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Lai Alberts

he/him

Content Strategy Director
Experience Dynamics

Sessions in which Lai Alberts attends

Monday 27 May, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour

Continental Breakfast

8:50 AM
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM | 10 minutes
Session plénière

Dear Attendees, We cordially invite you to the esteemed Quilig Lighting Ceremony, a pivotal moment of our gathering. Whether joining us within the warmth of our venue or from the comfort of your digital screen, your presence is integral to the commencement of our shared experience.Please be seated or connected by 8:55 AM to ensure a seamless transition into the ceremony's tranquility. Please talk softly and relax while you wait. The illumination will commence at 9:00...

9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour
Plenary Session

Indigenous Welcome: Elder Mary-Lee Anayok Concordia Welcome: Sandra GabrieleOCAD U Welcome: Jutta TreveranusThe lighting of the quiliq will begin promptly at 9:00. Please arrive promptly. Late arrivals please go to room EFG or enter AB/CD quietly and wait at the back of the room until the end of the ceremony to find a spot at a table. 

10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
Plenary Session

Panellists:   Philip RizcallahInmaculada Placencia-PorreroTim CreaganAndrew ArchModerator:Jutta Treviranus

11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
Innovation in Standards and Policy

How can research data be used to support community initiatives when there are conflicting priorities?   How can we honour and integrate Indigenous knowledge, which has been historically sidelined in academic spaces? Provocateur: AwaniFacilitator: Nicole Diakite & Lisa SpencerEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-am-ConcurrentSession3-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.stream...

12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
Breaks

Box lunch and refreshments

1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
Inclusive Decision-Making

How, can we reshape education so that every learner can fully realize their potential  throughout their lifetime?   Provocateur: Catherine RoyFacilitator: Ingrid PalmerEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession2-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession2-FrenchSession Notebook:

2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | 1 hour
Inclusive Decision-Making

How can we shape generative AI to address accessibility barriers? Provocateur: Greg FieldFacilitator: Sambhavi ChandrashekarEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession2-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession2-FrenchSession Notebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T2Eya_ZyN2I2VjZDtngXoAS66mjq58KiylV8p...

4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | 15 minutes
Plenary Session

The Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with DisabilitiesIntroduced by: Raihana Hirji-Khalfan  English Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-MondayInsightClosing-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-MondayInsightClosing-French

4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 30 minutes
Plenary Session

Summaries from the sessions: Heather Walkus: Theme 1: Who and what are we missing?Sambhavi Chandrashekar: Theme 2: How do we support inclusive decision-making?John Willis: Theme 3: How can we develop accessibility standards that are responsive, inclusive and effective?Peter Slatin: Theme 4: How can we promote the inc...

5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 2 hours
Breaks

light refreshments

Tuesday 28 May, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | 1 hour
Plenary Session

Panellists: Bianca Wylie, Abhishek Gupta, Heather WalkusEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-TuesdayOpeningPlenary-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-TuesdayOpeningPlenary-French