Wednesday, 22 February 2023
10:00 - 11:00
Opening Ceremony of the Zero Project Conference 2023
M1
HybridWednesday
International Sign (IS)
Zero Project Strategy
4 speakers
11:00 - 11:20
Building an Accessibility Professional Community in your Country
Fireside Chat
OnlineWednesday
2 speakers
Introducing The Zero Project Youth Delegation
M1
HybridWednesday
Independent Living
Networking
International Sign (IS)
4 speakers
Sonification: the use of non-speech audio to convey information
Fireside Chat
OnlineWednesday
1 speaker
11:00 - 12:20
The New WHO-ITU Global Standard for Accessibility of Telehealth Services
M2
HybridWednesday
ICT
Public sector
4 speakers
11:20 - 11:40
Creating a global disability and age-inclusive insight community, for, with and by the community
Fireside Chat
OnlineWednesday
2 speakers
11:20 - 12:20
Bridging the Digital Divide Through Training - in cooperation with Access Living
Pressroom
HybridWednesday
ICT
2 speakers
New Strategies of Development Funding Agencies and Major Donor Organizations
M1
HybridWednesday
Public sector
Developing countries
4 speakers
12:00 - 12:20
Treating Exclusion Like Pollution – An ESG approach to Disability Inclusion
Fireside Chat
OnlineWednesday
2 speakers
12:00 - 14:00
12:20 - 13:00
The Intersectionality of Cybersecurity and Disability Inclusion
M1
HybridWednesday
Independent Living
ICT
International Sign (IS)
4 speakers
12:20 - 13:20
Opening Ceremony for the Spanish Speaking Community
Pressroom
HybridWednesday
In Spanish Language
3 speakers
12:20 - 14:00
Let’s Talk: Zero Barriers! In cooperation with the Vienna Business Agency
M3
On-siteWednesday
ICT
Innovation Pitches
11 speakers
Zero Project Forum on Personal Care and Caretaking
M2
HybridWednesday
Independent Living
Community Living
7 speakers
13:00 - 14:00
Supporting Persons With Psychosocial Disabilities in Serious Distress
M1
HybridWednesday
Independent Living
Community Living
International Sign (IS)
7 speakers
14:00 - 14:20
14:00 - 15:00
Artificial Intelligence and People With Disabilities: Opportunity or Threat?
M3
On-siteWednesday
ICT
Business and Disability
4 speakers
Let's Talk About Sex and Disability
M1
HybridWednesday
Independent Living
International Sign (IS)
6 speakers
14:00 - 15:20
Promoting Inclusive and Accessible Products for Consumers
Pressroom
HybridWednesday
Business and Disability
In Spanish Language
5 speakers
14:00 - 16:00
14:40 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:20
People with Lived Experiences with Disabilities are 1.3+ Billion Strong - We are Stronger Together
Fireside Chat
OnlineWednesday
1 speaker
15:00 - 16:00
15:00 - 16:20
Technology Start-Ups, Pitch Round 1
M1
HybridWednesday
ICT
Innovation Pitches
International Sign (IS)
5 speakers
15:40 - 17:00
Reinventing Entrepreneurship in Latin America
Pressroom
HybridWednesday
Independent Living
Business and Disability
In Spanish Language
2 speakers
16:00 - 17:00
The Right to Political Participation - what is the right exactly?
M2
HybridWednesday
Political Participation
16:00 - 18:00
16:20 - 16:40
The need for a job market redesign: we fail job seekers with disabilities when we fail to also meet the needs of business.
Fireside Chat
OnlineWednesday
2 speakers
16:20 - 17:20
Technology Start-Ups, Pitch Round 2
M1
HybridWednesday
ICT
Innovation Pitches
International Sign (IS)
3 speakers
17:00 - 17:20
Building on resilience
Fireside Chat
OnlineWednesday
17:00 - 17:40
Business Opportunities for User-Led Organizations - Hosted by Billion Strong
M2
HybridWednesday
Business and Disability
4 speakers
17:20 - 17:40
Thursday, 23 February 2023
09:20 - 09:40
Keynote: Shirly Pinto, Former Member of the Israeli Knesset
M1
HybridThursday
Independent Living
Keynotes
1 speaker
09:40 - 10:00
Showcase: A Global Brand Introducing Inclusive Shoes
M1
HybridThursday
Business and Disability
2 speakers
09:40 - 10:40
How Diplomacy Can Help Disability Inclusion
Pressroom
HybridThursday
Political Participation
Public sector
4 speakers
09:40 - 11:20
Innovations in Assistive Technology From Asia and Africa
M2
HybridThursday
ICT
Developing countries
4 speakers
10:00 - 10:40
Deinstitutionalization - Are We Making Progress?
