International Keynote Presentation:
Designing for Everyone: Making Assessment Centers Accessible
As assessment centers continue to move online, accessibility is no longer a “nice to have”—it is a legal, ethical, and business imperative. Virtual assessment centers (VACs) promise scale, efficiency, and broader reach, but without intentional design they can unintentionally exclude candidates with disabilities, undermine fairness, and expose organizations to legal risk. This session explores how to make assessment centers genuinely accessible, compliant, and inclusive—without sacrificing rigor or candidate experience.
The session opens with a practical overview of the legal landscape driving accessibility requirements in both the United States and the European Union. In the US, laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act require employers and technology providers to ensure equal access to employment-related assessments. Increasingly, courts and regulators are referencing the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as the de facto technical standard for digital accessibility. In the EU, the European Accessibility Act (EAA), the Equality Act, and national disability legislation are converging on similar expectations, particularly for digital services used in employment and professional evaluation. For multinational organizations, these overlapping regimes make accessibility a cross-border necessity rather than a regional concern.
International Keynote
Martin Lanik and Archie Millard
Dr. Martin Lanik has dedicated his career to developing solutions that empower business leaders to place the most capable individuals in leadership roles, maximizing their positive impact on employee well-being, business performance, and society as a whole.
With deep expertise in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Martin leads research and innovation at Pinsight. By blending scientific rigor with practical insights and a relentless drive for action, he inspires the Pinsight team to build world-class leadership assessment and development solutions for today’s and tomorrow’s leaders.
Archie Millard is a Product Owner at Pinsight, responsible for researching, planning, specifying, and delivering innovative platform features from conception through completion. This includes driving end-to-end product development across assessment technology and accessibility compliance initiatives. Archie combines strategic vision with practical execution to ensure the platform evolves with user needs and industry standards.