Julian Backhouse is an Associate Director – Regulatory Technology, leading the team responsible for labelling solutions at IQVIA. He has over 25 years of experience in component content management, automation and global change control. Leveraging insights from CPG, FMCG and Life Science, within which he specializes in labelling and packaging artwork management, localization and automation, he has held positions in product strategy, technology delivery and consulting services.

As the Senior Regulatory Affairs Director for Business & Technology Transformation, Donald works with the Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA) team at IQVIA to add and update technology solutions to GRA's business processes. His experience bridges the business and technology divide that spans Regulatory submissions, document management, and Regulatory Information Management, especially as they integrate with other departments and systems.  Having worked in several organizations of different sizes, he provides perspectives from sponsors, vendors and now CROs.  He is a strong proponent of standards and data governance. With a BA and MA in Mathematics, Donald became fully involved in the pharmaceutical industry just as electronic submissions were starting late in the 1990’s and has over 20 years’ experience in the industry.

Jason Berning has more than 10 years of experience in Regulatory Technologies in various roles that include: consulting, product management, and sales. As an Associate Dir. of Business Development at IQVIA Jason focuses on bringing transformational Regulatory Technology and Consulting solutions to his customers. He has worked with a wide variety of pharma companies of various sizes and is passionately optimistic about the digitalization of regulatory affairs.