Thursday – Agenda

M-Enabling A11y 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., VP and Managing Director, G3ict/IAAP
• Mark McCusker, IAAP Global Leadership Chair
• Susanna Laurin, CPACC, IAAP GLC 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, The 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, The 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, General Manager, Allianz Partners USA

Networking Break

Round Table: Organizational Maturity Models Quick Wins!

Grand Ballroom

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

• 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
• Pina D’Intino, CPACC, Senior Accessibility Adviser, Strategist and Business Implementation, Aequum Global Access Inc.

Lightning Talks: A Disability-Led Business Inclusion Implementation Tool 

Grand Ballroom

Moderator: Pina D’Intino, CPACC, Senior Accessibility Adviser, Strategist and Business Implementation, Aequum Global Access Inc.
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

IAAP Strategic Leadership Recognition Award to: Yuval Wagner, Founder and President, Access Israel

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
• Eduardo Meza-Etienne, CPACC, Principal Accessibility SME, 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 Session

Grand Ballroom

Progress Runway | What’s on the Horizon | Organizational Employee Impact Awards

• Rachel Paul, Membership & Outreach Manager, IAAP
• Sam Evans, Certification Manager, IAAP
• Christopher M. Lee, Ph.D., VP and Managing Director, G3ict/IAAP

Adjournment