From Exclusion to <strong>Empowerment</strong>

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8.00 - 9.00

Access to the Main Hall at the Vigyan Bhavan.

Important note:
- Registration of participants will be held at Ashok Hotel, Samrat Hotel and Janpath Hotel on 23 November 2014 and at Vigyan Bhawan on 24 November 2014 from 8:00 a.m.

- Please kindly bring with you the printed and serial-numbered invitation card to the opening ceremony, along with a photo-ID.

- Please kindly be seated by 9:00 a.m.

9.30 - 10.30

Plenary session 1 - Opening Ceremony of the International Conference

Moderator: Mr Indrajit Banerjee, Director, Knowledge Societies Division, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO

Address by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Honourable Minister of Communications and Information Technology, The Government of India
Address by Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Honourable Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, The Government of India
Address by Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development, The Government of India
Address by Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO
Vote of Thanks by Mr Shigeru Aoyagi, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka
Opening film of the We Care Filmfest 2014

Note: Interpretation in Sign language and Hindi

11.00 - 11.40

Plenary session 2 - Addresses of the Keynote Speakers

Chair:

Lise Grande, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, India

Panel speakers:

Karan Singh, Member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, Senior member of the Indian National Congress Party, India’s representative on UNESCO’s Executive Board, India
Sir Philip Craven, President of International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Germany

11.40 - 13.30

Plenary session 3 - High Level Panel Discussion

The High Level Panel participants will reflect on the challenges faced by persons with disabilities in accessing information and knowledge, using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Drawing on experience gained in implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Millennium Development Goals and Post 2015 Development Agenda, the speakers will also discuss how the IT industry can contribute to the inclusion of persons with disabilities and how current ICT solutions can be incorporated into the development process of accessible products, services and content.

Moderator:

Andrew Taussig, Former Trustee, The International Institute of Communications, UK

Rapporteur:

Dianne Chambers, Associate Professor, Coordinator Double Degrees/ Special Education, University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia (tbc)

Panel speakers:

Kim Simplis-Barrow, Special Envoy for Women and Children and Spouse of the Prime Minister of Belize, First Lady of Belize, Belize
Lenin Moreno, Former Vice President of Ecuador and Special Envoy of the United Nations for Disability and Accessibility Issues, Ecuador
H.E. Prof. Ali Al Tarrah, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the State of Kuwait to UNESCO, The State of Kuwait
Antônio José do Nascimento Ferreira, National Secretary for the Rights of the Person with Disabilities, Secretariat of Human Rights of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil
Colin Mackenzie Low, Member of the House of Lords, the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Vice-Chairperson of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and a President of the European Blind Union
Stuti Kacker, Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, The Government of India
Jinuk Shin, Vice President, Leader of Corporate Citizenship Group, Samsung Electronics
Jawhar Sircar, Chief Executve Officer, Prasar Bharati India’s Public Service Broadcasting, India
Eve Andersson, Manager, Accessibility Engineering, Google, USA
Chalapathy Neti, Director of Education Transformation, IBM Global Research
Ms Ruth Warick, Second Vice-President of the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the President of the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People, USA

13.30 - 14.30

Inauguration of the ICT Exhibition

14.30 - 16.00

Parallel session 1 - Partnerships for Disability-Inclusive Development: UN Efforts in India and South Asia

The session is organized by the UN system of organizations and UN Country Team in India.

The session will allow the UN entities to focus on mainstreaming disability issues in development processes within the Indian and South Asian sub-region, and contribute to the on-going preparatory process toward the Post-2015 agenda.

