About the Event


Following an exciting public mobilization event in Times Square to raise awareness of the Unlock The Everyday campaign, ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology, and Devex, will host an exclusive reception at a New York landmark venue, where you will hear from an exciting line-up of speakers with lived experiences as well as artistic performances highlighting related themes of inclusion and accessibility.

From Paralympians to artists and leaders in government, industry and representative organizations, the reception will offer a unique opportunity to network with them and learn more about the transformative power of assistive technology.

Products such as wheelchairs, glasses, hearing aids, prosthetics, and digital devices, especially in low- and middle-income countries, and their related systems and services, are essential to accelerating progress towards all of the U.N.’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and to 'unlocking the everyday' for the 1 billion people worldwide still in need of assistive technology.

Request your invitation to join us in person in New York!

Hosted by:

Devex

In partnership with:


ATscale

Agenda

Sept. 23
  • 7 p.m.
    ET

    Unlock the Everyday activation

    Times Square, NYC


  • 7:30 p.m.
    ET

    Welcome Drink

  • 7:45 p.m.
    ET

    Introductions & Motivational Speech

    With ASL interpretation


  • 8:00 p.m.
    ET

    Networking & Photo Exhibition

  • 8:40 p.m.
    ET

    Cultural Performance

    With ASL interpretation

    Poem by Maryam Hassan Bukar

  • 9:00 p.m.
    ET

    Fireside Chat with Anne Wafula Strike


  • 9:20 p.m.
    ET

    Visual Tour


  • 9:45 p.m.
    ET

    Closing Remarks


  • 9:45 p.m.
    ET

    Networking



Speakers:

Pascal Bijleveld=

Pascal Bijleveld

Chief Executive Officer, ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology

Maryam Bukar Hassan=

Alhanislam

Storyteller, award winning poet

Giles Duley

Giles Duley

CEO of Legacy of War Foundation, photographer, writer, chef, and presenter

SAIDR Sara Minkara

SAIDR Sara Minkara

Special adviser on international disability rights, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

Dr. Oteri Okolo

Dr. Oteri Okolo

National coordinator, eye health programme, Federal Ministry of Health Abuja

Christophe Tocco=

Christophe Tocco

Acting Assistant to the Administrator, USAID

Anne Wafula Strike, MBE=

Anne Wafula Strike, MBE

Paralympian, speaker, author and inclusion campaigner

Interviewer:

Kate Warren

Kate Warren

Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex