Date

December 2, 2025 

Time

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Welcome session with Mr. Ling Huang  moderated by Jesse Schewchuk

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM - Session 1

  • Workshop #1 - The 6 Principles for Inclusion
  • Workshop #2 - Neuroconfidence - Helping Leaders Gain Confidence in Leading a Neurodiverse Workforce

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM - Networking

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM - Session 2 

  • Workshop #1 - The 6 Principles for Inclusion
  • Workshop #2 - Neuroconfidence - Helping Leaders Gain Confidence in Leading a Neurodiverse Workforce

4:00 PM - Event End & Networking

Attendees are welcome to attend both workshop sessions. Because Session 2 repeats the workshops from Session 1, you can choose to attend the workshops in the order that you prefer.

Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.

 

Location

Art Gallery of Alberta 

2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, Edmonton, AB T5J 2C1

Join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for NEUROinclusion Untapped | Workplace Solutions! Learn more about the benefits of workplace inclusion, and engage in meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals. Enjoy delicious food, and join insightful discussions on diversity. Let's raise a glass to diversity, inclusion, and the pursuit of a more equitable future. See you there!

Workshops

The 6 Principles for Inclusion

Developed by The Sinneave Family Foundation, The 6 Principles for Inclusion is a practical framework designed to support neuroinclusion in the workplace. These principles will help you build confidence in identifying and reducing barriers for neurodivergent individuals in the workplace. In this session, we’ll explore each of the Six Principles - Communication, Connection, Emotion, Flexibility, Structure, and Environment - and discuss practical strategies you can apply with each one to create a more neuroinclusive workplace. Participants will leave with tools, language, and actionable strategies to better support not only neurodivergent colleagues, but everyone you work with.

Neuroconfidence - Helping Leaders Gain Confidence In Leading A Neurodiverse Workforce.

If we put ten HR/Management professionals in a room together they would all think and operate differently. None of us operate the same. In today's modern day workplaces differences in thinking, processing, learning styles, sensory considerations all need to be acknowledged and considered to unlock employee performance. Gone are the days of a one size fits all approach for every employee. In fact you are now competing for good talent. Join Tara for this engaging session where she shares 5-6 workplace truthbombs about why this topic matters and how leaders can begin taking steps towards being more neuroinclusive.

Speakers

Ling Huang
Ling Huang
Founder and CEO
Technology North Corporation
Ling Huang is the founder and CEO of Technology North Corporation, an award-winning IT and social innovation company. With over 30 years of experience in the security and ICT industries, Ling has worked with clients across the oil and gas, healthcare, and public sectors, including the Government of Alberta. Inspired by his autistic son, Ling has devoted his career to integrating technology, business innovation, and inclusive employment into a unified model for social impact. Under his leadership, Technology North developed RoboCoach, an assistive technology platform, and launched Technology North Digital Services, a national model for employing autistic adults in digital-economy work such as document digitization and police body-worn camera redaction. His work has been featured by CBC, CTV, and Toronto Star, and he is a recipient of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year (2022), ASTech, and CMC-Alberta Distinguished Service awards.
Tara Langan
Tara Langan
HR leader
Neurodiversity advocate and trailblazer, keynote speaker
Tara’s backgrounds spans 15 years in Human Resources in public, private and post secondary sectors. Tara has established herself as a key voice in advancing normalizing neurodiversity in workplaces on LinkedIn as well as a keynote speaker. You can find her wearing her “Normalize minds of all kinds” sweater delivering several key notes including DisruptHR where she sent a strong call to action that workplaces need to stop swiping left on neurodiverse talent now. She has trail blazed the topic advancing neurodiversity and is the proud creator of the: Neurodiversity in the Workplace training program for leaders, HR professionals, and teams with Athabasca University. She is also a proud supporter of The Sinneave Family Foundation She has lived experience as an employee with ADHD. Has coached leaders on how to lead differently and is a futurist that believes Neurodiversity is not a weakness but can be a competitive advantage. Taras approach is centered on offering a universal human centric approach to the human experience. She is authentic and real and has fun with her audiences along the way.
Emma Duffy
Emma Duffy
Workforce Solutions Lead
Sinneave Family Foundation
Emma Duffy (She/Her) is the Workforce Solutions Lead at The Sinneave Family Foundation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies and a Master of Management from the University of Calgary. With nearly a decade of experience working in non-profit organizations across diverse industries ranging from health, environmental, and tech sectors, Emma brings a strong interdisciplinary perspective to her work. Emma leads the NEUROinclusive Workforce Solutions service, supporting Canadian employers in creating neuroinclusive workplaces through practical and actionable strategies.
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