Keynotes

The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel

The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel

Chairwoman
FCC
John D. Kemp, Esq.

John D. Kemp, Esq.

President & CEO, Lakeshore Foundation,
Author,
2022 AstroAccess Ambassador in Zero-Gravity Flight
Rep. John P. Sarbanes

Rep. John P. Sarbanes

Congressman
U.S. House of Representatives
Maryland 3rd Congressional District

Featured

Gregg Vanderheiden, Ph.D.

Gregg Vanderheiden, Ph.D.

Professor and Director Emeritus, Trace R&D Center
University of Maryland, College Park
Judy Brewer

Judy Brewer

Dirctor WAI
W3C
Karen Peltz Strauss

Karen Peltz Strauss

National Disability Advocate
Lainey Feingold

Lainey Feingold

Disability Rights Lawyer and Author
Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Michael Cooper

Michael Cooper

Sr. Web Accessibility Specialist, WAI
W3C
Peter Korn

Peter Korn

Director, Accessibility
Amazon Devices & Services
Rebecca Bond

Rebecca Bond

Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Robin Spinks

Robin Spinks

Head of Inclusive Design
RNIB
Sarah Herrlinger

Sarah Herrlinger

Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives
Apple
Shadi Abou-Zhara

Shadi Abou-Zhara

Principal Standards and Policy Manager
Amazon Device Accessibility

Session Speakers

Ahmad Barber

Ahmad Barber

Chief Creative Officer
Bold Culture
Managing Partner
Streamlined Media & Communications
professional fashion, beauty, and lifestyle photographer
Alana Beal

Alana Beal

Sr. Manager, Segment Marketing
T-Mobile
Alex Dunn

Alex Dunn

Founder
Enabled Play
Ali Ingersoll

Ali Ingersoll

Global Community Development Lead
Open Inclusion
Andreas Forsland

Andreas Forsland

Founder & CEO
Cognixion
Angie Max

Angie Max

Accessibility & Inclusive Design Director, Products & Technology
PwC
Anil Lewis

Anil Lewis

Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, NFB
Annie Carrillo Soubic

Annie Carrillo Soubic

Partner, HearColors - Accesibilidad Web
Anthony Fernando

Anthony Fernando

Director, Accessibility Compliance
Pearson
Arpitha Shetty

Arpitha Shetty

Accessibility and Inclusive Design Director, Products and Technology
PwC
Bianca Prins

Bianca Prins

Global Head of Accessibility
ING
Birkir Gunnarsson

Birkir Gunnarsson

Director, Accessibility Engineering
Fidelity Investments
Brian Scarpelli

Brian Scarpelli

Senior Global Policy Counsel
ACT | The App Association
Cathy Bodine, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Cathy Bodine, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor, Department of Bioengineering
University of Colorado
Chad Chelius

Chad Chelius

Director of Training & Solutions
CHAX Training and Consulting
Christine Hempill

Christine Hempill

Managing Director
Open Inclusion
Clark Rachfal

Clark Rachfal

Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
ACB
Dan Goldstein, Esq.

Dan Goldstein, Esq.

Founding Partner
Brown, Goldstein & Levy (retired)
Dan Uyematsu

Dan Uyematsu

Senior Program Manager
Microsoft
Daniella Decker

Daniella Decker

Director, Disability & Access Consulting
C Talent
Whalar
Darryl Adams

Darryl Adams

Director of Accessibility
Intel
Darryl Cooper

Darryl Cooper

Senior Attorney, CGB
FCC
Diane Burstein

Diane Burstein

Deputy Chief, CGB
FCC
Tom Pey, Ph.D.

Tom Pey, Ph.D.

CEO & Founder
Waymap
Eduardo Meza-Etienne

Eduardo Meza-Etienne

Director of Compliance
eSSENTIAL Accessibility/Level Access
Eliot Greenwald

Eliot Greenwald

Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, CGB
FCC
Emily Steel

Emily Steel

Fulbright Scholar, Deputy Chair, Centre for UD Australia
Eve Hill

Eve Hill

Partner
Brown, Goldstein & Levy
Gautam Rao

Gautam Rao

Global Head of Accessibility
Ernst & Young
Gian Wild

Gian Wild

CEO
AccessibilityOz
Greg Pollock

Greg Pollock

Vice President of Business Development
CSD
Greg Suprock

Greg Suprock

Head of Solutions Architecture
Apex CoVantage
Greg Williams

Greg Williams

Vice President and Principal Strategy Consultant
Deque
Heather York

Heather York

VP, Marketing and Government Affairs
VITAC
Howard Rosenblum

Howard Rosenblum

CEO
NAD
Inka Ilona Taagehøj

Inka Ilona Taagehøj

Accessibility Product Expert
Siteimprove
Jacque Madison

Jacque Madison

Director of Product Accessibility
Accenture
Jennifer Chadwick

Jennifer Chadwick

Senior Digital Accessibility Consultant
Siteimprove
Johan Rempel

Johan Rempel

UX/ICT Quality Assurance Manager, UXC, CPACC, College of Design
Georgia Tech
John G. Paré, Jr.

