EXPERT SPEAKERS
Meet Our Speakers
World-class researchers, clinicians, educators, and advocates from Harvard, BIDMC, BCH, and beyond.
Day 1 Speakers
Matcheri S. Keshavan, MD
BIDMC / Harvard Medical School
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
PsychiatryNeuroscience
Patricia Ellen Grant, MD, MSc
Boston Children's Hospital / HMS
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
NeuroimagingPediatrics
Margaret Bauman, MD
Boston University / ICCD
Keynote Speaker
Autism — Research and Clinical Challenges across the Lifespan
LifespanClinicalResearch
Thomas H. Gassert, MD, MSc
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Speaker
Autism: Navigating Work, Environment and Climate
WorkplaceEnvironmentPublic Health
Xue-Jun (June) Kong, MD
BCH / MGH / Harvard Medical School
Conference Co-Chair & Speaker
From Awareness to Action: Precision Science and Strength-Based Futures in Autism
Precision MedicineBiomarkersMicrobiome
Mai Cleary
OASIS TLC
Speaker
Oasis TLC: A Local Farmstead Service Model for Autistic Adults
Adult ServicesCommunityIndependence
Bai Pan, MS, BCBA
Queens College, City University of New York
Speaker
Preparing Neurodivergent Learners to Develop Executive Functioning Skills
Executive FunctionEducationABA
William Stone, PhD
BIDMC / Harvard Medical School
Speaker
Updates on Autism and Cognition: Effects of Neurodevelopmental Conditions on Comorbidities
CognitionDifferential DiagnosisComorbidities
Walid Yassin, DMSc, MMSc
BIDMC / MGH / Harvard Medical School
Conference Co-Chair & Speaker
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
NeurodiversityWorkplaceNeuroimaging
Xin Tang, PhD
BCH / Harvard Medical School
Speaker
Gene Modulation Therapies for Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Gene TherapyNeurodevelopmentResearch
Debra May, PhD
SparkSeed Academy
Speaker & Moderator
Beyond Accommodations: Reframing Neurodiverse Education Through Neuroscience
EducationNeuroscienceExecutive Function
Annie (Jing) Liu, CPA, CFP®
Beacon Tax Group
Speaker
Building a Solid Financial Future for Families with Special Needs
Financial PlanningSpecial Needs
Amber Huang
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Film Presenter
Film: Inner Light to Shine
FilmArtsSibling Experience
Jianping Qu
Franklin Foundation
Film Presenter
Film: Aegean Sea Adventure
FilmDocumentaryAwareness
Jane He
Franklin Foundation
Speaker
Community Building and Autism Advocacy
AdvocacyCommunityMedia
Jason Li, PhD
Rena Life Institute / UIEA
Speaker
International Education and Autism Support
EducationInternationalBusiness
Day 2 Speakers
Raymond K. Wang, MS
Massachusetts General Hospital / UMass Lowell
Parent-Child Duo
Talent Is Not Accidental: Building Strength-Based Pathways in Autism
Strength-BasedMathematicsLived Experience
Xiaochun (Charles) Wang, PhD
ASD Center
Parent-Child Duo
Talent Is Not Accidental: Building Strength-Based Pathways in Autism
Strength-BasedParent Advocacy
Jack Day
Global Center for Neurodiversity
Parent-Child Duo
Diagnosis Is Not Destiny: Redefining the Future of Autism
NeurodiversityParent AdvocacyIDP
Andrew Day
College Student
Parent-Child Duo
Diagnosis Is Not Destiny: Redefining the Future of Autism
Lived ExperienceResilience
Grace Ying-Chun Chen
Taiwan Autistic Arts Association
Parent-Child Duo
A Life-Course Study of Internalizing Behaviors in ASD
ArtsAdvocacyCross-cultural
Chen Yi-Hong
Taiwan Autistic Arts Association
Parent-Child Duo
A Life-Course Study of Internalizing Behaviors in ASD
ResearchInternalizing Behaviors
Chen Hsi-Chen (Chen Lan)
Special Education Expert
Parent-Child Duo
Walking with Starlight: A Mother's Love Guiding My Dreams
Special EducationParent Advocacy
Liu Mengyuan
Pianist
Parent-Child Duo
Walking with Starlight: A Mother's Love Guiding My Dreams
MusicLived ExperienceArts