Power in Equality – Voices of Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity is an expression of different cognitive learning modalities. It is becoming one of the most important topics in social discourse, one that affects education, business, and emotional well-being. While an awareness of neurodiversity is therefore crucial to understanding the way people operate in the world, the concept is not yet itself fully understood. This event takes multiple perspectives to explore and uncover what neurodiversity means – focusing on the power, the inequality, and the professional, cultural, and gender-specific consequences that so often get lost in the conversation. We give life to the voices of those most affected: those who are forgotten, those who have been misunderstood, and those who have accepted their uniqueness and succeeded not despite, but because of their neurotypes.

Participants and attendees will leave with a deeper understanding, not only of neurodiversity, but of how best to include those who are neurodivergent in their business, education, and social environments, and harness the power that this can provide.

Agenda

5:00 pm | Welcome
Greetings from the HTMI Director, facilitated by Prof Dr Claudia Lemke | HWR Berlin

5:05 to 5:15 pm | Introductory Address
Power in Equality – Voices of Neurodiversity
Dr Martin Bloomfield | Director of Beyond Inclusion Ltd., York, UK, and Lecturer in Applied Ethics, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, Germany

5:15 to 5:45 pm | Opening Keynote incl. Discussion
The hidden Power of Neurodiversity: Turning Stigma into Strength
Tristan Lavender | Neurodiversity Speaker, Amsterdam, Netherlands

5:45 to 6:45 pm | Short Impulse Talks

• African Perspectives on Dyslexia
  Rosalin Abigail Kyere-Nartey | Founder and CEO of the Africa Dyslexia Organisation, Accra, Ghana
   
• Between plain Language and Context – What Leadership should do for Neurodivergent (IT) Employees
  Lorena Rehmsmeier | Master‘s Student, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
   
• Neurodiversity as an Emerging Dimension – Integrating Neuroinclusion into Corporate Diversity Strategies
  Theresa Lewandowski | Senior Manager ESG & Communications, Scout24 SE, Berlin, Germany

6:45 to 7:00 pm | Short Panel Discussion
Power in Equality – Voices of Neurodiversity
All Speakers, facilitated by Prof Dr Claudia Lemke | HWR Berlin

7:00 pm | Closing

Please register by 6 February 2026 and let us know, if you wish to participate digitally. The access details will be announced shortly before the event.