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The Agenda provides an overview of all sessions of the Zero Project Conference 2022 (ZeroCon22). The Conference was centred around the theme of Accessibility and spanned three days, from February 23-25, 2022.

ZeroCon22 was hosted at the United Nations Office at Vienna, and broadcast live via YouTube. If you missed a session, you can now watch it on demand by clicking on the session links in the table below.

Please note: "Partner Channel" sessions were webinars hosted by partner organizations on Zoom, MS Teams, or on other conferencing tools. The recordings for those sessions are not yet available.

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ZeroCon22 Agenda
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The Award Ceremony Thursday 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Caroline Casey, The Valuable 500 (Moderator), Ireland
  • Robert Zadrazil, CEO of Unicredit Bank Austria, Austria
  • Sara Minkara, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights to the President of the United States
  • Martin Essl, Essl Foundation, Austria
  • Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the Parliament of Austria
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Opening Ceremony Wednesday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Caroline Casey, The Valuable 500, Ireland
  • Martin Essl, Essl Foundation, Austria
  • Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna, Egypt
  • Luis Gallegos, UN Conference of States Parties (COSP), United States
  • Markus Raffer, Entrepreneur and Tech-Innovator, Austria
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Improving web-accessibility (in cooperation with GARI - The Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative) Wednesday 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Sabine Lobnig, Mobile & Wireless Forum and GARI, Belgium
  • Yves Cornu, FACILiti, France
  • Nick Lum, BeeLine Reader, United States
  • Hema Natarajan, Benetech, United States
  • Jose Corretje, Planeta Facil, Spain
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Technology-based sign-language solutions Thursday 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Helmut Ludwar, SignTime, Austria
  • Sebastien Sellier, Elix Bubble, France
  • Concepción Maria Diaz Robledo, Fundacion CNSE, Spain
  • Yoshio Shinoda, Okayama Broadcasting, Japan
  • Nick de la Hunt, We Sign it, South Africa
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Converting books and stories into accessible formats Wednesday 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Thomas H. Butcher, Essl Foundation, USA
  • Carla Mauch, Mais Diferenças, Brazil
  • Pablo Lecuona, Asociación Tiflonexos, Argentina
  • Christopher Kurz, Rochester Institute of Technology, United States
  • Oscar Garcia Munoz, Plena Madrid, Spain
  • Alana Laudone, Benetech, United States
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Cities and the Countdown to Zero Friday 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Victor Pineda, Cities for All Global Initiative, United States
  • Geraldine Guille, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Austria
  • Marinka Bakula-Anđelić, City of Zagreb, Croatia
  • James Lee, City Bridge Trust, United Kingdom
  • Fernanda Costa Peixoto Primo, Curitiba City Hall, Brazil
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The Future of Work: Building an environment for inclusive employment (in cooperation with ILO GBDN - Global Business and Disability Network) Wednesday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Jürgen Menze, ILO GBDN, Switzerland
  • Lars Lindberg, Nordic Welfare Center, Sweden
  • Mounter Wu, Flex Zhuhai, China
  • Marina Kalnitski, Inclusion Factory, China
  • Karen Basiye, Safaricom, Kenya
  • Frances West, Frances WestCo, United States
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Alle können barrierefrei! – die inklusive Unternehmenskultur (in deutscher Sprache), in Kooperation mit myAbility) Thursday 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM Download icalUN Restaurant
  • Wolfgang Kowatsch, myAbility, Austria
  • Christian Bugl, Takeda, Austria
  • Nicole Steger, Ikea, Austria
  • Alexander Karla-Hager, Verbund, Austria
  • Julia Moser, myAbilty, Austria
  • Markus Wimmer, Österreichische Post, Austria
The Accessible Tourism Summit (in cooperation with ENAT - European Network for Accessible Tourism) Friday 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Ivor Ambrose, ENAT, Greece
  • Anna Grazia Laura, ENAT, Italy
  • Dale Reardon, Travel for All, Australia
  • Renat Anpilogov, Globe4all, Russia
  • Nadezhda Anpilogova, Globe4all, Russia (co-presenter)
  • Shirit Pearl Levy, Enosh, Israel
  • Hilal Kahraman, İGA, Turkey
  • Seben Ayşe Dayı, İGA, Turkey (co-presenter)
  • Mark Trieglaff, ACT Services, United States
  • Glenda Virginia Durán Caro, Fundación Eres, Chile
  • Guillermo Castro , Fundación Eres, Chile (co-presenter)
  • Nipun Os, Mphasis, India
  • Apoorv Kulkarni, Ola Mobility Institute, India
  • Janice Lintz, CEO of Hearing Access & Innovations and Activist, United States
  • Anna Königseder, Zero Project, Austria
  • Liron David, Enosh, Israel
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Let's Talk About Sex Thursday 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Connie Vandarakis, DanceAbility, United States
  • Monica Cortes, Asdown Colombia, Colombia
  • Nadine Dlouhy, Equalizent, Austria
