Keynotes
Jenny Lay-Flurrie
Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft
Rachel Patterson
Director of Disability Policy, Domestic Policy Council, The White House
Victor Calise
Director, Walmart Belonging
Featured Speakers
Inmaculada Placencia Porrero
Sr. Expert in Disability and Inclusion, D-G Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
The Honorable U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass)
Session Chairs
Alison Sutton Levy
Director, Office of Technical and Information Services, U.S. Access Board
Bill Curtis-Davidson
Director, PEAT
Caroline Desrosiers
Founder & CEO, Scribely
Christopher Land
Sr. Accessibility Technical Program Manager, Oracle
Christopher Lee, Ph.D.
President, G3ict/IAAP
Daniella Decker
Independent Consultant
David Banes
Access and Inclusion
Frances West
Founder, FrancesWestCo
Geoff Freed
Director, Digital Accessibility Consulting, Perkins Access
Greg Pollock
VP, Business Development, CSD
Gregg Vanderheiden, Ph.D.
Professor and Founder/Director Emeritus- Trace R&D Center, UMD iSchool, University of Maryland
Irene Mbari-Kirika
Founder and Executive Director, inABLE
Jacque Madison
Director of Product Accessibility - Digital Experience, Accenture
James Thurston
Accessible Digital Transformation Lead, Norh America, Atos
Jennison Mark Asuncion
Co-Founder, Global A11y Awareness Day & Vice-Chair, GAAD Foundation
Jonathan Thurston
CEO, Infinite Access
Jutta Treviranus, Ph.D.
Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC), OCAD University
Karen Strauss
National Disability Advocate and Historian
Katy Talikowska
CEO, Valuable 500
Larry Goldberg
Accessible Media and Technology Consultant
Mark Walker
Head of Marketing and Porfolio, AbilityNet
Mary Fernandez
Global Lead, Disability and Neuro-Inclusion, Cisco Systems
Matt Ater
Vice President of Business Development, Vispero
Mike May
Navigation Technology Advisor, APH
Pina D’Intino, CPACC
Sr. Accessibility Adviser, Strategist and Business Implementation, Aequum Global Access Inc.
Rachel Paul
Membership Service & Outreach Manager, IAAP
Rob Sinclair
Global Head of Accessibility, Atlassian
Sabine Lobnig
Director of Communications, Mobile & Wireless Forum
Sachin Dev Pavithran, Ph.D.
Executive Director, U.S. Access Board
Sharron Rush
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Knowbility
Shilpi Kapoor
Founder & CEO, BarrierBreak
Sonali Rai
Media, Culture and Immersive Technologies Lead, RNIB
Susan Mazrui
Director, Global Public Policy, AT&T
Theresa Vaughan
Research Scientist, NCAN; G3ict/NeuroAbilities Advisory Council Chair
Tim Springer
CEO, Level Access
Zach Bastian
Manager, Strategic Alliances, Verizon
Session Speakers
Aidan Tierney
Lead Product Manager Accessibility, eBay
Alejandro Moledo del Rio
Deputy Director, European Disability Forum
Alex Dunn
Founder and CEO, Cephable
Alexandra Bennewith
VP, Government Relations, United Spinal Association
Alwar Pillai
CEO & Co-Founder, Fable
H.E. Ambassador Luis Gallegos Chiriboga
President, GIA Foundation; President Board of UNITAR; Honorary Chair Board of G3ict
Andrea Campos
CX Director, Claro Brasil
Andrew Kirkpatrick
Senior Fellow, G3ict
Andrew Nielson
Director, Government-wide IT Accessibility Program, U.S. GSA
Anil Lewis
Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, NFB
AnnMarie Killian
CEO, TDIforAccess, Inc.
Ariel Simms
President and CEO, RespectAbility
Arielle Silverman, Ph.D.
Director of Research, AFB
Agustín Esposito-Vigíl
Accessibility Manager, Netflix
Axel Leblois
Founder and President Emeritus, G3ict
Ayan Kishore
CEO, Benetech
Becky Copeland
CEO, VTCSecure
Ben Breen
@SightlessKombat
Bianca Prins
Global Head of Accessibility, ING
William Reuschel
Inclusive Design Practice Lead, Applause
Brian Scarpelli
Senior Global Policy Counsel, ACT | The App Association
Caitlin Grogan
Group Product Manager, UI Systems, Sprout Social
Cat Noone
CEO & Co-Founder, Stark (Excused)
Chaithanya Mamidoju
Accessibility Lead, TracFone Brands - Verizon Value Org
Chandra Harrison, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Access Advisors
Charan Karusala
Data Analyst, INNoVA
Charlie Merritt
Co-Founder & VP, Business Development, Stalwart COM; Nerve Gaming; @QuadCapable
Chas Steinmetz
SVP, Digital Accessibility, PNC Financial Services
Christian Vogler, Ph.D.
