Agenda

Monday, November 2, 2026
Registration1:00 PM - 1:30 PM 
Welcome1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Jan Zając, President, Polish Organisation of Employers of Persons with Disabilities (POPON), POLAND

Dr Gabriella Sebardt, Chair, BusinessEurope’s Equal Opportunities Working Group, Director Social Affairs, Svenskt Näringsliv - Swedish Enterprise, SWEDEN

Jiri Švarc, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission 

Keynote conversation: Inclusion as a competitive advantage1:50 PM - 2:40 PM

Moderated by Beatriz Bastião, Technical Officer, Gender Equality and Disability Inclusion, International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Susan Breton, Global Head of Inclusion, Airbus (online)

Weronika Bajbak, Government Affairs Director, Microsoft, POLAND

Daria Uljanicka, Vice President of the Board, Foundation Integralia, ERGO Hestia

Nadine Schönwald, Chair National Business and Disability Network, GERMANY, Inclusion Officer Adecco

Pablo Sanchez Perez, CEO, Intras, SPAIN

 

Session 1: Context: International Law | EU Law | National law2:40 PM - 3:20 PM

Beatriz Bastião, Technical Officer, Gender Equality and Disability Inclusion,  International Labour Organisation, ILO

Jone Elizondo-Urrestarazu, Senior Legal and Policy Officer, Equality - the European Network of Equality Bodies (online)

Magdalena Słonecka-Kuich, Director General, POPON, POLAND

Session 2: Business Perspective3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

Valérie Tiacoh, Director for Social Strategy and Human Rights, Orange Group, Representative of the collective Objectif Neuroinclusion, FRANCE

Break3:40 PM - 4:00 PM 
Session 3: Incentives4:00 PM - 4:35 PM

Monika Chaba, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

Nadia Winiarska, Deputy Director, Department of Labour, Confederation Lewiatan, POLAND

Sara Janssens, Attaché Policy Coordination and International Relations Federal Public Service Social Security, BELGIUM

Case study 1: Where are the candidates with disabilities?4:35 PM - 4:55 PM

Thomas Bignal, Secretary General, Disability Support Europe (online)

Questions and key learning points 4:55 PM - 5:25 PM

Monika Chaba, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission 

Bruce Roch, Global Head of Social Impact, Inclusion & Wellbeing, Adecco

Networking event5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Case study 2: Support for Businesses through vocational training9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Dimitris Tourlidas, Head of Supported Employment EEAMargarita, GREECE

Efi Renieri, Manager, HR Own Retail & Franchise Greece & Cyprus, Adidas

Yakinthi Garderi, HR Business Partner, Diana Shipping Services S.A., GREECE

 

Session 4: Public Employment Services support for businesses10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Janice Schmidt-Altmeyer, Head of European Representation of the German Federal Employment Agency, Adviser for European Public Employment Services (PES) Affairs in the PES Network, Brussels (online)

Session 5: Panel discussion on What/How/When10:20 AM - 11:15 AM

Panel moderated by Haydn Hammersley, Social Policy Coordinator European Disability Forum (EDF)

Aurore Lentz, DE&I Leader, Toyota Motor Europe

Katarzyna Kaczmarek, Country Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Leader, Ikea Retail, POLAND

Krzysztof Skowron, Head of Engineering and CSR Executive Sponsor from the Country Board, Capgemini, POLAND

Sylwia Daniłowska, Vice-President of the Board Foundation Activation, POLAND

Albin Falkmer, Director of Governance and Public Affairs, Samhall, SWEDEN

Break11:15 AM - 11:35 AM 
Session 6: What employers need to know11:35 AM - 12:15 PM

Kara McGann, Chair of BusinessEurope’s Labour Market Working Group, Head of Social Policy at Ibec, IRELAND (online)

Edel McSorley, Operations Director at Mr Price Branded Bargains, IRELAND

Tomaž Čučnik, Executive Secretary, The Alliance of the Companies Employing Persons with Disabilities, SLOVENIA

Ana Juviño, Head of Training and Employment Department Fundación ONCE, SPAIN

Case study 3: Successful campaigns and initiatives12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Izabela Korbiel, Director of Social Campaigns and International Cooperation, Icebreaker Campaign Spokeswomen, Foundation for Employment of Persons with Disabilities (FAZON), POLAND

Questions, key take aways and learning points 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Monika Chaba, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission 

Haydn Hammersley, Social Policy Coordinator, European Disability Forum (EDF)

Bruce Roch, Global Head of Social Impact, Inclusion & Wellbeing, Adecco 

Closing1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Barbara Pokorny, Chairwoman, National Council, POPON, POLAND

Jiri Švarc, Head of Unit, Social Affairs at the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission