Real Inclusion. Lived Experience. Lasting Change.
Patricia Falcetta OAM is a leading voice in neuro-inclusion, bringing warmth, credibility, and clarity to the stage. Through powerful keynotes, she helps teams and leaders move beyond awareness to create real-world change, where neurodivergent people are not only included but fully supported to thrive.
Whether she’s speaking to a room full of senior leaders or sharing stories with front-line staff, Patricia connects deeply with her audience, grounding complex topics in empathy, insight, and actionable steps.
Her message echoes global research: EY (2025) found that only one in four neurodivergent employees feel truly included at work. This gap drives disengagement and turnover — issues Patricia tackles head-on in her keynotes.
What Patricia Offers
Patricia is not just a keynote speaker – she’s an educator, storyteller, and inclusion strategist. Her sessions are known for being clear, grounded, and genuinely impactful. Her content is reinforced by evidence showing that when included, neurodivergent professionals demonstrate significantly higher proficiency in leadership, creativity, resilience, and technical skills like AI and cybersecurity.
You can book Patricia for:
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- Keynote Presentations
- Conference Sessions
- Panel Participation or Moderation
- Custom Leadership Briefings
- All-Staff or Departmental Talks
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Each presentation is tailored to your goals, your audience, and your industry context.
Signature Speaking Topics
The Neuro-Inclusive Advantage
Beyond Awareness, Into Action
Grounded in EY’s 2025 data, this keynote shows how inclusion directly accelerates business transformation — from reducing attrition to unlocking innovation.
Invisible Brilliance
Uncovering the Untapped Strengths of Neurodivergent Employees
According to EY, neurodivergent professionals outperform in areas like AI (30%), cybersecurity (36%), curiosity and lifelong learning (45%), and leadership/social influence (48%). Patricia demonstrates how workplaces can tap into this invisible brilliance.
It's Not A Soft Skill
Psychological Safety as a Competitive Edge
Psychological safety isn’t fluff – it’s the foundation of retention, innovation, and inclusion. Learn how to build it into your culture, without the buzzwords.
From Tolerance to Transformation
How Inclusion Moves from Policy to Practice
This keynote invites teams to go beyond surface-level inclusion and start living their values – with examples, ideas, and tools that work.
Global Perspectives on Autism: Building True Inclusion
Why inclusion looks different around the world, and how your organisation can lead with cultural intelligence
Across cultures, taboos and stigma still marginalise all neurodivergent people. This keynote explores the global inclusion gap and what leaders can do to set a new standard. Patricia blends lived experience with practical steps to help teams navigate cultural nuance, language and policy, so inclusion becomes everyday practice in every location.
Neurodiversity in Action: Rethinking Autism for True Inclusion
From deficit to difference, and from awareness to action
Showcased at ICAN 2023 in Dubai, this keynote challenges outdated narratives by championing a “different, not less” perspective. Patricia equips leaders with practical actions to create psychologically safe teams, reduce bias and embed inclusive leadership so neurodivergent employees can contribute at their best.
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Snippets from Altro Neurodiversity Form ’25 keynote address
On behalf of the organising committee of ICAN – International Conference for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable contribution as a speaker at our conference held in Dubai in April 2023.
Thank you once again for your remarkable contribution.
Krishna Thakkar,
Organising Committee
ICAN Dubai 2023
Patricia was a keynote speaker at AWA’s annual largest event – Ozwater’23.
Patricia delivered a thought provoking and incredibly interesting session on neurodiversity in the work place and we are grateful to have such a skilful and important thought leader hold this session within our organisation.
It has generated some wonderful and important ongoing conversations.
Charlotte Allam – Head of Events, Awards & Digital
Australian Water Association
Snippets from OzWater ’23 keynote address
Ready to Transform Your Organisation?
Experience the difference a powerful keynote presentation can make. Whether you’re looking to enhance inclusive leadership, deliver impactful workplace diversity training, or simply inspire a fresh perspective on neurodiversity, Patricia Falcetta is here to help.
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We were thrilled to have Patricia on board to speak at the inaugural Pop Your Business Conference in 2023. As a neurodivergent human I was already aware of how wonderfully knowledgeable and talented Patricia is, so it was a no-brainer to invite her to share her wisdom with our conference audience. I appreciated the opportunity to have Patricia speak to the group about some of the difficulties neuro-diverse business owners experience and how we can all be more proactive about inclusivity in the way we market, collaborate and lead. Patricia is a talented and professional speaker who has a lot to contribute and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her for speaking opportunities in the future.
Bec McFarland
Pop Your Business
Patricia is an amazing presenter – motivational, engaging and inspiring. Patricia has shared her knowledge with our Education Support CIT students, teachers and LSA trainees as a guest speaker at many of our workshops, tailoring her presentations to meet the needs of the education sector. Her passion, energy and inclusive approaches assisted our students gain further awareness of neurodiversity and how to implement this into their work place practices. A beautiful person and influential advocate for neurodiversity. We look forward to welcoming Patricia back to many more workshops.
Vanessa Friedman
CIT Teacher Education Support
On behalf of Women & Leadership Australia, I would like to say a huge thank you for your participation and involvement at The Australian Women’s Leadership Symposium held in Canberra on 23 June. The feedback from the delegates has been overwhelmingly positive, and I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for the time that you dedicated to this event.
Your participation and insights were well received by all and had a huge impact on making the event as successful as it was. Many delegates commented that the day assisted them greatly in developing leadership capability, finding resolutions and strategies, building leadership resilience, renewing their energy, and feeling empowered.
Melissa Rutherford
WLA Head of Events
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Whether you’re planning a conference, professional development day, or team event, Patricia will bring a message that resonates and results that last.
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