Exploring the Ethical Dimensions of AI Integration

Betty is The Brandtech Group’s General Counsel. Previously Partner at an international law firm, Betty brings over 20 years’ experience advising both public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, and financings. Consistently ranked in Chambers Global and Legal500 since 2012, she is experienced in the full range of corporate legal projects for high-growth technology companies.

Nishat Ruiter is General Counsel of TED conferences, a non profit organization that believes passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. Through creativity, and a deep respect for TED's mission, Nishat's work is centered on ensuring that TED's legal requirements are met through a combination of practical and creative solutions that meets its needs, while still retaining the authentic TED voice across every area where possible. She manages the legal issues with respect to TED's licensing, partnerships, TM, brand protection, TED's code of conduct, data privacy, copyright, transactions and all corporate legal matters. Prior to TED, she worked as Associate General Counsel where she spent ten years in a variety of roles including managing legal issues on all marketing and advertising, M&A integration, and led the North American legal team responsible for the legal review of $1B/year in licensing transactions at CA Technologies. She also worked as Managing Counsel at LivePerson, provided in house counsel legal support to Chubb Insurance, Binary Tree.com and Capco. She is a visiting guest lecturer at Fordham Law School (New York) since 2013, faculty for the Practicing Law Institute, and has served for over ten years on the Editorial Board of the International In-house Counsel Journal (London). Inspired by a Bah?’? perspective on things, she loves resolving the most complex problems with an elegant solution, but always with coffee on hand. She enjoys music, tennis, hosting Spiritual Cafes in her community to foster meaningful conversations, and finding connectedness with people from all walks of life.

Ksenia’s practice focuses on IP litigation and client counseling across a wide variety of modern technologies. She has substantial experience in all aspects of litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in patent cases (including ANDA litigations) before the Federal District Courts, at the International Trade Commission, and in post-grant proceedings (IPRs) at the US Patent and Trademark Office. She also handles trademark (false advertising) and trade secret disputes in both Federal and State Courts. Ksenia also represents clients in settlement negotiations and IP licensing discussions, and performs due diligence and opinion work, including freedom-to-operate, patentability, infringement and validity analyses. Drawing on her educational and professional background in both the mechanical and chemical engineering fields, she is experienced in handling disputes in mechanical and medical devices, electrical and computer, life sciences, chemical, materials, and consumer products areas. She frequently writes on the current intellectual property law issues, and is active in professional associations for intellectual property and technology professionals.

Suzanna O’Donohue is an experienced Sales Leader with demonstrated success in leading high-performing teams. With more than 20 years of sales and management experience, she possesses a deep knowledge of the legal and technology industry. She is currently the VP of Sales for the Corporate Legal segment at LexisNexis managing a team of 100 people who sell into in-house counsel departments within corporations and heads up State Net, a Lexis solution that tracks legislative and regulatory changes. She received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Bridgeport and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Pace University. She is a past member of the board for the Design Thinking Certificate Program at Pace University, Lubin School of Business, and a recent member of the ABA International Section of Law Planning committee for the 2024 annual meeting.

Dan Burstein is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Paxos, a regulated financial institution that digitizes and mobilizes assets. In this role, Dan manages the company’s legal obligations, regulatory requirements, and compliance procedures across Paxos’ product suite. He is a seasoned executive with more than 17 years of experience in regulatory investigations and enforcement, regulatory compliance, and internal investigations.

Before joining Paxos, Dan served as a Senior Managing Director at Guidepost Solutions, a specialized consultancy focused on global investigations, compliance, monitoring and security. Between 2012 and 2016, Dan served in roles of escalating responsibility at the New York State Department of Financial Services, the biggest and most recognized state regulator across the financial services industry. Prior to NYDFS, Dan was an attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, a preeminent corporate law firm based in New York.

Dan holds a BA from Columbia University and a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center.