2026 Agenda

• A way to catch burnout early
  Signals that show up before it becomes a leave of absence or a resignation.

• A way to tell skill apart from capacity
  A lens for performance conversations that separates a real skill gap from a capacity gap.

• A way to build workload around real capacity
  Practical tools for managing workload that account for real fluctuations in attention and energy.

• A filter for incoming requests
  A framework for prioritizing what comes in, based on actual team capacity.

• A shared language for capacity
  Vocabulary that moves vague check-ins into specifics you can actually act on.

• A way to keep accommodation conversations practical
  A structure that keeps the focus on what someone needs to do their best work.

• A set of low-cost environment changes
  Adjustments that measurably improve focus and output, without a budget request.

• A clearer read on what professionalism rewards
  Which standards reward style over substance, and what that's costing you.

• A read on how culture shapes stress
  How cultural background shapes the way stress and struggle show up, useful for any manager leading a global team.

• One question for every check-in
  A repeatable question that asks what's actually getting in the way.

There's more to you than how your brain works. Learn what no one told you about how identity, biology, and culture shape your life experiences, so that you can stop blaming yourself and find what fits.

The missing piece is more than a label.
It is everything around it.

Understand why your brain and body feel different across life stages, from hormonal shifts to sensory changes.

Identity

Explore how your neurodivergent experience interacts with race, gender, sexuality, and other identities as part of the bigger picture.

Biology

See how the country and culture you grew up in shaped what your neurodivergence looks like and what support you were (or weren't) given.

Culture

The full 2026 agenda is still coming together. Here's what's locked in.

What to expect

Theme: Neurodivergence Plus

Two days of focused sessions, built to go deep without overwhelming you:

A keynote to open things up. Thirty minutes of big ideas, plus fifteen for your questions.

Four lightning talks. Eight minutes each, one sharp idea at a time, no filler.

A live panel taking on the question you've probably asked yourself: Is neurodivergence a superpower, a struggle, or both at once? Four voices speaking from lived experience. Maybe you'll see yourself in one.

An interactive workshop. A hands-on session where you practice something, not just hear about it.

Plus giveaways that introduce you to the tools and services nobody told you about, and the rare thing, curated connection time with people who actually think the way you do.

What You'll Bring Back