  • Marissa Lee Medjeral-Mills, Disabled People's Association, Singapore
  • Izzy Kaufman, Disability Pride PA, United States
  • Christo Velkov, Special Olympics, Belgium
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Design and Universal Design Thursday 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Susanna Laurin, Funka Nu, Sweden
  • Gerald M. Craddock, The National Disability Authority, Ireland
  • Alexandra Verdeil, Tactile Studio, Germany
  • Nathan Ashley, Voi Technologies, United Kingdom
  • Christian Hellevang, KS, Norway
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Public policies improving the legal frameworks for accessibility (in cooperation with the Embassy of Canada to Austria) Thursday 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • H.E. Troy Lulashnyk, Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Austria, Canada
  • The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of of Employment, Workforce Development, Disability and Inclusion, Canada
  • Secretary of State Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Poland
  • Michael Reardon, Office of Disability Employment Policy - U.S. Department of Labor, United States
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Civil for all - how to train the next generation of Civil Servants Wednesday 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Yehuda Yaakov, Senior Director for Social Impact Policy, Israel Foreign Ministry, Israel
  • Idan Ilan, Head of Project Department, Israeli Ministry of Justice, Israel
  • Jonathan Palacios, Ministry of Social Development and Family, Government of Chile, Chile
  • Javier González, Ministry of Social Development and Family, Government of Chile, Chile
  • Efrat Stern, JDC Israel Unlimited, Israel
  • Silvia Grecco, Municipal Department of Persons with Disabilities - City of São Paulo, Brazil
  • Tine Missinne, Inter Vlaanderen, Belgium
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Zero Project Business Forum: Champions in accessibility (in cooperation with Ruh Global Impact & The Valuable 500) Thursday 03:10 PM - 05:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Caroline Casey, The Valuable 500, Ireland
  • Debra Ruh, Ruh Global Impact, United States of America
  • Debra Ruh, Ruh Global Impact, United States
  • Mounter Wu, Flex Zhuhai, China
  • Darren Rowan, Eli Lilly, United Kingdom
  • Lori Golden, EY, United States
  • Alexandra Nothnagel, Atos, France
  • Karen Basiye, Safaricom, Kenya
  • Saara KAMPPARI-MILLER, Intel Corportation, United States of America
  • Helen Andrade, Nestle, Brazil
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Designing accessible products and services (in cooperation with The Valuable 500) Wednesday 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Caroline Casey, The Valuable 500, Ireland
  • Christine Hemphill, Open Inclusion, United Kingdom
  • Michal Rimon, Access Israel, Israel
  • Markus Wimmer, Austrian Post, Austria
  • Rhiannon Parker, The Valuable 500, United Kingdom
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Innovative Practices in Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Friday 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Michal Rimon, Access Israel, Israel
  • Talal Waheed, CBM, Pakistan
  • Oliver Neuschäfer, CBM, Germany
  • Khalil A. Hamad, World Vision, Iraq
  • Doreen Chizyuka, World Vision, Zambia
  • Mohammad Monjurul Habib, Centre for Disability in Development, Bangladesh
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Web-based orientation maps and apps Wednesday 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Holger Dieterich, Sozialhelden, Germany
  • Ethan Brooks, Waymap, United Kingdom
  • Faustino Cuadrado, App & Town Companon, Spain
  • Fiona Jarvis, Blue Badge Style Access Gallery, United Kingdom
  • Carlo Castellano, Park4Dis, Spain
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The Zero Project - Asia Summit Thursday 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Aiko Akiyama, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), Thailand
  • Hironobu Shibuya, Nippon Foundation, Thailand
  • Nurul Huda Bte Awang Haji Muhin, Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam, Brunei
  • Eunyong Lee, Excolo, South Korea
  • Phyllis Choo, SG Enable, Singapore
  • Marissa Lee Medjeral-Mills, Disabled People's Association, Singapore
  • Havishyan Thakral, Enklude, Indonesia
  • Kumiko Fujiwara, DPI Women's Network, Japan
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Scaling Innovations in Subsaharan Africa Wednesday 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Irene Mbari-Kirika, inAble, United States & Kenya
  • Doreen Chizyuka, WASH Zambia - World Vision, Zambia
  • Cloves Ssebadduka, Love Manifested Children’s Ministry, Uganda
  • Srilakshmi Subramanyam, ECDD, Ethiopia
  • Nicole Colmenares Pulido, Project Circleg, Switzerland/East Africa
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The practical usage of Artificial Intelligence Thursday 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • David Banes, davebanesaccess, United Kingdom Christopher Patnoe, Google, United Kingdom
  • Klaus Höckner, Austrian Association supporting the Blind and Visually Impaired, Austria
  • Sara Smolley, Voiceitt, Israel
  • Paul Mayer, capito, Austria
  • Nehat Krasniqi, Alana, United Kingdom
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Inclusive play and playful learning for children Wednesday 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Emanuela Zaimi, Down Syndrome Albania Foundation, Albania