Professor, Director, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
Christine Hemphill
Founder and Managing Director, Open Inclusion
Christopher Patnoe
Head of Accessibility and Disability Inclusion, EMEA, Google
Clark Rachfal
Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, ACB
Craig Radford
CEO and Co-Founder, 360 Empower
David Berman, CPACC, CPWA, ADS
President, David Berman Communications
David Fazio
Founder and President, Helix Opportunity
David O’Neill
Technical Fellow, Vispero
Diane Burstein
Deputy Chief, CGB, FCC
Doug Hacker
Director of Product Accessibility, Pearson
Tom Pey, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO, Waymap
Dylan Barrell
CTO, Deque Systems
Ed Summers
Head of Accessibility, GitHub
Eduardo Meza-Etienne
Principal Accessibility SME, Level Access
Emily Hartman
General Manager, Allianz Partners USA
Ernie Crawford
President and Founder, Crawford Technologies
Everette Bacon
VP of Blindness Initiatives, Aira & NFB
Eyra Abraham
Certified Auditor (FHCA) – Disability Inclusion & Accessibility, ForHumanity
Federico Batista Poitier
Accessibility Policy Officer, UCLG
Francesca Cesa Bianchi
Vice President, G3ict
Gary Aussant
Director, Digital Accessibility Consulting, Perkins Access
Gautam Rao, CPWA
Global Head of Accessibility, EY
Greg Suprock
Head of Solutions Architecture, Apex CoVantage
Hannes J. Lagrelius
Program Officer, Global Program for Inclusive & Accessible Urban Development, WBU
Hillary Wool
Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Howard Berke
President & CEO, Enabled Interactive Technologies
Howard A. Rosenblum
CEO, NAD
Idan Meir
Co-Founder & CEO, RightHear
Ike Ofobike
DRO Attorney Advisor, CGB, FCC
Iyad Abu Doush, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Research and Grants, Professor, American University of Kuwait
Jamie Lassner
Executive Director, Accessibility Accelerator
Jason Broughton
NLS, U.S. Library of Congress
Jenna Issary
Producer, Live and Interactive Audiodescription, Descriptive Video Works
Jennifer Mathis
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. DOJ
Jerome D. Lyons
Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Defense, Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program
Jhillika Kumar
Founder & CEO, Mentra
Johanna Steiner
Senior Learning & Business Development Manager, Lingvano
Jonathan Avila, CPWA
Chief Accessibility Officer, Level Access
Josh Mendelsohn
Acting Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, FCC
Josh Miller
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, 3Play Media
Judy Brewer
Assistant Director for Accessibility, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Julie Eshleman, Ph.D.
Assistive Technology Researcher, Leonard Cheshire, Assistive Technology
Karen Hawkins, CPACC
Principal of Accessible Design, Level Access (Excused)
Karen Williams, CPACC
Director, Accessibility Principal, TIAA
Kelsey Koupal
User Experience Researcher, AURC, Shepherd Center
Kevin Grogg
Assistive Technologies Service Owner, EY
Kevin White
Accessibility Technical Lead, W3C
Karthik Kannan
Co-Founder and CTO, Envision
Klaus Hoeckner
Managing Director, Austrian Association for the Blind and Low Vision
Lainey Feingold
Disability Rights Lawyer and Author, Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Lakshmi Ziskin
Sr. Product Manager, Prime Video Content Accessibility, Amazon
Lise Hamlin
Director, Public Policy, HLAA
Lisette Arocha, CPWA
Accessibility & Inclusive Design Senior Manager, Products & Technology, PwC
Luis Mauch
Co-Founder, Beplay
Manish Agrawal
Sr. Product Manager, Microsoft & Co-Founder, IAccessible, Inc.
