Zero Project Conference 2021 – Channel 1 Schedule Thursday 11th Febraury
| Start Date | Format | Start Time | Title | Description | Accesibility Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/11 | Keynote | 09:00 -10:00 | The CEO Hour: Steve Ingham (CEO Pagegroup) and Robert James (CIO Adecco), moderated by Caroline Casey |
Steve Ingham, CEO Pagegroup, the recruitment service company, and Robert James, CIO of Adecco, a leading Human Resources provider, present and discuss their strategies towards a more inclusive and accessible work environment, organized and hosted by Caroline Casey. |
International Sign Language |
| 2/11 | Awards | 10:00 – 11:00 | Awardee-Hour: Short Video of the Zero Project Awardees 2021, part 3 | Korea Association of the Vocational Rehabilitation Facilities for the Disabled – PFDA-Vocational Training Center, Bangladesh – itworks, Israel – CareER Association, China (Hong Kong) – Light for the World Cambodia – Humanity & Inclusion, Bangladesh – AABRAR, Afghanistan – COCEMF AccesibilidApp, Spain – Tadeo, France – Signlab, Norway – Riziki Source App, Kenya – My Human Kit/Fab Lab, France – RehApp, Netherlands – Pedius App, Italy | International Sign Language and Audio Description |
| 2/11 | Focus on | 11:00 – 12:00 | Focus on: The Employment Cycle of People with Disabilities – Experiential Session | Participants of this session will have the opportunity to undergo various stages of the employment journey – from onboarding to promotion – and understand better how each stage can be adapted to be inclusive for people with disabilities. | International Sign Language |
| 2/11 | Co-Conferencing | 12:00 – 13:00 | Presenting the new EnableMe platform and online community | EnableMe has develop a global platform for managing an online community for persons with disabilities. They will explain how they support organisations to create an impact in the lives of the users and how you can become a lead partner to manage the online community in your own country | International Sign Language |
| 2/11 | Highlight | 13:00 – 14:00 | Live on screen: All the Zero Project Awardees 2021 | All the Zero Project-Awardees are asked to come live to this fast-paced meet & great! | International Sign Language |
| 2/11 | Keynote | 14:00 – 15:00 | Keynote Hour: Barclays UK & Harvard University | Keynotes: (1) Ashok Vaswani, CEO, Consumer Banking and Payments, Barclays Bank UK (2) Prof. Michael Stein, Executive Director, Harvard Law School Project on Disability | International Sign Language |
| 2/11 | Awards | 15:00 – 16:00 | Awardee-Hour: Short Video of the Zero Project Awardees 2021 – Part 4 | ONCE Foundation: One-on-one, Spain – FUWAVITA, Tanzania – Kadiwaku Family Foundation, Congo – I Love Coffee, South Africa – Inclusion Mauritius – Ministry of Education, Montenegro – City of Helsinki Supported Employment, Finland – Servicio Nacional de Capacitación y Empleo, Chile – PEAT/Department of Labor, United States – University of Vermont, United States – NYC: ATWORK, United States – Municipalidad de Providencia, Chile – SEED/Department of Labor, United States – SENA, Colombia | International Sign Language and Audio Description |
| 2/11 | Keynote | 16:00 -17:00 | Keynote Hour: Fundación Descúbreme & Accenture | Keynotes: (1) Carola Rubia Duran, Executive Director, Fundación Descúbreme (2) Laurie Henneborn, Research Managing Director, Accenture | International Sign Language |
| 2/11 | Co-Conferencing | 17:00 – 18:00 | Foundations supporting and mainstreaming inclusion, co-hosted by the EFC | Throughout 2020, foundations have been challenged on multiple fronts: from changing their grant-making practices, to augment their flexibility, they have replied to unprecedent needs arising, and sustained the collective effort to fight COVID 19. This session, co-hosted by the European Foundation Centre, will look at four projects carried out – or funded – by foundations, that aim at supporting and creating more employment opportunities for people with disabilities and mainstream a disability inclusive approach. The session will also touch upon the importance that networks have into exchange ideas, generate evidence, and promote collaboration. | International Sign Language |
| 2/11 | Highlight | 18:00 – 19:00 | Watching and discussing the TV-Documentary: “Seeing AI”, featuring Amy Dixon | Seeing AI is a Microsoft research project (and a Zero Project Awardee 2021) that brings together the power of the cloud and AI to deliver an intelligent app designed to help you navigate your day. Point your phone’s camera, select a channel, and hear a description of what the AI has recognized around you. This TV-documentary features Amy Dixon, a blind athlete, speaker and advocate, testing and using “Seeing AI” for the first time. After airing the documentary for the first time, Jeremy Snyder, CEO of TFA Group, the producer of the video and Amy Dixon, will discuss their experience. The session will be closed by experts discussion the context and potential of SeeingAI. | Internatioanl Sign Language |