  • Noa Nitzan, Beit Issie Shapiro, Israel
  • Aditi Agrawal, Gudgudee, India
  • Ricardo Rosas Díaz, Catholic University of Chile, Chile
  • Kevin Spencer, Hocus Focus, United States
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Organizing self-supporting (online) communities Wednesday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • George Anthony Giannoumis, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
  • Kerns Lane, Be My Eyes, Denmark
  • Matthijs Nederveen, EnableMe, Netherlands
  • Sayomdeb Mukherjee, Enable India, India
  • Iris Popescu, The Urban Mobility Club, Romania
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Inclusive and accessible universities Friday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Jason Weedon, Central European University, Austria
  • Josefina Ocampo, University of Tucuman, Argentina
  • Arifur Rahman, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), Bangladesh
  • Wajdi Wazzan, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
  • Fatma Al-Qassimi, Zayeed University, United Arab Emirates
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The Future Is Female Thursday 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Kathryn Johnson, St. Cloud State University, United States
  • Amy Xiarong Zhou, SCSU Visiting Scholar, United States
  • Fatma Al Jassim, Consultant, United Arab Emirates
  • Shani Dhanda, Disability Specialist, United Kingdom
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Acquiring the digital skills that are highly in demand (in cooperation with ILO GBDN and Business Disability International) Wednesday 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Susan Scott Parker, Business Disability International, United Kingdom
  • Jürgen Menze, ILO GBDN, Switzerland
  • Daniel Otumbai Omondi, Graduate at Bridge Academy, Kenya
  • Tabie Kioko, Safaricom, Kenya
  • Lesa Bradshaw, Bradshaw Leroux Consulting, South Africa
  • Bernd Schramm, GIZ, Germany
  • Simon Brown, Sightsavers International, United Kingdom
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Zero Project`s Shark Tank Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Christopher Patnoe, Google, United Kingdom
  • Ka Yiu Cheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
  • Jesica Rivero, Fundacion ONCE, Spain
  • Jose Luis Borau Jordan, Fundacion ONCE, Spain
  • Adi Kahn, Migdal Or, Israel
  • Ramy Soliman, Bonocle, Qatar
  • Carola Rubia Duran, Fundación Descúbreme, Chile
  • Masahito Kawamori, ITU and Keio University, Japan
  • Bernd Schramm, GIZ, Germany
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Zero Project-Impact Transfer 2022 (in cooperation with Fundación Descúbreme and Ashoka Austria) Wednesday 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Cezarina Niculae, Ashoka, Spain
  • Sumita Kunashakaran, Zero Project, Austria
  • Michael Rice, Centre for Access to Football (CAFE), United Kingdom
  • Henry Diaz, Instituto Nacional para Ciegos, Colombia
  • Vanesha Manuturi, Kota Kita, Indonesia
  • Sarfaraz Syed, Jan Vikas Samiti, India
  • Jaime Grana, Fundacion Eres, Chile
  • Lilach Segal, Access Israel, Israel
  • Christopher Kurz, Rochester Institute of Technology, United States
  • Jonathan Hassell, Hassell Inclusion Ltd, United Kingdom
  • Faustino Cuadrado, Mass Factory Urban Accessible Mobility, Spain
  • Yves Cornu, Facil’iti, France
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Accessibility of public transportation (in cooperation with Atos & Business Disability International) Friday 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Neil Milliken, Atos, United Kingdom Susan Scott-Parker, Business Disability International, United Kingdom
  • Ewa Raczynska-Bulawa, Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna, Poland
  • Theo Quick, Atos, United Kingdom
  • Joanna Wootten, Independent Disability Advisor Group, United Kingdom
  • Hilal Kahraman, iGA, Turkey
  • Guy Davies, Disability Solutions Ltd, South Africa
  • Marinka Bakula-Anđelić, City of Zagreb, Croatia
  • Jasmina Khanna, Atos Syntel, India
  • Ana Maria Vieitez Vivas, Transportes Metropolitanos de Barcelona, Spain
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ICT – Innovation for Inclusion program Friday 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Ingrid Rojas, Pacto de Productividad, Chile
  • Paloma Cid, Fundación ONCE, Spain
  • Carol Moya, INRPAC, Chile
  • Williams Cuevas, Fundación Luz, Chile
  • Guilherme Braga, Egalité, Diversity & Inclusion, Brazil
  • Julian Tarbox, Enable India, India
  • Carolina Saavedra, SOFAN, Chile
  • Sumita Kunashakaran, Zero Project, Austria
  • Lourdes Marquez de la Calleja, Fundacion Once, Spain
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Artificial Intelligence for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks Friday 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • James Thurston, G3ICT, United States
  • Hector Minto, AI for Accessibility Program, Microsoft, United Kingdom
  • Anat Caspi, The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology, University of Washington, United States
  • Katherine Michelle Chacón Martínez, G3ict & Smart Cities for All Country Representative for Ecuador, Ecuador
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High-Tech in Assistive Technologies (in cooperation with GAATO - Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organizations) Wednesday 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf, AIAS Bologna onlus, Italy
