ILO GBDN 1st regional conference for Europe

The ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN)'s 1st European regional conference "Unlocking Potential: Disability Inclusion in Business" on 17 February 2026 - organised with contributions by myAbility (host of the Austrian DisAbility Business Forum) - will bring together representatives from the business community, including European branches of multinational enterprises and National Business and Disability Networks in Europe, as well as business allies like public policy makers, United Nations entities and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities, to share, strategize and act on the employment of persons with disabilities in Europe. Online, the conference can be followed on ILO Live. 

Speakers include representatives from companies like

• Adecco
• Atos
• Capgemini
• Google
• GSK
• IBM
• L'Oréal
• Microsoft
• MSD/Merck
• Novartis
• Pluxee Group
• Salesforce
• Sanofi

and from European organisations like

• European Commission   
• European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)
• European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
• European Disability Forum (EDF)
• European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) 

The hybrid, public conference is free-of-charge and will take place in the United Nations Office at Vienna, Austria. Registration for in-person attendance is now closed.