2025
Taipei International Forum on Employment for Persons with Disabilities ×
International Conference on Human Resource Development
- November 5–6, 2025 | Taipei City
Inclusion,
and Accessibility (DEIA). The workplace, in particular, serves as a vital arena
for realizing these values.
To
deepen corporate understanding and implementation of disability employment, the
City Government will host the “2025 Taipei International Forum on Employment
for Persons with Disabilities × International Conference on Human Resource Development.”
This
two-day international event will bring together experts and leaders from government,
industry, and academia—both domestic and
international—to exchange insights and strategies for advancing DEIA+ as a core principle of corporate development.
The
conference will focus on three main topics—drawing lessons from international
policies, sharing corporate best
practices, and exploring innovative cross-sector collaborations with social
enterprises.
Through
these discussions, the event aims to guide organizations in integrating
inclusion and support into their HR
strategies and corporate culture.
Conference
Topics
Topic
1: Driving Inclusive Employment Through DEIA — Global Perspectives on
Disability Workforce Integration
Speakers
include Dr. Susanne M. Bruyère, Academic Director of the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment
and Disability at Cornell University (USA); Dr. Anica Zeyen, Professor of Entrepreneurship
and Sustainability at Royal Holloway, University of London (UK); and Professor Kazuaki
Maehara from Akita University (Japan).
They
will share insights and experiences from the United States, the United Kingdom,
Japan, and Taiwan on disability employment policies, practices, and successful
implementation strategies.
Topic
2: New Models of Disability Employment
This
session will feature Associate Professor Tomohito Nozaki from the International
University of Health and Welfare (Japan), alongside domestic social enterprises
and NGOs such as Joie De Vivre International Co., Ltd., Sunshine Service
Station, Children Are Us Foundation, and the Victory Foundation.
Speakers
will present case studies of collaboration between social enterprises, NGOs,
and corporations that promote innovative and diverse models of disability
employment.
Topic
3: Strategic Inclusion — How Companies Are Reshaping HR for Equity and
Diversity
Key
speakers include Dr. Chang-kyu Kwon, Assistant Professor at the University of
Illinois Urbana Champaign (USA); Dr. Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Research Professor at
the University of Maryland (USA); and
Ms. Aya Kimura, Senior General Manager at Suntory Holdings (Japan).
Representatives
from leading Taiwanese companies, including STARLUX Airlines Co., Ltd. and the Courtyard
by Marriott Taipei Downtown, will also share their strategies and practical
experiences in employing and supporting people with disabilities.
For
more information about the forum, please visit
https://reurl.cc/nYGpn6 , or contact Ms. Lee at the Taipei City Office
for Disability Employment Services at +886-2-23381600 ext. 5502.