  • Luc de Witte, GAATO and The Hague University of Applied Science, Netherlands
  • Claudiu Leverenz, Munevo, Germany
  • David Hofer, Lifetool, Austria
  • Zacharias Vamvakousis, Eyeharp, Spain
  • Moran Ran, Atvisor, Israel
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The accessibilities strategies of "Big Tech" Wednesday 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • David Banes, davebanesaccess, United Kingdom
  • Hector Minto, Microsoft, United Kingdom
  • Christopher Patnoe, Google, United Kingdom
  • Larry Goldberg, Yahoo!, United States
  • Shadi Abou-Zhara, amazon.com, Austria
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Fostering Disability Inclusion Through the UN SDGs (in cooperation with The Harkin Institute, Drake University, United States) Wednesday 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Aiko Akiyama, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), Thailand Robert Ludke, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement, United States
  • Daniela Bas, Director, Division for Inclusive Social Development, United Nations DESA, United States (TBC)
  • Caroline Casey, The Valuable 500, Ireland
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Go Austria! (in deutscher Sprache) Thursday 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM Download icalUN Restaurant
  • Michael Hilbert, Ashoka Visionary Program, Austria
  • Matthias Röder, Herbert und Eliette von Karajan Institute, Austria
  • Eva Maikisch, zeitgeist events & more, Austria
  • Silke Ploder, zeitgeist events & more, Austria
Making financial services accessible for all Friday 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Kathryn Townsend, Barclays Bank, United Kingdom
  • Thomas Jelinek, Hayaku, Czech Republic
  • Oksana Chuchunkova, Disability Consultant, Russia
  • Jake Abma, ING Bank, Netherlands
  • Monica Ackermann, Scotiabank, Canada
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Hacking the hackathon Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • George Anthony Giannoumis, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
  • Sayomdeb Mukherjee, Project Discovery, Enable India, India
  • Takumu Hattori, I’m Possible, Israeli Embassy in Japan, Israel and Japan
  • Matthijs Nederveen, Enable Me, Netherlands
  • Chad Baranik, Google, USA
  • Barak Shine, The Embassy of Israel in Japan
  • Yosuke Ishikawa, Nippon Foundation, Japan
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Menschen mit Behinderungen in Werbung & Medien (in deutscher Sprache), in Kooperation mit dem ORF Thursday 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM Download icalUN Restaurant
  • Franz Josef Huainigg, ORF, Austria
  • Andreas Onea, ORF, Austria
  • Tanja Dietrich-Hübner, Billa AG, Austria
  • Heidemarie Egger, Expertin für inklusive Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Austria
  • Andreas Spielvogel, DDB, Austria
  • Miriam Labus, ORF, Austria
  • Ernst Schwarz, PS Film, Austria
  • Golli Marboe, Freier Journalist und Filmprodzent, Austria
  • Lorenz Lohr, ORF, Austria(TBC)
Reaching for the Stars: Accessibility in Astronomy Friday 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Xing Yi Ang, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, Austria
  • Erika Labbé, Diego Portales University, Chile
  • María Argudo-Fernández, Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile
  • Ambassador Belén Sapag Muñoz de la Peña, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Embassy of Chile, Austria
  • Simonetta Di Pippo, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Austria
  • Robin Tim Weis, Zero Project, Austria
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Hi-Tech Start-Ups aus Österreich (in deutscher Sprache) Thursday 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM Download icalUN Restaurant
  • Martin Morandell, Smartinlife, Austria
  • Michael Otter, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Austria
  • Helmut Ludwar, SignTime, Austria
  • Werner Bischof, GuideMe, Austria
  • Markus Raffer, Tec-Innovation Gmbh, Austria
  • Paul Mayer, capito, Austria
  • David Hofer, Wheelsim, Austria
  • Barbara Operschall, Speechcode, Austria
  • Kornelius Pesut, ÖGS, Austria
  • Alexander Guano, Hörbücherei, Austria
  • Gabriel Unterholzer, dec112, Austria
How to tap the potential of start-ups from India in (cooperation with Youth4Jobs, India) Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Meera Shenoy, Youth4Jobs, India
  • Ankita Shirodariya, Social Alpha, India
  • Charu Chadha, Govt. and Citizen Engagement, Omidyar Network India (ONI), India
  • Christopher Patnoe, Google, United Kingdom
  • Georg Schön, Ashoka, Austria
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Documentary premiere: How to drive a Formula 1-car with your thoughts Thursday 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Michael Fembek, Essl Foundation, Austria
  • Rodrigo Hübner Mendes, Rodirgo Mendes Institute, Brazil
  • Tan Le, EMOTIV Neurotech f. t. Global Community, United States
  • Jeremy Snyder, TFA Group, United States
  • Hazem Abdelkawy, Toyota Europe, Belgium
  • Mallory Weggemann, TFA Group, USA
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Leisure and Sports Thursday 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Christo Velkov, Special Olympics, Belgium
  • Ahmed Elbana, Nomad Divers, Egypt
  • Michael Rice, CAFE, United Kingdom
  • Johanna Sakko, Malike, Inclusion Finland, Finland
