EAA 2025: Compliance or Competitive Advantage?
Why accessibility is no longer a legal checkbox but a growth multiplier.
21 April 2026
11:00 A.M. CEST
60 min
LIVE
About
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) 2025 is fast approaching, bringing a strict regulatory deadline that demands immediate strategic action. Organizations failing to comply face huge operational and reputational risks, alongside severe financial penalties that can reach up to 10% of annual turnover. With 94.8% of websites currently failing WCAG standards, the urgency across the digital landscape is clear.
However, treating EAA 2025 merely as a legal checkbox is a missed opportunity. During this session, we will explore how to reframe accessibility debt from a financial liability into a growth multiplier. We will discuss how inclusive design significantly increases market reach and why accessible, well-structured systems are fundamental for easier AI integration.
Since addressing compliance late can result in costs 3 to 5 times higher, acting now is a financial imperative. Backed by Efigence’s deep expertise in enterprise-scale audits and complex platform redesigns, we will show you how to turn mandatory compliance into a definitive competitive advantage.
Agenda
Opening & Welcome
The EAA 2025 Deadline
Navigating regulatory urgency and mitigating the risk of severe financial penalties.
The State of Accessibility
Understanding the significant operational and reputational risks of failing WCAG standards.
The Cost of Delay
Why accessibility debt is a financial liability and how late compliance drastically increases costs.
Beyond the Legal Checkbox
Using inclusive design to expand market reach.
The AI Connection
How accessible systems create better-structured foundations for seamless AI integration.
Strategic Execution
Practical insights from enterprise-scale audits and complex platform redesigns.
Q&A
Meet the Speakers
Eryk Orłowski
Design Manager
With over two decades of experience in UX and product design, he excels at making complex systems make sense. Operating at the intersection of strategy, delivery, and creative direction, he has a proven track record of building design cultures from the ground up within highly complex, matrixed environments. A seasoned design leader and talent strategist, he bridges the gap between business, tech, and design, empowering product teams to deliver purposeful, value-driven experiences with both 'big picture' clarity and pixel precision.
Joanna Wróblewska
Head of Marketing
A strategic marketing leader and Design Thinking facilitator who brings calm, precision, and clarity to complex business challenges. Drawing on experience from over 150 projects across more than 40 industries, she aligns resources, budgets, and competencies to build marketing systems that fuel sustainable growth. She empowers teams to innovate and scale, ensuring that every marketing initiative acts as a true business partner to generate real competitive advantage.
Michał Jankowski
Product Design Leader
An experienced Product Design Lead who excels at solving complex usability challenges within banking, telecommunications, and global enterprise sectors. He has a proven track record of designing sophisticated, large-scale applications that replace inefficient workflows, improve data security, and empower employees. As a dedicated mentor and advocate for servant leadership, he successfully aligns stakeholder expectations with seamless user experiences, driving impactful digital transformation across international markets.
Register for the webinar
Join us live to discover how to turn EAA 2025 compliance from a regulatory burden into a competitive advantage — transforming accessibility debt into a scalable foundation for growth, wider market reach, and seamless AI integration.
