Irena Zatloukalova
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Irča Zatloukalová is a communications strategist with 20 years of experience in the tech industry. She spent seven years building and leading communications for the Czech tech giant Seznam.cz. Recently, she founded Diversight.ai, a tech-for-good startup aimed at empowering an often-overlooked talent pool. Diversight.ai aims to provide essential data services, such as annotation and data preparation for AI projects, while creating meaningful employment for talented individuals on the autistic spectrum. Irča believes that true diversity isn't just an HR metric but a powerful competitive advantage and a key driver for innovation.
People Aren’t Machines: Collaboration Hacks for Specialists Who’d Rather Talk to Code
You can write flawless code and still watch a project stall because two people read the same message in two different ways. We document our code obsessively and leave the human part to guesswork. Clear collaboration is a skill you can practise, not a personality you are born with. In this talk, I will give you concrete, slightly uncomfortable habits you can use first thing on Monday morning. The same habits that make you easier to work with are the ones that get you picked. No framework you will forget by Friday. Just a few things that make you someone people actually want to work with.
Debugging Human Interaction: How Designing for Autism Creates Better Teams for Everyone
In tech, we obsess over clean code, clear APIs, and good documentation. Yet, our team interactions often rely on unwritten rules and vague feedback. This creates friction for everyone. For neurodivergent colleagues, they often become non-negotiable barriers. I dream of a world where everyone can excel at a job, utilising their strengths, if only we were not so fast to jump to conclusions and labels. In this session, I will tackle common stereotypes about autism and the autistic talent pool. We will reframe the conversation around team communication, collaboration, and environment. You will leave with practical, small steps you can take in your everyday work life. You will learn that with neuroinclusivity in mind, all your teams are going to thrive.
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