AbilityNet TECHSHARE PRO 2021
TechShare Pro Programme 2021
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- All times are GMT/London
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Tuesday 16 November 2021: Business Advantage
11:00 - 12:30 Keynote: Business Advantage of Disability Inclusion
- Christopher Patnoe - Head of Accessibility Programs and Digital Inclusion, Google
- Prateek Madhav - Co-Founder an CEO, AssisTech Foundation
- Varun Chandak - Founder, Access to Success Organisation
- Bernard Chiira - Director, Innovate Now
Delivering business advantage
- Pilar Lopez - President, Microsoft Spain
- Alisa Choong - SVP and CIO, Information & Digital Services and Operations, Shell
- Cristina Ghetti - Head of Workforce IT, Nestle
- Moderator: Corie Brown - Continuity Announcer & Co-Chari of 4Purple, Channel 4
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Learn
- Workshop: Accessible Component Libraries
- Watch Workshop: Creating accessible content: the inclusion challenge
- Watch Workshop: How Hybrid TV standards are making interactive content accessible
14:15 - 15:15 Accessible packaging (sorry no recording available)
- How does accessible packaging enable more independent lives for disabled people?
- With RNIB, Kellogg's, Navilens, Procter and Gamble and others
14:15 - 15:15 Accessible games (sorry no recording available)
- Learn how the XBox team is using its Accessibility PlayBook to work with studios
- With Anita Mortaloni, Xbox, Xander Ashwell, Rare Studios, Vivek Gohil, Gaming Accessibility Consultant and Daffyd Henke-Reed, AbilityNet
15:30 - 16:30 Accessible XR/AR/VR
- What are the accessibility challenges for Augmented and Virtual Reality - and who is addressing them?
- Adi Latif, AbilityNet, Chris Hainsworth, Blind Burners, Matthew Johnston, Thought Works and more
15:30 - 16:30 Accessible Broadcast and Audio Description
- Learn more about audio description and other key issues for broadcasters
- With John Paton, RNIB, Daniel Kocmarek, Amazon Prime Video, Elfed Howells, Macroblock, Cathy Taylor, Ofcom and Roz Chalmers, Independent Audio Describer, National Theatre and Old Vic
17:00 - 18:30 Keynote: Business Advantage of Disability Inclusion
How to build a unicorn with inclusive design
- Johan Brand - Chief Entrepreneur, Chair & Founder, Kahoot!
- Rama Gheerawo - Director, The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, RCA
Building a global disability movement
- Betsy Beaumon - Chief Product Officer, The Valuable 500
- Larry Goldberg - Head of Accessibility, Yahoo!
- Laura Allen - Head of Strategy, Accessibility & Disability Inclusion, Google
- Carrie Hughes - Director of Social Innovation, Verizon
The brand value of accessibility
- Phil Spencer - Executive Vice President, Gaming, Microsoft
- Cindy Rose - President Western Europe, Microsoft
- Rob Reilly - Global Chief Creative Officer, WPP
Wednesday 17 November: Policy
11:00 - 12:30 Keynote: Influencing Policy
EU Disability Strategy & UK Disability Strategy - an update
- Alejandro Moledo - Head of Policy, Europen Disability Forum
- Clive Gilbert - Policy Manager, Assistive Technology, PolicyConnect
Closing the Digital Divide for People with Learning Disabilities
- Amy Low - Service Delivery Director, AbilityNet
- Emma Stone - Director of Evidence & Engagement, Good Things Foundation
- Priya Ramdas - Digital Skills and Inclusion Team Leader, Department of Culture Media and Sport
- Robert Mclaren - Head of Assistive & Accessible Tech, PolicyConnect
Building a diverse workplace
- Amanda Wadsworth - Disability Policy Adviser, Department of Work and Pensions
- Shanna Wendt - Vice President of Communications, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
- Holly Addison - Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry
- Mark Russell - Inclusion, Diversity and Social Equality Manager, KPMG
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Learn – workshops, show and tell
- Watch Workshop: Trust in Design – Jennifer Tiu, AbilityNet with Stephanie Hill of the Government Communication Service, Cabinet Office
- Watch Workshop: QR Codes and Accessibility - Roger Firman, UKAAF, Javier Pita, Navilens and Matthew Cock, VocalEyes
- Watch Workshop: Advocacy in Action - with Mark McCallum, codemantra, Kevin White, Head of Digital Accessibility, Scottish Government, Dr Neil Rogers Head of Digital Accessibility, Microlink, Ben Watson, AllAble
- Workshop: Becoming Disability Confident - with Amanda Wadsworth, DWP
14:15 - 15:15 Inclusive hybrid workplaces
- How do we ensure productivity and well-being in the blended workplace?
