Steve brings 30 years of experience in accessibility, assistive technology, and digital transformation. His experience includes working in such areas as improving disability access in retail, transport, finance, TV and radio, mobile telecoms, and publishing. Steve has a background in accessibility and technology and product usability, with a Masters in Business Administration and Bachelor of

Katrin Langensiepen is a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. As the only woman with a visible disability in the Parliament and Vice-Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs she fights for a green, inclusive and feminist Europe. In her function as Vice-Chair of the Disability Intergroup in the European Parliament and Chair of the

Kathryn has been leading the advancement of accessibility in business for more than a decade. In addition to her day job as Head of Customer Vulnerability & Accessibility at Nationwide Building Society, Kathryn is the Government’s Disability & Access Ambassador for the banking sector. Kathryn’s key priorities as Ambassador include tackling barriers faced by deaf

Susanna Laurin (CPACC) s the Chair of the Funka Foundation, a Research and Innovation Center focusing on end user involvement, disabilities, empowerment and accessibility.  She has been a thought leader in the field of digitalisation, inclusion and e-government for more than 20 years and she is a frequent international lecturer and debater. Susanna is the

Llauryn Iglehart serves the Chief, Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (OEDIA at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). As Chief of OEDIA, Ms. Iglehart is responsible for CISA’s Equal Employment, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility policy formulation, consulting, and strategic management.  She and her team implement the equal employment, complaints processing, reasonable accommodation, affirmative

With nearly 25 years of experience, Berna is a dedicated Educational Leader and Educational Psychologist committed to advancing Inclusive practices. She began her career as a primary school teacher in South Africa, specializing in Mathematics and ELL, and has since worked in a range of environments, including schools catering to students with diverse learning needs.

Mike has worked for Bloomberg for 21 years, and is a senior engineering manager leading global Data Analytics and Data Management teams. In addition, he is a US co-lead for Bloomberg’s Disability ERG called B-Able, as well as the executive sponsor for Bloomberg’s Disability-in-Tech group. Mike lives with a dissociative condition, complex PTSD, a degenerative

Johny Cassidy is an experienced BBC journalist with a demonstrable track record in reaching underserved audiences. He’s a passionate advocate for digital accessibility and has written extensively on why all newsrooms need to understand better how different parts of the audience access content. He’s also the co-chair of the BBC’s disabled staff network BBC Ability

Rachel is a multi- award-winning organisational culture specialist with over twenty years’ experience in senior roles, culminating in her winning the 2023 DE&I Influencer and her company AECOM winning the Inclusive Culture award at the ENEI awards 2023 as well as making the d&I Inspirational Leaders list in 2024 Rachel is Director, People & Culture