EAA: Munich, 2026

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Join Deque and our partner Nexer 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

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
EAA Industry Case

DACH officials, regulators, and industry experts will share their current insights on how EAA is progressing and their practical advice to industry on what important things they should focus on right now.
- Klaus Hoeckner
  
  CEO
  
  Hilfsgemeinschaft
- Nikolaus Eckereder
  
  Head of Department at the Market Surveillance Authority for Digital Accessibility
  
  Social Ministry Service
- Anja Harport
  
  Head of the Competence Center for Digital Accessibility and a Business Developer
  
  adesso SE
Implementing the European Accessibility Act: Insights from Germany’s Federal Experts

This session provides a comprehensive overview of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) implementation within Germany. Keynote speakers Jana Scheidemann and Markus Specker from the Federal Centre of Expertise on Accessibility will outline the specific roles of various national authorities and the advisory services offered to organizations navigating these new regulatory requirements. Participants will gain practical insights into enforcement, monitoring, and compliance strategies essential for digital accessibility leadership.
- Jana Scheidemann
  
  Digital Accessibility team
  
  BFSG
- Markus Specker
  
  Digital Accessibility team
  
  BFSG
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

Presenters

CEO, Founder & Board Member Deque Systems
SVP, Global Programs and Regulatory Affairs; European Partnerships Deque Systems
CEO Hilfsgemeinschaft
Head of Department at the Market Surveillance Authority for Digital Accessibility Social Ministry Service
Head of the Competence Center for Digital Accessibility and a Business Developer adesso SE
Digital Accessibility team BFSG
Digital Accessibility team BFSG
Paralympic Champion Tokyo 2020

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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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Anja Harport is the Head of the Competence Center for Digital Accessibility and a Business Developer at adesso SE. As a strategic ambassador and leader, Anja focuses on scaling accessibility initiatives, building business value, and navigating the complex regulatory landscape for clients undergoing digital transformation. With a strong background in change management, she is dedicated to raising awareness and embedding accessibility into the core of digital product development. While she leaves the deep technical implementation to her expert team, Anja excels at bridging the gap between compliance requirements and business strategy. She is convinced that accessibility is the ultimate key to successful digitalization.

Anja Harport leitet das Kompetenzzentrum für digitale Barrierefreiheit und ist als Business Developerin bei der adesso SE tätig. Als strategische Botschafterin und Führungskraft konzentriert sie sich darauf, Initiativen zur Barrierefreiheit zu skalieren, geschäftlichen Mehrwert zu schaffen und Kunden bei der digitalen Transformation durch die komplexe regulatorische Landschaft zu begleiten. Dank ihrer fundierten Erfahrung im Change Management setzt sie sich engagiert dafür ein, das Bewusstsein für das Thema zu schärfen und Barrierefreiheit fest in der digitalen Produktentwicklung zu verankern. Während sie die detaillierte technische Umsetzung ihrem Expertenteam überlässt, versteht sie es hervorragend, die Brücke zwischen Compliance-Anforderungen und Geschäftsstrategie zu schlagen. Sie ist davon überzeugt, dass Barrierefreiheit der entscheidende Schlüssel zu einer erfolgreichen Digitalisierung ist.

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Latest updates on the EAA landscape in Europe

EAA Industry Case

Implementing the European Accessibility Act: Insights from Germany’s Federal Experts

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EAA: Munich, 2026

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Klaus Hoeckner

Nikolaus Eckereder

Anja Harport

Jana Scheidemann

Markus Specker

Larissa Klaassen