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Speakers List
Keynote speakers, moderators and panellists
- Javed Abidi, Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI), India
- Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), France
- Constance Agyeman, Nesta, United Kingdom Representative of VAVE
- HRH Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein, Higher Council for Affairs of Persons with Disabilities, Jordan
- HHP Latifa Bent Thinian Bin Mohamed Al-Saud, Saudi Association for People with a Disability, Saudi Arabia
- Ivor Ambrose, European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT), Belgium
- Natalia Amelina, UNESCO IITE, Russia
- Silvia Balmas, European Foundation Centre, Belgium
- Masahito Kawamori, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Switzerland
- Javier Blazquez, Fundación ONCE, Spain
- Jane Buchanan, Human Rights Watch, USA
- Erwin Buchinger, Disability Ombudsman, Austria
- Aline Buysschaert, Kois Invest, Belgium
- Miguel Angel Cabra de Luna, Fundacion ONCE and EESC, Spain
- Caroline Casey, The Ability Awards, Ireland
- Shuaib Chalklen, African Disability Forum, South Africa
- Gerald Craddock, Centre for Excellence in Universal Design, Ireland
- Michelle Damiani, Syracuse University, United States of America
- Brent Elder, Syracuse University, United States of America
- Helga Fasching, University of Vienna, Austria
- Michael Fembek, Zero Project/Essl Foundation, Austria
- Luis Gallegos, Chair of G3ict and former Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the UNO at Geneva
- Martin Gould, G3ict, USA
- Sonja Grabner, Austrian Development Agency, Austria
- Tamara Grundstein, Independent Living Austria (tbc)
- Patrick D´Haese, MED-EL
- Ingrid Heindorf, Zero Project/World Future Council, Switzerland
- Judy Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, U.S Department of State, United States of America
- Frank Hoffmann, Discovering Hands, Germany
- Rudolf Hundstorfer, former Federal Minister of Labour Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, Austria
- Helene Jarmer, Member of Parliament, Austria
- Karin Jestin, Strategic Philanthropy Advisor, Switzerland
- Wilfried Kainz, Zero Project/Essl Foundation, Austria
- Samuel Koch, Member of the State Theatre Darmstadt, Germany
- Rana Kotan, Sabanci Vakfi Foundation, Turkey
- Klaus Lachwitz, Inclusion Europe, Germany
- Sylvana Lakkis, DPI Arab World, Lebanon
- Axel Leblois, G3ict, USA
- Panagiota (Betty) Leotsakou, ICEVI-Europe and former Ministry of Education, Greece
- Michael Longhino, Chance B, Austria
- Janet E. Lord, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University, USA
- Lenín Voltaire Moreno, UN Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility, Ecuador (tbc)
- Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, World Bank, United States of America
- Gopal Mitra, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United States of America
- Georgette Mulheir, Lumos Foundation, United Kingdom
- Viktor Panisch, VAVE, Austria
- Yetnebersh Nigussie, Light for the World, Ethiopia
- Nevena Peneva, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Austria
- Jyrki Pinomaa, Aspa Foundation, Finland
- Irena Radinovic, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit, Serbia
- Dominika Raditsch, Federal Ministry of Education and Women’s Affairs, Austria (tbc)
- Diane Richler, former Inclusion International, Canada
- Marie Ringler, Ashoka, Austria
- Kaitlin Roh, USAID, USA (tbc)
- Amelie Saupe, Zero Project/Essl Foundation, Japan
- Bernhard Schmid, Lebenshilfe Wien, Austria
- Christian Schober, NPO Competence Centre, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
- Susan Scott-Parker, Business Disability International, United Kingdom
- Terry Skehan, Swedish Agency for Participation, Sweden
- Andrea Simonits, Open Society Foundations, Hungary
- Michael Snaprud, University of Agder, Norway
- Erwin Stahl, Bonventure, Germany
- Christine Stix-Hackl, Permanent Mission of Austria at the UN in Vienna
- Stefan Trömel, International Labour Organisation, Switzerland
- Isabelle Turmaine, International Association of Universities (IAU)
- Jakob von Uexkull, World Future Council, United Kingdom
- Jan Wulf-Schnabel, Drachensee Stiftung, Germany
- Luk Zelderloo, European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD)
Presenters of Innovative Policies
- David Capozzi, Access Board, United States of America
- Karen Ruth Chesterton Khayat, Massey University, New Zealand and Iraq
- Raffaele Ciambrone, Ministry of Education, Italy
- Laura Davison, Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, Switzerland
- Antônio José do Nascimento Ferreira, Secretariat of Human Rights of the Presidency, Brazil
- James Hubbard, Centre for Excellence in Universal Design, National Disability Authority of Ireland
- Kadrin Kergand, Archimedes Foundation, Estonia
- Madai Linkimer, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & International Labour Organisation (ILO), Costa Rica
- John McLaughlin, New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Canada
- Auberon Jeleel Odoom, Inclusion Ghana
- Jelena Perovic, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Montenegro
- Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero, European Commission, DG Justice, Belgium
Presenters of Innovative Practices
- Anjlee Agarwal, SAMARTHYAN Centre for Accessible Environments, India
- Ghadeer M. Al Hares, Higher Council for Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), Jordan
- Mukhtar Al-Shibani, Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES), Saudi Arabia
- Angelo Ebengo Muzaliwa, Initiative for Refugees living with Disability (IRD), Rwanda (tbc)
- Alberto Argueles / Claudia Werneck, WVA Editoria, Brazil
- Swaraj Paul Barooah, IDIA Charitable Trust, India
- Vashkar Bhattacharjee, GAATES, Bangladesh
- Stanley Bawden, The Living Link, South Africa
- Jamie Bolling, ENIL – European Network on Independent Living, Sweden
- Daniela Boscolo, Istituto Tecnico Economico di Porto Viro, Italy
- Martha Jo Braycich, Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia, Turkey
- Robert Bu, Open the Windows, Macedonia
- Lawrence F. Campbell, International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI), India
- Tsitsi Chataika, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
- Weiqin Chen, Oslo and Akershus University, Norway
- Tom De Moor, VCLB Gent, Belgium
- Gregor Demblin, Disability Performance Austria
- Koen Deweer, Konekt vzw, Belgium
- Sarah Driver-Jowitt, Uhambo Foundation, South Africa
- Laura Duncan, Special Olympics Arizona, USA
- Thuy Nguyen, Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam (MCNV), Vietnam
- Catherine Elliott, Child and Adolescent Health Service, Australia (tbc)
- Antonia Eggeling, Antonia Eggeling Social Design
- Joseph Mburu Evans, Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, Afghanistan
- Ugo Falace, Centro Leonardo Education, Italy
- Johannes Fellinger, Health Centre for the Deaf of the Hospital of St. John of God, Linz, Austria
- Friederike Gadow, Centre for Disability Studies, Australia
- Alejandra García Frank, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
- Benjamin Freese, PIKSL in der Gemeinde leben gGmbH, Germany
- Gopal Garg, Youth4Jobs Foundation, India
- Georgina Gaskell, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Bangladesh
- Eva Gyarmathy, GNW Ltd, Hungary
- Susan L. Hardie, The Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS), Canada/Ukraine
- Klaus Hoeckner, Austrian Association supporting the blind and visually impaired, Austria
- David Hofer, LIFEtool gemeinnützige GmbH, Austria
- Caroline Carswell, Sound Advice, Ireland
- Eileen Hopkins, Access Innovation Media, Australia
- Hubert Huber, Tageszeitung Kurier, Austria
- Monirul Islam, Plan International, Bangladesh
- Eduardo Jauregui, Irisbond, Spain
- Makkiya Jawed, doctHErs, Pakistan
- Elena Jenkin, Deakin University, Australia
- Manfred Kastner, Vision Education, Austria
- Mathew Kawogo, Add International, Tanzania (tbc)
- Svetlana Kekić, School for Elementary and Secondary Education “Milan Petrović”, Serbia
- Elisabeth Krön, Specialisterne Austria
- Ahmet Kryeziu, Save the Children International, Kosovo
- Mirjana Lazor, School for Elementary and Secondary Education “Milan Petrović”, Serbia
- Christopher M. Lee, AMAC, USA (tbc)
- Thi van Nga Le, Nhat Hong Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Vietnam
- Jonas Atugonza Lubago, Tanzania League of the Blind, Tanzania
- Anneke Maarse, Light for the World, East Africa
- Setareki Macanawai, Pacific Disability Forum, Australia
- Geert Malfliet, VCLB Gent, Belgium
- Tobias Marczinzik, PIKSL in der Gemeinde leben gGmbH, Germany
- Julia McGeown, Handicap International, Togo
- Amihai Miron, User1st, Israel
- Michelle Moloney, St. Michael’s House, Ireland
- Maria Liliana Mor, The Trust For The Americas, USA
- Mariagiulia Morlacchi, Scuola Primaria Via dei Boschi, Italy
- Rosalina Flores Obando, ASOPIECAD, Nicaragua
- Sar-el Oren Ohana, Access Israel, Israel
- Joni Oyserman, Signhands, Netherlands
- Katherine Payne, Wayfindr, UK
- Birendra Raj Pokharel, Action on Disability Rights and Development (ADRAD), Nepal
- Sabina Lobato, ONCE Foundation, Spain
- Jaco Rademeyer, ADJ Electronics, South Africa
- Robin Ribback, VerbaVoice, Germany
- Richard Rieser, World of Inclusion Ltd, UK
- Hervé Roqueplan, Krousar Thmey, Cambodia
- Birgit Rothenberg, Dortmund Center for Disability, Germany
- Ana Isabel Ruiz Lopez, Fundacion ONCE, Spain
- Wilson Ruvere, Jairos Jiri Association, Zimbabwe
- Artemi Sakellariadis, Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE), United Kingdom
- Denis Sandwidi, Ocades Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
- Isaac Sanft, Special Olympics Arizona, USA
- Claudia Schweinzer,, signtime, Austria
- Wolfgang Scheid, Caritas, Austria
- Umesh Sharma, Krongold Centre, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia
- Andreas Stainer-Hochgatter, Health and Environment Department, AIT, Austrian Institute of Technology
- Jennifer Stonemeier, TASH, USA
- Susanna Tadevosyan, Bridge of Hope, Armenia
- Ana Tamez, Universidad Tecnológica Santa Catarina, Mexico
- Paula Toukonen, Aspa Foundation, Finland
- Kathryn Townsend, Barclays Bank, United Kingdom
- Barbara Trader, TASH, USA (270)
- Elisabeth Udl, Ninlil, Austria
- Johannes Ungar, Innovia, Tirol
- Hugo Van de Veire, VCLB Gent, Belgium
- Agnes van Wijnen, Dutch Association for Disabled Children (NSGK), Netherlands
- Christoph Veigl, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Austria
- Yves Veulliet, IBM, Belgium
- Germain Weber, University Vienna, Austria
- Christoph Wiche, PIKSL in der Gemeinde leben gGmbH, Germany