Moderator:

Jaco Cilliers, Country Director, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India

Rapporteur:

Aiko Akiyama, Social Affairs Officer, Social Development Division, The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, UNESCAP Thailand

Panel speakers:

Paul Comyn, Senior Vocational Training and Skills Development Specialist, ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia, International Labour Organization (ILO), India
Sameer Sharma, Senior Advisor, Regional office for Asia and the Pacific International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Thailand
Aiko Akiyama, Social Affairs Officer, Social Development Division, The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, UNESCAP Thailand
Subhalakshmi Nandi, Programme Specialist, Women’s Economic Empowerment, UN WOMEN, India
Amita Tandon, Education Specialist, United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, India
Anirban Sarma, National Officer, UNESCO Office in New Delhi

Parallel session 2 - Promoting Self-Reliance and Livelihoods for Persons with Disabilities

The session is organized by UNESCO and the Digital Empowerment Foundation (India)

The session will showcase best practices in inclusive ICTs and ATs for persons with disabilities. Creators of inclusive ICTs and ATs will demonstrate technological solutions for the inclusion of people with disabilities.

Moderator:

Shanti Raghavan, Founder, Enable India, India

Rapporteur:

Marcus Goddard, Managing partner, Netexplo International Partner, France

Panel speakers:

Rajesh Aggarwal, Principal Secretary IT, Government of Maharashtra, India
Sudesh Mukhopadhyay, Chaiperson, Rehabilitation Council of Indi, India
Uma Tuli, Amar Jyoti Trust, Research and Rehabilitation Centre, India
Marcus Goddard, Managing partner, Netexplo International Partner, France
Osama Manzar, Founder and Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), India
Mr Ramesh C Gaur, University librarian, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, India
Rajaram Sharma, Joint Director, National Council of Education Research and Training, India
Ms Sharmishtha Atreja, Representative, Open Knowledge Community (OKC), India
Ms Avesta Chouhary, Digital Empowerment foundation, India

Parallel session 3 - Implementing Inclusive Education to Meet the Educational Needs of Persons with Disabilities

The session is organized by UNESCO, UNICEF and other partner organizations

The session will focus on the reasonable accommodation of the educational needs of students with disabilities, using information and communication technologies (ICTs). Special attention will be placed on capacity building for teachers and support staff.

Moderator:

R. Govinda , Vice-Chancellor, National University for Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), India

Rapporteur:

James O'Meara, National Louis University, USA

Panel speakers:

Lava Deo Awasthi, Director General, Department of Education, Ministry of Education, Nepal
Ian Kaplan, Director, Enabling Education Network CIC, School of Education, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Rosangela Berman Bieler, Chief of Disability Section, Program Division, UNICEF, USA
Asis Goswami , Chairholder, UNESCO Chair “Inclusive Adapted Physical Education and Yoga” and a Dean of faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga
Myriam Bonadiu Pelosi, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

16.30 - 18.00

Plenary session 4 - Official Inauguration of the International Film Festival "We Care Filmfest 2014"

Note: A preview committee will select the short films and documentaries to be screened in the context of the international conference from entries received by 31 October 2014. For the 12th edition of the We Care Film Festival, entries can be submitted until 12 December 2014.

Chair:

Stuti Kacker, Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, The Government of India

Panel speakers:

Lise Grande, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, India
Satish Kapoor, Founder and Director of Brotherhood and WE CARE FilmFest, India
Shigeru Aoyagi, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka
Kiran Mehra-Kerpelman, Director, UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan & Head of the Jury, We Care Filmfest, India
Lava Deo Awasthi, Director General, Department of Education, Ministry of Education, Nepal
Govind Nihalani, Eminent Filmmaker - Renowned international filmmaker

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8.00 - 9.30

Registration at Vigyan Bhavan

9.00 - 10.30

Parallel session 4 - From Policy to Implementation

The session is organized by The Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, National Institutes of India for Persons with Disabilities

The session will examine the Government of India's implementation of various policies for the inclusion of persons with disabilities.

Moderator:

Stuti Kacker, Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, The Government of India

Rapporteur:

Ms Ruth Warick, Second Vice-President of the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the President of the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People, USA

Panel speakers:

Stuti Kacker, Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, The Government of India
Anuradha Dalmia, Director of the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH), India

Parallel session 5 - From Enrolment to Employment: Technical Support for Educational Institutions and Students with Disabilities

The session is organized by UNESCO and other partners

The session will discuss the technical support that educational institutions should provide to their students with disabilities in order to ensure a better transition from enrolment to employment, using inclusive and affordable ICTs.

