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IAAP Expert Forum: “Integrating Accessibility in Organizational Maturity”

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The M-Enabling Summit IAAP A11y Expert Forum will repeat its successful approach of facilitating discussions among CAOs, CIOs, DEI, Compliance, and Accessibility executives to share their experience in implementing digital accessibility strategies with lightning talks, round tables, and open forums.

Registration, Coffee & Networking

Welcome Remarks

Grand Ballroom

• Christopher M. Lee, Ph.D., Managing Director, G3ict & IAAP
• Mark McCusker, IAAP Global Leadership Chair
• Susanna Laurin, CPACC, IAAP Honorary Chair & EU Representative

Round Table: Leadership Perspectives | Building Accessibility for Authentic Inclusion

Grand Ballroom

Moderator: Victor Calise, Director, Global Culture, Equity and Inclusion, Walmart; National/International Accessibility Leader/Paralympian
Speakers:

• Katy Talikowska, CEO, Valuable 500
• Frances West, Founder, FrancesWestCo.; G3ict Committee on Digital Inclusion and Accessibility for Older Persons, and IAAP East Asia Liaison; Author of Authentic Inclusion™: Drives Disruptive Innovation
• Hillary Wool, Principal, BCG
• Jacque Madison, Director of Product Accessibility, Accenture

Data Blitz: Accessibility Inclusive Reporting | Does KPI Data Drive Decisions?

Grand Ballroom

Moderator: Katy Talikowska, CEO, Valuable 500
Presenters:

• Neil Milliken, VP - Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion, Atos
• Tim Springer, CEO, Level Access
• Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility and Disability Inclusion, EMEA, Google
• Emily Hartman, Chief, Business Teams USA, Allianz Partners

Networking Break

Round Table: Organizational Maturity Models Quick Wins!

Grand Ballroom

Moderator: James Thurston, Accessible Digital Transformation Lead, Atos
Speakers:

• Monica Duhem, Ph.D., Director, Global Advisory Center (GAC), G3ict
• Sambhavi Chandrashekar, Ph.D., CPACC, IAAP GLC Member, & Global Accessibility Lead, D2L
• Jonathan Thurston, Director of Digital Accessibility, Walmart
• Chas Steinmetz, SVP, Digital Accessibility, PNC Financial Services
• Michal Rimon, CEO, Access Israel & IAAP Israel Regional Representative

Lightning Talks: A Disability-Led Business Inclusion Implementation Tool 

Grand Ballroom

Moderator: Pina D’Intino, CPACC, Business Transformation, Accessibility Strategist Consultant, Aequum Global Access
Presenters:

• Dan Goldstein, Esq., Founding Partner Retired, Brown, Goldstein & Levy; IAAP DI&AC Program Founder
• Mary Fernandez, Director of Disability Inclusion, Cisco Systems
• Ariel Simms, President and CEO, RespectAbility
• Robert Baker, Organizational Workplace Programs, G3ict/IAAP
• Marcie Roth, Executive Director and CEO, World Institute on Disability (WID)

Networking Lunch

Panel Discussion | Building A11y Employees Competencies, Capabilities & Skills

Grand Ballroom

Moderator: Rob Sinclair, Global Head of Accessibility, Atlassian & Co-Founder, IAAP

Panelists:

• Karen Williams, CPACC, Director, Accessibility Principal, TIAA
• Gautam Rao, CPWA, Global Head of Accessibility, EY
• Karen Hawkins, CPACC, Principal of Accessible Design, Level Access
• Stacey Romero, CPACC, Senior Manager Accessibility, Spectrum

Lightning Talks: AI DEI-A11y Organizational Impacts

Grand Ballroom

Moderator: Christopher Land, Senior Accessibility Technical Program Manager, Oracle
Presenters:

• Shane Kanady, G3ict Senior Fellow
• Christine Hemphill, Founder and Managing Director, Open Inclusion
• Greg Suprock, Head of Solutions Architecture, Apex CoVantage
• Kevin White, Accessibility Technical Lead, W3C

Closing Remarks

Grand Ballroom

• Special Guest

Adjournment