Anton Wachner is the founder and CEO of Treye IT, a tech start-up that is setting new standards in digital accessibility with its product, FourWays. The software implements an innovative head and eye gesture control system that allows people with physical disabilities to access computers, smartphones and digital applications independently – without the need for specialist hardware, using only a camera.

Born with a physical disability, Anton has first-hand experience of the barriers in the digital world. He combines this knowledge with his professional background as a Business Informatics graduate, as well as his work as a research assistant and PhD student at the University of Mannheim, where his research focuses on “gaze-based human-computer interaction”. FourWays was born out of this unique combination of personal experience, academic expertise and a passion for technology.

Thanks to his background as a founder, Anton also has an excellent network within the start-up and medtech scenes and has taken part in various accelerator programmes and innovation networks. The combination of practical research, entrepreneurship and an inclusive perspective makes him a versatile, inspiring and authentic speaker.

In his talks, Anton Wachner discusses:

• Inclusion & innovation,
• Entrepreneurship and starting a business with a disability,
• his experiences “In the Den with FourWays”
• as well as the role of technology in the daily lives of people with disabilities.

Formats: Lecture, Keynote speech, Inspirational talk, Interview

Language: German, english