8.30 10.00 Coffee

10.00 10.30 Opening Ceremony

10.30 10.45 Keynote Speech: Daniela Bas, Director at United Nations DSPD/DESA tbc

10.45 11.00 Keynote Speech: Adam Kosa, MEP

11.00 11.50 Plenary Discussion: High-Tech Solutions

David BANES AIS Access and Inclusion Services United Kingdom

Rodrigo HUEBNER MENDES Rodrigo Mendes Institute Brazil

Christopher M. LEE

International Association of Accessibility

Professionals and Program Chair, G3ict Inclusive

Higher Education Forum United States

12.00 13.40 Parallel Session: Accessible Tourism

Ivor AMBROSE ENAT - European Network for Accessible Tourism Greece

Sylvana EL LAKKIS

LPHU - Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union /

DPI Arab region Lebanon

Pieter GHIJSELS Visit Flanders Belgium

Magnus BERGLUND Scandic Hotels Sweden

Marco PIZZIO Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla Italy

Bastienne PALIZ South America For All Ecuador

Jose Luis BORAU Fundacion ONCE Spain

Neha ARORA Planet Abled India

Alessandro DALLA PIETÀ Gondole4all onlus Italy

Last Update: 24.1.2018

Wednesday - February 21, 2018

Innovative Practices and Policies on Accessibility

Agenda of the Zero Project Conference 2018

12.00 14.00 Zero Project - Ashoka Forum on Impact Transfer Models

Betteke DE GAAY FORTMAN Karuna Foundation Netherlands

Melissa MALZKUHN Gallaudet University United States

Pooja MUKUL Jaipur Foot Organization (BMVSS) India

Walburga FROEHLICH atempo GmbH Austria

Shanti RAGHAVAN Enable India India

Lara SCHWELLER MOMA - Museum of Modern Art United States

Sharon YEHESKEL-ORON Beit Issie Shapiro Israel

Daniel KISH World Access for the Blind United States

Ilsa Nelwan Suryakanti Foundation Indonesia

12.00 13.00 Parallel Session: Services supporting business in creating accessibility

