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Official graphic for the Global Conference 'Disability inclusion in a complex world', which took place online on 20 November 2025.
How can global organisations manage differences in regulation across regions? Do we still need a business case for #DisabilityInclusion? What do we know of the EAA?
Get the highlights of our #GlobalConference2025 (sponsored by HSBC) on our website: https://ow.ly/wbP150XCHrt
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How can global organisations keep disability inclusion consistent across regions? This Forbes piece shares 4 essential tips from our recent #GlobalConference2025.
https://ow.ly/zH8B50XAysm
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Business Disability Forum Global Conference 2025 image, with the event details on the left and a graphic on the right. The graphic represents planet Earth, and around it are icons of people. 3 people are in the same speech bubble in the foreground. ‘Business Disability Forum Global Conference: Disability inclusion in a complex world. Sponsored by HSBC’ (logo).
Our online #GlobalConference is now over! A huge thank you to our kind sponsor HSBC, our brilliant speakers and all the delegates who joined us from across the globe. 🌎⭐
Registered delegates can catch up on or rewatch all of today’s sessions on playback.
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Designed card for the conference session, with the photos of the speakers. ‘Business Disability Forum Global Conference: Disability inclusion in a complex world. Sponsored by HSBC’ (logo).
The last session of the day at our #GlobalConference2025 is a keynote interview on #Accessibility and #AI with Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Vice President, Microsoft and our CEO Diane Lightfoot.
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Designed card for the conference session 'Understanding your global accessibility activities', with photos of the speakers: Christina Jones, Shell plc (USA), Paula Aitkenhead, Schneider Electric (France) and Adrian Ward, Business Disability Forum (UK), Chair. ‘Business Disability Forum Global Conference: Disability inclusion in a complex world. Sponsored by HSBC’ (logo).
Tune in to the next panel session at our #GlobalConference2025 to hear how global businesses are assessing their #Accessbility activities across markets and using that information to shape their future strategies.
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Designed card for the conference session 'Maintaining high accessibility standards globally', with the photos of the speakers: Donna Bungard, Indeed (USA), Marc Powell, Unilever (UK), Surali Siriwardene, HSBC (Hong Kong) and John McCalla-Leacy, KPMG International (UK), Chair. ‘Business Disability Forum Global Conference: Disability inclusion in a complex world. Sponsored by HSBC’ (logo).
Welcome back to our #GlobalConference2025.
We begin this afternoon with a panel discussion on accessibility best practice.
How can businesses meet the challenge of developing, implementing and maintaining consistent standards across a global footprint?
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Business Disability Forum Global Conference 2025 image, with the event details on the left and a graphic on the right. The graphic represents planet Earth, and around it are icons of people. 3 people are in the same speech bubble in the foreground. ‘Business Disability Forum Global Conference: Disability inclusion in a complex world. Sponsored by HSBC’ (logo).
#GlobalConference2025 delegates, we are taking a lunch break. See you at 12:50 pm GMT!
If you are just joining us, you can catch up on this morning’s sessions by clicking the ‘Session recordings’ tab on the platform.
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Designed card for the conference session, with the photos of the speakers in circles: Abi James, Barclays (UK); Christopher Patnoe, Google (UK); Neil Milliken, Atos (UK) and Lucy Ruck, Business Disability Forum (UK), Chair. ‘Business Disability Forum Global Conference: Disability inclusion in a complex world. Sponsored by HSBC’ (logo).
Up next at our #GlobalConference is a panel discussion on the European Accessibility Act (EAA), exploring what we now know and how businesses are responding.
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Designed card for the conference session 'Getting serious about inclusion in a complex world', with the photos of the speakers: Amy Whalley, Australian Disability Network (Australia), Jürgen Menze, International Labour Organization (Switzerland), Wolfgang Kowatsch, myAbility Social Enterprise GmbH (Austria) and Diane Lightfoot, Business Disability Forum (UK), Chair.‘Business Disability Forum Global conference: Disability inclusion in a complex world. Sponsored by HSBC’ (logo).
The first session of the day at our #GlobalConference2025 sets the scene on the challenge businesses face in the current complex global landscape – including global variations in regulation and a corrosive anti-inclusion narrative.
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Business Disability Forum Global Conference 2025 branded card for the session, with photos of Diane and Carolanne.
Welcome to the delegates of our online #GlobalConference2025, ‘Disability inclusion in a complex world’.
We begin with a word of welcome from our CEO, Diane Lightfoot, followed by an address from Carolanne Minashi, Global Head of Inclusion with our generous sponsor HSBC.
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Business Disability Forum Global Conference 2025 image, with the event details on the left and a graphic on the right. The graphic represents planet Earth, and around it are icons of people. In the foreground is a big speech bubble with 3 people in it.
