Keynotes

John D. Kemp, Esq.

John D. Kemp, Esq.

President & CEO, Lakeshore Foundation,
Author,
2022 AstroAccess Ambassador in Zero-Gravity Flight
The Honorable<br>Jessica Rosenworcel

The Honorable
Jessica Rosenworcel

Chairwoman
FCC
Rep. John P. Sarbanes

Rep. John P. Sarbanes

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

Featured

Shadi<br>Abou-Zhara

Shadi
Abou-Zhara

Principal Standards and Policy Manager
Amazon Device Accessibility
Rebecca Bond

Rebecca Bond

Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Judy Brewer

Judy Brewer

Dirctor WAI
W3C
Michael Cooper

Michael Cooper

Sr. Web Accessibility Specialist, WAI
W3C
Lainey Feingold

Lainey Feingold

Disability Rights Lawyer and Author
Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Sarah Herrlinger

Sarah Herrlinger

Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives
Apple
Peter Korn

Peter Korn

Director, Accessibility
Amazon Devices & Services
Karen<br>Peltz Strauss

Karen
Peltz Strauss

National Disability Advocate
Robin Spinks

Robin Spinks

Head of Inclusive Design
RNIB
Gregg Vanderheiden, Ph.D.

Gregg Vanderheiden, Ph.D.

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

Session Speakers

Monica Ackermann

Monica Ackermann

Head of Accessibility
Scotiabank
Darryl Adams

Darryl Adams

Director of Accessibility
Intel
Zainab AlMeraj, Ph.D.

Zainab AlMeraj, Ph.D.

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

Lisette Arocha

Accessibility and Inclusive Design Manager, Products & Technology
PwC
Matt Ater

Matt Ater

Vice President
Vispero
Scott Baker

Scott Baker

Executive Vice President
Crawford Technologies
Ahmad Barber

Ahmad Barber

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

Zach Bastian

Manager, Strategic Alliances
Verizon
Alana Beal

Alana Beal

Sr. Manager, Segment Marketing
T-Mobile
Cathy Bodine, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Cathy Bodine, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor, Department of Bioengineering
University of Colorado
Ryan Bonheyo

Ryan Bonheyo

Senior Account Executive
CSD
Diane Burstein

Diane Burstein

Deputy Chief, CGB
FCC
Victor Calise

Victor Calise

Director, Global Culture, Equity and Inclusion
Walmart
Annie Carrillo Soubic

Annie Carrillo Soubic

Partner, HearColors - Accesibilidad Web
Jennifer Chadwick

Jennifer Chadwick

Senior Digital Accessibility Consultant
Siteimprove
Chad Chelius

Chad Chelius

Director of Training & Solutions
CHAX Training and Consulting
Darryl Cooper

Darryl Cooper

Senior Attorney, CGB
FCC
Teresa Corbin

Teresa Corbin

Chief Customer Advocate
Telstra
Santina Croniser

Santina Croniser

Senior Accessibility Engineer
VMware
Daniella Decker

Daniella Decker

Director, Disability & Access Consulting
C Talent
Whalar
Monica Desai

Monica Desai

Vice President and Global Head, Connectivity & Access Policy
Meta
Alex Dunn

Alex Dunn

Founder
Enabled Play
Stephanie Enyart

Stephanie Enyart

Chief Public Policy and Research Officer
AFB
Julie Eshleman

Julie Eshleman

Assistive Technology UX Researcher
Leonard Cheshire
Sam Evans

Sam Evans

Certification Manager
IAAP
Michael Fembek

Michael Fembek

Zero Project Director, Essl Foundation
Rob Fentress, CPWA

Rob Fentress, CPWA

Senior Web Accessibility Solutions Designer
Virginia Tech
Anthony Fernando

Anthony Fernando

Director, Accessibility Compliance
Pearson
Andreas Forsland

Andreas Forsland

Founder & CEO
Cognixion
Scott Freiermuth

Scott Freiermuth

Principal Corporate Counsel, Government Affairs Department
T-Mobile
Jose Gaztambide

Jose Gaztambide

CEO & Founder
GoodMaps
Dan Goldstein, Esq.

Dan Goldstein, Esq.

Founding Partner
Brown, Goldstein & Levy (retired)
Eliot Greenwald

Eliot Greenwald

Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, CGB
FCC
Birkir Gunnarsson

Birkir Gunnarsson

Director, Accessibility Engineering
Fidelity Investments
Sandy Hanebrink

Sandy Hanebrink

Executive Director
Touch the Future, Inc.
Jonathan Hassell, Ph.D.

