G3ict is the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs

Arthur R Murphy Interaction Consultant, Aeolian Solutions, llc.   Arthur R. Murphy is an Information Architect who specializes in universal design.  He uses his extensive background in information technology to consult on the design and evaluation of websites, multimedia, and applications. Mr. Murphy’s background in user experience design includes software development, multimedia creation, and computer science instruction. His work in information architecture is informed by his expertise in issues of accessibility. His employment includes academia (Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology), industry (IBM and SunTrust), and government (a member of the committee that drafted the U.S. Section 508 Standards and a peer review panelist for the National Science Foundation’s SBIR grant program to fund innovative technology to assist people with disabilities). Mr. Murphy is teaches part-time in Georgia Tech’s HCI Masters program.  His consultancy, Aeolian Solutions, assists clients in accessibility evaluation and interface design.  Axel Leblois Executive Director, G3ict   Axel Leblois is the co-Founder of W2i, the Wireless Internet Institute, and President of its parent company World Times, Inc. Prior to creating W2i, Axel Leblois spent over 20 years at the helm of information technology companies in the United States including as CEO of Computerworld Communications, CEO of IDC - International Data Corporation, President of Bull HN Worldwide Information Systems - Formerly Honeywell Information Systems and CEO of ExecuTrain. Axel Leblois is a Senior Special Fellow of UNITAR, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and founding trustee of its North American affiliate CIFAL Atlanta. Axel Leblois holds an MBA from INSEAD and is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris.   Bill Curtis-Davidson Business Development and Solution, IBM Worldwide Human Ability and Accessibility Center   Bill Curtis-Davidson is currently a Business Development and Solution Leader in the IBM Worldwide Human Ability & Accessibility Center, responsible for integrating IBM accessibility services and technologies into mainstream IBM solutions. He is currently involved in providing specialized ICT accessibility consulting services to clients, and development of accessible kiosk solutions for multiple industries. An expert in U.S. Section 508 Standards, Bill is a seasoned consultant who leverages over 10 years of accessibility experience to help clients develop innovative solutions that comply with applicable ICT accessibility standards and which are broadly usable. He also has over 12 years of multi-channel design, development and usability experience including work in web, software, e-learning, multimedia, and video. Previously, he served as an Information & User Interface (UI) Architect in IBM Global Business Services, where he led UI architecture, design and development with dozens of clients in multiple industries. Prior to joining IBM, Bill was a Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor at the Georgia Tech Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access, where he taught universal design and contributed to sponsored research projects for local, regional and federal U.S. governments. In that role, he helped design and develop a variety of accessible ICT solutions for print, audio, video/television, multimedia and web. One of these products was featured in the 1998 "Unlimited by Design" exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.