Speakers & Panelists

(click their names to connect via LinkedIn)

Headshot of Zainab Alkebsi
Zainab Alkebsi

Policy Counsel,
National Association of the Deaf

Headshot of David Bahar
David Bahar

Director,
Telecommunications Access of Maryland

Image Placeholder
Zack Bastian

Strategic Alliances Manager,
Verizon

Image Placeholder
Gary Behm

Director,
Center on Access Technology

Image Placeholder
Shellie Blakeney

Technology and Engineering Policy Counsel,
T-Mobile

Headshot of Lisa Bothwell
Lisa Bothwell

Policy Analyst,
US Dept Health & Human Services

Image Placeholder
CM Boryslawskyj

Account Manager,
Purple Communications

Image Placeholder
Sheryl Burgstahler

Accessible Technology Services Director,
University of Washington

Headshot of Diane Burstein
Diane Burstein

Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Federal Communications Commission

Image Placeholder
Roberto Cabrera

Outreach Consultant – DeafBlind Specialty,
Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind

Image Placeholder
Brandon ‘Zero’ Chan

Co-Founder,
DHHGamersTV

Headshot of Tina Childress
Tina Childress

Founder,
See Hear Communication Matters

Image Placeholder
Keith Clark

Associate Accesibility Relationship Manager,
T-Mobile

Headshot of Roberta Cordano
Bobbi Cordano

President,
Gallaudet University

Image Placeholder
Leah Cox

Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer
University of North Carolina

Headshot of Wendy Dannels
Wendy Dannels

XR Accessibility Solutions Director,
Rochester Institute of Technology

Image Placeholder
Monica Desai

Global Head of Connectivity and Access Policy,
Facebook

Image Placeholder
Cristina Duarte

Director of Regulatory Affairs,
InnoCaption

Image Placeholder
Cre Engelke

Director of Linguistic Research,
Ultratec 

Image Placeholder
Rogelio Fernández Mota

Founder,
Manos Communications 

Image Placeholder
Sean Forbes

Co-Founder,
D-PAN.TV

Image Placeholder
Carrie Lou Garberoglio

Director,
National Deaf Center

Headshot of Larry Goldberg
Larry Goldberg 

Head of Accessibility, 
Verizon Media

Image Placeholder
Nathan Gomme

Executive Director,
New Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Image Placeholder
Eliot Greenwald

Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office,
Federal Communications Commission

Image Placeholder
Lise Hamlin

Director of Public Policy,
Hearing Loss Association of America

Headshot of Sarah Herrlinger
Sarah Herrlinger 

Senior Director, Global Accessibility Policy,
Apple

Image Placeholder
Jim House

Disability Integration Manager for Coalition of Inclusive Emergency Planning,
 Washington State Independent Living Council

Image Placeholder
Gabrielle Joseph

Chief Operating Officer,
GlobalVRS

Headshot of Eric Kaika
Eric Kaika

Chief Executive Officer,
TDI

Headshot of Barbara Kelley
Barbara Kelley 

Executive Director,
Hearing Loss Association of America

Image Placeholder
Mei Kennedy 

Instructional Designer,
Consultant

Headshot of Christine Sun Kim
Christine Sun Kim

Artist

Headshot of John Kinstler
John Kinstler

CapTel Outreach Marketing Manager,
Ultratec

Image Placeholder
Peter Korn

Accessibility Director,
Amazon

Image Placeholder
Linda Kozma Spytek

Senior Research Audiologist, Technology Access Program,
Gallaudet University

Image Placeholder
Raja Kushalnagar

Information Technology Program Director,
Gallaudet University

Image Placeholder
Mei Kwong

Executive Director,
Center for Connected Health Policy

Image Placeholder
Mari Kyle 

Game Producer,
Oculus VR

Image Placeholder
Jenny Lay Flurrie

Chief Accessibility Officer,
Microsoft

Image Placeholder
Sarah Leggin

Director of Regulatory Affairs,
CTIA

Image Placeholder
Michael McKee

Physician and Researcher,
University of Michigan Medical School

Image Placeholder
Spencer Montan 

Project Manager,
Center on Access Technology

Image Placeholder
Matt Myrick

Lead Accessibility Solutions Engineer,
AT&T

Headshot of Isidore Niyongabo
Isidore Niyongabo 

President,
National Black Deaf Advocates

Image Placeholder
René Pellerin

DeafBlind Advocate

Image Placeholder
Karen Peltz Strauss

Disabilty Access Consultant

Image Placeholder
Lance Pickett

Vice President, Corporate Marketing,
Sorenson Communications

Image Placeholder
Joshua Pila

General Counsel,
Meredith

Image Placeholder
Rikki Poynter

Content Creator and Public Speaker,
Consultant

Headshot of Mervin Primeaux O'Bryant
Mervin Primeaux

Actor & International Artist

Headshot of Johnny Reininger Jr
Johnny Reininger

Advocate,
Turtle Island Hand Talk

Image Placeholder
Chris ‘Phoenix’ Robinson

Co-Founder,
DeafGamersTV

Headshot of Suzy Rosen Singleton
Suzy Rosen Singleton 

Chief, Disability Rights Office,
Federal Communications Commission

Image Placeholder
Howard Rosenblum

Chief Executive Officer,
National Association of the Deaf

Headshot of Jessica Rosenworcel
Jessica Rosenworcel

Acting Chairwoman,
Federal Communications Commission

Image Placeholder
Ian Sanborn

Storyteller, Artist and Teacher,
Performer

Image Placeholder
Chris Sano 

Software Engineer,
Microsoft Teams

Image Placeholder
Will Schell

Attorney Advisor,
Federal Communications Commission

Image Placeholder
Michael Scott

Attorney Advisor,
Federal Communications Commission

Headshot of Mark Seeger
Mark Seeger

Accessibility Advocate

Image Placeholder
Sam Sepah 

Artificial Intelligence Research Product Manager,
Google

Headshot of Opeoluwa Sotonwa
Opeoluwa Sotonwa

Commissioner,
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Image Placeholder
Chris Soukup

Chief Executive Officer,
CSD

Image Placeholder
Erik Strand

Chief Executive Officer and Founder,
MachineGenius

Image Placeholder
Christian Vogler

Director, Technology Access Program
Gallaudet University

 

Headshot of Larry Walke
Larry Walke

Associate General Counsel,
National Association of Broadcasters

Headshot of Jan Withers
Jan Withers

Division Director,
North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Headshot of Bill Wallace
William Wallace

Attorney Advisor,
Federal Communications Commision

Image Placeholder
Heather York

Vice President, Marketing and Government Affairs,
VITAC

Image Placeholder
Corian Zacher

Policy Counsel,
Next Century Cities

Image Placeholder
Dixie Ziegler

Vice President of Relay,
Hamilton Telecommunications