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Registration and Networking
08:30 - 10:00
Opening Ceremony Addresses
10:00 - 10:45
Exhibition Opening and Group Photo
10:45 - 11:15
Session 1: International, Europe region and European Union vision, targets and actions and key resources to support in ICT Accessibility
11:15 - 12:15
Lunch Break
12:15 - 14:00
Session 2: Examples of Accessibility Legislation/Regulations/Standards in EU Member States and outside Europe
14:00 - 15:00
Session 3: Stocktaking Implementation of accessibility and assistive technology in Europe
15:00 - 16:00
Session 4: Web Accessibility: Regulation/Standards/Resources
16:00 - 17:00
Innovative Digital Solutions for an Accessible Europe
17:00 - 19:00
Registration and Networking | |
9:00 - 10:00 Welcome coffee offered by Essl Foundation |
Opening Ceremony Addresses | |
• International Telecommunication Union • European Commission • United Nations Office Vienna • European Disability Forum Key Note: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs | |
| Opening Ceremony Addresses | |
| Mr Jaroslaw Ponder Head of the ITU Office for Europe ITU Biography | |
| Mrs Marianne Thyssen European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion European Commission | |
| Mr Charles Havekost Chief of the Information Technology Service UN Vienna Biography | |
 | Mr Max Rubisch Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection Austria |
| Mr Rodolfo Cattani Executive Committee Member European Disability Forum | |
| Key Note Address | |
| Ms Daniela Bas Director Division for Inclusive Social Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Biography | |
Exhibition Opening and Group Photo | |
Session 1: International, Europe region and European Union vision, targets and actions and key resources to support in ICT Accessibility | |
Focus: ITU actions & challenges; EC actions & challenges; the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the accessibility of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), Implementation and Facilitation | |
| Moderation | |
| Mr Jaroslaw Ponder Head of ITU Office for Europe ITU Biography | |
| Panelist | |
| Ms Roxana Widmer-Iliescu Senior Programme Officer, Digital Inclusion Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau ITU Biography | |
| Ms Inmaculada Placencia Porrero Senior Expert, Disability and Inclusion Unit, Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion European Commission | |
| Dr László Lovászy CRPD Committee Member Hungary Biography | |
| Mr Michael Jungwirth Director Governmental Affairs Vodafone |
| Ms Elizabeth Olivieri Chairperson Foundation for Information Technology Accessibility (FITA) Malta | Biography | |
Lunch Break | |
Session 2: Examples of Accessibility Legislation/Regulations/Standards in EU Member States and outside Europe | |
Focus: EU Disability Act, EU priorities in implementation of ICT Accessibility, European Country Case Studies | |
| Moderator | |
| Ms Inmaculada Placencia Porrero European Commission | |
| Panelist | |
| Mr Jorge Fernandes Ministry of Education and Science Portugal |
| Amela Odobasic Head of Public Affairs Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK) Bosnia and Herzegovina | Biography | |
| Mr Sigrid Skavlid Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir) Norway | Biography | |
| Ms Francesca Cesa Bianchi Vice-President, Institutional Relations G3ICT | Biography | |
| Professor Jutta Treviranus Director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC), OCAD University Toronto Canada | Biography | |
Session 3: Stocktaking Implementation of accessibility and assistive technology in Europe | |
Focus: Implementation of ICT accessibility, programmes, projects, solutions | |
| Moderator | |
| Mr Alejandro Moledo European Disability Forum | |
| Panelist | |
| Mr Klaus Peter Wegge Head of the Siemens Accessibility competence Center Siemens | Biography | |
