Re-watch #UDDAY23
UNIVERSAL DESIGN DAY 2023!
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April 28, 10AM CEST
Location: The Mezzanine (DOGA)
#UDDay2023 Agenda
Friday, April 28th
10:00am CEST
Dr. Anthony Giannoumis
Chair of the Board at Inclusive Creation, Norway
Anthony will speak on inclusive leadership or “a straight white man’s guide to shutting the f*ck up”.
His motivational keynote showcases the one blind spot that all CEOs must overcome to lead inclusively, and the 7 lovely wins MBA programs don’t teach.
10:00 – 10:30am CEST
10:30am CEST
Amit Patel
Creative Director, Experience Haus, London
With two decades of experience working in design and tech roles across various industries and sectors, Amit founded a design school in 2017 after being inspired to help people navigate career paths inside the creative economy. Experience Haus aims to shape the next generation of digital creatives, and to provide the essential skills that will ensure individuals and teams are part of the workforce of the future.
10:30 – 11:00am CEST
11:00am CEST
Thea Urdal
Journalist and Designer, TUBU Systems, Norway
Thea Urdal is a journalist and designer interested in more-than-human design, curiosity, speculative fiction, and the importance of semantics. Urdal straddles the boundaries of graphic design, textile design, service design and interaction design.
She has a BA in Product Design and Textiles, an MA in Graphic Design and Illustration from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts combined with an educational stint at Parsons New School of Design, New York.
11:00 – 11:20am CEST
11:20am CEST
Rama Gheerawo
Director, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, UK
Rama is an award-winning figure within design. He is a serial innovator in the field of Inclusive Design having led over 100 international projects. His book Creative Leadership: Born from Design was published in March 2022.
11:20 – 11:40am CEST
11:40am CEST
Miguel & Zuzana
Diversify, Norway
Miguel Angel Leyva Salas is a DEI Associate and Research Analyst at Diversify, with over 7 years of experience in social interventions and research in marginalised urban settings.
Zuzana Warden is a Project and Research Manager at Diversify, with over 5 years of experience in Project Management, Social Work, and Inclusive Development Cooperation.
11:40 – 12:00pm CEST
12:00pm CEST
Lunch Break
Relax and refocus.
12:00 – 1:00pm CEST
1:00pm CEST
Erica Isa Mosca
Architect and Postdoctoral Researcher at Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Erica has a PhD in Architecture, Built environment and Construction engineering at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) with PhD research on Universal Design building performance assessment in healthcare environments.
She is a postdoctoral researcher at ‘Design & Health Lab’ research group of Politecnico di Milano as Inclusive and Universal Design expert. Visiting researcher at the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access - IDeA Center, University at Buffalo (NY).
Lecturer and teaching assistant in BsC, MsC course at Politecnico di Milano and professional courses. Speaker at national and international conferences and author of scientific publications on Design for All and accessibility. Co-founder of INCLUD platform project awarded with prizes as Switch2Product Innovation Challenge 2021 with a Grant from AstraZeneca. Consultant of accessibility and Inclusive Design for public procurements and design competitions. Since 2019 she is board member of ‘Design for All Italia’ association.
1:00 – 1:15pm CEST
1:15pm CEST
Tobias Vatle Faksvåg
Head of Community at Loftet Incubator Program, Norway
Meet Tobias Vatle Faksvåg a student who has spent his time contributing to the field of entrepreneurship and startup development at Kristiania University College.
As the head of community at Loftet, Tobias has worked voluntarily for almost two years to build a thriving community of entrepreneurs, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. His passion and dedication to his work have been to helping startups get off the ground and thrive.
In his role, he has managed almost 40 different startups. In addition to his work with startups, Tobias and his team have also run 2 successful incubator programs, providing invaluable mentorship and support to a wide range of entrepreneurs. Loftet´s commitment to helping others succeed is truly inspiring, and the impact on the startup community has been profound.
1:15 – 1:30pm CEST
1:30pm CEST
Barbara Rebecca Mutonyi
Associate Professor in Innovation at Kristiania University College, Norway
Curiosity has led Barbara on paths otherwise she wouldn´t consider, and one of those areas has been knowledge acquisition.
Her PhD on employee innovative behaviour in public sector services has taught her the importance of inclusion in an organization in driving innovative thinking, where diversity is key in offering various perspectives and solutions that drive organizations forward as well as functioning as an (underrated) competitive advantage through people.
1:30 – 1:45pm CEST
1:45pm CEST
Yvan Bayisabe
Co-founder of VibrantCreator
Through the use of business intelligence and analytics VibrantCreator provides entrepreneurs with the tools and support system they need to build and scale their business.
VibrantCreator is committed to making Africa the capital of innovation by 2030 and creating universal access to entrepreneurship.
1:45 – 2:00pm CEST
2:00pm CEST
Sumita Kunashakaran
Civil Society Manager at Zero Project, Austria
With her international experience in public, corporate, and NGO sectors, Sumita brings with her over a decade's worth of experience in public relations, diversity consulting, and co-creation of intersectional policies.
Despite wearing multiple hats, she works toward the singular goal of bringing equitable solutions, and sharing innovative practices so that marginalised communities can share equal spaces within our communities.
2:00 – 2:30pm CEST
2:30pm CEST
Bernard Chiira
Director-Innovate Now & Kenya Representative-GDI Hub
Bernard Chiira is a startup and innovation ecosystem development expert and professional, working at the intersection of disability inclusion, assistive technology and social entrepreneurship. He is a thought leader and masterclass facilitator across diverse topics within his profession such as disability and business, assistive technology innovation, inclusive impact investing, inclusive innovation ecosystems, among others.
Over the last 9 years, Bernard has led some of the most successful incubators and accelerators in Africa. From 2014 to 2019, he led Strathmore University’s business incubator-@iBizAfrica to award-winning status while impacting 300+ Startups. He co-founded and was the first chairman for the Association of Startup and SME Enablers of Kenya (ASSEK) and served on the board of Afrilabs-Africa’s largest network of Innovation Hubs. After pushing boundaries in the mainstream tech and startup ecosystem, helping hundreds of startups navigate from idea to market, Bernard found a calling in disability innovation. In 2019 together with the Global Disability Innovation Hub, 9, he co-founded Innovate Now.-Africa’s first assistive technology accelerator.
2:30 – 3:00pm CEST
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