Keynotes
John D. Kemp, Esq.
President & CEO, Lakeshore Foundation,
Author,
2022 AstroAccess Ambassador in Zero-Gravity Flight
Author,
2022 AstroAccess Ambassador in Zero-Gravity Flight
The Honorable
Jessica Rosenworcel
Chairwoman
FCC
FCC
Rep. John P. Sarbanes
Congressman
U.S. House of Representatives
Maryland 3rd Congressional District
U.S. House of Representatives
Maryland 3rd Congressional District
Featured
Shadi
Abou-Zhara
Principal Standards and Policy Manager
Amazon Device Accessibility
Amazon Device Accessibility
Rebecca Bond
Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Judy Brewer
Dirctor WAI
W3C
W3C
Michael Cooper
Sr. Web Accessibility Specialist, WAI
W3C
W3C
Lainey Feingold
Disability Rights Lawyer and Author
Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Sarah Herrlinger
Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives
Apple
Apple
Peter Korn
Director, Accessibility
Amazon Devices & Services
Amazon Devices & Services
Karen
Peltz Strauss
National Disability Advocate
Robin Spinks
Head of Inclusive Design
RNIB
RNIB
Gregg Vanderheiden, Ph.D.
Professor and Director Emeritus, Trace R&D Center
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Session Speakers
Monica Ackermann
Head of Accessibility
Scotiabank
Scotiabank
Darryl Adams
Director of Accessibility
Intel
Intel
Zainab AlMeraj, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Information Science Department, Kuwait University
G3ict Country Representative for Kuwait
G3ict Country Representative for Kuwait
Lisette Arocha
Accessibility and Inclusive Design Manager, Products & Technology
PwC
PwC
Matt Ater
Vice President
Vispero
Vispero
Scott Baker
Executive Vice President
Crawford Technologies
Crawford Technologies
Ahmad Barber
Chief Creative Officer
Bold Culture
Managing Partner
Streamlined Media & Communications
professional fashion, beauty, and lifestyle photographer
Bold Culture
Managing Partner
Streamlined Media & Communications
professional fashion, beauty, and lifestyle photographer
Zach Bastian
Manager, Strategic Alliances
Verizon
Verizon
Alana Beal
Sr. Manager, Segment Marketing
T-Mobile
T-Mobile
Cathy Bodine, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor, Department of Bioengineering
University of Colorado
University of Colorado
Ryan Bonheyo
Senior Account Executive
CSD
CSD
Diane Burstein
Deputy Chief, CGB
FCC
FCC
Victor Calise
Director, Global Culture, Equity and Inclusion
Walmart
Walmart
Annie Carrillo Soubic
Partner, HearColors - Accesibilidad Web
Jennifer Chadwick
Senior Digital Accessibility Consultant
Siteimprove
Siteimprove
Chad Chelius
Director of Training & Solutions
CHAX Training and Consulting
CHAX Training and Consulting
Darryl Cooper
Senior Attorney, CGB
FCC
FCC
Teresa Corbin
Chief Customer Advocate
Telstra
Telstra
Santina Croniser
Senior Accessibility Engineer
VMware
VMware
Daniella Decker
Director, Disability & Access Consulting
C Talent
Whalar
C Talent
Whalar
Monica Desai
Vice President and Global Head, Connectivity & Access Policy
Meta
Meta
Alex Dunn
Founder
Enabled Play
Enabled Play
Stephanie Enyart
Chief Public Policy and Research Officer
AFB
AFB
Julie Eshleman
Assistive Technology UX Researcher
Leonard Cheshire
Leonard Cheshire
Sam Evans
Certification Manager
IAAP
IAAP
Michael Fembek
Zero Project Director, Essl Foundation
Rob Fentress, CPWA
Senior Web Accessibility Solutions Designer
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Anthony Fernando
Director, Accessibility Compliance
Pearson
Pearson
Andreas Forsland
Founder & CEO
Cognixion
Cognixion
Scott Freiermuth
Principal Corporate Counsel, Government Affairs Department
T-Mobile
T-Mobile
Jose Gaztambide
CEO & Founder
GoodMaps
GoodMaps
Dan Goldstein, Esq.