Jonathan Hassell, Ph.D.

CEO and Founder
Hassell Inclusion
Christine Hempill

Christine Hempill

Managing Director
Open Inclusion
Eve Hill

Eve Hill

Partner
Brown, Goldstein & Levy
Ali Ingersoll

Ali Ingersoll

Global Community Development Lead
Open Inclusion
Mick Keane

Mick Keane

Principal Digital Accessibility Engineer
Optum
Nehat Krasniqi

Nehat Krasniqi

CEO
Alana
Susanna Laurin

Susanna Laurin

Chief Research and Innovation Officer, Funka
IAAP and G3ict Representative to the EU
John Lee

John Lee

Tech Access Initiative Group Member
United Spinal Association
Anil Lewis

Anil Lewis

Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, NFB
Sabine Lobnig

Sabine Lobnig

Director of Communications
Mobile & Wireless Forum
Vonda Long Dillard

Vonda Long Dillard

Manager-Federal Relations,
AT&T
Thadeu Luz

Thadeu Luz

Founder, Chief AI
Hand Talk
Jacque Madison

Jacque Madison

Director of Product Accessibility
Accenture
Angie Max

Angie Max

Accessibility & Inclusive Design Director, Products & Technology
PwC
Mark McCusker

Mark McCusker

Chair, GLC
IAAP
Josh Mendelsohn

Josh Mendelsohn

Designated Federal Officer, Disability Advisory Committee, and Attorney, Disability Rights Office
FCC
Eduardo<br>Meza-Etienne

Eduardo
Meza-Etienne

Director of Compliance
eSSENTIAL Accessibility/Level Access
Josh Miller

Josh Miller

Co-Founder & Co-CEO
3Play Media
Neil Milliken

Neil Milliken

VP – Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion
Atos
Sitara Nayudu

Sitara Nayudu

Product Lead, Devices Accessibility,
Amazon
Ronza Othman

Ronza Othman

President
NFB-MD
John G. Paré, Jr.

John G. Paré, Jr.

Executive Director, Advocacy and Policy, Executive Director, Advocacy & Policy
NFB
Rhiannon Parker

Rhiannon Parker

Chief Innovation Officer
The Valuable 500
Sachin Dev Pavithran, Ph.D.

Sachin Dev Pavithran, Ph.D.

Executive Director
U.S. Access Board
Tom Pey, Ph.D.

Tom Pey, Ph.D.

CEO & Founder
Waymap
Lance Pickett

Lance Pickett

Chief Relationship Officer
Sorenson Communications
Greg Pollock

Greg Pollock

Vice President of Business Development
CSD
Bianca Prins

Bianca Prins

Global Head of Accessibility
ING
Clark Rachfal

Clark Rachfal

Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
ACB
Sonali Rai

Sonali Rai

Broadcast and Audio Description Manager
RNIB
Gautam Rao

Gautam Rao

Global Head of Accessibility
Ernst & Young
Johan Rempel

Johan Rempel

UX/ICT Quality Assurance Manager, UXC, CPACC, College of Design
Georgia Tech
Michal Rimon

Michal Rimon

CEO
Access Israel
Howard Rosenblum

Howard Rosenblum

CEO
NAD
Marcie Roth

Marcie Roth

Executive Director and CEO
World Institute on DIsability (WID)
Thalagodage<br>Janitha Rukmal

Thalagodage
Janitha Rukmal

Co-founder, Enable Lanka Foundation,
G3ict Country Representative for Sri Lanka
Kevin Rydberg

Kevin Rydberg

Managing Accessibility Consultant
Siteimprove
Yulia Sarviro

Yulia Sarviro

Senior Project Manager
G3ict
Jourdan Saunders

Jourdan Saunders

CEO
The Resource Key™
& LinkedIn Top Voice
Brian Scarpelli

Brian Scarpelli

Senior Global Policy Counsel
ACT | The App Association
Susan<br>Scott-Parker, OBE, HonD

Susan
Scott-Parker, OBE, HonD

Founder
Business Disability International
Mohammad Atif Sheikh

Mohammad Atif Sheikh

Executive Director, Special Talent Exchange Programme
G3ict Country Representative for Pakistan
Arpitha Shetty

Arpitha Shetty

Accessibility and Inclusive Design Director, Products and Technology
PwC
Suzy Rosen Singleton

