Workshop #5 2026
Are You Controlling AI Responsibly
and Efficiently, or Is It Controlling You?
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Pacific / 12:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: Mai Ling Chin
AI is already shaping hiring, performance, and decision-making often faster than organizations realize.
This interactive workshop helps participants explore where AI can unintentionally reinforce bias and where it can be leveraged to support more equitable outcomes. Through real-world examples, small-group discussions, and practical scenarios, participants will examine how AI shows up in their work today and how to engage it responsibly, transparently, and inclusively.
This session emphasizes shared learning, critical thinking, and practical guardrails, not fear or hype.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify where AI systems may unintentionally reinforce bias or exclusion in workplace practices
- Evaluate AI tools through a DEIAB-informed lens before adoption or expansion
- Apply practical questions and safeguards to support ethical, inclusive use of AI in their organization
Note: We use Kirkpatrick Training Evaluation Model Level II for writing learning outcomes and using them to assess the participants knowledge and competency before and after the workshop.
Presenter:
Mai Ling Chan, MS, CCC-SLP, PMP, is an Arizona-based speech-language pathologist, executive consultant, technology entrepreneur, and internationally invited speaker with a strong interest in the future of AI and technology in clinical practice.
She is the co-founder of Asian Bilingual Speech Therapy, and deeply involved in AI at a national and global level: Member of the International AILP AI Task Force, the ASHA Artificial Intelligence Resources – Member Advisory Group, a founding member of the AI for SLPs Facebook group and SAIL Global, the Speech and Language AI Leadership Network.
Mai Ling is the publisher and contributing author of the four-book Amazon best-selling Becoming an Exceptional Leader series, which shares lived experiences from disability leaders, SLPs, AAC professionals, entrepreneurs, educators, and Asian and Pacific Islander changemakers.
She is also the creator and co-host of the Xceptional Leaders podcast, which reaches audiences in more than 140 countries. Her work focuses on helping professionals understand emerging technology through a practical, ethical, and human-centered lens, with particular emphasis on clinical excellence, cultural responsiveness, accessibility, and responsible AI use.
HR Continuing Education Credit:
Our two-hour Learning Series workshops provide 2.0 HR (general) recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute® (HRCI) or Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)®, toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™, SHRM and SPHRi™.
Live Virtual Sessions and Recordings:
ALL Sessions are conducted live virtually on the dates listed above. If granted permission by the Session presenter(s), we will share the webinar recording with registered attendees for four weeks after each Session.
Accessibility:
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, by certified interpreters, is available upon request. If you need an accommodation, please contact Series Project Manager, Abi Depositar, at isdi.admin@i4sdi.org. Requests MUST be made at least TWO weeks prior to the session.