Moderator:

Mohammed Al-Tarawneh, Chairman of Cross Borders Development Consultants; UN Goodwill Ambassador for Peace & Development; Special Advisor to the Mayor of Greater Amman on Human Rights; Inaugural Chairperson and Current Member Of the UN-CRPD Committee - OHCHR, Geneva

Rapporteur:

Ashish Kumar Mukherjee , Vice President - Asia Pacific, Rehabilitation International and Director General, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, India

Panel speakers:

Saima Hossain, Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Autism in Bangladesh, Global Autism Organization, Bangladesh
Dominique Archambault, Professor, Université Paris 8, France
Anil Joshi, Program Director, Human Ability & Accessibility, IBM Research Lab, India
Rehema Baguma, Director Academic Affairs, Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU), Uganda
Alireza Darvishy, Professor, Head of the ICT Accessibility Lab, Zurich University for Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Sugandha Sukrutaraj, Down Syndrome Federation of India (DSFI), India Founded AMBA, India
Mohamed Elhenawy, Executive Director, Training Center and Outreach Programs, The Egyptian ADVANCE Society For Persons with Autism and Other Disorders, Egypt

Parallel session 6 - Ensuring Freedom of Expression for Persons with Disabilities Through Inclusive ICTs

The session is organized by UNESCO, Article 19 and other partner organizations.

The session will explore how technological solutions help to ensure freedom of expression and opinions for persons with disabilities, using the communication platform of their choice. Special attention will be paid to guiding principles, media reporting, information ethics, privacy, and accessible e-voting for the visually impaired.

Moderator:

Basheerhamad Shadrach, Coordinator for Asia, Alliance for Affordable Internet, India

Rapporteur:

Barbora Bukovska , Senior Director for Law and Policy, Article 19, United Kingdom

Panel speakers:

Barbora Bukovska , Senior Director for Law and Policy, Article 19, United Kingdom
Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, Director of the Earthsavers Dream Ensemble, UNESCO Artist for Peace, The Philippines
Jacob Dahl Rendtorff, Professor of Ethics, Department of Communication, Business and Information Technologies, Management in Transition, Roskilde University, Denmark
Sanjeev Katara, Scientist, National Informatics Centre, Department Of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the Government of India, India
Pilar Orero, Director of the European MA in Audiovisual Translation at UAB, Center for Ambient Intelligence and Accessibility of Catalonia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Anand G. Dhuri, Indian Subcontinent Director, Scytl

11.00 - 13.00

Parallel session 7 - UNDESA-UNESCO Forum: Inclusion of Disability in the Post-2015 Global Development Agenda

The session is organized by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations (DESA) and UNESCO.

The session will focus on the role of technology in the post-2015 framework and in the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities. By promoting the benefits of ICT advancements for persons with disabilities, speakers will share experiences and lessons learned, particularly in the area of inclusive disaster risk reduction and emergency responses, as well as explore new approaches and paradigms for technology as an enabler for inclusive development.

Moderator:

Ms Daniela Bas, Director, Division of Social Policy and Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN DESA

Rapporteur:

Abeer Shakweer, Minister’s advisor for Social Responsibility and Services, Ministry of Communication and Information technology, Egypt

Panel speakers:

Fernando Ribeiro, International Advisor of the National Secretariat for the Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Secretary of Human Rights of the Presidency of the Republic, Brazil
Emmie Pakkala, UNICEF Uganda
Akiko Ito, Chief, Secretariat to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UN DESA
Hiroshi Kawamura, Past President and Board member of the DAISY Consortium, Japan
Ashish Kumar Mukherjee , Vice President - Asia Pacific, Rehabilitation International and Director General, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, India
Javed Abidi, Chairperson of Disabled People’s International and Honorary Director of National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), India

Parallel session 8 - Inclusive and Innovative Technological Solutions for Sustainable Societies

The session is organized by UNESCO and IT industry, educational organizations and civil society.

