This executive forum convenes leaders to examine how artificial intelligence, neurodiversity, and disability inclusion intersect across APAC’s varied legal, cultural, economic, and technological contexts. Participants will explore how to responsibly scale AI‑enabled workforce practices while meeting regulatory obligations, reducing unintended exclusion, and enabling full participation of people with disabilities across the region.
Disability:IN APAC Executive Forum Agenda
Navigating Neurodiversity, Artificial Intelligence, andDisability Inclusion Across APAC Regional Dynamics
September 17, 2026 | 12:00 – 3:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time // 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM India time // 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Hong Kong // 1:00 – 4:00 PM Tokyo // 2:00 – 5:00 PM Australia
*Times below are listed in U.S. Eastern for Planning Purposes
12:00–12:10 | Opening Briefing: The APAC Disability Inclusion Imperative:
Why AI & Neurodiversity Matter Now in APAC
- Jill Houghton, Chief Executive Officer, Disability:IN
- Russell Shaffer, Chief Accessibility & Programs Officer, Disability:IN
12:10–12:50 | Session 1 - AI & Accessibility at Scale: Driving Innovation Across Divergent APAC Markets
- Rudy Guiao, Managing Director, CIO Lead in the Philippines, Accenture
- Sachin Wakankar, Senior Director, Associate Experience and Corporate Social Responsibility, Global Services, Fiserv
- Jo Keiko Terasawa, Global Head, Employee Engagement, Google
- Pratima Amonkar, Business Strategy Lead, Microsoft ASEAN
- (Moderator) Allyce Torres, Sr. Director, Marketing & Communications, Disability:IN
12:50–1:20 | Session 2 – Neuroadaptive & Self‑Configuring Workplaces: Moving Beyond Accommodation to Agentic Design
- Mahima Sharma, APAC Head of Culture and Employee Experience, JLL
- Rajeef MK, UX Engineer & APAC Neurodiversity Lead, Google
- Archana GS, Autism at Work Program Lead, SAP Labs India
- (Moderator) Dorothy Garcia, Senior Director, Disability Index, Disability:IN
1:20–1:30 | BREAK
1:30–2:05 | Session 3 – Digital Transformation with Disability at the Center
- Gurpreet Sandhu, VP, Platform & Systems Engineering, CCPG, Intel and IDAN (Intel Disability and Accessibility Network) Executive Sponsor, Intel India
- Shilpi Kapoor, CEO, Barrier Break
- Sindhura Sunkara, Director of Business Management and Asia Disability Inclusion Network Lead, Microsoft
- (Moderator) Russell Shaffer, Chief Accessibility & Programs Officer, Disability:IN
2:05–2:40 | Session 4 – Trust, Data & Disclosure in Asia Pacific
- Chaitanya Nangia, Director - Compliance & Operational Risk Executive / Disability:IN APAC Council Co-Chair, Bank of America
- Toyin Ope, Senior Director -Head of Inclusion, Visa Asia Pacific
- (Moderator) Vani Seshadri, APAC Corporate Disability Inclusion Consultant, Disability:IN
2:40–3:00 | Executive Roundtable & Strategic Commitments
- Russell Shaffer, Chief Accessibility & Programs Officer, Disability:IN