Fri, Jul 10
|Foundation House
Accessibility & Impact: Strengthening the Entire Impact Ecosystem
Designed for investors, philanthropists, and cross-sector leaders, this convening will highlight how centering accessibility unlocks value across industries and communities.
Time and Location
Jul 10, 2026, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Foundation House, 124 Old Mill Rd, Greenwich, CT 06831, USA
About the Event
What to Expect
Informal networking over coffee and light breakfast
Fireside Chat: Disability Landscape & Market
Panel: Disability-Driven Innovation & Inclusive Design
Panel: Catalytic Capital and Investments
Startup & Nonprofit Expo demonstrating disability-driven innovation
Additional networking over lunch
Speakers
Matt Eldridge, Executive Director, Realize Impact
Cara Yar Khan, Founder & CEO, The Purple Practice
Molly Lazarus, Director, Remarkable US
Angela Lean, Senior Accessibility Lead, Microsoft
Bob Ludke, Co-Founder, Value Inclusion, Author of “Case Studies in Disability-Driven Innovation”
Chris Maher, Founder & General Partner, Samaritan Partners
Ben Ogilvie, Director of Accessibility Strategy, ArcTouch
LaToya Wilson, Co-Global Head, Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainability Ventures
Richard Zimmerman, Executive Director, Foundation House
*subject to update
Who's in the Room
*The RSVP list will be updated on an ongoing basis. If you prefer to keep your name private, contact Jaclyn at jaclynl@foundationhousect.org
Brian Angerame, Vice President, Wilton Kneads
Jennifer Angerame, President, Wilton Kneads
Sean Armstrong, Director of Research, Profound Executive Search
Brendan Aylward, Executive Director, AdaptX
Arshad Bahl, Founder, Amrita Health Foods
Melissa Barrett, Wilton Kneads, Board Member
Max Baudisch, Mentor and Teaching Artist, EPIC Players
Aimee Berger-Girvalo, State Representative, CT House of Representatives
Elizabeth Boyte, VP, Philanthropy & Impact, CPARF
Geoff Bradshaw-Mack, Partner & Senior Managing Director, Far Hills Group
Jeremy Bronen, CEO & Founder, SedMed
Jasmin Cardona, SVP & COO, Central Connecticut Coast YMCA
Francesca Colombo, Venture Associate, Sidecut Ventures
Steph Cowie, Vice-Chair, Town of Greenwich - ADA & Advocacy Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities
Crosby Cromwell, Principal Strategist, True Blue Inclusion
Jillian Curwin, Founder/Host, Always Looking Up
Ravi Dahiya, EVP/Chief Program and Growth Officer, Woods System of Care
Charisse Drogalis, Prospect, The Prospector
Matt Eldridge, Executive Director, Realize Impact
Howard Fischer, Chief Evangelist, Gratitude Railroad
Aaron Fossi, Catalytic Philanthropy, Save the Children, Lead Advisor
Veronica Garza, Fiscal Sponsorship Associate, Realize Impact
William Goodchild, Director of Assistive Technology, STAR Inc.
Jill Goodreau, Teacher, Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute
Alan Gunzburg, Integrated Employment Team Co-Leader, Coffee for Good
Charles D Hammerman, President & CEO, Disability Opportunity Fund
Carolyn "CeCe" Harrington, Prospect, The Prospector
Reid Jewett Smith, Ph.D., Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Ethan Jones, Player, EPIC Players
Bevon Joseph, Founder/CEO, GrantLogic AI
Paul Kent, Founder, disAbled Life Alliance
Frode Kjersem, Co-Founder and Managing Director, EmpathyTech
Molly Lazarus Levitt, U.S. Director, Remarkable
Angela Lean, Senior Accessibility Program Lead, Microsoft
Andrew Lewis, Founder, The Coherence Portfolio
Christopher Lohse, Chief of Staff, Benetech
Bob Ludke, Co-Founder, Value Inclusion
Amanda Lukof, Co-Founder/CEO, Eleplan
Kelly Maffei, Program Manager and Founder, Team Woofgang & Co.
