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The latest interview with our guest – Neil Milliken

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Neil is the founder and CEO of Thrival Holdings, a consultancy that supports businesses to implement management frameworks and programs around ESG (Environment Social & Governance) focusing on social and disability inclusion topics.

Until December 2025 he was VP – Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion at Atos and a member of the Atos Future Makers Research Community (AFMRC).

Neil is a leading strategist and community builder with over two decades of experience within the Accessibility and Assistive Technology fields and served as invited expert for the W3C Cognitive Accessibility Taskforce and on the Global Leadership Council for the IAAP (International Association of Accessibility Professionals). 

Neil is a former member of the Board of Directors for World Institute on Disability, Non Exec Member of the Board at Genius Within, member of the advisory board of the Valuable500 & Served as Chair of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network & Chair of the Diversity Board for Institute of Coding.

He is co-founder of AXSChat a Podcast with a focus on Accessibility & Inclusion.

Neil is dyslexic and has ADHD, he advocates for people with neurodivergent conditions as well as other disabilities and additional needs and has twice been recognised in the Disability Power 100 list of most influential disabled people.

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