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Neil Milliken

Vice President and Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion – Atos

Pronouns: he/him

Neil is Vice President and Global Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion at Atos. His role is to help organisations move from disability confidence to disability competence; setting strategy and providing governance at group level, simultaneously delivering change programmes that resulting better technology for customers and staff, embedding inclusive practice into the processes of organisations with thousands of employees and turnovers of billions. He firmly believes that accessibility and disability inclusion is a business topic and created the ESG aligned framework that Atos deploy for their accessibility program.

Neil Milliken

Katy Talikowska

CEO – The Valuable 500

Pronouns: she/her

Katy is CEO of the Valuable 500, the global business partnership of 500 companies working together to end disability exclusion. She played an instrumental role in the initiation of the Valuable 500 when she partnered with Dr Caroline Casey to launch the programme at DAVOS 2019. With over a decade of experience at AMV BBDO, Katy held leadership roles, including Chief Client Officer, Chair of BBDO EMEA Talent Engagement Council, and Head of Account Management and Managing Partner. She played a key role in the ground-breaking 2016 Maltesers Disability campaign, which garnered prestigious awards and became Maltesers’ most successful campaign in 18 years.
Katy’s expertise extends to multi-discipline communications across 25 markets and includes serving as the Global Omnicom lead for Rexona, and the Global BBDO lead for Snickers. She has been acknowledged as a Marketing Trailblazer of 2019 and has recently served as a Leadership Mentor for Disability Rights UK. More recently, Katy has made valuable contributions to the executive leadership team at PINWHEEL, a corporate sustainability company.
Katy Talikowska

Susan Mazrui

Director, Global Public Policy – AT&T Services, Inc.

Pronouns: she/her

Susan Mazrui began work in Communications in 1994 at Pacific Bell in Disability Marketing. In 1998, she moved to the wireless field, where she developed corporate strategies for state and federal legal and regulatory compliance. Under her leadership, Cingular Wireless became the first national carrier to offer “talking” cellphones and establish a task force on accessibility. Mazrui worked closely with Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. and the Hearing Loss Association of America and other industry members to address hearing aid and TTY compatibility with digital wireless handsets.

At AT&T, Mazrui was instrumental in establishing the Corporate Accessibility Technology Office which assessed over 50,000 AT&T products and services. She was the architect of AT&T’s Accessibility and Inclusion Program with cross company teams addressing the needs of deaf and disabled employees and their family members. In 2021, she received AT&T’s Connection Award recognizing significant individual achievement toward organizational priorities that demonstrate AT&T’s cultural pillars.

AT&T has consistently received scores of 100 in the Disability Equality Index and the National Organization on Disability’s Leading Disability Employer. Mazrui was named a Corporate Fellow by the Summit on Leading Diversity and inducted into the Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2013, she was recognized as Employee of the Year by Careers and the disABLED, and in 2014 by AT&T as a Champion of Diversity. In 2016, she received the Digital Accessibility Leadership Award from G3ict and the Stephen Garff Marriott Award for mentoring from American Foundation for the Blind. In 2019, Mazrui was honored by The Community of Connection and TDI for her work in the disability field.

She has served several terms on Federal Advisory Committees and currently serves on the board of G3ict and the World Institue on Disability. When not working, Mazrui enjoys dragon boating, trivia games, and cozy mysteries.

Susan Mazrui

Joe Devon

Co-Founder & Chair – GAAD Foundation

Pronouns: he/him

Joe Devon, is a technology entrepreneur and web accessibility advocate. He co-founded Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and serves as the Chair of the GAAD Foundation, focusing on promoting digital accessibility and inclusive design. Joe also explores AI’s potential to revolutionize digital accessibility, developing AI solutions to enhance online experiences for people with disabilities.
Joe Devon

Kate Kalcevich

Head of Accessibility Innovation – Fable

Pronouns: she/her

Kate Kalcevich started as a digital accessibility practitioner in 2001. Since then she’s led design teams, managed products, and built accessibility programs. Kate is currently the Head of Accessibility Innovation at Fable, a leading accessibility company enabling the development of inclusive digital products. In her role at Fable, she focuses on helping large organizations practice innovative approaches to accessibility. Kate has lived experience with disability as a life-long hearing aid wearer.

kate kalcevich

John Slocum

SVP of Product – 3Play Media

Pronouns: he/him

John Slocum serves as the Senior Vice President of Product at 3Play Media, a leading media accessibility company. He leads the product teams in the development of cutting-edge accessibility solutions. John’s expertise in product management drives innovation in digital content accessibility, ensuring individuals of all abilities can access media without barriers. He advocates for inclusivity in the tech community, shaping the industry’s approach to accessibility and fostering a more equitable digital landscape. John may still introduce himself as a recovering engineering, and relies on data, pivot tables and market research to find the best problems.

John Slocum

Ryan Haddad

Actor, Playwright, and Autobiographical Performer

Pronouns: he/him

Ryan J. Haddad is an actor, playwright, and autobiographical performer based in New York. His acclaimed solo play Hi, Are You Single? was presented in The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival and continues to tour the country. He has a recurring role on the Netflix series “The Politician.” Additional television: “Bull,” “Madam Secretary,” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” Haddad is a recipient of IAMA Theatre Company’s Shonda Rhimes Unsung Voices Playwriting Commission and Rising Phoenix Repertory’s Cornelia Street American Playwriting Award.

His work has been developed with The Public Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York Theatre Workshop, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Noor Theatre, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Primary Stages, and Pride Plays. His writing has been published in the New York Times, Out Magazine, and American Theatre. Ryan is an alum of The Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group and a former Queer|Art Performance and Playwriting Fellow, under the mentorship of Moe Angelos. @ryanjhaddad and ryanjhaddad.com.

Ryan Haddad
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