2024 Virtual Streaming Sessions
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Streaming from 9:00 am – 12:15 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)
9:00 am – 9:10 am EST
Opening Plenary Session
Welcome Remarks by Organizers
2024 Agenda Overview and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
9:10 am – 9:30 am EST
Kickoff Keynote Remarks
Speaker: Judy Brewer, Assistant Director for Accessibility, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President, White House
9:30 am – 10:15 am EST
Round Table | AI On-Device: New Frontiers for Digital Inclusion
Moderator: Gregg Vanderheiden, Ph.D., Professor and Founder/Director Emeritus- Trace R&D Center, College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool), University of Maryland
Speakers:
- Andres Castrillon, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Qualcomm
- Tomer Aharoni, Founder and CEO, Nagish
- Everette Bacon, VP of Blindness Initiatives, Aira & NFB
- Alex Dunn, Founder and CEO, Cephable
10:15 am – 10:30 am EST
Fireside Chat
Speaker: Peter Korn, Director of Accessibility, Amazon’s Devices & Services
Moderated by: Gregg Vanderheiden, Ph.D., Professor and Founder/Director Emeritus- Trace R&D Center, College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool), University of Maryland
11:00 am – 11:15 am EST
Lightning Talk | Disability Inclusion Perspective on Future AI Developments
Speaker: Arielle Silverman, Ph.D., Director of Research, American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
11:15 am – 12:00 pm EST
Round Table | AI Ethics for Persons with Disabilities
Moderator: Jutta Treviranus, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre and Institute, OCAD University (remote)
Speakers:
- Neil Milliken, VP – Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion, Atos
- AnnMarie Killian, CEO, TDIforAccess, Inc.
- Caitlin Grogan, Group Product Manager, Sprout Social, UI Foundations and Accessibility
- Ariana H. Aboulafia, Esq., Policy Counsel, Disability Rights in Technology, Center for Democracy & Technology
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm EST
Lightning Talk | The DEI Disconnect: Why People in Business Had It Wrong for So Many Years
Speaker: Paolo Gaudiano, Founder of Aleria, Adjunct at NYU Stern School of Business