MODERATOR

Jonathan Mok, Global Neurodiversity Strategist, Neurodiversity Consultant & ADHD Coach

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PANELISTS

Professor Lawrence Fung, Director, Stanford Neurodiversity Project (USA)

Ava Chan, Founder, Neurodiversity Hong Kong

Dayana Zhumabayeva, Co-Founder, HiADHD (Kazakhstan)

Max Simpson, Founder, Steps (Thailand)
 

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In a rapidly changing world, the most future-ready systems are built by leaders who understand that listening across generations is not optional—it is foundational. This session centers youth engagement not as a pipeline issue, but as a critical source of insight, creativity, and resilience in the Intelligent Age.

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Bringing together young leaders, educators, innovators, and established decision-makers, the panel explores how meaningful youth participation reshapes problem-solving across technology, education, work, and social systems. Neurodivergent youth perspectives highlight how emerging generations are challenging inherited assumptions about learning, leadership, and success—and why systems designed without them risk becoming obsolete.

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In short: The future is already speaking; the question is whether today’s leaders are listening.

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The conversation also spotlights programs already making an impact by empowering young people to lead, co-create, and contribute solutions alongside those with institutional authority. Rather than positioning youth as “leaders of tomorrow,” the session affirms their role as co-architects of the present, inviting participants to reflect on stewardship, legacy, and shared responsibility for the futures now being built.