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Who Gets Heard

On AI, inclusion, and what it actually takes to build institutions where every voice counts.

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Where This Work Started
"Intergenerational Friendships: The Key to Happiness at Any Age"
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Intergenerational Friendships: The Key to Happiness at Any Age

The talk that started it all. Anjali makes the case that the connections we're missing most aren't across political lines or racial lines — they're across generations. And that closing that gap may be the most powerful thing we can do for our communities, our institutions, and ourselves.

This is the origin story of the "Who Gets Heard" framework — and the foundation for everything she speaks about today.

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Keynote · 20–90 minutes
Who Gets Heard
AI, Inclusion, and the Fight for Every Voice
Every institution claims to want every voice at the table. But the systems we're building — the algorithms that screen résumés, the AI that moderates content, the frameworks that decide whose ideas get surfaced — are quietly making those decisions for us. This talk is about what it actually takes to build institutions where every person can speak, be heard, and be taken seriously. And why that fight just got significantly more complicated.
Part One
The Old Gatekeepers
What DEI got right, what it got wrong, and why the reform conversation matters
Part Two
The New Gatekeepers
What AI is doing to voice, visibility, and institutional power right now
Part Three
What We Build Instead
Practical frameworks for leaders who want to get this right before they're forced to
Corporate DEI Summits Law Schools & Bar Associations Higher Education Leadership Tech Companies CCO & CHRO Audiences Civic Organizations
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The Silent Gatekeeper: AI and Civil Liberties

A deep dive into what AI systems are doing to free expression, who bears the cost, and what institutions need to ask before deploying these tools.

Disagree Better: Civic Discourse Across Difference

Why the ability to disagree productively is the most important institutional skill we've stopped teaching — and how to build it back.

The Divide Isn't Left vs. Right. It's Old vs. Young.

New research shows generational gaps now exceed partisan ones. What that means for institutions, and what intergenerational connection actually looks like in practice.

DEI: Fix It, Don't Kill It

A frank assessment from someone who has spent twenty years in the field. What works, what doesn't, and what a reformed approach actually looks like.

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