Event agenda
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
10:00 - 11:00
Opening Ceremony
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Join us for energy and emotion as we open the Zero Project Conference 2026!
8 speakers
11:00 - 11:20
Zero Project Scaling Solutions: Meet RampMyCity
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2 speakers
11:20 - 11:40
The Implementation of the European Accessibility Act
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3 speakers
11:40 - 12:00
Building Access, One Hack at a Time: Fundación Todos Podemos Ayudar
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1 speaker
12:00 - 12:20
How L'Oréal Drives Disability Inclusion Globally
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2 speakers
12:20 - 12:40
The accessibility of public spaces in Rome
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3 speakers
12:40 - 13:00
Building Inclusion from the court: The potential of Wheelchair Tennis
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2 speakers
13:00 - 13:20
Prime Cuts of Inclusive Service: Morgan's Butchery
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2 speakers
13:20 - 13:40
When a Webcam Becomes Access: Sense Pilot
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2 speakers
13:40 - 14:00
Autism‑Inclusive Haircuts and Grooming
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2 speakers
14:00 - 14:20
Mapping Access: Soochow Realinder Technologies
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2 speakers
14:20 - 14:40
Practical solutions for inclusive nutrition programmes
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2 speakers
14:40 - 15:00
Bevica Scholarship Programme for an Inclusive Future
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2 speakers
15:00 - 15:20
How Disabled Leadership can transform the most powerful systems
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2 speakers
15:20 - 15:40
When Children Lead Accessibility Change: Child Support Tanzania
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2 speakers
15:40 - 16:00
A Digital Euro for Everyone - Lessons from Austria’s Financial Inclusion Forum
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2 speakers
16:00 - 16:20
The Accessibility Gap in School Policy Documents - and how to bridge it
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2 speakers
16:20 - 16:40
Supporting young children with disabilities and their families in crisis and displacement
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2 speakers
16:30 - 17:30
Users and stakeholders perspectives in times of crisis
- Accessibility
- Crisis Response
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This session will highlight the experiences and perspective of persons with disabilities during migration, war and environmental crisis, taking into account the relevance of accessibility.
5 speakers
16:40 - 17:00
BLIK payment system - inclusive digital finance for all
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2 speakers
17:00 - 17:20
Nightlife and parties that everyone can attend and enjoy
- Inclusive arts
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3 speakers
17:20 - 17:40
Including the disability sector in global crisis response
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2 speakers
17:30 - 18:30
Technological advances in accessible emergency preparedness
- ICT
- Crisis Response
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This forum will focus on how the European Accessibility Act enables innovative accessible technologies to deliver more equitable crisis response.
4 speakers
17:40 - 18:00
Investing in Disability Inclusive Crisis Response
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2 speakers
Thursday, 19 February 2026
09:40 - 10:00
The Disability Case Management app
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2 speakers
10:00 - 10:20
Scaling Inclusive E-Commerce for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities: Alibaba Foundation
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2 speakers
10:20 - 10:40
Delivering Accessible Workforce Training Directly via WhatsApp: Edge Tec
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2 speakers
10:40 - 11:00
Playing Music Through Gaze: EyeHarp
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2 speakers
11:00 - 11:20
From Silence to Signal: Talk to Me Goose
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2 speakers
11:20 - 11:40
Access Through Open Data with the 11y-Score
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2 speakers
11:40 - 12:00
From Description to Inclusion: Nobaflix
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2 speakers
12:00 - 12:20
From Job Mapping to Built Enviroment: Egalite
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2 speakers
12:20 - 12:40
Mainstreaming Accessibility and Universal Design in Higher Education Curricula
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2 speakers
12:40 - 13:00
The "Health for All - Now!" Initiative for an inclusive healthcare system
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2 speakers
13:00 - 13:20
Passing the CEO Baton at Fable
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2 speakers
13:20 - 13:40
Elections - Open Data, AI, and Accessible Technology
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2 speakers
13:40 - 14:00
A human-centered approach to developing digital financial services
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2 speakers
14:00 - 14:40
EASPD´s SUPPORT project: Addressing Long‑Term Unemployment
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3 speakers
14:40 - 15:00
Making Visual Arts and Arts Spaces Accessible
- Inclusive arts
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2 speakers
15:00 - 15:20
Braille at Scale: Boltay Huroof
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2 speakers
15:20 - 15:40
Making Films and Screenings Accessible for All
- Inclusive arts
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3 speakers
15:40 - 16:00
Canon World Unseen - The Exhibition You Don’t Need to See
- Inclusive arts
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2 speakers
16:00 - 16:20
Using Weaving and Mosaics for Participation and Creativity
- Inclusive arts
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3 speakers
16:20 - 16:40
Emerging technologies enhancing access to public spaces
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3 speakers
16:40 - 17:00
The two sides of Social Media when you have a facial difference
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3 speakers
17:00 - 17:20
Presentation of a New OECD Report - AI, Employment and Neurodiversity
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2 speakers
17:20 - 17:40
Artificial Intelligence - Is It Reframing Assistive Technologies?
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2 speakers
Hosted by
17:40 - 18:00
Innovating Inclusion: Africa’s Disability‑Driven Transformation
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2 speakers
18:00 - 20:00
Award Ceremony
- Accessibility
- ICT
- Crisis Response
- Inclusive arts
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The Zero Project Awards 2026 for Accessibility, ICT, and Crisis Response, will honor innovative solutions from across the globe and all sectors of society.
9 speakers
Friday, 20 February 2026
10:00 - 10:20
Why Digital Accessibility is Imperative to Business Growth
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2 speakers
10:20 - 10:40
D20: Advancing Disability Inclusion Through Global Collaboration
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2 speakers
10:40 - 11:00
The Ability Network: Creating a global digital ecosystem for disability inclusion
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2 speakers
11:00 - 11:20
Communication guide with pictograms for emergency situations
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2 speakers
11:20 - 11:40
Creating Jobs for Persons With Disabilities in the Industry Sector
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2 speakers
11:40 - 12:00
Campaigning for a Good F*** - the Fight for Inclusive Nightlife Spaces
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2 speakers
12:00 - 12:40
Unsere persönlichen Highlights der #ZeroCon26
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2 speakers
12:40 - 13:00
Accessing events through Easy Language
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2 speakers
13:00 - 13:20
Inclusive Community Engagement in the Australian National Autism Strategy Development
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3 speakers
13:20 - 13:40
How HOKO’s accessible sewing tech unlocks jobs for Persons with Disabilities
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2 speakers
13:40 - 14:00
A UNESCO initiative: how media coverage of climate action can be inclusive of persons with disabilities
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2 speakers
14:00 - 14:20
Billion Strong: strengthening inclusion through community leadership
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3 speakers
14:20 - 14:40
Closing Gaps in High-Quality Disability Healthcare
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2 speakers
14:40 - 15:00
Advancing gender and disability inclusion across the Global South
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2 speakers