August 2023

Bernd Schramm has been heading various projects on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities at GIZ Head Office since 2017. Before that, he worked many years in the fields of health, social protection, and good governance. From 2009 to 2016, he managed a Social Health Protection Programme, implemented by GIZ in Cambodia. The programme supported […]

Stephane Leblois joined the Valuable 500 after a decade of working in the disability rights and inclusive development sectors. His career in disability has spanned across multiple areas, including digital accessibility, inclusive education and employment. He previously served as the lead employment expert for The Arc of the United States, where he consulted with private

Andrew’s experience spans 30 years in industry, government and academia. Originally a physicist at the Rutherford Appleton Lab, Andrew joined Logica at the height of the early AI boom, a decade later moving to space consultancy Esys, then became MD of QinetiQ’s Space Division, where early AI techniques were being applied to applications like satellite

Katherine, in her role as CEO, works with the board directors to develop and implement strategies and programs that further the aims and objectives of BATA, to campaign for the rights and interests of those people who need or use AT, and to continue delivering value for BATA’s members. Katherine has 15 years experience in