EAA: The Hague, 2026.

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Join Deque and our partners, VNO-NCW / MKB-Nederland and Swink, as we celebrate one year of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) by sharing the latest news and insights from industry leaders to help you and your organization continue to meet accessibility requirements by law efficiently and sustainably.

Whether you are an accessibility practitioner, leader, auditor/compliance officer, regulator, or digital product owner, there will be insights for everyone working within digital accessibility to meet the EAA.

Sessions

Welcome

VNO-NCW leadership will kick off the session with their industry insights of EAA.
- Mirthe van Gelder
  
  Project Manager
  
  VNO-NCW
- Mohamed Nabih
  
  Strategic Policy Advisor Diversity, Inclusion & Emancipation
  
  VNO-NCW
Insights from Deque Leadership

Beginning with insights from Deque leadership, sharing the vision and mission for advancing digital accessibility in the era of the European Accessibility Act.
- Neel Sinha
  
  Chief Revenue Officer
  
  Deque Systems, Inc.
Latest updates on the EAA landscape in Europe

Gain a deeper understanding of the European Accessibility Act, and the latest changes in enforcement, monitoring, and compliance with Matthew Luken.
- Matthew Luken
  
  SVP, Global Programs and Regulatory Affairs; European Partnerships
  
  Deque Systems
Schiphol Airport’s road towards EAA

A practical industry EAA case by Erwin Gelens
- Erwin Gelens
  
  Manager Airline Account Support
  
  Royal Schiphol Group
Lived experience perspectives

Gain crucial human perspective on digital accessibility from Larissa Klaassen, Paralympic gold medalist and subject matter expert.
- Larissa Klaassen
  
  Paralympic Champion Tokyo 2020
Lessons learned 1 year after EAA

With 5 years’ experience in accessibility for the governance, we were ready. Were we? We share our lessons learned for helping our customers implementing EAA.
- Nina Brugman
  
  Commercial Director
  
  Swink

Presenters

Project Manager VNO-NCW
Strategic Policy Advisor Diversity, Inclusion & Emancipation VNO-NCW
Chief Revenue Officer Deque Systems, Inc.
SVP, Global Programs and Regulatory Affairs; European Partnerships Deque Systems
Manager Airline Account Support Royal Schiphol Group
Paralympic Champion Tokyo 2020
Commercial Director Swink

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Matthew Luken is SVP, Global Programs & Regulatory Affairs; European Partnerships at Deque, consulting with companies of all sizes, markets, and industries to grow their digital accessibility programs. Matthew also provides thought leadership to advance the profession and practice of digital accessibility and mature and maximize operations, processes, and outcomes.

Matthew’s Sessions

European Accessibility Act (EAA) Compliance Update

Axe-con 2026 Wildcard

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Accessibility Maturity Models

Axe-con 2025 Organizational Success with Accessibility

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Since graduating in 2011, Erwin has built his career at Schiphol, one of the most dynamic organizations in the Netherlands. Over the past 14 years, he has held a wide range of roles across the airport, including Advisor at Airside Operations (with a focus on winter operations), IT Project Manager leading diverse projects at headquarters and in the terminal, Manager of the Baggage Control Room, Manager of a Process Enabling department, and most recently, overseeing the entire passenger process.

With this broad background and experience, Erwin is well placed to address accessibility at multiple levels within the organization and help drive meaningful progress. He works alongside colleagues who share his energy and commitment to making accessibility a priority at Schiphol.

EAA: The Hague, 2026.

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Welcome

Insights from Deque Leadership

Latest updates on the EAA landscape in Europe

Schiphol Airport’s road towards EAA

Lived experience perspectives

Lessons learned 1 year after EAA

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Mirthe van Gelder

Mohamed Nabih

Neel Sinha

Matthew Luken

Matthew’s Sessions

Erwin Gelens

Larissa Klaassen

Nina Brugman