Jessica Santos, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Konovo

Jessica Santos, PhD, AIGP | LinkedIn

Expert opinion leader in healthcare compliance, privacy, ethics, regulation, pharmacovigilance and quality management. Experienced statistician, analyst and methodologist. As a global executive, Jessica provides oversight and support across global offices in regulation, ethics and compliance, and is responsible for directing frameworks regarding compliance, privacy and quality management in RWR (Real World Research) and MR (Market Research). Jessica gained her reputation through her publications and professional committee work in the industry. Jessica is a frequent speaker and contributor at major conferences. She has a PhD in Social Science and an MRS fellowship. Jessica is a member of BHBIA and the EphMRA Code of Ethics Committee, the UK Research Ethics Committee, the MAPs Compliance Committee, and the co-chair of the ISPOR Code of Conduct Committee.

 

Benjamin de Seingalt

Corporate Counsel, Compliance Officer, and Director of Applied AI, MarketVision Research

Benjamin de Seingalt, Esq. | LinkedIn

Benjamin de Seingalt is the Corporate Counsel, Compliance Officer, and Director of Applied AI for MarketVision Research, one of the largest primary market research and consulting firms in the United States. His work focuses on artificial intelligence, global privacy compliance, corporate social responsibility, and post-market drug surveillance. Ben is also the Senior Fellow for Artificial Intelligence at the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation and serves on the Editorial Board for The Federal Lawyer, the board of the Federal Bar Association's Section on Civil Rights, the BHBIA's Ethics and Compliance Committee, ESOMAR's AI Task Force Coordinating Committee, and the Insights Association's Standards Committee. He is a graduate of Tulane University Law School, the A.B. Freeman School of Business, and Washington College.

Ben pairs deep legal expertise with strong business acumen, allowing him to master the strategic, environmental, and operational challenges of complex, highly-regulated industries, including pharmaceuticals and financial services. A recognized thought leader in ethics and artificial intelligence, Ben designs and implements cutting-edge AI initiatives and develops robust data governance frameworks. His capabilities span global regulatory compliance, complex contract negotiation, risk management, and program management, complemented by a proven record of directing strategic CSR initiatives and advising on crisis communication and brand strategy.

Rich Hutchings – Global Senior Demand & Insights Manager - Bayer

Richard Hutchings | LinkedIn

Rich Hutchings is a healthcare business insights professional with 12+ years’ experience helping pharmaceutical teams turn evidence into decisions across international markets. He currently works at Bayer Pharmaceuticals as a Global Senior Demand & Insights Manager within Global Strategic Insights, partnering with global product teams to frame critical business questions and deliver demand assessments that inform strategy.  Rich specialises in integrating epidemiology, primary market research and decision analytics to build robust forecasts, scenario plans and opportunity sizing.

Alongside his core insights work, he contributes to Bayer’s AI initiatives by supporting practical use cases and training that help teams adopt generative AI responsibly and improve the speed and quality of decision-making.  Before moving into global, Rich held UK insights roles across Oncology and Women’s Health at Bayer, supporting brand strategy, market research governance, sales force effectiveness and forecasting. Earlier in his career, he held senior agency positions at Healthcare Research Worldwide and Ipsos Healthcare, leading international programmes spanning advanced quantitative research, segmentation, pricing, market sizing and uptake forecasting.

 

Martin Mullard, Ethics and Compliance Officer, BHBIA

Martin Mullard | LinkedIn

Martin has worked within Healthcare Market Research and Business Intelligence for over 35 years.

Martin has been the Ethics and Compliance Officer at the BHBIA for the last year and is determined to help maintain the high standards the Ethics and Compliance Team has set, whilst also looking at new ways to make that advice as accessible as possible.

 

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