- With Business Disability Forum, Microsoft, AbilityNet and others
14:15 - 15:15 Windows 11 and the Microsoft Inclusive Design Journey
Meet the team who have been building the accessibility features in the latest version of Windows
15:30 - 16:30 Designing Accessible Learning Content
- How do we ensure that the learning resources are accessible to all?
- Susi Miller, eLabs, Amy Low, AbilityNet, Diane Elkins, Co-Owner Artisan eLearning and eLearning uncovered, Todd Cummings, CRO eLearning Brothers, Sam Cook, Intellum, Paul Schneider PhD, dominKnow
15:30 - 16:30 Digital transformation: Making Tax Accessible
- How do you build accessibility into large-scale digital transformation projects?
- Presentations and panel discussion with HMRC, Quickbooks/Intuit and others
17:00 - 18:30 Keynote: How change happens
Disability representation and the power of social media
- Emma Lawton - Co-Founder, More Human
- Dom Hyams - Head of Strategy, Purple Goat Agency
- Paula Carozzo - Advodate, Disabled Influencer and Model
How change happens
- Vint Cerf - Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
- Haben Girma - Disability Justice Lawyer
- Robin Christopherson MBE - Head of Digital Inclusion, AbilityNet
How to make developers into accessibility allies?
- Dona Sarkar - Director of Technology, Microsoft Accessibility
- Tom Nabarro - Senior Software Engineer, Intel
- Juanjo Montiel - Senior Software Development Engineer, Microsoft
18:30 - 19:30 Networking
Including speed networking, hosted networking and informal meetups:
- How to help digitally excluded people get confident using digital services
Join AbilityNet, SeeAbility, Good Things Foundation and Keyring for a BYO cocktail hour chat with top tips for building confidence for how to help disabled people access online services and adapt their devices to meet their needs. - Accessible Mapping
Jess Cahill and others at AbilityNet are hosting a meeting for anyone interested in how mapping and GIS tools can be used by disabled people Accessible maps.
Thursday 18 November: Accessibility Leadership
11:00 - 12:30 Keynote: How to win allies and influence people
Making change happen at scale
- Ellie Runcie - Chief Design Officer, BBC
- Jen Kozenski Devins - Head of Design, Accessibility & Disability Inclusion, Google
The accessibility journey
- Ted Drake - Global Accessibility Leader, Intuit
- Heather Hepburn - Accessibility Lead, SkyScanner
What do IT professionals think about accessibility?
- Maggie Holland - Global Editorial Director & Head of Content, IT Pro
- Sarah Botterill - Marketing Manager, Free Services, AbilityNet
- Ritam Gandhi - Founder, Studio Graphene
- Gerard McGovern - CIO, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Learn – workshops, show and tell
14:15 - 15:15 How to Build an Accessibility Champions Networks
Share ideas and top tips about building and growing a successful accessibility champions network.
- With BBC, UbiSoft, Google and more
14:15 - 15:15 Accessible Music Production
- With Digit Music and others TBC
15:30 - 16:30 How to Run Accessible Virtual Events
- What are the options for accessible online events?
- Join Attendable, AccessLoop, Business Disability Forum, Opsgilty and more
15:30 - 16:30 How to Use Accessibility Maturity Models
- What Accessibility Maturity Models for? Who is using them? What can they do for your organisation?
- With Business Disability Forum, AbilityNet, Microsoft and others TBC
17:00 - 18:30 Keynote: The future of accessibility
GAAD Foundation
- Joe Devon - Co-Founder, Diamond & GAAD
- Jennison Asuncion - Co-Founder, GAAD
Accessible music production & performance: all music lovers can become music makers
- Si Tew - Founder, Digit Music
- Jess Fisher - Content Creator, Digit Music
Accessibility 2030: The future of accessibility and assistive technology
- Christopher Lee - Managing Director, IAAP hosts a panel of accessibility leaders to discuss future trends for accessibility
- All times are GMT/London
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