  • James Lee, City of London, United Kingdom
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Audits, Standards and Certifications on Accessibility Friday 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
  • Christopher M. Lee, G3ICT, United States
  • Andrea Pregel, Sightsavers, United Kingdom
  • Selben Penzin, Sightsavers, Nigeria (co-presenter)
  • Shilpi Kapoor, BarrierBreak, India
  • Wolfhard Drabek, OEZIV, Austria
  • Doris Ossberger, Austrian Federation BSVÖ, Austria
  • Jonathan Hassell, Hassell Inclusion, United Kingdom
  • Yuval Wagner, Access Israel, Israel
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Replicable Innovations from Asia Friday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Download icalChannel 2 / Pressroom
  • Sumita Kunashakaran, Zero Project, Austria
  • Sirinart Tongsiri, Maharakham University, Thailand
  • I Nengah Latra, Accessible Housing, Puspadi Bali, Indonesia
  • Rahma Utami, #TantanganAksesibilitas, Suarise, Indonesia
  • David Curtis, Accessible Agriculture, Light For The World, Cambodia
  • Shruti More, Therapy On Wheels, Samphia Foundation, India
  • Rita Triharyani, YAKKUM Rehabilitation Center, Indonesia
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Closing Ceremony Friday 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
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    Community Inclusion: the Innovation of the Global Disability Summit Wednesday 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Facundo Chávez Penillas, United Nations Human Rights Council, Switzerland
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    The Full Picture: Disability-Inclusive, Climate Resilient Cities and Assistive Technology Wednesday 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Iain McKinnon, Global Disability Innovation Hub, United Kingdom
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    Accessible Technological Future by Design Wednesday 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Yuval Wagner, Access Israel, Israel
    • Michal Rimon, Access Israel, Israel
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    Crowdsourcing: Be My Eyes Interview Wednesday 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Kerns Lane, Be My Eyes, Denmark
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    #WeThe15 Wednesday 12:20 PM - 01:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Craig Spence, International Paralympic Committee, Germany
    • Vladimir Cuk, International Disability Alliance, Switzerland
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    Zero Project Database Presentation Wednesday 01:20 PM - 01:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Anna Königseder, Zero Project, Austria
    • Mario Paumann, Gugler GmbH, Austria
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    Barclays: Kathryn Townsend Wednesday 01:40 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Kathryn Townsend, Barclays, United Kingdom
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    GDS 2022: Readout of Pledges Wednesday 02:00 PM - 02:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • José Viera, Global Disability Summit, Canada
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    Data, Acquired Disability, and Disasters. Wednesday 02:20 PM - 02:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Shane Kanady, G3ict, USA
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    Inclusive Conferences Wednesday 02:40 PM - 03:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Ailis Hardy, Inclusion International, United Kingdom
    • Oswald Foellerer, People First, Austria
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    Cities For All & Amsterdam For All Thursday 02:00 PM - 02:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Luis Artieda, World ENABLED, United States of America
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    3D-printed Hearing Aids Wednesday 03:20 PM - 03:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Jason Szolomayer, 3DP4ME, USA
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    Billion Strong Wednesday 03:40 PM - 04:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Debra Ruh, Ruh Global, USA
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    The Case for Better Coverage of Disability in the Media Wednesday 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Kristin Gilger, NCDJ, USA
    • William Wan, Washington Post, USA
    • Eric Garcia, The Independent, USA
    • Amanda Morris, New York Times, USA
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    Investors Panel Thursday 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Meera Shenoy, Youth4JobsFoundation, India
    • Rajiv Kumar, NITI Aayog, India
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    EASPD: the Scaling-up of Social Innovation Thursday 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Maya Donev, EASPD, Belgium
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    Decentering Power and Privilege Thursday 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • George Anthony Giannoumis, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
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    Taking it further from here: Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility. Impact of the ZeroProject conference on the ICCHP-AAATE 2022 conference programme Thursday 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Sabine Lobnig, Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative (GARI), Austria
