Event agenda
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
10:00 - 11:00
Opening Ceremony
- English captions | International Sign
- Easy Language
- Graphic facilitation
Join us for energy and emotion as we open the Zero Project Conference 2025!
9 speakers
11:00 - 12:00
Digital training platforms and ecosystem building in inclusive employment
- Supported Employment
- Matchmaking
- English captions | International Sign
- Easy Language
With training and upskilling happening online more than ever, the need for accessible and inclusive employment training has become critical.
5 speakers
12:00 - 13:00
Examining the Role of Leaders in Powering Inclusive Workplaces – in cooperation with The Valuable 500
- Supported Employment
- English captions | International Sign
- Easy Language
How can business leaders integrate disability inclusion into their company culture? This forum presents innovative practices that enable organizations to hire, retain, and support the growth of talent with disabilities.
4 speakers
13:30 - 14:00
How to run a business as a deafblind person
- Focus: Visual impairment or Blind
- Focus: Hearing impairment or Deaf
- Entrepreneurship
- English captions | International Sign
- Easy Language
Entrepreneurs need to be resilient, and innovative. This session highlights the journeys, case studies, innovative strategies, and the role of technology in overcoming dual-sensory challenges to build independent and thriving businesses.
3 speakers
14:00 - 15:00
Small organizations as inclusion champions
- Entrepreneurship
- Supported Employment
- English captions | International Sign
- Easy Language
The Zero Project Awardees in this session illustrate how small organizations can catalyze change around the world as inclusion champions, be it in New Zealand, Lithuania, or elsewhere.
5 speakers
15:00 - 16:30
Inclusive employment strategies of large companies
- Supported Employment
- Matchmaking
- ICT innovations
- English captions | International Sign
- Easy Language
What are the strategies of global leaders in inclusive employment? Zero Project Awardees from three continents will highlight their innovative practices in this session.
6 speakers
17:00 - 18:00
ESG, Circular Economy, and Disability-Inclusion
- Transition models from Sheltered Workshops
- English captions | International Sign
- Easy Language
This session explores how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria are reshaping corporate landscapes.
5 speakers