Founding Partner
Brown, Goldstein & Levy (retired)
Brown, Goldstein & Levy (retired)
Eliot Greenwald
Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, CGB
FCC
FCC
Birkir Gunnarsson
Director, Accessibility Engineering
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Sandy Hanebrink
Executive Director
Touch the Future, Inc.
Touch the Future, Inc.
Jonathan Hassell, Ph.D.
CEO and Founder
Hassell Inclusion
Hassell Inclusion
Christine Hempill
Managing Director
Open Inclusion
Open Inclusion
Eve Hill
Partner
Brown, Goldstein & Levy
Brown, Goldstein & Levy
Ali Ingersoll
Global Community Development Lead
Open Inclusion
Open Inclusion
Mick Keane
Principal Digital Accessibility Engineer
Optum
Optum
Nehat Krasniqi
CEO
Alana
Alana
Susanna Laurin
Chief Research and Innovation Officer, Funka
IAAP and G3ict Representative to the EU
IAAP and G3ict Representative to the EU
John Lee
Tech Access Initiative Group Member
United Spinal Association
United Spinal Association
Anil Lewis
Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, NFB
Sabine Lobnig
Director of Communications
Mobile & Wireless Forum
Mobile & Wireless Forum
Vonda Long Dillard
Manager-Federal Relations,
AT&T
AT&T
Thadeu Luz
Founder, Chief AI
Hand Talk
Hand Talk
Jacque Madison
Director of Product Accessibility
Accenture
Accenture
Angie Max
Accessibility & Inclusive Design Director, Products & Technology
PwC
PwC
Mark McCusker
Chair, GLC
IAAP
IAAP
Josh Mendelsohn
Designated Federal Officer, Disability Advisory Committee, and Attorney, Disability Rights Office
FCC
FCC
Eduardo
Meza-Etienne
Director of Compliance
eSSENTIAL Accessibility/Level Access
eSSENTIAL Accessibility/Level Access
Josh Miller
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
3Play Media
3Play Media
Neil Milliken
VP – Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion
Atos
Atos
Sitara Nayudu
Product Lead, Devices Accessibility,
Amazon
Amazon
Ronza Othman
President
NFB-MD
NFB-MD
John G. Paré, Jr.
Executive Director, Advocacy and Policy, Executive Director, Advocacy & Policy
NFB
NFB
Rhiannon Parker
Chief Innovation Officer
The Valuable 500
The Valuable 500
Sachin Dev Pavithran, Ph.D.
Executive DirectorU.S. Access Board
Tom Pey, Ph.D.
CEO & Founder
Waymap
Waymap
Lance Pickett
Chief Relationship Officer
Sorenson Communications
Sorenson Communications
Greg Pollock
Vice President of Business Development
CSD
CSD
Bianca Prins
Global Head of Accessibility
ING
ING
Clark Rachfal
Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
ACB
ACB
Sonali Rai
Broadcast and Audio Description Manager
RNIB
RNIB
Gautam Rao
Global Head of Accessibility
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Johan Rempel
UX/ICT Quality Assurance Manager, UXC, CPACC, College of Design
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
Michal Rimon
CEO
Access Israel
Access Israel
Howard Rosenblum
CEO
NAD
NAD
Marcie Roth
Executive Director and CEO
World Institute on DIsability (WID)
World Institute on DIsability (WID)
Thalagodage
Janitha Rukmal
Co-founder, Enable Lanka Foundation,
G3ict Country Representative for Sri Lanka
G3ict Country Representative for Sri Lanka
Kevin Rydberg
Managing Accessibility Consultant
Siteimprove
Siteimprove
Yulia Sarviro
Senior Project Manager
G3ict
G3ict
Jourdan Saunders
CEO
The Resource Key™
& LinkedIn Top Voice
The Resource Key™
& LinkedIn Top Voice
Brian Scarpelli
Senior Global Policy Counsel
ACT | The App Association
ACT | The App Association
Susan
Scott-Parker, OBE, HonD
Founder
Business Disability International
Business Disability International
Mohammad Atif Sheikh
Executive Director, Special Talent Exchange Programme
G3ict Country Representative for Pakistan
