8:00 - 8:30am:  Registration / Networking / Continental Breakfast
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8:30 - 8:50am:  Inauguration / Welcome / Announcements

 

Speakers:

• Sigrid Adams, Director of Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS), Department of  Labor and Economic Opportunities

• Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dean Emeritum, Eli Broad Professor, Co-Chair, Green & White Council.

• Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson, Dean, College of Education

• Dr. David Souder, Dean, Eli and Edye L. Broad Dean, Eli Broad College of      Business

• Jo Sperry - Chief Executive and Inclusion Officer, Peckham Inc.
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8:50 - 9:30am:  Dr. Feranmi Okanlami, University of Michigan

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9:30 - 11:45am: Session One - Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Disability Inclusion

 

Speakers:

• Elizabeth K. Goede, Founder & President Creator, SPARK AI Lab, Ratliff Consulting

• Fred Goff, CEO & Co-Founder, Jobcase

• Alison Sutton Levy, Director, Office of Technical and Information Services, at U.S. Access Board

• Paul Ryznar, CEO Lightguide Systems​

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​11:45 – 12:00pm: Networking Break
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12:00 - 12:45pm: Lunch and; Keynote Two – Dr. Michael Stein, Harvard University

                        See keynote preview here 
 

12:45 – 1:00pm: Networking Break
 

1:00 - 1:45pm: Keynote Three – Dr. Susanne Bruyere, Cornell University

                     See keynote preview here

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1:45 - 4:00pm: ​Session Two - Enhancing recruitment and retention for individuals with disabilities

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Speakers:

• Nicholas Allen, Recruiting Team Lead - Neurodiverse Solutions, CAI

• Brian Calley, President and CEO, Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM)

• Jill Gushow, General Counsel, Morley

• Lisa Webb Sharpe, Chief Operating Officer, of Peckham Inc

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4:00 - 4:25pm: National Employment Team and Support Available - Kathy West-Evans, Director of Business Relations; National Employment Team

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​4:25 - 4:40pm: Research and Collaboration Opportunities, Role of Academia, Dr. Ranjan Mukherjee, Associate Dean for Faculty and Administrative Affairs, Martin J Vanderploeg Endowed Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering in the College.

 

4:45 - 5:45pm: Reception and Networking (Finger Foods)

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 Notes: Sessions are in panel format, followed by a participant round table.