Susan SCOTT-PARKER BDI - Business Disability International United Kingdom

Michal RIMON Access Israel Israel

Amena EL SAIE Helm Egypt tbc

Omair AHMAD

NOWPDP - Network of Organizations Working

with People with Disabilities Pakistan

Marius MEWS PIKSL - In der Gemeinde leben GmbH Germany

Hannes HOFER Monopolverwaltungs GmbH Austria

13.50 14.30 Parallel Session: Rural Development Models

Robert RANSOM

ECDD - Ethiopian Center for Disability and

Development Ethiopia tbc

Lasanthi DASKON Attorney at Law / Disability Inclusion Advisor Sri Lanka

Deepak RAJ SAPKOTA Karuna Foundation Nepal

Stelio RAMOS Light for the World Mozambique

Wilson Njodzi RUVERE Jairos Jiri Association Zimbabwe

13.30 14.30 Parallel Session: Orientation systems for the blind

Stephen CLUSKEY Mobility Mojo LLC Ireland tbc

Giulio NARDONE Associazione disabili visivi onlus Italy

Rene ESPINOZA LAZARILLO TEC SPA Chile

Tiernan KENNY Wayfindr United Kingdom

Jennifer KIETZKE OrCam Israel

14.40 15.50 Parallel Session: Services for the blind

Klaus HOECKNER

Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen

Österreichs Austria

Abbass ABBASS

AlManarah Association for Persons with

Disabilities Israel

Karl PLETSCHKO Mopius Mobile GmbH Austria

Gabriel COHEN Migdal Or rehabilition center for the blind Israel

Hiroshi KAWAMURA

ATDO - Assistive Technology Development

Organization Japan

Linda MIESEN Tactile Studio Österreich Austria

14.15 16.20 Corporate and Entrepreneurship Forum

Marie RINGLER Ashoka Austria

Jason DA SILVA AXSMap United States

Carmine Alfonso DANTUONO JKJ S.r.l. Italy

Ofer MANDELBERG Make Sense Israel

Yishai HATZIR STEP-HEAR Israel tbc

David ADI Make Sense United States

Boaz ZILBERMAN Project-Ray Israel

Matthias REISINGER Impact Hub Vienna Austria tbc

Michael MILLIGAN Mobile & Wireless Forum Austria

Betteke DE GAAY FORTMAN Karuna Foundation Netherlands

Hector MINTO Microsoft Inc. UK United Kingdom

Dimitri KANEVSKY Google United States

Jake ABMA ING Bank Netherlands

Frances WEST FrancesWestCo United States

Klaus HOECKNER

Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen

Österreichs Austria

Young-jin CHOI PHINEO gemeinnützige AG Germany

Martin VOGELSANG

EVPA - European Venture Philanthropy

Association Germany

Neil MILLIKEN Atos United Kingdom

14.40 15.40 Parallel Session: Access to Health

Katherine GUERNSEY

USICD - United States International Council on

Disabilities United States

Anna ALISJAHBANA Suryakanti Foundation Indonesia

Thierry REGENASS ICRC MoveAbility Foundation Switzerland

Johurul ISLAM JEWEL CSF Global Bangladesh

Pooja MUKUL Jaipur Foot Organization (BMVSS) India

16.30 16.40 Keynote Speech: Shelly London, Poses Family Foundation

16.40 16.50 Keynote Speech: Hector Minto, Evangelist of Microsoft Inc.

16.50 17.00 Keynote Speech: Yuval Wagner, Founder of Access Israel

17.00 20.00 Accessibility Trail, Exhibition and Dinner

8.00 8.50 Coffee

8.45 9.00 Welcome by Caroline Casey, Moderator of the Zero Project Conference

9.00 9.15 Keynote Speech: Bobbi Cordano, President of Gallaudet University

9.15 9.30 Keynote Speech: Inmaculada Placencia, European Union, DG Employment

9.30 9.40 Keynote Speech: Luis Gallegos, Chairman of G3ICT

9.50 11.00 Parallel Session: Orientation Map-Apps

Holger DIETERICH Sozialhelden e. V. Germany

Toshiya KAKIUCHI MIRAIRO Japan

Jason DA SILVA AXSMap United States

Noelle DALY Mobility Mojo LLC Ireland

Matt MCCANN Access Earth Ireland

Yuriko ODA PADM Japan

9.50 12.40 Forum on Accessible ICT

Luis GALLEGOS

UNITAR - United Nations Institute for Training

and Research Ecuador

Axel LEBLOIS

G3ict - Global Initiative for Inclusive Information

and Communication Technologies United States tbc

James THURSTON

G3ict - Global Initiative for Inclusive Information

and Communication Technologies United States

Fredric SCHROEDER WBU - World Blind Union United States

Gopal MITRA UNICEF United States tbc

Christopher M. LEE

International Association of Accessibility

Professionals and Program Chair, G3ict Inclusive

Higher Education Forum United States

Vashkar BHATTACHARJEE a2i-Access to information Bangladesh

Florence ORBAN Royal Society for Blind People United Kingdom

Susanna LAURIN Funka Nu AB Sweden

Shadi ABOU-ZAHRA

W3C - Web Accessibility Initiative of the World

Wide Web Consortium Austria

Thursday - February 22, 2018

9.50 10.40 Parallel Session: Accessible Buildings in low income countries

Johanna MANG Light for the World Austria

Abdul KHALIQ ZAZAI Accessibility Organisation for the Afghan Disabled Afghanistan tbc

Apollo MUKASA Uganda National Action on Physical Disability Uganda

George Anthony GIANNOUMIS NOVA – Norwegian Social Research Institute Norway tbc

10.50 11.50 Parallel Session: Inclusive Humanitarian Aid

Javed ABIDI DPI - Disabled Peoples' International India tbc

Birendra Raj POKHAREL

ADRAD Nepal - Action on Disability Rights And

Development Nepal

Irna SUSRIANTI FKM BKA Indonesia

Dorji Tsering SHERPA SKY Memorial Foundation Nepal

Alex CHRISTOPOULOS Lumos Foundation United Kingdom

11.10 13.00 Parallel Session: Universal Design in the built environment

Gerald CRADDOCK Centre for Excellence in Universal Design Ireland tbc

Ann-Marit SAEBONES Consultant Norway

Antonio-Luis MARTINEZ-PUJALTE Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche Spain

Roger JENSEN Fylkesmannen (County governor Norway) Norway

Liam MCMUNN Central Bank of Ireland Ireland

Michael PERRY Progressive AE United States

Lea GIES Q8 - Stiftung Alsterdorf Germany

Iain MCKINNON Global Disability Innovation Hub United Kingdom

12.00 13.00 Parallel Session: Access to Justice

Ola ABU ALGHAIB Leonard Cheshire Disability United Kingdom

Yifat KLEIN

JDC - American Jewish Joint Distribution

Committee Israel

Ronit ZUR

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Social

Services Israel

Casilda Sabin FERNANDEZ Plena inclusión Spain tbc

Juan Carlos GARCIA LOPEZ

Judge-Spanish legal Council for the Judiciary

Spain

Diana SAMARASAN Disability Rights Fund United States

13.10 14.40 Parallel Session: Standards, Manuals, Toolboxes

Gail KENT

Director Data at European Commission- DG

CONNECT Belgium tbc

Erika PLEVNIK ÖZIV - Oesterreichischer Zivil-Invalidenverband Austria tbc

Raul MONTIEL Fundacion Saraki Paraguay tbc

Amanda BASI Rick Hansen Foundation United States

Tracey SHIPMAN

GAATES - Global Alliance on Accessible

Technologies and Environments

12.50 14.50 ILO Forum on Reasonable Adjustments in the Workplace

Esteban TROEMEL ILO - International Labour Organization Switzerland tbc

Juergen MENZE ILO - International Labour Organization Switzerland

Joseph JONES

Drake University - The Harkin Institute for Public

Policy and Citizen Engagement United States

Murteza R. KHAN Bangladesh Business & Disability Network Bangladesh

Graeme WHIPPY Channel 4 United Kingdom

Yves VEULLIET IBM - Belgium Belgium tbc

Brendan ROACH BDF - Business Disability Forum United Kingdom tbc

Monica ACKERMANN DRPI Aware Canada

Meera SHENOY Youth4Jobs Foundation India tbc

Neil MILLIKEN Atos United Kingdom

Nadine VOGEL Springboard Consulting United States

13.10 14.30 Parallel Session: IT-Platforms connecting Peers

Ricki MEYER Exceptional Lives, Inc United States

Shanti RAGHAVAN Enable India India

Shelly J. LONDON Poses Family Foundation United States

Jenny LINDSTROEM BEIJAR Our Normal Sweden

Alireza DARVISHY Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) Switzerland

13.40 15.00 Parallel Session: Subtitling and Captioning

Ogulcan BASKAN YGA Turkey

Stephen M. KING United States Department of State United States tbc

Yonat BURLIN Gala Prompter Israel, Israel

Minister David LUNA

Ministry of Information and Communication

Technologies Colombia

Henry Mejia ROYET

FENASCOL - Federacion Nacional de Sordos de

Colombia Colombia

Nurit NEUSTADT-NOY

Consultation and Rehabilitation Services for Blind

and Visually Impaired Persons Israel

15.10 16.00 Parallel Session: IT-Solutions supporting persons who are deaf

Joanna KINBERGER equalizent Schulungs- und Beratungs GmbH Austria

Lorenzo DI CIACCIO Pedius Italy

Melissa MALZKUHN Gallaudet University United States

Mervette AL-SHIHABI Zain Jordan Jordan tbc

14.40 15.20 Parallel Session: Find buddies and peers

Klaus LACHWITZ IDA - International Disability Alliance Germany

Ron PAUSTIAN Inklusion Muss Laut Sein UG Germany

Paul RICHARDS Stay Up Late United Kingdom

15.00 17.00 GAATES Forum on Urban Development

Victor PINEDA Pineda Foundation - World Enabled United States

Kiril ARNAUTSKI Sozopol Foundation Bulgaria

Joyce TUNG BCA - Building and Construction Authority Singapore

Herve BUISSIER Grenoble-Alpes Métropole France tbc

Jose Luis BORAU Fundacion ONCE Spain

Kenny CAYAMA

Instituto Metropolitano de Urbanismo Taller

Caracas Venezuela tbc

Salem ALSHAFIEI The Executive Council, Dubai United Arab Emirates

Patrick DOHMEN

EUKOBA - Europäisches Kompetenzzentrum für

Barrierefreiheit Germany

Kristine FRANCE ZUNIGA Corporacion Ciudad Accesible Chile

Elizabeth Maria FRANCHINI Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca Italy

16.10 17.00 Parallel Session: Sign language solutions

Matthias FENKART equalizent Schulungs- und Beratungs GmbH Austria

Monika HAIDER equalizent Schulungs- und Beratungs GmbH Austria

Corinne VINOPOL

IDRT Institute for Disabilities Research and

Training, Inc. United States

Ka Yiu CHENG Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies China

Rene DUCHON Unicredit Bank Austria Austria

15.50 16.50 Parallel Session: Access to Arts and Museums

Rotraut KRALL KHM - Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien Austria

Lara SCHWELLER MOMA - Museum of Modern Art United States

Lejla AGIC Balkan Museum Network Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nadja AL-MASRI-GUTTERNIG Salzburg Museum Austria

Sonia GARCIA FRAILE CAMARA Fundacion ONCE Spain

17.00 17.30 Exhibition and Walk to UN Rotunda

17.30 18.15 Chorus, Hymn and Handover Ceremony

18.30 20.30 Award Ceremony

Keynote Speech: Martin Essl, Founder of the Essl Foundation

Keynote Speech: Hon. Mike Lake, MP, Canada

Keynote Speech: Victor Pineda, President of GAATES and World Enabled

Keynote Speech: Yetnebersh Nigussie/Winner of the Right Livelihood Award 2017

20.30 22.00 Dinner

8.00 9.00 Coffee

9.00 9.15 Welcome by Caroline Casey

9.15 9.30 Keynote Speech: Daniel Kish, World Access For The Blind

9.30 10.15 Plenary Session on Independent Living

Tove Linnea BRANDVIK Uloba – Independent Living Norge SA Norway tbc

Maureen PIGGOT Inclusion Europe United Kingdom

Linda PERRY Vela Microobard Association Canada

10.20 11.10 Parallel Session: Inclusive Playgrounds

Anna DARLING Lumos Foundation United Kingdom

Krisztina EMRICH MagikMe Inclusive Play United Kingdom

Jean JUDES Beit Issie Shapiro Israel

10.20 14.00 WHO GATE Forum on Assistive Technologies

Malcolm MACLACHLAN Maynooth University Ireland

Mukhtar AL SHIBANI

GAATES - Global Alliance on Accessible

Technologies and Environments Saudi Arabia

Mary BARTOLOMUCCI Accessibility Directorate of Ontario Canada

Justas DZIUGELIS Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania Lithuania

Minister Ogerta MANASTIRLIU Ministry of Health, Albania Albania tbc

Marek PLURA, MP Member of the European Parliament Belgium

Khibi MANANA

South Africa Department of Transport - Universal

Design in Public Transport South Africa

Jean JUDES Beit Issie Shapiro Israel

Ita MIRIANASHVILI

Council of Europe, Rights of Persons with

Disabilities Unit France

HRH Mired Raad Z. AL-HUSSEIN The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Jordan

Sophie LANCTOT Société Logique Canada

Eric LIPP Open Doors Organization Chicago United States

Manfred PALLINGER

Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und

Konsumentenschutz Austria

Roland KRPATA Wiener Linien Austria

Friday - February 23, 2018

11.20 12.50 Parallel Session: News and Easy Language

Karin ASTEGGER Lebenshilfe Salzburg Austria

Walburga FROEHLICH atempo GmbH Austria

Shilpi KAPOOR Newzhook India

Marta RIPOLLES Fundacion Prodis Spain

Renate HACKL

Landesregierung Oberösterreich, Abteilung

Soziales Austria tbc

Barbara SCHINNERL Caritas Linz Austria

Hubert HUBER Kurier Austria

Claudia WERNECK Escola de Gente, Comunicação em Inclusão Brazil

13.00 14.10 Parallel Session: Training accessible ICT

Klaus MIESENBERGER Johannes Kepler Universität Linz Austria

Ana Maria CARRILLO Hearcolors Mexico

Michael MILLIGAN Mobile & Wireless Forum Austria

Carolyn PHILLIPS AMAC - Accessibility Solutions & Research Center United States

Christine HEMPHILL Open Inclusion United Kingdom

Natalia AMELINA

UNESCO - IITE Institute for Information

Technologies in Education Russia tbc

14.20 15.50 Zero Project Forum on Data and SDG

Charlotte MCCLAIN-NHLAPO World Bank Group United States

Gail KENT

Director Data at European Commission- DG

CONNECT Belgium tbc

Orna HAVIV-TAMIR Municipal Accessibility Index Israel

Paula HEARN Disability Rights Promotion International Canada

Martha STICKINGS FRA - EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Austria

Cesa BIANCHI

G3ict - Global Initiative for Inclusive Information

and Communication Technologies Italy

Amelie SAUPE Essl Foundation Austria

Christian SCHOBER WU - Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien, NPO Institut Austria tbc

Sue SWENSON Inclusion International Canada

Hironobu SHIBUYA Nippon Foundation Thailand

Alina OESTLING

Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom,

European University Institute Belgium

14.20 15.50 ITU Forum on accessible ICT

Roxana WIDMER-ILIESCU ITU - International Telecommunication Union Switzerland

Monica DUHEM Hearcolors Mexico

Amela ODOBASIC

Communication Regulatory Agency Bosnia and

Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina tbc

Donal RICE National Disability Authority of Ireland Ireland tbc

16.00 16.15 Keynote Speech: Siegfried Nagl, Mayor of the City of Graz

16.15 16.45 Final Session: Building the Accessible Village

16.45 17.00 Closing remarks and the look ahead