Speakers

DR. MAUREEN DUNNE is an author, cognitive scientist, global keynote speaker, neurodiversity expert, board director, and neurodivergent leader driving systems change in business, technology, education, and public policy. As CEO of Autism Community Ventures, a neurodiversity consultancy firm, Dr. Dunne has been retained by some of the world's top brands, Fortune 500 companies, leading start-ups, and global non-profit organizations as a neurodiversity expert and organizational change leader with over two decades of experience.

Maureen is also the author of the 2024 international bestselling book, The Neurodiversity Edge.

Her work has been featured widely in major media, including Forbes, Bloomberg, MIT Sloan Management Review, Fast Company, Big Think, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, TechCrunch, Chicago Tribune, DiversityQ, UNLEASH, Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People, and Inside Higher Ed. Dr. Dunne has been a featured Keynote speaker at the United Nations, Stanford University, the National Science Foundation, and other prominent venues. She has also served as a featured speaker at The Atlantic Festival, London Tech Week, TechCrunch Disrupt, The Next Web Conference, Cornell University, Autcon,Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), and LEGO Foundation.

Maureen received joint BA/MA degrees from the University of Chicago, her MSc from the London School of Economics, and her doctorate from the University of Oxford, where she attended as a Rhodes Scholar.