Our sincere thanks go to the following individuals and organizations for their input on the format and selection of topics of the 2023 M-Enabling Summit:
Advocacy and Influencers
- Eric Bridges, President and CEO, American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
- Michael Cooper, Accessibility Strategy and Technology Lead, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Sandy Hanebrink, Executive Director, Touch the Future, Inc.
- Axel Leblois, President and CEO, G3ict/IAAP
- Christopher M. Lee, Managing Director, IAAP; Vice President & Chief Learning Officer, G3ict
- Anil Lewis, Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
- Sabine Lobnig, Deputy Director Communications & Regulations, Mobile & Wireless Forum (MWF)
- Mohammed A. Loutfy, Director, Advocacy and Capacity Building, G3ict
- Mike May, Chief Evangelist, GoodMaps
- Karen Peltz Strauss, National Disability Advocate and Historian
- Howard A. Rosenblum, CEO, National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
- Debra Ruh, CEO, Ruh Global IMPACT
- Robin Spinks, Strategic Lead, Innovation Partnerships, RNIB
- Jutta Treviranus, Professor and Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre and Institute, OCAD University, Toronto (Canada)
- Steve Tyler, Director of Assistive Technologies, Leonard Cheshire Disability
Consulting
- David Banes, Director, DB Accessibility & Inclusion
- Mary Brooner, Principal, MB Consulting LLC
- Larry Goldberg, Accessible Media and Technology Consultant
- Shilpi Kapoor, Founder and CEO, NewzHook/BarrierBreak
- Tim Nelms, Sr. Director Analyst, Gartner
- Kevin Rydberg, Managing Accessibility Consultant, Siteimprove
- Tim Springer, CEO, Level Access
- Frances West, Founder, FrancesWestCo.
End Users Organizations
- Lisette Arocha, Accessibility and Inclusive Design Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Daniel Frank, Vice President, Lead Compliance Officer, Wells Fargo
- Megan Lawrence, Global Director of Accessibility, Nike
- Steven Lewis, Senior Manager, Legal Counsel, CapitalOne
- Kevin Grogg, Assistive Technologies Service Owner, EY
- Carolyn Phillips, Director of Services and Learning, Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation, College of Design, Georgia Tech
- Hale Pulsifer, VP, Customer Accessibility, Fidelity Investments
- Vani Seshadri, Global Program Lead, Disability Inclusion, Accenture
- Kyle Shachmut, Assistant Director Accessibility, Harvard University
- Jonathan Thurston, Director of Digital Accessibility, Walmart
- Christian Vogler, Director, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
- Jay Waynt, Chief Information Accessibility Officer, Minnesota IT Services’ Office of Accessibility
Policy
- Susanna Laurin, (CPACC), Chief Research and Innovation Officer, Funka; IAAP and G3ict Representative to the EU; and ETSI/CEN/CENELEC eAccessibility JWG Chair
- Louis E. Orslene, Director, Employer and Workforce Policy Team, ODEP, U.S. Department of Labor
- Suzy Rosen Singleton, Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
- Roxana Widmer-Ilieuscu, Senior Coordinator, Digital Inclusion Division, ITU-D Focal Point for ICT/digital accessibility and for Ageing in a digital world, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Tech Innovation
- Shadi Abou-Zhara, Principal Standards and Policy Manager, Devices Accessibility, Amazon
- Matt Ater, Vice President, Vispero
- Zach Bastian, Manager, Strategic Alliances, Verizon
- David Dikter, CEO, Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
- Gabi Dunkley, Manager, External Affairs, CTIA
- Sarah Herrlinger, Sr. Director, Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives, Apple
- Michael Keane, Principal Digital Accessibility Engineer, Optum/UnitedHealth Group
- Andrew Kirkpatrick, Head of Accessibility, Adobe
- Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft
- Susan Mazrui, Director, Global Public Policy, AT&T Services Inc.
- Rachel Nemeth, Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs, CTA
- Brian Scarpelli, Sr. Global Policy Counsel, ACT-The App Association
- Mike Shebanek, Head of Accessibility, Facebook/Meta
Program Advisory Committee Planning and Coordination
- Francesca Cesa Bianchi, VP, Institutional Relations & Advocacy, G3ict