GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № 23E240
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axe-con 2026

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xe-con is the world's largest digital accessibility conference, bringing together developers, designers, business users, and accessibility professionals to advance digital accessibility programs. The event features expert talks, multi-track sessions, and presentations from industry leaders, focusing on building, testing, and delivering accessible digital ex…

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17Voices
3Underwriters
0Exhibitors
47On the bill · sessions
4Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at axe-con, in alphabetical order.
Alice Wong
Eve Andersson
Haben Girma
Disability rights advocate. First deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School.
Imani Barbarin
Jenny Lay-Flurrie
Jim LeBrecht
axe-con 2025 keynote speaker
Lainey Feingold
Preety Kumar
Rana el Kaliouby
AI scientist and thought leader. Founder of Affectiva. · Affectiva
Rumman Chowdhury
Sara Soueidan
Seth Godin
Squirmy and Grubs
Tammy Duckworth
Tim Berners-Lee
Tony Coelho
Former representative
Vint Cerf
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Articulate
Meta
Saucelabs
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The Programme

Selected from 47 sessions on the bill.
  • Tuesday February 24 10:00am

    Accessibility at an inflection point: Regulation, AI agents, and what comes next

    Keynote
  • Tuesday February 24 1:00pm

    Inclusive, Engaging Accessibility Presentations (Ditch the Dull!)

    Wildcard
  • Tuesday February 24 1:00pm

    Integrating Axe for automated testing in a distributed engineering environment

    Development
  • Tuesday February 24 1:00pm

    More Practical Strategies for Accessible Design (Part Two)

    Design
  • Tuesday February 24 1:00pm

    Shift-up Accessibility: An Effective Accessibility Governance Framework for Leaders

    Organizational Success with Accessibility
  • Tuesday February 24 11:00am

    Accessibility in the End of Deterministic Design (Again)

    Design
  • Tuesday February 24 11:00am

    Building for a new next billion users

    Development
  • Tuesday February 24 11:00am

    Digital accessibility as a competitive advantage

    Organizational Success with Accessibility
  • Tuesday February 24 11:00am

    The US Digital Accessibility Legal Update (Content warning)

    Wildcard
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 4 companies, parsed from the program.

“Four companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
3Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
1Speakingspeaker only
№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

6% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner16%
  • Other roles1694%

Of 17 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01ArticulateSp
  2. 02MetaSp
  3. 03Sauce LabsSp
  4. 04Affectiva1V
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
unspecified3
100% of 3