Melanie Prevost on How GenAI Is Unlocking Confidence, Inclusion, and Collaboration in Legal Tech
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Hosted by David Cowen | Presented by Steno
Live from ILTACON 2025, this episode features a candid, heart-forward conversation with Melanie Prevost, Senior Director of IT Infrastructure & Technical Support at Vinson & Elkins. Melanie shares how GenAI is empowering neurodiverse professionals, reducing barriers to productivity, and creating real inclusion, not just policy-driven but experience-based.
We dive into how teams are building confidence, collaboration, and creativity through tools like Copilot, Grammarly, and ChatGPT, along with what it means to work across silos, connect with communications teams, and lead from a place of openness and curiosity.
Key Topics Covered:
- How GenAI tools like Copilot, Grammarly, and ChatGPT are leveling the playing field
- Supporting neurodiverse professionals through AI-enabled workflows
- Building psychological safety and confidence across technical teams
- Working across silos: IT + Communications = new power partnerships
- Why accessibility and inclusion need to be built into tech strategy
- What’s changing at ILTACON and why it feels different this year
- From recipes to real strategy: how personal AI use is driving workplace adoption
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