| Mr Richard Moreton Samsung Electronics Research Institute | Biography | |
| Mr Miguel Angel Valero Duboy Director CEAPAT-IMSERSO Spain | Biography | |
| Mr Klaus Höckner CEO Austrian Association for Blind and Visually Impaired (Hilfsgemeinschaft) Biography | |
| Ms Monica Desai Director Global Connectivity and Access Policy, Facebook | Biography | |
| Ms Dorothee Ritz General Manager Microsoft Austria Biography | |
Session 4: Web Accessibility: Regulation/Standards/Resources | |
Focus: Role of Governments in providing accessible public information and websites; Private sector benefits in providing accessible public information; New trends on web accessibility; User perspective and role of Academia in promoting web accessibility; ITU key resources: National Programme in ICT Accessibility (“Web for ALL”) | |
| Moderator | |
| Ms Roxana Widmer-Iliescu Senior Programme Officer Digital Inclusion Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU Biography | |
| Panelist | |
| Ms Gudrun Stock Deputy Head of Unit, Accessibility, Multilingualism and Safer Internet Unit DG Connect | Biography | |
| Mr Shadi Abou-Zahra Strategy Technology Specialist Web Accessibility Initiative World Wide Web Consortium W3C/WAI | Biography | |
| Mr Stein Erik Skotkjerra Head of Accessibility Relations Siteimprove | Biography | |
| Mr Mikael H. Snaprud CEO Dr. Techn TINGTUN Norway | Biography | |
| Mr David Adi Founder & CEO MAKE SENSE Israel | Biography | |
| Ms Monica Duhem ITU Consultant in Web Accessibility | Biography | |
Innovative Digital Solutions for an Accessible Europe | |
Reception and Ceremony announcing Competition Winner/s |
Welcome
08:30 - 09:00
Session 5: Audio-visual media services, TV and video programming
09:00 - 10:00
Session 6: Procurement of Accessible ICTs and Universal Design
10:00 - 11:00
Session 7: Implementation of Equal Access in Telecom
11:00 - 12:00
Special address: Mr Jorge Araya
12:00 - 12:10
Lunch Break
12:10 - 14:00
Session 8: Telecom relay services: Practical experiences, challenges and opportunities in Europe
14:00 - 15:00
Session 9: Innovation and good practices in implementing ICT Accessibility products and services for PwD
15:00 - 16:00
Beyond Accessible Europe: Interactive discussion and Main conclusion
16:00 - 16:50
Closing of the Main Programme of Accessible Europe
16:50 - 17:00
Welcome | |
Session 5: Audio-visual media services, TV and video programming | |
Focus: Broadcasters, Content producers; Emerging technologies; Consumers perspective; Implementation in Europe | |
| Moderator | |
| Mr David Wood European Broadcasting Union (EBU) | Biography | |
| Panelist | |
| H.E. Mr Dejan Maslikovic Assistant Minister Ministry of Culture and Media Serbia Biography | |
| Ms Pilar Orero University of Barcelona Spain | Biography | |
| Ms Karen Peltz Strauss Federal Communications Commission (FCC) United States | Biography |
| Mr Nigel Megitt Chair of W3C & EBU group on TTML system IMSC BBC | Biography | |
| Mr Paulo Valente Cable Europe |
Session 6: Procurement of Accessible ICTs and Universal Design | |
Focus: EU Legislation and regulation; Standards on public procurement and accessibility; Resources | |
| Moderator | |
| Ms Roxana Widmer-Iliescu Senior Programme Officer Digital Inclusion Division, ITU Biography | |
| Panelist | |
| Ms Inmaculada Placencia Porrero Senior Expert European Commission | |
| Mr Donal Rice ITU Consultant in Public Procurement | Biography | |
| Mr Andreas Richter Senior Adviser Swedish Post and Telecom Authority | Biography | |
| Mr Roberto Scano Web Accessibility Expert Italy | Biography | |
| Ms Mia Ahlgren Policy Officer Swedish Disability Federation | Biography | |
Session 7: Implementation of Equal Access in Telecom | |
Focus: Emerging issues; Accessible emergency services; Inclusive smart cities | |
| Moderator | |
| Ms Rosheen Awotar-Mauree Programme Officer ITU Biography | |
| Panelist | |
| Mr Stefan Lechler Head of Electronic Communications Policy Unit DG Connect, European Commission | Biography |