Today is the day! Our online #GlobalConference2025, ‘Disability inclusion in a complex world’, begins in 30 minutes. 🌏
The sessions will be available for playback immediately after the live broadcasts for registered delegates.
Thank you to our kind sponsor HSBC.
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Business Disability Forum Global Conference 2025, 'Disability inclusion in a complex world'. Branded card for the keynote session. Photos of Jenny Lay-Flurrie and Diane Lightfoot, Business Disability Forum (interviewer).
We're thrilled that Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Vice President, Microsoft, will be the keynote speaker at our online #GlobalConference on Thursday.
Have you registered? £200 + VAT, free for our membership. Sponsored by HSBC.
https://ow.ly/ErMb50XqCLh
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Business Disability Forum's Global Conference graphic: a globe surrounded by icons of people. The 4 icons in the background represent individual people, and the one in the foreground, highlighted in a speech bubble, represents a group of 3 people. On the left of the image are the event details. #DisabilitySmartWorld.
1 week to go before our online #GlobalConference 'Disability inclusion in a complex world', sponsored by HSBC. Have you registered?
Free for Members and Partners, £200 + VAT for non-members.
Register: https://ow.ly/7LLL50XgZcg
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Business Disability Forum Global Conference 2025, 'Disability inclusion in a complex world'. Branded card for the session 'Maintaining high accessibility standards globally'. Photos of the speakers in circles, with their names and organisations: Donna Bungard, Indeed (USA), Marc Powell, Unilever (UK), Surali Siriwardene, HSBC (Hong Kong), John McCalla-Leacy, KPMG International (UK), Chair.
Businesses will share how they are maintaining high #Accessibility standards globally at our online Global Conference on 20 November.
£200 + VAT, free for our Members and Partners. Sponsored by HSBC: https://ow.ly/F9AY50XlJfk
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Business Disability Forum Global Conference 2025, 'Disability inclusion in a complex world'. Branded card for the session 'The European Accessibility Act (EAA) – what we now know and how businesses are responding'. Photos of the speakers in circles, with their names and organisations: Abi James, Barclays (UK), Christopher Patnoe, Google (UK), Neil Milliken, Atos (UK), Lucy Ruck, Business Disability Forum (UK), Chair.
Join our online #GlobalConference on 20 November to discover how the #EuropeanAccessibilityAct is reshaping business obligations across the EU. Get practical steps to stay ahead.
£200 + VAT, free for our Members and Partners. Sponsored by HSBC.
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Business Disability Forum Global Conference 2025, 'Disability inclusion in a complex world'. Branded card for the session 'Understanding your global accessibility activities'. Photos of the speakers in circles, with their names and organisations: Christina Jones, Shell plc (USA), Paula Aitkenhead, Schneider Electric (France) and Adrian Ward, Business Disability Forum (UK), Chair.
Hear how global businesses assess their #DisabilityInclusion efforts across markets and use the information to build their strategies at our online #GlobalConference on 20 November.
£200 + VAT, free for our membership. Sponsored by HSBC.
https://ow.ly/WoXF50XeVP0
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Business Disability Forum Global Conference 2025, 'Disability inclusion in a complex world'. Branded card for the session 'Getting serious about inclusion in a complex world'. Photos of the speakers in circles, with names and job titles: 'Amy Whalley, Australian Disability Network (Australia); Jürgen Menze, International Labour Organization (Switzerland); Wolfgang Kowatsch, myability.jobs Social Enterprise GmbH (Austria)'.
Join our #GlobalConference session to explore the challenges businesses face in the current complex global #DisabilityInclusion landscape.
20 November, online. £200 + VAT, free for our Members and Partners. Sponsored by HSBC.
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Business Disability Forum Global Conference 2025 graphic: a globe surrounded by icons of people. 4 of the people icons are in separate circles at the top, and a group of 3 is in a big speech bubble in the foreground. On the left, the event details: 'Disability inclusion in a complex world, 20 November (online)'.
Sessions of our #GlobalConference, sponsored by HSBC:
- Getting serious about inclusion in a complex world.
- The European Accessibility Act (EAA).
- Maintaining high accessibility standards globally.
- Understanding your global accessibility activities.
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Registration is open for our online #GlobalConference on 20 November, sponsored by HSBC.
Join us to hear about how businesses are working in this complex global landscape.
Free for Members and Partners, £200 + VAT for non-members.
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Global Conference 2025 graphic: a globe surrounded by icons of people. A group of 3 is in a big speech bubble in the foreground, and 4 are in separate circles at the top. The event details are on the left of the image.
Announcing our online #GlobalConference 'Disability inclusion in a complex world' on 20 November, 10 am - 4 pm GMT.
Kindly sponsored by HSBC.
£200 + VAT. Free for our Members and Partners.
Find out more and register: ow.ly/NhbO50WTaQ9
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