Crystal believes that accessibility is a civil and human right and is passionate about building accessible and inclusive applications. Crystal takes us on her fascinating journey from self-taught coder and journalism dropout to becoming a Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst at Salesforce’s Office of Accessibility. With refreshing honesty, she shares how her own visual impairment and […]

Jane Green MBE, FCCT, MA Ed. ex.Asst. Headteacher, Adv.Dip.Ed. (Child Dev.), PGCE Sec. QTS, BSc (HONS) Psych.OU / founder/Chair of SEDSConnective the foremost pioneering user-led charity for symptomatic hypermobility and neurodivergence. Despite leaving school early, only 2 qualifications, considered dim and a hypochondriac, she pursued self-study as a single parent of 2 children one very

A native New Yorker raised in old Harlem, Gisele is a TEDx speaker on networking and relationship building. Gisele takes the fear out of networking and offers practical, easy to implement ideas to network your way to your ‘next.’ She possesses an MBA from Harvard Business School and is an operations executive who makes organizations

Tomer Aharoni is the Co-founder and CEO of Nagish, an FCC-certified communication company at the intersection of AI and accessibility. Before pursuing his life mission of making communication more accessible, Tomer worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg, a researcher at Columbia University, and an Intelligence Analyst in the IDF. Tomer holds a degree in

Caroline is Director of the Cambridge School Classics Project at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education. She previously served as the Classics and Religious Studies Subject Specialist at OCR and has taught a wide variety of subjects including Classics, Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Anthropology in UK schools. Despite leaving the classroom several years ago,

With 20+ years working in disability inclusion, and 6+ years developing a fitness business that pivoted through the pandemic, Lee-Anne’s passion for inclusion and curiosity for innovation merged together to create Sekond Skin Society, the most accessible and inclusive fitness app on the market!Lee-Anne is proud to be a thought leader, advocate for accessibility, inclusion

Dimple Khagram is a leading figure in vocational education and digital transformation, with over 15 years of experience shaping technology training and workforce development. As the founder of Purple Beard Ltd, she has built innovative training solutions that bridge the skills gap in the digital industry. A recognized authority in AI, accessibility, and curriculum innovation,

Sabine Lobnig is the MWF’s Director for Communications and focuses on advancing the Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative (GARI). GARI’s mission is to inform consumers about existing accessibility solutions in the market today and help them identify devices with features that best help their individual needs. Sabine has extensive experience supporting international organizations and companies in

Susanna Laurin is Managing Director and Chair of the Funka Foundation, a Research and Innovation Center focusing on end user involvement, disabilities, empowerment and accessibility.  As an internationally acknowledged expert in EU accessibility policy and legislation, she has been a thought leader in the field of digitalisation, inclusion and e-government for more than 20 years

Heather is a visionary entrepreneur with accessibility and design expertise. She Co-Founded Equivalent, a trailblazing graphics technology startup that is redefining the way we experience visual content. She is an Adobe Creative Cloud expert and has over 24 years of professional design and management experience. Heather completed the JP Morgan Chase Techstars Catalyst Founder program