Andreas Schachl is a seasoned tech leader with decades of experience steering international software teams through every stage of product and project development. He believes that people are the true engine of any successful organization, so he pairs hands‑on mentorship with rigorously crafted processes to turn ambitious ideas into proven results. Together with his friend Hans‑Peter Kranewitter, Andreas […]
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Convinced that talent has no boundaries, Karine has dedicated her career to developing people and pushing the diversity and inclusion agenda forward. In her 25+ year career, she notably served as global talent lead for Capgemini Invent, where she was a strong advocate of gender parity and promoting women’s programs. As Head of D&I for
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People Centred Internet Initiative People-Centered Internet (PCI) believes in putting humanity – people and their needs and aspirations – at the center of the Internet. They are committed to using the power of the Internet to improve the lives of the global poor by collecting data that can be used to transform communities and meet
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Awaiting Quality Captions Frances West is a champion for the rights for persons with disabilities on a global scale. Frances served as IBM’s first Chief Accessibility Officer, as well as the Director of the IBM Human Ability & Accessibility Center until June 2016. Since retiring from IBM, Frances founded FrancesWestCo, a company providing inclusive digital
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Awaiting Quality Captions Nancy is a Consultant Occupational Psychologist based in the UK and the USA; a dual national. Nancy has worked in organisational consultancy, neurodiversity and social inclusion, as overlapping specialisms until 2011 when she founded Genius Within CIC, a non-profit enterprise which now employs around 100 people. Genius Within delivers positive assessments, coaching,
Awaiting Quality Captions Sarah Lee received her Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her concentrations include history, political science, and anthropology. Unsure of what to do after completing her undergraduate coursework, Sarah worked as a cook. After backpacking through Alaska, Canada, Europe, and South Korea, Sarah decided to go back to school and
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Awaiting Quality Captions Accessibility Lead for ING Netherlands For the last four years Jake has set up a raft of initiatives to make sure products and services are accessible to people with the widest range of capabilities. He’s a passionate promoter of accessibility both inside and outside the Bank. Product Owner ING has introduced different
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Awaiting Quality Captions When Rosemary was born on September 13, 1966 at an American naval hospital in Pozzuoli, Italy, the doctor asked her parents, “What will you do with her?” Her parents looked at each other and thought he was crazy. The ignorant physician asked because she had brain damage, which resulted in cerebral palsy.
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Awaiting Quality Captions Flip is a Dutch sociologist with a PhD in social psychology who worked for seventeen years at the Netherlands Centre for Mental Health as a researcher and manager. Self-employed since 1996 as a researcher, writer and consultant. Wrote several books on mental health issues (two about the problems and treatment of disturbed
Awaiting Quality Captions Stefan Trömel, Senior Disability Specialist in the International Labour Organization (ILO) since August 2013. His current duties include the coordination of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network. Between 2008 and 2013, held the position of Executive Director of the International Disability Alliance, the global umbrella organization of organizations of persons