Importance of Women - June - Neurodivergent Panel: How to thrive with a late diagnosis

Name: Importance of Women - June - Neurodivergent Panel: How to thrive with a late diagnosis
Start: 2026-06-25T18:00:00+1000
End: 2026-06-25T20:30:00+1000
Location: Method Recruitment Group

Thu, 25 Jun, 6pm - 8:30pm AEST

Method Recruitment Group

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Importance of Women

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Hear powerful personal stories from those diagnosed later in life.
Explore how neurodivergence can be a source of strength, creativity, and innovation - and how workplaces can better support and include neurodivergent talent.

Learn practical tools to help you thrive at work and in life, and gain insights on fostering environments where every brain can shine.

Catered panel event.

Our speakers:

Dr. Shae Wissell
Award-winning advocate, entrepreneur, and researcher specialising in dyslexia and neurodivergence. Shae is the director of re:think dyslexia and founder of the Dear Dyslexic Foundation. Her internationally recognised research focuses on the social inequalities faced by adults with dyslexia in Australia, and she advises workplaces on building truly inclusive environments.

Jenny Doan
Keynote speaker, former data analytics lead at Uber, and three-time Guinness World Record holder. Diagnosed autistic in her adult years, Jenny now channels her remarkable lived experience to inspire others to embrace who they truly are - numbers, world records, and all.

Kelly Hutchinson
Founder of Innovate4Change and a driving force behind Australia's technology leadership community. A systems thinker with a late ADHD and dyslexia diagnosis, Kelly has reframed neurodivergence as a strength and now works with institutions to build clearer, more inclusive pathways for change.

Diana Paez-Ortiz
Emerging leader in automotive and mobility, currently heading Toyota Australia's Tundra Right-Hand Drive program, a Toyota global-first, after two decades across Holden, Ford, and Toyota. With a background in both engineering and psychology, Diana brings a rare combination of precision, empathy, and purpose to everything she leads.

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The ‘Importance of Women’ (IOW) program holds monthly networking speaker events for our Women 4 STEM members and their guests, where we ask inspiring women and men in STEM fields, to share their experiences about the job they do now, how they got to where they are, the challenges they faced, the pitfalls they experienced along the way and the successes celebrated.

The series is designed to give our members and guests the opportunity to:

Gain an understanding of what is possible
Get ideas on how to progress their career
Consider different career opportunities and alternatives
Hear real life experiences on how to deal with some of the challenges that face women in the workforce
Gain different and/or new perspectives on the STEM Industries
Meet people and expand their network

At Women 4 STEM, we are passionate about our service pillar programs which focus on creating sustainable services that span the life stages of a woman’s career. By reviewing how our programs can overlap, there is a clear career path and ensuring that we are offering a range of services that is inclusive of all women.

Our members are at the heart of what we do. Their membership, community, and engagement help to keep Women 4 STEM going. In partnership with our corporate, education and individual members, we share a commitment to diversity and the support of women and girls across all stages of their careers. We have welcomed new individual and corporate members into our fold.

We recognise that we are only as good as the people who make everything happen. Women 4 STEM is run entirely by volunteers. In FY21, more than 200 volunteers invested over 10,000 volunteer hours, doing everything from managing our social media, recruiting for events, running world-class programs, providing mentorship support, and everything in between—in addition to a global pandemic. Our organisation wouldn’t be possible without our volunteer’s generosity and support.