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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.
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 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 in major conferences. She has a PhD in Social Science and MRS fellowship. Jessica is a member of BHBIA and EphMRA code of Ethics Committee, UK Research Ethics Committee, MAPs Compliance and co-chair of ISPOR Code of Conduct Committee.

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 high standards that the Ethics and Compliance Team have set, whilst also looking at new ways to make that advice as accessible as possible.

Steve Johnstone
Development Officer, BHBIA
Steve Johnstone | LinkedIn
Steve brings three decades of experience across client and agency roles within healthcare business intelligence. Over the past 20 years, he has held leadership roles in market research and analytics at AbbVie, both at the affiliate and global levels.
A long-standing contributor to the BHBIA, Steve is a former board and committee member and has served as a BOBI Awards judge. His extensive data analytics and market insights expertise and his passion for knowledge sharing have helped drive industry excellence and membership professional development.