David Banes is Head of the Equitable AI Alliance, General Secretary of DATEurope, Director of David Banes Access and Inclusion Services, and co-founder of Global Symbols, having previously led accessibility and assistive technology services in Europe and the Middle East. He works globally, including projects in Africa and South Asia, to support access infrastructure from policy to practice.

David has a special interest in emerging technologies and their impact on people with a disability and Special Educational Needs, including using AI to augment communication and emerging technologies and innovation to build resilient and accessible higher education.

David writes regularly on the tools and techniques, and recent publications include emerging technologies and the impact on universal design for learning, economic return on investment in AT, and the use of generative AI for accessibility.