Location: Northeastern University Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex; 805 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA
The two-day conference schedule:
| Day 1- Thursday, August 8 | Activity/Title | Context | Presenter |
| 8:00– 9:00am | Breakfast & Registration | ||
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Welcome | Welcome | 1.) Erik Brenner 2.) Gregory Abowd 3.) Mary Ludden |
| 9:30–10:30 | Keynote Speaker | TBA | Jeff Karp |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00-12:00pm | Panel: Intersectionality | Participants sharing their perspectives about being neurodivergent, while navigating other identities. | Panelists: Bridget Smyser, AC Goldberg, Veronica Brenner, and Keshard Chery Moderator: Charles Watson |
| 12:00– 12:30pm | Neurodiversity Approaches & Language | What is neurodiversity? What is the proper terminology to use when working in this space? | Nina Schiarizzi-Tobin* |
| 12:45– 2:00 | Lunch | ||
| 2:00– 3:30 | ADHD Autism Dyslexia | Subject matter experts talk about approaches to these different identities | 1.) Maricla Pirozzi 2.) Bridget Smyser 3.) David Yozzi |
| 3:30– 4:00 | Inclusive Pedagogy and Curriculum (COE faculty) | What are the best practices for neuroinclusive/accessible education? | Connie Syharat |
| 4:00– 4:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| 4:15-5:45 | Neurodiversity at Work: Panel | How can employers create neurodiversity hiring/co-op programs? Why are employers hiring for neurodiversity? | 1.) Travelers Michela Fagiolini, Rich Robles, Armando Staley, & Amy Weinberg- Boston Children’s Hospital, and Kyle Oddis- NITW 2.) Chava Rodriguez- IBM * 3.) Bruce Soltys |
| 5:45-7:15 | Networking Reception | Location: Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex Atrium |
| Day 2- Friday, August 9 | Activity/Title | Context | Presenter |
| 8:30 – 9:00am | Breakfast & Registration | ||
| 9:00– 10:00 | Higher Education Programs – Panel | Different universities share what they are doing on their campus to create a neuro-inclusive campus. | Panelists: Jeanne Kramer, Amy Tavarez, Kendra Evans, Wes Garton and Cherie Fishbaugh Moderator: Erik Brenner |
| 10:00– 10:45 | A-SCENE Grant | Share the A-SCENE grant which aims to broaden participation in engineering for neurodivergent individuals. | Keivan Staussan* and Erik Brenner |
| 10:45– 11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00– 12:30pm | Keynote Speaker – John Elder Robison | Author, Advocate, Scholar | John Elder Robison |
| 12:30– 1:30 | Lunch | ||
| 1:30– 2:30 | Unlearning Bias | How to unlearn neurodiversity bias. | Michael John Carley |
| 2:30-2:45 | Coffee Break | ||
| 2:45– 3:45 | Panel: Neurodivergent Student Identities | Students share their experiences about being neurodivergent in higher education. | Panelists: Evelyn Allen, Caressa Wakeman, Gabriella Bucci, and Michael Lewis Moderator: Conner Syharat |
| 3:45– 4:00 | Closing Remarks | Coalition plan moving forward | Erik Brenner |