The session will address the importance of supporting inclusive, innovative and literate societies for sustainability, integration and good governance. Speakers will explore and present new forms of technological solutions for the inclusion of persons with disabilities.

Moderator:

Clayton H. Lewis, Professor of Computer Science and Fellow of the Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado

Rapporteur:

Pilar Orero, Director of the European MA in Audiovisual Translation at UAB, Center for Ambient Intelligence and Accessibility of Catalonia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Panel speakers:

Pete Denman , Senior designer, Lab’s, Intel Corporation, USA
Winston Wei , CEO & Founder, SmarttPapers International Pte Ltd
Nicola Pitchford, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University Nottingham, United Kingdom
Mohammed Khalifa, CEO of KCG, Developer, Dictionary for deaf and a translator from text to sign language, Egypt
Sumit Dagar, Designer and technologist and Founder of Kriyate, India

Parallel session 9 - Open and Distance Learning Services for Learners with Disabilities: The Rights Perspective

The session is organized by UNESCO, Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

The session will discuss the major issues in distance learning for learners with disabilities while sharing and identifying appropriate assistive technologies to support learning. Speakers will also review existing policies and legislative provisions, from around the globe, that provide support to distance learners.

Moderator:

M. Aslam, Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India

Rapporteur:

Isabelle Turmaine, Director, Information Projects and Services, International Association of Universities, France

Panel speakers:

Dianne Chambers, Associate Professor, Coordinator Double Degrees/ Special Education, University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia (tbc)
Susan Moisey, Program Director and Associate Professor Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada
Narend Baijnath, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa
Nor Aziah Alias, Director of Academic Development, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Sudesh Mukhopadhyay, Chaiperson, Rehabilitation Council of Indi, India
Zahid Majeed, Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan

14.30 - 16.00

Parallel session 10 - Inclusive Policies at the National Level: Experiences from Around the World

The session is organized by UNESCO and other partners

The session will examine and discuss examples of policies for the promotion of persons with disabilities from around the world.

Moderator:

Armoogum Parsuramen, Founder-President, Global Rainbow Foundation, Mauritius

Rapporteur:

Christine Hendricks, Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Jamaica

Panel speakers:

Abeer Shakweer, Minister’s advisor for Social Responsibility and Services, Ministry of Communication and Information technology, Egypt
Antônio José do Nascimento Ferreira, National Secretary for the Rights of the Person with Disabilities, Secretariat of Human Rights of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil
Wasiyou Karimu, Director of Disabled Persons, Ministry of Social Action, Women's Empowerment and Literacy, Togo
Paula Sotnik, Project Director, Institute for Community Inclusion, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
Sonia Gandhi, Head of Research, Evaluation and Impact, Ofsted, United Kingdom
Hazel Díaz Melendez, Director, Concessions and Telecommunication Norms, Ministry of science, technology and telecommunications, Costa Rica
Alyaa Aljeeb, Special Education Specialist- Special Education Department, Bahrain

Parallel session 11 - Making Information Accessible for Persons with Disabilities

The session is organized by Daisy Consortium, World Blind Union

This session will address and present cost-effective and viable solutions for making information accessible for persons with disabilities. Focusing on solutions for the visually-impaired, speakers will discuss developments in text-to-speech technology that comply with W3C web standards.