    • Luc de Witte, GAATO, United Kingdom
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    GAATO: Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility Thursday 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Sabine Lobnig, Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative (GARI), Austria
    • Luc de Witte, GAATO, United Kingdom
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    European Commission: EAA & Public Procurement Thursday 11:40 AM - 12:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Inmaculada Placencia Porrero, European Commission - DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
    • Shadi Abou-Zahra, amazon.com, Austria
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    RespectAbility Thursday 12:20 PM - 12:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Jennifer Mizrahi, Founder, RespectAbility
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    WeSignIt: Innovation Showcase Thursday 12:40 PM - 01:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Nick de la Hunt, We Sign It, South Africa
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    Discover Vienna: Zero Barriers Programme | 1/3 Thursday 01:00 PM - 01:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Sylvia Göttinger, Vienna Business Agency, Austria
    • Dudu Gencel, Vienna Business Agency, Austria
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    Challenges going International Thursday 03:40 PM - 04:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Carlos Pereira, Livox, Brazil
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    Vienna Business Agency: Impact Investing Thursday 02:20 PM - 02:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Sasha Lipman, tech2impact, Austria
    • Nikolaus Hutter, New Paradigm Ventures, Austria
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    Frances WestCo: Authentic Inclusion: the 2022 approach to Business Transformation Thursday 02:40 PM - 03:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Frances West, FrancesWestCo, United States
    • Charlotte Dales, Inclusively, United States
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    Leonard Cheshire: How does disability inclusive culture foster innovation? Thursday 03:20 PM - 03:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Steve Tyler, Leonard Cheshire, United Kingdom
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    Accessibility Leaders Joining Hands to Maximize Impact Thursday 04:40 PM - 05:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Michal Rimon, Access Israel, Israel
    • Caroline Casey, The Valuable 500, Ireland
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    Vienna Wheelchair View Thursday 04:00 PM - 04:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Kristin Gilger, NCDJ, USA
    • Evelyn Brezina, Blogger, Austria
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    Government of South Australia: Online Accessibility Toolkit Friday 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Cliff Edwards, Government of South Australia, Australia
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    Lormen Project Friday 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Juliane Batthyany, The Lormen Association, Austria
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    HI: Employers, Aim for Inclusion! Friday 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Jose Kurian, Humanity & Inclusion, France
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    Are good practices enough? Friday 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Peter Torres Fremlin, Consultant, United Kingdom
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    Accessible Job Searches Thursday 09:00 AM - 09:40 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Moshe Gaon, Yoocan, Israel
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    Genio: the European Social Innovation Catalyst Fund Friday 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Madeleine Clarke, Genio, Ireland
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    Discover Vienna: Zero Barriers Programme | 2+3 Friday 12:20 PM - 01:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Participants of the Discover Vienna: Zero barriers Programme 2022
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    The State of Disability Inclusion in Iraq Friday 01:20 PM - 01:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Fuad Abdullah, Sheyaw, Iraq
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    Making travel inclusive of everyone Friday 01:40 PM - 02:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Neha Arora, Planet Abled, India
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    Scaling Strategies Friday 02:20 PM - 02:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Peter Vandor, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
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    Advocacy and Diplomacy Friday 02:40 PM - 03:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Amy Herbert Knopf, St. Cloud State University, USA
    • Kathryn E. Johnson, St. Cloud State University, USA
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    The State of Disability Inclusion in the USA Friday 03:00 PM - 03:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Elaine Katz, Kessler Foundation, USA
