Schedule of Events

This session moves beyond performative inclusion to examine how ableism shows up at work—and why so many disabled people still feel pressure to hide. We'll connect what's happening in policy, media, and culture to the daily realities of access, safety, and belonging.

Explore how the language we use shapes workplace culture, inclusion efforts, and perceptions of disability. Join us to unpack everyday language, challenge assumptions, and practice more intentional, empowering communication.

This session explores how disability, culture, race, and belief intersect at work—and how inclusion efforts often fall short. Through real stories and honest dialogue, this session invites reflection on the unseen dynamics that shape belonging. Attendees will leave with tools for approaching difference with curiosity, not judgment, and a reminder that inclusive workplaces require grace, not perfection.

In this interactive session, HR leaders and managers will build the skills to respond to mental health and chronic illness disclosures with empathy—and support their teams long after the conversation ends.

This session reframes disability inclusion as a business imperative—not just a DEI initiative. Through data and real-world stories, you'll gain the tools to influence decision-makers and drive organization-wide change.

Move beyond box-checking and into values-driven inclusion. This session explores the gap between DEI talk and lived experience—and offers practical ways to co-create more equitable workplaces.

Inclusion starts with everyday actions—not strategy decks. This session helps participants reflect on their habits, surface patterns that exclude, and commit to one small, repeatable behavior that builds a more inclusive workplace.

Explore how tech choices affect inclusion in this two-part session: expert insights followed by a live Q&A. Leave with tangible recommendations for practical tools to champion accessibility from day one—not just checkboxes.

Mental health and neurodiversity aren’t checkboxes, they’re vital to a thriving workforce. This session offers practical tools to move beyond compliance and create inclusive cultures where neurodivergent and mentally ill employees can truly thrive.

Returning to work after caregiving leave is one of the most overlooked and challenging transitions in an employee’s career. This session explores how organizations can better support caregivers with inclusive, compassionate practices that honor their realities—while shifting workplace culture to recognize caregiving as a vital part of life, not a disruption to it.

AI is not neutral—and neither are we. This interactive session helps managers and people leaders uncover how bias shows up in AI tools used across the workplace, especially in areas tied to accessibility and equity. Through live demos and hands-on practice, participants will learn to spot, understand, and begin to mitigate bias in real-world use cases—leaving with a clear framework and actionable strategies to use AI more responsibly.

Step into powerful storytelling with short films from ReelAbilities, the world’s largest festival showcasing films by and about people with disabilities. These sessions go beyond inspiration, offering honest and sometimes uncomfortable perspectives on power, bias, and representation—paired with facilitated discussions that connect each film to real inclusion work in your organization.

This interactive session invites participants to move beyond performative allyship into active accompliceship. Designed especially for white women and open to all willing to reckon with privilege, the experience blends self-paced learning with real talk, radical honesty, and tangible actions. Leave with a deeper understanding of how identity shapes impact—and what it means to take meaningful, sometimes risky, action.

This session equips HR and managers with tools to make work travel genuinely accessible — not just technically compliant. Leave with a policy add-on, training guide, and a clearer understanding of what inclusion really requires.