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Disability:IN 2025 European Roundtables 

In-Person in Frankfurt, Germany

20 May 2025

Disability:IN is meeting European businesses where they are to address recent EU legislative initiatives, country compliance, and digital accessibility requirements impacting business. Tools and techniques that go beyond compliance will be featured. Two (2) attendees per company are encouraged to register on a first come, first served basis. 

Hosted & Sponsored by: 

Bloomberg Logo

Also Sponsored by: Vispero

 

Frankfurt Roundtable Agenda (local time) 
*Subject to change

 

8:45 AM

  • Doors/Registration Opens

9:30 - 9:45 AM

  • Welcome & Introductions from Disability:IN, Bloomberg (Host & Sponsor) and Vispero (Sponsor)
    • Brian Horn, Chief Operating Officer, Disability:IN
    • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN
    • Angel Chan, Regional Communities Manager, Bloomberg
    • Ivor Orr - Regional Customer Support Manager & Chairman of the Frankfurt Office Committee, Bloomberg
    • Matt Ater, Senior Vice President | Sales & Marketing, Vispero

9:45 AM - 10:30AM 

  • Legislative Session - an overview of the European Union's (EU) legislative initiatives, including the European Accessibility Act (EAA), and German compliance requirements impacting workplace disability inclusion and accessible products and services. Tools & techniques that go beyond compliance will also be featured.
    • Julia Sitter, Partner, White & Case
    • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN (Moderator)

10:45 - 11:15 AM

  • Business Disability Inclusion in Germany
    • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN
    • Jenni Thier, Deputy Bureau Chief Germany, Team Lead German Language, Bloomberg (Moderator)

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Bloomberg Keynote
    • Bloomberg Speakers to be Announced
    • Brian Horn, Chief Operating Officer, Disability:IN (Moderator)

12:00 - 1:30 PM

  • Networking / Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

  • Workspace & Digital Accessibility How-to - Case Studies featuring company initiatives to create accessible workplaces, built environments, and accessible digital products and services that comply with the European Union's (EU) European Accessibility Act (EAA) & grow product demand to drive a more accessible world. 
    • Amanda Nefdt, Workplace Operations Team Leader – EMEA, Bloomberg
    • Franziska Sgoff, Business Program Manager, Microsoft 
    • Malini Wilke, Experience and Business Architecture - Digital Accessibility, SAP
    • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN (Moderator)

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

  • Digital Accessibility How-to
    • JoAnna Hansen, Head of Accessibility, WW Stores, Amazon
    • Matt Ater, Senior Vice President | Sales & Marketing, Vispero
    • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN (Moderator)

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Closing Remarks
    • Amanda Nefdt, Workplace Operations Team Leader – EMEA, Bloomberg
    • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN
    • Brian Horn, Chief Operating Officer, Disability:IN

 

Additional Event Details:

  • The event will be conducted in English with local Sign Language, live English Captions and Captions in languages based on attendees’ preferences.
  • Disability:IN Corporate Partners may register two (2) company attendees on a first come, first served basis.
  • Event sponsors will have up to four (4) reserved seats. For information on sponsoring, please email leslie@disabilityin.org
  • There is no fee to attend.
  • Registration deadline is 13 May 2025.