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    GCA™ Publisher Certification Programme Friday 03:20 PM - 03:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Michael Johnson, Benetech, USA
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    Janice Lintz Friday 03:40 PM - 04:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Janice Lintz, CEO of Hearing Access & Innovations and Activist, United States
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    Subreader Friday 09:20 AM - 09:40 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Alexander Gram Jensen, SubReader, Denmark
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    Mark Mildon: Mobility for All Thursday 01:20 PM - 01:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Mark Mildon, Toyota, Belgium
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    Global Symbols Wednesday 01:00 PM - 01:20 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • David Banes, davebanesaccess, United Kingdom
    • Wilfried Kainz, Essl Foundation, Austria
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    Inclusive innovation: working with mainstream digital solutions to transform employment services in Kenya and Bangladesh Thursday 01:40 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Angel Perez, Leonard Cheshire, UK - i2i Program
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    I'm Possible by Israeli Embassy in Japan Friday 09:00 AM - 09:20 AM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Barak Shine, The Embassy of Israel in Japan
    • Yosuke Ishikawa, Nippon Foundation, Japan
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    Innovating a more accessible and inclusive world Thursday 05:00 PM - 05:40 PM Download icalFireside Chats
    • Sarah Herrlinger, Apple, United States
    • David Banes, davebanesaccess, United Kingdom
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    Keynote Minister Mückstein Thursday 03:00 PM - 03:10 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
    • Wolfgang Mückstein, Federal Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Austria (TBC)
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    Keynote Wolfgang Sobotka Thursday 06:00 PM - 06:15 PM Download icalChannel 1 / M0
    • Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the Parliament of Austria, Austria
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    EASPD: Technology in Social Care and Support Services Thursday 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Download icalPartner Channel
    • May Agius, Aġenzija Sapport, Malta
    • Noa Nitzan, Beit Isse Shapiro, Israel
    • Klaus Miesenberger, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
    • Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf, AIAS Bologna onlus, Italy
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    ENAT: Introduction to ENAT, Advancing Accessible Tourism for All Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Ivor Ambrose, ENAT, Belgium
    • Anna Grazia Laura, ENAT, Belgium
    • Katerina Papamichail, ENAT, Belgium
    • Marco Pizzio, AISM, Italy
    • Martin Lobert, Accessible Tromsø, Norway
    • Sonia García-Fraile, Fundación ONCE, Spain
    • Miguel Carrasco, PREDIF, Spain
    • Selvakumar Ramachandran, Kerckhoffs Ltd, United Kingdom
    Inclusion International: Listen to us! Include us! Respect us! Wednesday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Dominique Kantor, Fundacion Visibilia, Argentina
    • Chaica Al Qassami, Inclusion International & Down Syndrome International, United Arab Emirates
    • Harry Roche, Inclusion International, United Kingdom
    Hilfsgemeinschaft: Inclusion in the fashion world - let talk Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Jasmin Huber, WeDressCollective, Germany
    • Samantha Bullok, Wheelchair Model, United Kingdom
    • Virali Modi, Motivational Speaker, India
    • Niki Hind, Blind Grit, Australia
    • Janina Urussowa, The Art of Inclusion, Germany
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    IAPP: The IAAP model of Certification Thursday 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Malin Hammarberg, Sigma Technology, Sweden
    • Renate Baur-Richter, SEDRA Foundation, UAE
    • Christopher M. Lee, G3ICT, United States
    • Mervat Tashkandi, AlQemam Professional Educational Consultants, Saudi Arabia
    • Gottfried Zimmermann, IAAP-DACH, Germany
    • Frances West, FrancesWestCo, United States
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    Access Israel: "Partnerships for the Goal" Accessibility Leaders Talk Thursday 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Caroline Casey, The Valuable 500, Ireland
    • Christopher Lee, G3ICT, United Kingdom
    • Christopher Patnoe, Google, United Kingdom
    • Debra Ruh, Ruh Global, USA
    • Hector Minto, Microsoft, United Kingdom
    • Irene Mbari-Kirika, InABLEAccess, USA
    • Michael Fembek, Zero Project, Austria
    • Michal Rimon, Access Israel, Israel
    • Neha Arora , Planet Abled, India
    Blueprint on Inclusive Workplaces of the Future. Key Roles and Good Practices. Thursday 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Kim Dabbs, Steelcase, USA
    • Brian Collins, Microsoft, USA
    • Susan Mazrui, AT&T, USA
    • Jim Link, C2Lead & SHRM Foundation, USA
    • Shane Kanady, G3ict, USA
    • James Thurston, G3ict, USA
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    St. Cloud State University: Dubai Expo 2020 Through Deaf Eyes Thursday 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Xiaorong Zhou, St. Cloud State University, USA