Moderator:

Stephen King, President, DAISY Consortium, United Kingdom

Rapporteur:

Martin Mwongela Kavua, Lecturer, Department of Hearing Impairment and Communication Difficulties (HICD), Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE), Kenya

Panel speakers:

Dipendra Manocha, Developing countries coordinator and Lead of Training and Tech Support, DAISY Consortium, President of the DAISY Forum of India and a President National Association for the Blind, Delhi state Branch
Richard Orme, International Council for the Education of Visually Impaired People, ICEVI Technology Initiative Lead, United Kingdom
Eve Andersson, Manager, Accessibility Engineering, Google, USA
James Teh, Executive Director, NV Access Limited, Australia
Martin Mwongela Kavua, Lecturer, Department of Hearing Impairment and Communication Difficulties (HICD), Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE), Kenya
Ugo Falace, CEO, Centro Leonardo Education, Italy
Prof. Balakrishnan, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India

Parallel session 12 - Supporting Community Efforts to Create Inclusive Learning Spaces for All Using ICTs

The session is organized by UNESCO, and Intergovernmental Programme Information for All (IFAP)

The session will present the Inclusive Learning Lab (i2Lab) concept. Created by UNESCO in cooperation with the Information for all Programme (IFAP) the i2Lab is an approach to building diverse, dynamic and inclusive learning environments for persons with disabilities.

Moderator:

Chafica Haddad, Deputy Permanent Delegate of Grenada to UNESCO, Chair, Intergovernmental Programme Information for All (IFAP), Grenada

Rapporteur:

Sergio Meresman, Project Coordinator, Inter American Institute on Disability, Uruguay

Panel speakers:

Scott W. Harrington, Director of the Youth Transition Project, Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities (NCED), University of Nevada, USA
Nicola Pitchford, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University Nottingham, United Kingdom
Revathy Rugmini, Regional Representative for Asia, Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD), India
Daniel Da Hien, Coordinator, African Youth Network, Burkina Faso
Nitendra Rajput, Senior researcher and Research manager, IBM India Research Lab, India
Mr Ahmed Abdul-Aziz Alghareeb, Assistant Director of Special Needs School Speech Language Pathologist, The State of Kuwait
Dr Irmgarda Kasinskaite-Buddeberg, Programme Specialist, Knowledge Societies Division, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO

17.00 - 18.30

Plenary session 5 - New Opportunities for Enhanced Partnership between the Public and Private Sector

Joint session organized by UNESCO, national public and private partners

Also with the participation of a Representative of the National Association of Software Companies (NASSCOM), India (name TBC); Bhati India (name TBC); and the Civil society.

Chair:

Stuti Kacker, Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, The Government of India

Rapporteur:

Pavan Duggal, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Head of Pavan Duggal Associates, President of Cyberlaws.net and President of Mobilelaw.net

Panel speakers:

DP Singh, Vice President and Head HR for IBM India and South Asia
Fatima Alam , Google India
Sreela Das Gupta, Diversity and Inclusion at BPS, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Madhu Khatri, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation, India
Ashutosh Chadha, Director, Corporate Affairs South Asia, Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd.
Shri Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Joint Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, The Government of India, India
Prabhat Ranjan, Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, Department of Science and Technology, The Government of India

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8.00 - 9.30

Registration at Vigyan Bhavan

9.00 - 10.30

Parallel session 13 - Enabling Environments and the Role of ICTs in Implementation

The session is organized by the World Bank, and UNESCO

This session will present updated facts on the prevalence of disabilities worldwide and in developing countries, drawing from the World Disability Report, and highlight policy recommendations focused around key recommendations

Moderator:

John Blomquist, India Program Leader (Social Inclusion), Lead Economist, World Bank Group

Rapporteur:

Nicola Pitchford, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University Nottingham, United Kingdom

Panel speakers:

Alexandra Posarac, Lead Economist and a co-author of the World Disability Report, The World Bank
Mr Shailendra Sigdel, Statistical Cluster Advisor, UNESCO Cluster Office In New Delhi, Sri Lanka and Maldives, India and UNESCO Institute of Statistics, Canada
Meera Shenoy, Advisor to the Prime Minister on skilling; Senior Advisor, UNDP for Skilling and employment; Founder-CEO of Youth4Jobs, India
Akiko Ito, Chief, Secretariat to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UN DESA
Maria Eugenia Sozio, Research Analyst at the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br), UNESCO Category II Center based in São Paulo, Brazil

Parallel session 14 - Learning Differently for Peace and Sustainability: Gaming, Apps and Innovation

The session is organized by UNESCO, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, and Nokia, India.