John G. Paré, Jr.

Executive Director, Advocacy and Policy, Executive Director, Advocacy & Policy
NFB
John Lee

John Lee

Tech Access Initiative Group Member
United Spinal Association
Jonathan Hassell, Ph.D.

Jonathan Hassell, Ph.D.

CEO and Founder
Hassell Inclusion
Jonathan Thurston

Jonathan Thurston

Director of Digital Accessibility
Walmart
Jose Gaztambide

Jose Gaztambide

CEO & Founder
GoodMaps
Josh Mendelsohn

Josh Mendelsohn

Designated Federal Officer, Disability Advisory Committee, and Attorney, Disability Rights Office
FCC
Josh Miller

Josh Miller

Co-Founder & Co-CEO
3Play Media
Jourdan Saunders

Jourdan Saunders

CEO
The Resource Key™
& LinkedIn Top Voice
Juliana Tarpey

Juliana Tarpey

Product Lead, Alexa Accessibility,
Amazon
Julie Eshleman

Julie Eshleman

Assistive Technology UX Researcher
Leonard Cheshire
Karen Tamley

Karen Tamley

President & CEO
Access Living
Kevin Rydberg

Kevin Rydberg

Managing Accessibility Consultant
Siteimprove
Lance Pickett

Lance Pickett

Chief Relationship Officer
Sorenson Communications
Lisette Arocha

Lisette Arocha

Accessibility and Inclusive Design Manager, Products & Technology
PwC
Marcie Roth

Marcie Roth

Executive Director and CEO
World Institute on DIsability (WID)
Marisol Villena Salerno

Marisol Villena Salerno

Product IT Manager – Inclusive Metaverse
Accenture
Mark McCusker

Mark McCusker

Chair, GLC
IAAP
Matt Ater

Matt Ater

Vice President
Vispero
Michael Fembek

Michael Fembek

Zero Project Director, Essl Foundation
Michal Rimon

Michal Rimon

CEO
Access Israel
Mick Keane

Mick Keane

Principal Digital Accessibility Engineer
Optum
Mohammad Atif Sheikh

Mohammad Atif Sheikh

Executive Director, Special Talent Exchange Programme
G3ict Country Representative for Pakistan
Monica Ackermann

Monica Ackermann

Head of Accessibility
Scotiabank
Navin Thadani

Navin Thadani

CEO
Evinced
Nehat Krasniqi

Nehat Krasniqi

CEO
Alana
Neil Milliken

Neil Milliken

VP – Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion
Atos
Rhiannon Parker

Rhiannon Parker

Chief Innovation Officer
The Valuable 500
Rob Fentress, CPWA

Rob Fentress, CPWA

Senior Web Accessibility Solutions Designer
Virginia Tech
Ronza Othman

Ronza Othman

President
NFB-MD
Ryan Bonheyo

Ryan Bonheyo

Senior Account Executive
CSD
Sabine Lobnig

Sabine Lobnig

Director of Communications
Mobile & Wireless Forum
Sachin Dev Pavithran, Ph.D.

Sachin Dev Pavithran, Ph.D.

Executive Director
U.S. Access Board
Sam Evans

Sam Evans

Certification Manager
IAAP
Sandy Hanebrink

Sandy Hanebrink

Executive Director
Touch the Future, Inc.
Santina Croniser

Santina Croniser

Senior Accessibility Engineer
VMware
Scott Baker

Scott Baker

Executive Vice President
Crawford Technologies
Scott Freiermuth

Scott Freiermuth

Principal Corporate Counsel, Government Affairs Department
T-Mobile
Monica Desai

Monica Desai

Vice President and Global Head, Connectivity & Access Policy
Meta
Sitara Nayudu

Sitara Nayudu

Product Lead, Devices Accessibility,
Amazon
Sonali Rai

Sonali Rai

Broadcast and Audio Description Manager
RNIB
Stephanie Enyart

Stephanie Enyart

Chief Public Policy and Research Officer
AFB
Susan Scott-Parker, OBE, HonD

Susan Scott-Parker, OBE, HonD

Founder
Business Disability International
Susanna Laurin

Susanna Laurin

Chief Research and Innovation Officer, Funka
IAAP and G3ict Representative to the EU
Suzy Rosen Singleton

