Opening remarks, business leaders pledge, welcoming of new members

The conference opening will see welcoming remarks by the ILO Director-General and Atos, the current chair of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN). This session will also see the launch of the "Business Leaders' Pledge on Disability-Inclusive Sustainability Practices", signed by some company members of the ILO GBDN. Further, new members that have joined the ILO GBDN since its last year's annual conference will be officially welcomed to the network.