Maria Town
President & CEO, AAPD
Mark McCusker
Chair, GLC, IAAP
Mark Miller
Director of Sales, TPGi, A Vispero Company
Mark Urban
CDC/ATSDR Accessibility Program Manager
Marshall Law
Co-Founder & Business Development, Rivalry Tech
Mary Rainer-Skala
Director, Special Initiatives, IAAP
Michael Cooper
Web Accessibility Technical Strategist
Michael Phillips
Director, Technology Strategy and Relationships, AARP
Michal Rimon
CEO, Access Israel (Excused)
Mike Buckley
Chairman and CEO, Be My Eyes
Mike Paciello
Founder, WebABLE
Mitali Kamat
Manager, Accessibility and Inclusive Design, Products and Technology, PwC
Mohammed Loutfy, Ph.D., CPACC
Director, Capacity Building and Advocacy, G3ict
Monica Ackermann
Head of Accessibility, Scotiabank
Naeem Komeilipoor
Founder and CTO, AAVAA
Neil Milliken
VP – Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion, Atos
Nir Pechuk
CEO, Extentek
Patrick Hall
NIST AI RMF Contributor & Assistant Professor, GWU
Peter Hackes
Founder, Performedia
Peter Jarvis
Senior Executive VP, Storm Interface
Peter Korn
Director of Accessibility, Amazon's Devices and Services
Philip Rizcallah, P. Eng
CEO, Accessibility Standards Canada
Ramses Alcaide, Ph.D.
CEO, Neurable
Rebecca Roussell
Senior VP DEI Communications, Current Global
Regina “Gina” Kline
Founder and Managing Partner, Enabled Ventures
René Espinoza Jimenez
Founder and CEO, Lazarillo
Rick Smith
Director of Business Development, Elo Touch Solutions
Robert Gaunt, CPACC
President, Canadian National Institute of the Blind
Ryan Carrier
Executive Director & Founder, ForHumanity
Rylin Rodgers
Disability Policy Advisor, Microsoft Accessibility
Sabine Wachernig
Strategic Partnerships, Zero Project
Sam Evans
Certification Director, IAAP, A G3ict Division
Sambhavi Chandrashekar, Ph.D., CPACC
IAAP GLC Member; Global Accessibility Lead, D2L
Sandy Hanebrink
Executive Director, Touch the Future, Inc.
Sandy Lacey
Executive Director, Howe Innovation Center, Perkins School for the Blind
Saqib Shaikh
Software Engineering Manager, Project Lead for Seeing AI, Microsoft
Sara Smolley
Co-Founder & VP, Strategic Partnerships, Voiceitt
Sawyer Burton
Front-End Application Developer, INNoVA
Seth Bravin
National Sr. Executive, Accessibility Government & Business Strategy, T-Mobile
Shadi Abou-Zahra
Principal Accessibility Standards and Policy Manager, Amazon's Devices and Services
Shane Kanady
G3ict Senior Fellow
Shawn Henry
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Program Lead, W3C
Sherman Gillums, Jr.
Director, Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. DHS
Siddhant Chothe
Co-Founder, TekVsion
Stacey Romero, CPACC
Senior Manager Accessibility, Spectrum
Stephanie Cadieux
Chief Accessibility Officer of Canada
Stephen Framil
Corporate Global Head of Accessibility, Merck & Co. Inc.
Stephen Irish
Business Services Manager, INNoVA
Susan Scott-Parker, OBE, HonD
Founder, Business Disability International
Susanna Laurin, CPACC
IAAP GLC Honorary Chair & EU Representative
Theresa Reno-Weber
COO & President for North America, GoodMaps
Thomas Wlodkowski
Vice President, Accessibility, Comcast
Tomer Aharoni
Founder and CEO, Nagish
Veronica Lennon
Senior Communications Specialist, American Institutes of Research (AIR)
Wendy Adams
Senior Design Consultant, Sorenson
Will Schell
Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, CGB, FCC
Yashar Moradbakhti
CEO, Lingio
Innovation Sprint
Sue Cullen
Director of UD & ICT Accessibility, Tech for All, Inc.
IAAP Workshops Speakers
Ashley Abaragu
Program Manager, Knowbility
Bill Curtis-Davidson
Director, PEAT
Chad Chelius, ADS
Director of Training Solutions, CHAX Training and Consulting
Christine Hemphill
Founder and Managing Director, Open Inclusion
Dan Goldstein, Esq.
Founding Partner (retired), Brown, Goldstein & Levy; IAAP DI&AC Program Founder
Daniel Frank, MSCS, MBA, CPWA
IAAP Global Leadership Council
Eve Hill
Disability Rights Attorney, Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy
Jan McSorley, CPACC
Collaborative Accessibility Change Leader, Accessibility Consultant
Jayne Schurick
UX Researcher, Knowbility
John Sullivan
G3ict Senior Fellow and Advisor
Jonathan Thurston
CEO, Infinite Access
Marcie Roth
Executive Director and CEO, World Institute on DIsability (WID)
Mark Steadman
Director, Software Engineering, Mobile Accessibility, Fidelity Investments
Pina D’Intino, CPACC
Sr. Accessibility Adviser, Strategist and Business Implementation, Aequum Global Access Inc.
Zachary Gadoury
Accessibility Specialist, Mobile Applications, Fidelity Investments