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 by: Salesforce
Also Sponsored by: Everway (formerly Texthelp)

• There is no fee to attend.
• 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
• Registration deadline is 6 May 2025.

 

Paris Roundtable Agenda (local time)
*Subject to Change

9:00 AM

• Doors/Registration Opens

9:30 - 9:45 AM

• Welcome & Introductions from Disability:IN, Salesforce (Host & Sponsor) and Everway (Sponsor)
  • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN
  • Jill Houghton, President & CEO, Disability:IN
  • Federica Terrenzio, Senior Director, Disabilities at Work, Salesforce
  • Martin McKay, Executive Chair & Founder, Everway (formerly Texthelp)

9:45 AM - 10:15AM 

• Legislative Initiatives Impacting Disability
  • Reid Jewett Smith, Vice President Research and Policy, Disability:IN
  • Hiren Shukla, Global Neurodiversity & Inclusive Value Leader | Executive Management, EY
  • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN (Moderator)

10:15 - 10:45 AM 

• Global Neurodiversity in the Workplace Research Findings
  • Reid Jewett Smith, Vice President Research and Policy, Disability:IN
  • Hiren Shukla, Global Neurodiversity & Inclusive Value Leader | Executive Management, EY
  • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN (Moderator)

11:00 - 11:45 AM

• Country Compliance
  • Nadège Moll-Bourcereau, Disability@Work Program Manager, Salesforce France
  • Joan Bohan, EMEA Lead Disability Inclusion Consultant, Disability:IN (Moderator)

11:45AM - 1:30 PM

• Networking / Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

• Digital Accessibility How-to - Part 1 - Case Studies featuring Disability:iN Corporate Partners' initiatives to create accessible products and services, comply with the European Union's (EU) European Accessibility Act (EAA) & grow product demand. 
  • Kristian Burch, Director of Accessibility Programs, Salesforce
  • Jacqui Tolisano, Senior Director of Product Accessibility, Salesforce
  • Brian Horn, Chief Operating Officer, Disability:IN (Moderator)

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

• Digital Accessibility How-to - Part 2
  • Martin McKay, Executive Chair & Founder, Everway (formerly Texthelp)
  • Iulia Brehuescu, Global Accessibility Adviser, Global DEI, Sanofi
  • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN (Moderator)

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

• Closing Remarks from Salesforce & Disability:IN
  • Federica Terrenzio, Senior Director, Disabilities at Work, Salesforce
  • Leslie Wilson, Chief Global Strategist, Disability:IN