Suzy Rosen Singleton

Chief, Disability Rights Office, CGB
FCC
Emily Steel

Emily Steel

Fulbright Scholar, Deputy Chair, Centre for UD Australia
Greg Suprock

Greg Suprock

Head of Solutions Architecture
Apex CoVantage
Inka Ilona Taagehøj

Inka Ilona Taagehøj

Accessibility Product Expert
Siteimprove
Karen Tamley

Karen Tamley

President & CEO
Access Living
Juliana Tarpey

Juliana Tarpey

Product Lead, Alexa Accessibility,
Amazon
Navin Thadani

Navin Thadani

CEO
Evinced
Jonathan Thurston

Jonathan Thurston

Director of Digital Accessibility
Walmart
Dan Uyematsu

Dan Uyematsu

Senior Program Manager
Microsoft
Marisol Villena Salerno

Marisol Villena Salerno

Product IT Manager – Inclusive Metaverse
Accenture
Yuval Wagner

Yuval Wagner

Founder and President
Access Israel
Gian Wild

Gian Wild

CEO
AccessibilityOz
Greg Williams

Greg Williams

Vice President and Principal Strategy Consultant
Deque
Heather York

Heather York

VP, Marketing and Government Affairs
VITAC

Session Chairs

Robert Baker

Robert Baker

Strategic Accessibility Program Consultant
President
Be-Accessible LLC
Jay Cardinali

Jay Cardinali

Honorary Global Council Leader
IAAP
Francesca<br>Cesa Bianchi

Francesca
Cesa Bianchi

VP, Institutional Relations & Advocacy
G3ict
Bill<br>Curtis-Davidson

Bill
Curtis-Davidson

Co-Director
PEAT
Pina D’Intino

Pina D’Intino

Accessibility Strategist and Consultant
Aequum Global Access
David Dikter

David Dikter

CEO
ATIA
David Fazio

David Fazio

President
Helix Opportunity
Larry Goldberg

Larry Goldberg

Independent Consultant
former Yahoo Head of Accessibility
Kevin Grogg

Kevin Grogg

Assistive Technologies Service Owner
Ernst & Young
Klaus Hoeckner

Klaus Hoeckner

Managing Director
Austrian Association for the Blind and Low Vision
Steven Hummel

Steven Hummel

Manager, Market Research
CTA
Shilpi Kapoor

Shilpi Kapoor

CEO
BarrierBreak
Michele Landis

Michele Landis

SVP, Digital Sales
Allyant
Megan Lawrence, Ph.D.

Megan Lawrence, Ph.D.

Global Head of Accessibility
Nike
Axel Leblois

Axel Leblois

President and CEO
G3ict
Christopher Lee, Ph.D.

Christopher Lee, Ph.D.

VP, CLO, IAAP Managing Director, G3ict
Sarah Leggin

Sarah Leggin

Director, Regulatory Affairs
CTIA
Steven Lewis

Steven Lewis

Senior Manager, Legal Counsel
CapitalOne
Susan Mazrui

Susan Mazrui

Director, Global Public Policy
AT&T
Rachel Nemeth

Rachel Nemeth

Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs
Consumer Technology Association
Mike Paciello

Mike Paciello

Director, Accessibility Implementation
Pearson
Founder, WebABLE
Rylin Rodgers

Rylin Rodgers

Disability Policy Advisor
Microsoft Accessibility
Debra Ruh

Debra Ruh

CEO
Ruh Global IMPACT
Sharron Rush

Sharron Rush

Executive Director
Knowbility
Rob Sinclair

Rob Sinclair

Global Head of Accessibility
Atlassian
Tim Springer

Tim Springer

CEO
Level Access
eSSENTIAL Accessibility
James Thurston

James Thurston

VP, Global Strategy and Development
G3ict
Jutta Treviranus, Ph.D.

Jutta Treviranus, Ph.D.

Professor
OCAD University
Theresa Vaughan

Theresa Vaughan

Advisory Council Chair G3ict/NeuroAbilities
Research Scientist NCAN
Frances West

Frances West

Founder
FrancesWestCo

Innovation Sprint

Rachael Acker

Rachael Acker

Innovation Sprint Facilitator
VP, Experience Strategy & Research
Mad*Pow
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<br>Sciasci

Nicholas Gennaro
Sciasci

Innovation Sprint Facilitator
Program Officer
G3ict