    • Shawn Vriezen, ASL Certified Deaf Interpreter, USA
    • Ziv Cherti, Hattie Friedland (Ki’ach) School for the Deaf, Israel
    • David Lee Raymond, Sorenson Communication, Jamaica
    • Nic Zapko, Sorenson Communication, USA
    • Sherri Rademacher, St. Cloud State University, USA
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    G3ict: Procurement for More Inclusive Education Thursday 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Humberto Insolera, European Disability Forum, Belgium
    • Susanna Laurin, Funka, G3ict, Sweden
    • Ivana Juraga, European Commission, Belgium
    • Esa Kaunistola, Microsoft, Belgium
    • Janet Looney, European Institute of Education and Social Policy, France
    • Catherine Naughton, European Disability Forum, Belgium
    • Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero, European Commission, Belgium
    • James Thurston, G3ict, USA
    • Caroline Wright, British Educational Suppliers Association , United Kingdom
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    Australian Web Accessibility Initiative (OZeWAI.org): Updating the Accessibility Toolkit with educational resources for accessible work environments Friday 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Brigitta Norton, Australian Accessibility Initiative (OZeWAI), Australia
    • Greg Alchin, New South Wales Government, Australia
    • Andrew Arch, Australian Standards Committee, Australia
    • Ben Leech, Digital Transformation Agency, Australia
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    ILO: Reaping the business benefits of accessibility Friday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Jürgen Menze, International Labor Organization, Switzerland
    • Andy Garrett, GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom
    • Vani Seshadri, Accenture, India
    • Javier García González, Repsol, Spain
    • Beatriz González Mellídez, Atos
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    Philea: Outstanding accessibility and inclusion projects of European foundations Friday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Nino Khurtsidze, Europe Foundation, Georgia
    • Nevgül Bilsel Safkan, Sabanci Foundation, Trukey
    • Sophia Mohammed, Light for the World, South Sudan
    Cities4All: Lessons for Inclusive Urban Transformation Friday 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
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    Enable India: Project Discovery, Grass to Grassroots, Everyone a Innovator Wednesday 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Chad Baranik, Google, USA
    • Christine Hemphill, Open Inclusion, Switzerland
    • Matthijs Nederveen, EnableMe, Netherlands
    • Sayomdeb Mukherhjee (Den), EnableIndia, India
    • Dawn Herman, Google, USA
    • Sara Basson, Google, USA
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    Use of digital technologies in inclusive education Friday 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Rodrigo Hübner Mendes, Rodrigo Mendes Institute, Brazil
    • Claudia Werneck, Escola de Gente, Brazil
    • Bill Wilmot, Cast, United States
    • Ernst Ferdinand Starhemberg, Essl Foundation, Austria
    • Umesh Sharma, Monash University, Australia
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    Doris Rothauer: The Impact of Inclusive Arts and Museums Wednesday 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Doris Rothauer, Art Manager and Impact Consultant, Austria
    • Connie Vandarakis, , Education Director of DanceAbility international, Arts & Culture Director, Disability Pride PA, USA
    • Christian Vogelauer, Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen Österreichs, Austria
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    Hilfsgemeinschaft: EAA - the ADA for Europe Wednesday 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Michael Wahl, Federal Monitoring Agency for Accessibility of Information Technology (BFIT-Bund), Germany
    • Alejandro Moledo, European Disability Forum, Belgium
    • Andreas Reinalter, Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, Austria
    • Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero, European Commission, Belgium
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    Frances West: Reframe inclusion: the art, the principle and the practice Wednesday 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Frances West, FrancesWest&Co, USA
    • Fanny Krivoy, Studio Analogous, USA
    • Kathleen Delgado, FrancesWest&Co, USA
    • Mindy Eng, Studio Analogous, USA
    • Stela Lupushor, Reframe.Work Inc., USA
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    Fundación Descúbreme: Scaling innovation for social inclusion in Latin America Wednesday 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Carola Rubia, Fundación Descúbreme, Chile
    • César Buenadicha, Inter-American Development Bank, USA
    • Alejandra León, Pacto de Productividad Colombia, Colombia
    • Ingrid Rojas, Pacto de Productividad Chile, Chile
    • Natalia Guala, Fundación ONCE, Spain
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    Engineering more Efficient Labour Markets Friday 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Download icalPartner Channel
    • Susan Scott Parker, Business Disability International, UK
    • Gabriel Pablo Marcolongo, Incluyeme.com, Argentina
    • Guilherme Braga, Egalite, Brazil
    • Wolfgang Kowatsch, myAbility, Austria
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