| Mr Michal Milligan Secretary General Mobile & Wireless Forum | |
| Ms Barbara Operschall Chief Executive Officer Speech Code Austria |
| Dr Tom Pey RBSC United Kingdom Biography | |
| Mr Wolfgang Kampichler Chair of EENA Technical and Operations Committee European Emergency Number Association, EENA112 | Biography | |
Special address: Mr Jorge Araya | |
Lunch Break | |
Session 8: Telecom relay services: Practical experiences, challenges and opportunities in Europe | |
Focus: Telecommunications relay services are essential telecom services that enable persons who have hearing or speech disabilities and who otherwise would be unable to engage in voice telecommunications, to make voice telephone calls to other persons, using four common types of relay services: text relay; video relay; captioned telephone service relay; and speech-to-speech relay. This session will focus on its implementation status in Europe, challenges and opportunities. | |
| Moderator | |
| Ms Andrea J. Saks Chairman ITU-T JCA-AHF |
| Panelist | |
| Mr Masahito Kawamori ITU-T Q26/16 Rapporteur Keio University Japan |
| Ms Monique Mai Director Operational Marketing, Partnerships & Public affairs, Communication, Standardization Accessibility Group Department Orange |
| Mr Beat Kleeb Procom Switzerland | Biography | |
| Mr Seth Bravin Director of Strategic Alliances Sprint Accessibility United States | Biography | |
| Ms Lidia Smolarek-Best Vice-President European Federation of Hard of Hearing People (EFHOH) | Biography | |
Session 9: Innovation and good practices in implementing ICT Accessibility products and services for PwD | |
Focus: Funding opportunities; Innovative products and services for PwD | |
| Moderator | |
| Ms Rosheen Awotar-Mauree Programme Officer ITU Office for Europe, ITU Biography | |
| Panelist | |
| Dr Michael Fembeck Director and Chief Executive Zero Project, Essl Foundation | Biography | |
| Ms Rosemary Kayess UNSW Director Disability Innovation Institute |
| Mr Anthony Giannoumis Oslomet | Biography | |
| Ms Ayse Zoodsma-Sungur DeNederlandscheBank | Biography | |
| Mr Einar Myreng Founder & CEO Next Signal | Biography | |
| Mr Turhan Muluk Regional Manager Intel | Biography | |
Beyond Accessible Europe: Interactive discussion and Main conclusion | |
| Moderator | |
| Ms Rosheen Awotar-Mauree Programme Officer ITU Biography | |
| Ms Inmaculada Placencia Porrero EC | |
| Panelist | |
| Ms Vera Zanetti Senior Program Officer ITU |
| Amela Odobasic ITU Consultant on ICT Accessibility | Biography | |
Closing of the Main Programme of Accessible Europe | |
• International Telecommunication Union • European Commission | |
| Closing | |
| Mr Jaroslaw Ponder Head of the ITU Office for Europe ITU Biography | |
| Ms Inmaculada Placencia Porrero European Commission | |
Welcome and Networking
09:00 - 09:30
Session 10: PROJECT LABORATORY of the ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Accessibility, Affordability, and Skills Development for All to Ensure Digital Inclusion and Sustainable Development
09:30 - 10:30
Session 11: BILATERAL MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS
10:30 - 12:15
Closing of Accessible Europe Event
12:15 - 12:30
Welcome and Networking | |
Session 10: PROJECT LABORATORY of the ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Accessibility, Affordability, and Skills Development for All to Ensure Digital Inclusion and Sustainable Development | |
Focus: Identification of concrete regional, sub-regional and national projects advancing implementation of the ITU Regional Initiative; Setting up of winning Programmes; Discussion on other actions planned or proposed for 2019-2021 |
Session 11: BILATERAL MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS | |
Note: Stakeholders are kindly requested to express their interest in holding bilateral meeting by sending e-mail to EURregion@itu.int |
Closing of Accessible Europe Event | |
| Official Meeting | Social Event |