From designing the annual Financial Services Consumer Survey, to coordinating payments-based consulting projects, he focuses on the use-case for the end-user to disentangle the payments landscape.

Stephen Walker, Lead Analyst for Fintech, GlobalData Financial Services

As Lead Analyst for Fintech at GlobalData Financial Services, Steve oversees all fintech and Thematic content across the GlobalData platform. His research covers all areas of digital transformation strategy with a particular focus on disruptive new business models. Prior to GlobalData, Steve spent time at Forrester and Corporative Executive Board (CEB), and within Strategy roles at Lloyds bank.

Frederique Slevin, VP of Product management, Retail Payments at ACI Worldwide

Fred Slevin has over 20 years of experience managing payments software products for banks and intermediaries. Having joined ACI in 2006, she now leads the Retail Payments Solution Management team which leads the solution’s technology and business evolution, as well as defining and enabling the solution’s go-to-market strategy in the field of universal connectivity.

Bartosz Golba, Research Director, GlobalData Financial Services

Bartosz heads up the Financial Services division at GlobalData and is responsible for the product development strategy, quality of delivery and robust methodologies across their Financial Services content – covering Banking and Payments, Wealth Management, and Insurance. Prior to GlobalData Bartosz worked in the industry as a private banker at Getin Noble Bank for a number of years.

George Monaghan, Thematic Analyst, GlobalData

George Monaghan is an Analyst in GlobalData’s Thematic Research Team, which he joined after completing his bachelor’s degree at Durham University. In this role, George has evaluated and interpreted the themes proving most disruptive in the world of business, including AI, IoT and ESG. His comments on cryptocurrency have been featured in Bloomberg, Reuters and The Economic Times.

Mapping the Strategic Direction of Global Packaged Foods


Thursday, 11th Nov 2021 at 14:00 GMT

 

About the event

While the effects of the pandemic still affect the day-to-day lives of food marketers, longer-term strategic impacts must also be assessed. Consumer values and consumption behaviors are set for permanent revision in the wake of COVID-19 – directly affecting at-home food consumption occasions around the world. The race to strategically realign strategies and portfolios to country, category and channel targets has already begun, but knowing what those targets should be is key.

This two-hour forty-five-minute virtual conference brings together the very best insight and gold-standard intelligence from GlobalData’s Consumer practice to provide a definitive vision for the packaged food industry. With a comprehensive agenda covering strategic themes, consumer trends, market and channel performance, and insight into companies’ playbooks, this conference will enable you to see how your business fits into the bigger picture.

Aimed at food marketers, strategic thinkers and those keen to understand global trends and industry themes, our virtual conference will help you to:

Discover the most important strategic themes your company needs to know about

Understand the future direction of key meal and snacking categories and the channel dynamics that will affect them

Understand the global market share that emergent consumer behaviors represent

Gain insight from ‘alternative’ data sets, including patents, company filings and hiring trends, to understand which industry players are tuned into the most impactful themes affecting the consumer landscape

Pinpoint in what direction future products and services need to head in to target the themes which have the biggest potential to change the industry

Sectors Covered:

All packaged food sectors

How packaged food is aligned to key at-home consumption occasions

Where key consumer behaviors, as they’ve been affected by the pandemic, interact with packaged food market data

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction – 15 mins

Before we launch into the conference proper, Piers Berezai, Research & Analysis Director of GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices, will be giving a brief introduction into just how the global pandemic has forced a widespread redefinition of the packaged food marketing landscape.

Forecasts & Prospects – 30 mins

The second part of our comprehensive examination of packaged food, Piers Berezai and Katie Page, Content Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices, will be examining the shifts in key consumer super-categories and channels that have resulted from the significant recalibration of consumer preferences.

Piers and Katie will also be unpicking the headline opportunities that these recent behavioral shifts have prompted across the global market.

Industry Insights – 30 mins

Our Analysis Director for the Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices, Ramaa Chipalkatti, will then be running through the key themes changing how consumers behave and interact with their product choices on a global level.

With these changes in consumer behavior comes the need for industry to adapt to a plastic hierarchy of consumer preferences, so stay tuned for how industry can adapt to the market.

Thematic Analysis – 30 mins

In this section of our conference, Dr Lil Read from the GlobalData Thematic Analysis team will be taking you through the alternative datasets which lay brimming with market information to those with the power to see it. From patents, to company filings and M&A deals, unpick the themes set to cause a major splash in packaged food.

Lil will also be identifying which players are tapping into these wave-making themes with success, and who aren’t – listing the winners and losers in this exciting space, as well as any key plays being made.

Future Products & Services – 30 mins

Bringing all this data together to enhance product development is our next session, in which Senior Analysts for the Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices, Lia Neophytou and Jenny Questier, will be examining the key strategic actions major players will need to take to develop successful products and services for the future market.

Lia and Jenny will be running through how Product Managers can develop their processes to target the key themes affecting the industry, future-proofing their future investment in a turbulent market.

Conclusions & Outlook – 10 mins

In this penultimate segment, our analysts will be drawing together their research on the future state of the packaged food market to come to a series of actionable conclusions.

What is the market outlook now, what themes and forces are poised to have the most impact, and who are the players keying into the trends that will shape the market for the next decade – acquire all the information you’ll need to go to market.

Q&A

Last, but not least, is the exclusive chance to field questions to our market-leading analysts. For the last part of our conference, we’ll be opening the field to questions from the audience, as they apply to the topic at hand.

Our Speakers

Piers Berezai; Research and Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

A specialist in Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail, Piers has over 20 years of experience in research, analysis and business information. Prior to joining GlobalData, he was instrumental in the creation and development of Datamonitor’s New Consumer Insight proposition.

Ramaa Chipalkatti, Analysis Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Ramaa manages the publication schedule for GlobalData’s Innovation Intelligence Centre, using her industry insight to ensure that quality standards are maintained throughout the syndicated platform. In addition to creating research and analysis, she also helps create GlobalData’s proprietary consumer survey research program. Ramaa has presented at several international industry conferences and is regularly quoted in trade publications.

Lia Neophytou, Senior Analyst, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Lia is the Senior Analyst responsible for analyzing the consumer behavior catalyzing innovation across the FMCG space. Lia has presented at industry conferences including in-cosmetics Global and her views on the FMCG landscape have been quoted in several industry publications including Forbes, Vogue Business, and Cosmetics Design Europe.

Katie Page, Content Director, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

Katie oversees all aspects of the syndicated research agenda, as well as contributing to bespoke client consulting projects. Her expertise covers primary research, consumer insights analysis, market assessment, and product innovation tracking, skills she has previously used at Greencore plc, Sainsbury’s, and a retail operations consultancy. She holds an MA from the University of Oxford.

Jenny Questier, Senior Analyst, GlobalData’s Consumer, Foodservice, and Packaging practices

With nearly ten years’ experience in FMCG, Jenny has used her considerable skills at GlobalData to create and develop global content and consulting projects to identify and understand key trends in consumer behavior. Jenny’s key areas of interest lie in researching emerging consumer groups, with recent topics of research included the myriad impact of COVID-19 on consumers and their lifestyles.

Dr Lil Read, Analyst, Thematic Research

Dr Lil Read is an Analyst in GlobalData’s Thematic Research team, which she joined in October 2020 after completing her PhD at the University of Cambridge. In her role she has covered the themes making the largest impact across the world of business, assisting in the syndicated research process on topics such as AI, ESG, and IoT. Her areas of specialist interest include semiconductors and social media.