M1
HybridThursday
Independent Living
Community Living
International Sign (IS)
3 speakers
10:00 - 11:40
10:40 - 11:20
Discovery Awards: Handover Ceremony
M1
HybridThursday
Innovation Pitches
Developing countries
International Sign (IS)
4 speakers
The WHO/UNICEF Global Report on Assistive Technology and its impact
Fireside Chat
OnlineThursday
2 speakers
10:40 - 12:20
Empowering Persons With Disabilities to Become Self-Advocates
Pressroom
HybridThursday
Independent Living
Community Living
10 speakers
11:20 - 12:40
11:40 - 13:00
12:00 - 14:30
12:20 - 13:20
12:40 - 14:00
13:00 - 13:40
13:00 - 14:20
Presenting the Zero Project India Conference and Scale Up Hub
M2
HybridThursday
Developing countries
Zero Project Strategy
8 speakers
13:40 - 14:00
13:40 - 14:40
Innovative Housing Solutions for Persons With Disabilities
Pressroom
HybridThursday
Independent Living
In Spanish Language
6 speakers
14:00 - 15:20
Moving Out of Sheltered Workshops
M1
HybridThursday
Independent Living
Community Living
International Sign (IS)
5 speakers
14:20 - 15:00
CASE STUDY: Supporting a Young Person with High Needs to Access Independent Living, Political Participation and Community Inclusion
Fireside Chat
OnlineThursday
1 speaker
14:20 - 15:40
Self ID as Key for Meaningful Reportings on Employees with Disabilities, hosted by the Valuable 500
M3
On-siteThursday
Business and Disability
2 speakers
14:20 - 16:40
14:40 - 15:40
Good practices in Independent Living in Latin America
Pressroom
HybridThursday
Independent Living
In Spanish Language
4 speakers
15:00 - 15:20
A Global Brand supporting Independent Living: McDonald’s and Accessible Packaging
Fireside Chat
OnlineThursday
2 speakers
15:00 - 18:00
15:20 - 16:40
Creating Stable Support Systems for Beneficiaries and Their Families in Community Living
M1
HybridThursday
Independent Living
Community Living
8 speakers
15:40 - 16:00
16:40 - 17:00
Keynote: Accessible EU
M1
HybridThursday
Keynotes
16:40 - 17:20
18:00 - 20:00
The Award Ceremony of the Zero Project 2023
M1
HybridThursday
Innovation Pitches
International Sign (IS)
Zero Project Strategy
3 speakers
Friday, 24 February 2023
09:00 - 15:00
10:00 - 10:20
10:00 - 11:00
Innovation in Mental Health: Bridging the Gap Between Social and Medical Models
M2
HybridFriday
Independent Living
Community Living
International Sign (IS)
3 speakers
10:20 - 10:40
Keynote: Ichiro Kabasawa, Executive Director of the Nippon Foundation
M1
HybridFriday
Keynotes
International Sign (IS)
1 speaker
10:40 - 12:00
Disability Data Improving Policy-Making in Subsaharan Africa
Pressroom
HybridFriday
Developing countries
5 speakers
Innovative Approaches and Technology in Early Childhood Intervention
M1
HybridFriday
ICT
International Sign (IS)
4 speakers
11:00 - 11:40
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:00
12:00 - 13:20
Improving Political Participation in Africa
Pressroom
HybridFriday
Political Participation
Developing countries
4 speakers
12:40 - 13:00
13:00 - 13:40
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:20
Managing Climate Change, Food Scarcity, and Emergency Situations
M1
HybridFriday
Developing countries
International Sign (IS)
6 speakers
14:20 - 15:00
The role of Arts and Humor working with forcibly displaced people
Fireside Chat
OnlineFriday
1 speaker
15:00 - 15:40
Leveraging EdTech to strengthen literacy and opportunities for children with disabilities
Fireside Chat
OnlineFriday
2 speakers
15:40 - 16:20
Closing Ceremony of the Zero Project Conference 2023
M1
HybridFriday
International Sign (IS)
Zero Project Strategy