I often participate in events, provide interviews and lectures at institutions nationally and internationally
I often participate in events, provide interviews and lectures at institutions nationally and internationally
IIt's still sinking in, to be honest—but I've been invited to present my research at the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit 2026, which feels like one of those moments you'd normally read about happening to someone else. I'll be sharing my paper on neuro-inclusive leadership and recruitment, the one that took me to Alamesa Resto in Buenos Aires, and to Specialisterne and Casa Batlló in Barcelona, where I spent time with people who are actually doing the messy, complicated work of building inclusive teams. And I'll be doing it at Stanford, alongside researchers, employers, educators, and advocates from all over the world. All of us asking the same questions I am about how we build workplaces where neurodivergent talent doesn't just show up, but actually thrives. The summit's theme is "Building Strengths through Neurodiversity Innovation," which is exactly the kind of hopeful, forward-looking framing I needed to hear right now.
https://stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/stanford-neurodiversity-summit-2026
I was incredibly grateful to be part of the Saudi Media Forum 2026—a genuinely world-class gathering where I delivered a workshop called "Talent in the AI Age: From Skills Gap to the Reshaping of the Labour Market" (which is a much fancier title than anything I'd normally give myself) and sat on a panel with the wonderfully existential question "Are we the media professionals for the 21st century?" But here's what struck me, amidst all the big ideas and clever people: yes, AI is transforming media at scale, and yes, it's happening faster than any of us quite know what to do with. But the thing that kept coming up, the thing that felt truest, was that human talent—critical thinking, the willingness to keep learning, and the messy, imperfect business of ethical judgment—remains the one thing technology can't replicate. And honestly? That felt like a relief.
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In March 2024, I was invited to give the keynote at CPHR BC & Yukon's Inclusion Symposium. I spoke about inclusive hiring strategies for international talent, which is a fancy way of saying I spent a good chunk of time talking about how organizations can navigate the political, economic, and procedural chaos of recruiting diverse workers while actually reducing the barriers that neurodivergent people, temporary foreign workers, and individuals with disabilities face every day. We talked about temporary foreign worker streams, neuroinclusive recruitment, and disability accommodation—not as abstract concepts, but as practical, messy, real-world challenges that HR practitioners are wrestling with right now. What I loved most, though, was that it didn't feel like a lecture. It felt like a conversation. And I left thinking that maybe we're starting to figure it out together.
#SaudiMediaForum #FutureOfMedia #ArtificialIntelligence #TalentManagement #HumanCentricAI
A recent milestone in this journey came with an invitation to deliver a masterclass on AI and Talent Management to MBA and undergraduate students at Canadian University Dubai. Stepping into that classroom—at an institution recently named the #1 university in Dubai for the sixth consecutive year by the QS World University Rankings—felt less like a professional achievement and more like a homecoming of ideas. Here was an opportunity to bring my academic work to life against the sharp, immediate curiosity of students navigating the Gulf's rapidly transforming economy. We gathered around the same questions that have been following me through my doctoral work and my investigations into digital media: how do we build systems that are both efficient and just? Together, we grappled with the promises and perils of algorithmic hiring, the ethics of digital surveillance, and the stubborn truth that even our smartest tools demand profoundly human wisdom. The invitation reaffirmed that my work on digital transformation and neuro-inclusive leadership isn't confined to Canadian campuses or European case studies; it has found a receptive, global audience eager to rethink what leadership, equity, and talent truly mean in an AI-driven age.