Chris Maher, Founder & General Partner, Samaritan Partners
Donald McGuire, Managing Partner, KDM Advisors
Jeff McSpadden, President & CEO, Composure
Alice Meenan, Chief Development Officer, The Prospector
Kevin Mejia, National Account Manager, SedMed
Aimee Monroy Smith, Director, Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity, The Housing Collective
Rajalakshmi Nandakumar, Assistant Professor, Cornell Tech
Casey Oakes, Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, Disability:IN
Ben Ogilvie, Director of Accessibility Strategy, ArcTouch
Christine Paine, Executive Director, Team Woofgang & Co.
Manoj Panjwani, Founder, Enable Impact
Ronak Parikh, SVP, Community & Business Development, ADAPT Community Network
Pierre Paul, CEO, We Hear You
Yami Payano, CEO, Sign-Speak
Cyrus Pearson, Summer Intern, Samaritan Partners
Alea Rashid, Senior Director, Handshake
Deb Rogan, Executive Director, Coffee For Good
Adela Ruiz, Industry Advisor and Professor, Build on Purpose
Scott Ryan, CEO and Founder, Investature
Ken Rybarczyk, Founder, Audible Sight
Michael Santini, Founder, HATRACK Consulting
Geoffrey Sargeant, Managing Director & Head of Capital Markets, MM Dillon & Co
Rob Schatzel, Investor, Data Skrive
Bill Schiffmiller, Founder, Akoio
Joe Signorelli, Co-Founder & CTO, Zamonos
Sharol Signorelli, Co-Founder & CEO, Zamonos
Emanuel Slater, Managing Partner, Laurel Oak Capital Partners
Elliot Sloyer, CEO - Volunteer, Wheel It Foward
Ed Spilka, Treasurer, Wheel It Forward
Peter Stearn, Individual Investor
Marc Steren, CEO, University Startups
Sofia Viola, Board Member, Coffee For Good Inc.
Ryan Wenke, CEO, Prospector
LaToya Wilson, Co-Global Head, Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainability Ventures
Seth Wohlberg, President, RE Childrens Project
Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan, CEO, The Purple Practice
Perry Yeatman, CDO, Save the Children Global Ventures
Dennis Yuscavitch, Founder, Head of AI, Market Dynamics
Richard Zimmerman, Foundation House, Executive Director
Innovation Expo Participants
We are excited to showcase organizations driving meaningful change across employment, technology, arts, wellness, and more. The Expo runs during morning coffee from 9:00-9:30 AM and again during lunch from 12:30-1:30 PM, allowing for plenty of time to connect, explore, and discover.
Workforce Development, Economic Opportunity, and The Arts
Coffee for Good: A Greenwich, CT nonprofit café and catering company that provides paid job training to young adults with developmental disabilities and helps them secure competitive integrated employment.
EPIC Players: A nonprofit neuro-inclusive theater company creating professional performing arts opportunities for neurodivergent and disabled artists through stage productions, training, and career development in New York and Los Angeles.
The Prospector: A Ridgefield, CT nonprofit improving the quality of life for people with disabilities through competitive integrated employment at its movie theater and gourmet popcorn company.
Wilton Kneads: A Wilton, CT nonprofit that empowers young adults with disabilities by providing meaningful employment and vocational training in a bakery setting.
Woof Gang: A Fairfield, CT nonprofit empowering adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through vocational training and entrepreneurship centered on the production and sale of handmade dog treats and pet toys.
Amrita Health Foods: A mission-driven food company crafting nut-free, gluten-free protein bars and oatmeal while intentionally employing young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Accessibility, Independence, and Everyday Living
SedMed: A medical device company improving safety, dignity, and independence in mobility, eldercare, and rehabilitation through innovative hydraulic toilet seat lift technology.
We Hear You: A hardware and software company building affordable products that make doors accessible for people of all abilities.
Wheel It Forward: A Connecticut nonprofit that provides free access to durable medical equipment by collecting, refurbishing, and lending donated mobility and home-care equipment to people in need.
Zamonos: A technology company building a community-powered platform that helps people find accessible places by crowdsourcing trusted accessibility information from people with lived experience.
Technology
Eleplan: An AI-powered platform serving as an operating system for family caregivers, centralizing documents, medications, appointments, and care team coordination in one secure place.
Grant Logic AI: A grant intelligence platform helping nonprofits and startups discover, evaluate, apply to, and track non-dilutive funding opportunities.
Sign-Speak: A language software platform that provides real-time, bi-directional sign language (ASL) interpretation by leveraging AI and Avatars.