EAA: London, 2026

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Join Deque and our partner HSBC 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.

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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.
- Preety Kumar
  
  CEO, Founder & Board Member
  
  Deque Systems
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
Exceeding compliance across global markets

Our panel of leaders from Bank and Financial Services Leaders will explore financial inclusion and accessibility compliance across global markets and regulated environments.
- Chris Bush
  
  Head of Design Group
  
  Nexer
- Matthew Luken
  
  SVP, Global Programs and Regulatory Affairs; European Partnerships
  
  Deque Systems
- Ron Beenen
  
  Director of European business development
  
  Deque Systems, Inc.
- Chris Bailey
  
  Senior Accessibility Manager
  
  HSBC
Lived experience perspectives

Gain crucial human perspective on digital accessibility from Adi Latif, ex professional blind snowboarder and accessibility subject matter expert.
- Adi Latif
  
  Public speaker

Presenters

CEO, Founder & Board Member Deque Systems
SVP, Global Programs and Regulatory Affairs; European Partnerships Deque Systems
Head of Design Group Nexer
Director of European business development Deque Systems, Inc.
Senior Accessibility Manager HSBC
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Pronouns: She/Her
Preety is the CEO of Deque Systems and founded Deque in 1999 with the vision of unifying Web access, both from the user and the technology perspective. Under Preety’s leadership, Deque has grown to be a market leader in the field of information accessibility, serving corporate and government clients with the highest standards in information technology, such as Veteran Affairs, Department of Education, Humana, Intuit, HSBC, Target, and others. She collaborated with the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative and is a nominated member of the Accessibility Forum’s Strategic Management Council: a GSA-sponsored group with representatives from the IT industry, academia, Government Agencies, and disabled user groups that foster information accessibility through mutual cooperation.

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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.

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Preety Kumar

Preety’s Sessions

Matthew Luken

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Chris Bush

Ron Beenen

Chris Bailey

Adi Latif