G3ict Country Representative for Pakistan
Arpitha Shetty
Accessibility and Inclusive Design Director, Products and Technology
PwC
PwC
Suzy Rosen Singleton
Chief, Disability Rights Office, CGB
FCC
FCC
Emily Steel
Fulbright Scholar, Deputy Chair, Centre for UD Australia
Greg Suprock
Head of Solutions Architecture
Apex CoVantage
Apex CoVantage
Inka Ilona Taagehøj
Accessibility Product Expert
Siteimprove
Siteimprove
Karen Tamley
President & CEO
Access Living
Access Living
Juliana Tarpey
Product Lead, Alexa Accessibility,
Amazon
Amazon
Navin Thadani
CEO
Evinced
Evinced
Jonathan Thurston
Director of Digital Accessibility
Walmart
Walmart
Dan Uyematsu
Senior Program Manager
Microsoft
Microsoft
Marisol Villena Salerno
Product IT Manager – Inclusive Metaverse
Accenture
Accenture
Yuval Wagner
Founder and President
Access Israel
Access Israel
Gian Wild
CEO
AccessibilityOz
AccessibilityOz
Greg Williams
Vice President and Principal Strategy Consultant
Deque
Deque
Heather York
VP, Marketing and Government Affairs
VITAC
VITAC
Session Chairs
Robert Baker
Strategic Accessibility Program Consultant
President
Be-Accessible LLC
President
Be-Accessible LLC
Jay Cardinali
Honorary Global Council Leader
IAAP
IAAP
Francesca
Cesa Bianchi
VP, Institutional Relations & Advocacy
G3ict
G3ict
Bill
Curtis-Davidson
Co-Director
PEAT
PEAT
Pina D’Intino
Accessibility Strategist and Consultant
Aequum Global Access
Aequum Global Access
David Dikter
CEO
ATIA
ATIA
David Fazio
President
Helix Opportunity
Helix Opportunity
Larry Goldberg
Independent Consultant
former Yahoo Head of Accessibility
former Yahoo Head of Accessibility
Kevin Grogg
Assistive Technologies Service Owner
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Klaus Hoeckner
Managing Director
Austrian Association for the Blind and Low Vision
Austrian Association for the Blind and Low Vision
Steven Hummel
Manager, Market Research
CTA
CTA
Shilpi Kapoor
CEO
BarrierBreak
BarrierBreak
Michele Landis
SVP, Digital Sales
Allyant
Allyant
Megan Lawrence, Ph.D.
Global Head of Accessibility
Nike
Nike
Axel Leblois
President and CEO
G3ict
G3ict
Christopher Lee, Ph.D.
VP, CLO, IAAP Managing Director, G3ict
Sarah Leggin
Director, Regulatory Affairs
CTIA
CTIA
Steven Lewis
Senior Manager, Legal Counsel
CapitalOne
CapitalOne
Susan Mazrui
Director, Global Public Policy
AT&T
AT&T
Rachel Nemeth
Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs
Consumer Technology Association
Consumer Technology Association
Mike Paciello
Director, Accessibility Implementation
Pearson
Founder, WebABLE
Pearson
Founder, WebABLE
Rylin Rodgers
Disability Policy Advisor
Microsoft Accessibility
Microsoft Accessibility
Debra Ruh
CEO
Ruh Global IMPACT
Ruh Global IMPACT
Sharron Rush
Executive Director
Knowbility
Knowbility
Rob Sinclair
Global Head of Accessibility
Atlassian
Atlassian
Tim Springer
CEO
Level Access
eSSENTIAL Accessibility
Level Access
eSSENTIAL Accessibility
James Thurston
VP, Global Strategy and Development
G3ict
G3ict
Jutta Treviranus, Ph.D.
Professor
OCAD University
OCAD University
Theresa Vaughan
Advisory Council Chair G3ict/NeuroAbilities
Research Scientist NCAN
Research Scientist NCAN
Frances West
Founder
FrancesWestCo
FrancesWestCo
Innovation Sprint
Rachael Acker
Innovation Sprint Facilitator
VP, Experience Strategy & Research
Mad*Pow
VP, Experience Strategy & Research
Mad*Pow
Fred Antoine
Innovation Sprint Facilitator
Director, Business Development
Mad*Pow
Director, Business Development
Mad*Pow
Nedret Sahin
Innovation Sprint Facilitator
Senior Experience Strategist
Mad*Pow
Senior Experience Strategist
Mad*Pow
Nicholas Gennaro
Sciasci
Innovation Sprint Facilitator
Program Officer
G3ict
Program Officer
G3ict