The session will present mobile technology solutions for facilitating access to information and knowledge for persons with disabilities, with a focus on learning disabilities. IT industry leaders will explore the development of new interactive learning models and games, using mobile phones and applications.

Moderator:

Anamika Gupta, Programme Officer, Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Peace and Sustainable Development, India

Rapporteur:

Susan Moisey, Program Director and Associate Professor Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada

Panel speakers:

Clayton H. Lewis, Professor of Computer Science and Fellow of the Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado
Devesh Kumar, Founder D Labs and Nasscom Awarded Youth Developer, India
Jeff Poblocki, Director of Technology, Gow School, South Wales, NY, USA
Pranshu Singhal, Head, Sustainability, Nokia India Sales Private Limited, a subsidiary of Microsoft Mobile, India

Parallel session 15 - Open Access Policies for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

The session is organized by UNESCO

The session will discuss how Open Access Policies can be made more inclusive and address the needs of persons with disabilities, particularly in regards to scientific information and research.

Moderator:

Donal Fitzpatrick, Lecturer, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Ireland

Rapporteur:

Anup Das, Centre for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Panel speakers:

Katsuhita Katsuhito Yamaguchi, Professor, Nihon University, Junior College, Japan
Anna Maria Cetto, Research Professor, Instituto de Física, UNAM, Mexico
Masakazu Suzuki, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Japan
Rajeev Shrestha, Assistant Professor of Neuropharmacology, Associate Editor of Kathmandu University Medical Journal (KUMJ), Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, NEPAL
Sridhar Gutam, Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology) and Convenor, Open Access India, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region Research Centre Ranchi, India
Ms Barnali Roy Choudhury, Convenor, Open Access, India

10.45 - 11.15

Plenary session 6 (Hall 5) - Best Practical Solutions for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

Techno Camp - Best practical solutions for inclusion of students with disabilities and their teachers
Series of presentations by students with disabilities and their teachers, who attended the Techno Camp - New Delhi 2014

Speakers: Students with disabilities who attended the Techno Camp and their teachers.

Chair:

Mark Coppin, Assistive Technology Director, Anne Carlsen Center, North Dakota, USA

11.15 - 13.30

Plenary session 7 (Hall 5) - Discussions and endorsement of "From Exclusion to Empowerment: New Delhi Outcome Document-Declaration - Input to the Post-2015 Agenda"

Moderator: Dr Indrajit Banerjee, Director, Knowledge Societies Division, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO

Chairman of the Drafting Group - Mr Lenin Voltaire Moreno Garces, UN Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility

Co-Chair of the thematic track "Partnerships and Sustainable Development" - Ms Safak Pavey, Member of the Parliament, Turkey
Co-Chair of the thematic track "Accessibility and Technological Solutions" - Mr Mohammed Al-Tarawneh P.E., M.A., Chairman of Cross Borders Development Consultants (CBDC), Inaugural Chairperson and Current Member Of the U.N-CRPD Committee - OHCHR, Geneva, U. N. Goodwill Ambassador for Peace & Development, Special Advisor to the Mayor of Greater Amman on Human Rights, Jordan
Co-chair of the thematic track "Access to information and knowledge" - Prof. Narend Baijnath, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa and Former Honorary Vice President of the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPDSA)
Secretary to the Chairman of the Drafting Group - Mr Andrew Taussig, Former Trustee, International Institute of Communications (UK)
Host country representative - Mr Awanish K. Awasthi, IAS Joint Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, The Government of India (TBC)
UNESCO representative - TBC

13.30 - 14.00

Plenary session 8 (Hall 5) - Closing session

Endorsement of the Outcome Document-Declaration and Closing Ceremony

Chair: Mr Indrajit Banerjee, Director, Knowledge Societies Division, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO

Closing Keynote speech by Ms Lakshmi Puri, Assistant-Secretary-General/Deputy Executive Director, UNWomen
UNESCO closing remarks