The Zero Project Technology Forum

ICT solutions pitch to potential investors and partners

Revisit the Zero Project Technology Forum 2025

This year the event focused on 20 ICT innovations and opportunities to scale or replicate their solutions.

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The Zero Project Technology Forum is an exclusive in-person event held in the lead-up to the annual Zero Project Conference, where innovative solutions for disability inclusion are pitched to potential investors and partners.

Months of preparation go into identifying the most promising innovative solutions, along with potential partners, investors, and multipliers from the global Zero Project Network. As part of this process, matchmaking opportunities are carefully selected to maximize the forum’s impact, as stakeholders from around the world come together in person in Vienna.

Revisit the Zero Project Technology Forum 2025

This year the event focused on 20 ICT innovations and opportunities to scale or replicate their solutions.

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Zero Project Technology Forum 2025

Outstanding innovations, ready to scale and deploy

Here are some of the 20 ICT solutions showcased at the Zero Project Technology Forum 2025.

  • A woman with a headset uses sign language in a customer service environment, as shown by Czech subtitles. Her professional attire and concentration emphasize the inclusivity of workplaces that accommodate sign language users, reinforcing equal opportunities in communication-focused roles.

    Czech Republic

    Deafcom

    Deafcom in the Czech Republic develops VRS/VRI software for deaf users, supporting phone calls and…

  • A woman, possibly South Asian, is engaged in a moment of discovery or learning as she holds a prosthetic hand. The scene, set in Karachi, Pakistan, showcases technological advancements in assistive devices, advocating for disability inclusion and innovation in healthcare for empowerment and equality.

    Pakistan

    Bionikx Prosthetics

    Bioniks in Pakistan sold 700 prosthetics by 2024, leveraging AI tools and 3D scanning for custom…

  • Three individuals, appearing to be family members or close friends, sit together, each holding a small device that seems to light up based on interactions. Their expressions are warm and engaged, symbolizing technology's role in fostering social and emotional connections in an inclusive environment.

    Netherlands

    Happybots Felix

    Happybots in the Netherlands developed Felix, an AI 'buddy' for psychosocial disabilities. By 2024,…

Zero Project Technology Forum 2024

 

“The Zero Project Technology Forum is an innovative laboratory and an important source of inspiration for companies, organizations and politics to get early access to the latest innovations for persons with disabilities. As a pioneer in accessibility and services for people with disabilities in all of Europe, it is very important for us to be a partner of the Zero Project Technology Forum in order to remain as an innovation leader at the forefront of technological developments."Robert Zadrazil, CEO of UniCredit Bank Austria

Innovation Pitches at the Zero Project Conference 2024

Innovations from the Zero Project Technology Forum 2024 also had the opportunitiy to present their solutions in front of a global audience at the UN Offices in Vienna, Austria, as part of the Zero Project Conference 2024. Discover some of the innovations on YouTube:

Innovation Pitches

The Zero Project Technology Forum 2023

Facts & Figures:

  • 1 Day invitation-only event prior to the Zero Project Conference
  • 29 global ICT-innovators from all over the world selected as Zero Project Awardees or promising technology for disability inclusion; 
  • Investors & Multipliers: IT-multinationals, NGOs, Public Funders, and more e.g. Google, Microsoft, Atos, WHO, and the World Bank
  • YouTube

    Technology Forum 2023