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Zero Project Conference 2026

18–20 Feb 2026 | Austria

Event agenda

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

10:00 - 11:00

Opening Ceremony

Location:M1Track:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

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

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

11:20 - 11:40

The Implementation of the European Accessibility Act

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

3 speakers

11:40 - 12:00

Building Access, One Hack at a Time: Fundación Todos Podemos Ayudar

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

1 speaker

12:00 - 12:20

How L'Oréal Drives Disability Inclusion Globally

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

12:20 - 12:40

The accessibility of public spaces in Rome

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

3 speakers

12:40 - 13:00

Building Inclusion from the court: The potential of Wheelchair Tennis

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

13:00 - 13:20

Prime Cuts of Inclusive Service: Morgan's Butchery

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

13:20 - 13:40

When a Webcam Becomes Access: Sense Pilot

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

13:40 - 14:00

Autism‑Inclusive Haircuts and Grooming

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

14:00 - 14:20

Mapping Access: Soochow Realinder Technologies

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

14:20 - 14:40

Practical solutions for inclusive nutrition programmes

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

14:40 - 15:00

Bevica Scholarship Programme for an Inclusive Future

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

15:00 - 15:20

How Disabled Leadership can transform the most powerful systems

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

15:20 - 15:40

When Children Lead Accessibility Change: Child Support Tanzania

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

15:40 - 16:00

A Digital Euro for Everyone - Lessons from Austria’s Financial Inclusion Forum

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

16:00 - 16:20

The Accessibility Gap in School Policy Documents - and how to bridge it

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

16:20 - 16:40

Supporting young children with disabilities and their families in crisis and displacement

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

16:30 - 17:30

Users and stakeholders perspectives in times of crisis

Location:M1Track:Livestreamed
  • Accessibility
  • Crisis Response
  • English captions | International Sign

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

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

17:00 - 17:20

Nightlife and parties that everyone can attend and enjoy

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • Inclusive arts
  • English captions | International Sign

3 speakers

17:20 - 17:40

Including the disability sector in global crisis response

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

17:30 - 18:30

Technological advances in accessible emergency preparedness

Location:M1Track:Livestreamed
  • ICT
  • Crisis Response
  • English captions | International Sign

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

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

Thursday, 19 February 2026

09:40 - 10:00

The Disability Case Management app

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

10:00 - 10:20

Scaling Inclusive E-Commerce for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities: Alibaba Foundation

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

10:20 - 10:40

Delivering Accessible Workforce Training Directly via WhatsApp: Edge Tec

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

10:40 - 11:00

Playing Music Through Gaze: EyeHarp

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

11:00 - 11:20

From Silence to Signal: Talk to Me Goose

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

11:20 - 11:40

Access Through Open Data with the 11y-Score

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

11:40 - 12:00

From Description to Inclusion: Nobaflix

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

12:00 - 12:20

From Job Mapping to Built Enviroment: Egalite

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

12:20 - 12:40

Mainstreaming Accessibility and Universal Design in Higher Education Curricula

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

12:40 - 13:00

The "Health for All - Now!" Initiative for an inclusive healthcare system

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

13:00 - 13:20

Passing the CEO Baton at Fable

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

13:20 - 13:40

Elections - Open Data, AI, and Accessible Technology

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

13:40 - 14:00

A human-centered approach to developing digital financial services

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

14:00 - 14:40

EASPD´s SUPPORT project: Addressing Long‑Term Unemployment

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

3 speakers

14:40 - 15:00

Making Visual Arts and Arts Spaces Accessible

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • Inclusive arts
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

15:00 - 15:20

Braille at Scale: Boltay Huroof

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

15:20 - 15:40

Making Films and Screenings Accessible for All

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • Inclusive arts
  • English captions | International Sign

3 speakers

15:40 - 16:00

Canon World Unseen - The Exhibition You Don’t Need to See

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • Inclusive arts
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

16:00 - 16:20

Using Weaving and Mosaics for Participation and Creativity

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • Inclusive arts
  • English captions | International Sign

3 speakers

16:20 - 16:40

Emerging technologies enhancing access to public spaces

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

3 speakers

16:40 - 17:00

The two sides of Social Media when you have a facial difference

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

3 speakers

17:00 - 17:20

Presentation of a New OECD Report - AI, Employment and Neurodiversity

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

17:20 - 17:40

Artificial Intelligence - Is It Reframing Assistive Technologies?

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

Hosted by

17:40 - 18:00

Innovating Inclusion: Africa’s Disability‑Driven Transformation

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

18:00 - 20:00

Award Ceremony

Location:M1Track:Livestreamed
  • Accessibility
  • ICT
  • Crisis Response
  • Inclusive arts
  • English captions | International Sign

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

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

10:20 - 10:40

D20: Advancing Disability Inclusion Through Global Collaboration

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

10:40 - 11:00

The Ability Network: Creating a global digital ecosystem for disability inclusion

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

11:00 - 11:20

Communication guide with pictograms for emergency situations

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

11:20 - 11:40

Creating Jobs for Persons With Disabilities in the Industry Sector

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

11:40 - 12:00

Campaigning for a Good F*** - the Fight for Inclusive Nightlife Spaces 

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

12:00 - 12:40

Unsere persönlichen Highlights der #ZeroCon26

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

12:40 - 13:00

Accessing events through Easy Language

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

13:00 - 13:20

Inclusive Community Engagement in the Australian National Autism Strategy Development

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

3 speakers

13:20 - 13:40

How HOKO’s accessible sewing tech unlocks jobs for Persons with Disabilities

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

13:40 - 14:00

A UNESCO initiative: how media coverage of climate action can be inclusive of persons with disabilities

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

14:00 - 14:20

Billion Strong: strengthening inclusion through community leadership

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

3 speakers

14:20 - 14:40

Closing Gaps in High-Quality Disability Healthcare

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

14:40 - 15:00

Advancing gender and disability inclusion across the Global South

Location:Fireside ChatTrack:Livestreamed
  • English captions | International Sign

2 speakers

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