Embracing neurodiversity in the workplace
Jeremy Nagel, Founder Focus Bear
Neurodistinct folks are underrepresented in the workforce. This talk explores what companies can do to embrace the strengths of ND talent and how they can best support their team.
We'll go through the findings from the Neurodiversity in Business report which surveyed 997 ND individuals and 127 organisations on the challenges ND individuals experience in the workplace as well as what accommodations work.
The talk will be grounded in Jeremy's personal experience as someone with ADHD and ASD including getting fired from 5 companies at the start of his career.
Embedding equality within your organisation’s culture / Achieving Honest and Deeper Connections with Technical Teams
Fredy Lievano, Technical Delivery Lead Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
This session will share first-hand experiences of a South American engineer working in Australia, touching on topics that are commonly difficult or challenging to talk about by Caucasian managers. Through a series of personal experiences, the talk will help the audience understand how to break barriers through empathy, connecting diversity with productivity and profit.
In conversation
Jeremy Nagel and Fredy Lievano with Claire Tran
Claire Tran joins our speakers from the session to dive a bit deeper and pose your questions.