M-Enabling Forum Europe 2019: Digital and Assistive Technologies to Enable Inclusion
The second edition of the M-Enabling Forum Europe 2019 will take place on September 19, 2019 in Düsseldorf.
DÜSSELDORF (March 06, 2019) —
The second edition of the M-Enabling Forum Europe 2019 will take place on September 19, 2019 in the Congress Center of Messe Düsseldorf parallel to REHACARE.
The M-Enabling Forum Europe is organized by E.J. Krause & Associates, Inc and G3ict, the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technology. It is a crucial opportunity to link policy to practice through current and emerging technologies for all.
Inmaculada Placencia Porrero, (Senior Disability and Inclusion DG, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission) will open the conference with her keynote, followed by a panel discussing digital accessibility and its status of implementation in Europe.
The one-day forum seeks to find ways of making inclusion a reality by promoting the accessibility and availability of digital technologies by exploring and encouraging implementation in daily life, education and at work. The accompanying exhibition showcases innovations that help to achieve inclusion through a breadth of ICT products, services, connected devices and consumer technologies.
A vibrant mix of panel discussions, practice-oriented workshops and case studies will illustrate the benefits and opportunities of inclusive employment. The Forum will address digital accessible workplaces and employment opportunities. The interactions between speaker and
audience encourage exchange, creativity and a shared defining of targets and actions for the immediate future, giving the conference a sustainable character leading to measurable impact year on year.
Representatives of disability associations, senior citizen organizations, policymakers, government agencies, private sector organizations and technology companies will discuss the accessibility and use of digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), speech applications, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and cloud-based solutions.
M-Enabling Forum Europe 2019 offers the ideal platform to learn, share, network and find new opportunities for collaboration.
Full captioning, German to English/English to German translation, and induction neck loops, ensure that all conference attendees can fully participate.
For additional information and options to participate as attendee, exhibitor or sponsor, please visit m-enabling-europe.com
About G3ict
The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies – is an advocacy initiative launched in December 2006 by the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development, in cooperation with the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at UN DESA. Its mission is to facilitate and support the implementation of the dispositions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) promoting digital accessibility and Assistive Technologies.
About E.J. Krause & Associates
For more than 30 years, E.J. Krause & Associates, Inc. (EJK) has been a worldwide leader in exhibition and conference management. EJK is one of the largest privately held exhibition management companies in the world, with offices on three continents. EJK produces a growing portfolio of over 40 events, serving 14 different industries. EJK excels in creating global brand leading events, bringing companies together to network and generate business. For more information, visit www.ejkrause.com.
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