9:00 – 9:45 Welcome Addresses
Chair:Ms Caroline Casey, Founder of Kanchi
His Royal Highness Prince Ra’ad bin Zaid, President of the Higher Council for Affairs of Persons with Disabilities, Jordan, and Honorary Patron of the Conference (Speech WORD)
Mr Martin Essl, Founder of the Essl Foundation
Mr Jakob von Uexkull, Founder and Chairman of the World Future Council (Speech PDF/WORD)
Dr Fred Luks, Corporate Sustainability Manager of UniCredit Bank Austria
9:45-11:00am Opening Keynote Session
Challenges and Opportunities for Europe’s Disability Policy: Structural Funds, Accessibility Act and beyondChair of the Session:
Mr Miguel Ángel Cabra de Luna, Co-Chair of the European Consortium of Foundations on Human Rights and Disability and Member of the European Economic and Social Committee
The EU’s Disability Strategy: on our way to a more inclusive and accessible Europe
Mr Johan ten Geuzendam, Head of Unit for Rights of Persons with Disabilities, DG Justice, European Commission
Why we need a major breakthrough in the protection of discrimination
Ms Elisabeth Schroedter MEP, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, European Parliament (Keynote Speech PDF)
Challenges and opportunities for advancing the rights of people with disabilities in Europe: the importance of sound laws and policies in Europe
Mr Ioannis Vardakastanis, President of the European Disability Forum (Keynote Speech PDF/WORD)
11:30am-12:45pm Plenary Session
Laws Advancing Non-Discrimination, Accessibility and Equality: Successful Features and Lessons LearntChair of the Session:
Prof Lisa Waddington, European Disability Forum Chair in European Disability Law, Maastricht University
Disability Equality in Austria
Minister Rudolf Hundstorfer, Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour and Consumer Protection, Austria
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Revised and Renewed
Mr Charles D. Siegal, Lawyer and Member of the Human Rights Committee of the International Law Association, USA
Equality of Opportunities, Universal Accessibility and Non-Discrimination in Spain
Prof Antonio Luis Martínez-Pujalte López, Professor for Legal and Political Philosophy at the Miguel Hernandez University, Spain
Disability Equality in the UK
Lord Colin Low of Dalston CBE, Vice-President of the Royal National Institute of Blind People of the UK and Member of the House of Lords
2:15-5:00pm Parallel Workshop Sessions (View Policy Presentations)
Policies Addressing the Most Pressing Issues
2:15-3:00pm
The Right to Live Independently in Sweden
Non-discrimination and universal accessibility in Spain
Support in Personal Decision-Making in British Columbia (CA)
The Right to Inclusive Education in Italy
3:05-3:50pm
Non-discrimination and equality in Austria
Access to Justice in Israel
Support in Personal Decision-Making in British Columbia (CA)
The Swedish Personal Ombudsman
4:10-4:55pm
Non-discrimination and equality in the UK
The Right to Live Independently in Sweden
The Swedish Personal Ombudsman
The Right to Inclusive Education in Italy
5:00-6:30pm Final Plenary Session
Good Policies: Results, Challenges and the Way AheadChairs of the Session
Dr Michael Fembek, Programme Manager, Essl Foundation, Austria and Ms Ingrid Heindorf, Policy Officer People with Disabilities, World Future Council, Germany
Feedback from the workshops with
Ms Mary Keogh, Advocacy Coordinator of CBM Ireland and Researcher, Ireland
Mr Stefan Trömel, Executive Director of the International Disability Alliance, Spain
Dr Erwin Buchinger, Disability Ombudsman, Federal Ministry of Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, Austria
Mr Ingemar Färm, Board Member of the European Disability Forum and President of the Swedish Migraine Association, Sweden
Ms Donata Vivanti, Vice-President, European Disability Forum, Italy
Ms Maria Orejas, Disability Interest Group Coordinator, European Foundation Centre, Spain
Mr Javier Güemes, Deputy Director, European Disability Forum, Spain
Mr Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center (MDAC), Hungary
Closing Keynote
H.E. Christian Strohal, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Vice-President of the UN Human Rights Council
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