Suzy Rosen Singleton

Chief, Disability Rights Office, CGB
FCC
Teresa Corbin

Teresa Corbin

Chief Customer Advocate
Telstra
Thadeu Luz

Thadeu Luz

Founder, Chief AI
Hand Talk
Thalagodage Janitha Rukmal

Thalagodage Janitha Rukmal

Co-founder, Enable Lanka Foundation,
G3ict Country Representative for Sri Lanka
Victor Calise

Victor Calise

Director, Global Culture, Equity and Inclusion
Walmart
Vonda Long Dillard

Vonda Long Dillard

Manager-Federal Relations,
AT&T
Yulia Sarviro

Yulia Sarviro

Senior Project Manager
G3ict
Yuval Wagner

Yuval Wagner

Founder and President
Access Israel
Zach Bastian

Zach Bastian

Manager, Strategic Alliances
Verizon
Zainab AlMeraj, Ph.D.

Zainab AlMeraj, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Science Department, Kuwait University
G3ict Country Representative for Kuwait

Session Chairs

Axel Leblois

Axel Leblois

President and CEO
G3ict
Bill Curtis-Davidson

Bill Curtis-Davidson

Co-Director
PEAT
Christopher Lee, Ph.D.

Christopher Lee, Ph.D.

VP, CLO, IAAP Managing Director, G3ict
David Dikter

David Dikter

CEO
ATIA
David Fazio

David Fazio

President
Helix Opportunity
Debra Ruh

Debra Ruh

CEO
Ruh Global IMPACT
Frances West

Frances West

Founder
FrancesWestCo
Francesca Cesa Bianchi

Francesca Cesa Bianchi

VP, Institutional Relations & Advocacy
G3ict
James Thurston

James Thurston

VP, Global Strategy and Development
G3ict
Jay Cardinali

Jay Cardinali

Honorary Global Council Leader
IAAP
Jutta Treviranus, Ph.D.

Jutta Treviranus, Ph.D.

Professor
OCAD University
Kevin Grogg

Kevin Grogg

Assistive Technologies Service Owner
Ernst & Young
Klaus Hoeckner

Klaus Hoeckner

Managing Director
Austrian Association for the Blind and Low Vision
Larry Goldberg

Larry Goldberg

Independent Consultant
former Yahoo Head of Accessibility
Megan Lawrence, Ph.D.

Megan Lawrence, Ph.D.

Global Head of Accessibility
Nike
Michele Landis

Michele Landis

SVP, Digital Sales
Allyant
Mike Paciello

Mike Paciello

Director, Accessibility Implementation
Pearson
Founder, WebABLE
Pina D’Intino

Pina D’Intino

Accessibility Strategist and Consultant
Aequum Global Access
Rachel Nemeth

Rachel Nemeth

Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs
Consumer Technology Association
Rob Sinclair

Rob Sinclair

Global Head of Accessibility
Atlassian
Robert Baker

Robert Baker

Strategic Accessibility Program Consultant
President
Be-Accessible LLC
Rylin Rodgers

Rylin Rodgers

Disability Policy Advisor
Microsoft Accessibility
Sarah Leggin

Sarah Leggin

Director, Regulatory Affairs
CTIA
Sharron Rush

Sharron Rush

Executive Director
Knowbility
Shilpi Kapoor

Shilpi Kapoor

CEO
BarrierBreak
Steven Hummel

Steven Hummel

Manager, Market Research
CTA
Steven Lewis

Steven Lewis

Senior Manager, Legal Counsel
CapitalOne
Susan Mazrui

Susan Mazrui

Director, Global Public Policy
AT&T
Theresa Vaughan

Theresa Vaughan

Advisory Council Chair G3ict/NeuroAbilities
Research Scientist NCAN
Tim Springer

Tim Springer

CEO
Level Access
eSSENTIAL Accessibility

Innovation Sprint

Fred Antoine

Fred Antoine

Innovation Sprint Facilitator
Director, Business Development
Mad*Pow
Nedret Sahin

Nedret Sahin

Innovation Sprint Facilitator
Senior Experience Strategist
Mad*Pow
Nicholas Gennaro Sciasci

Nicholas Gennaro Sciasci

Innovation Sprint Facilitator
Program Officer
G3ict
Rachael Acker

Rachael Acker

Innovation Sprint Facilitator
VP, Experience Strategy & Research
Mad*Pow