June 2026

With over 25 years’ experience in live captioning, Orla Pearson is Co-Founder of AccessLOOP, the award-winning platform that allows event organisers to add either human or AI captions easily to livestreamed, hybrid, or in-room events, helping make accessibility effortless and universal. Through MyClearText, Orla and her team have delivered high-quality live captions for some of the world’s most significant moments, from the […]

Megan Smith serves as Director of Global Accommodations at Amazon, where she leads the technology, experiences, and services supporting accommodations and accessibility for over 1.5 million employees worldwide. A pioneering force in corporate accessibility, Megan established Amazon’s first employee-focused accessibility program in 2018 and has since expanded her scope to oversee all employee medical, non-medical,

Jasmin Ambiong is a blind Filipina disability inclusion and accessibility advocate based in Wellington, New Zealand. A Duskin Leadership Training alumna and co-founder of Billion Strong, she brings over seven years of experience working with global organisations to advance accessibility and meaningful inclusion for persons with disabilities. She has written blogs about disability employment and