Amit Singh Kalley
Transform workplace culture with Amit Singh Kalley, digital parenting expert and inclusive workplace advocate. Amit combines digital parenting insight with the power of storytelling to help organisations support caregivers, navigate neurodiversity, and build empathetic, inclusive cultures. Drawing on lived experience and professional expertise, he shows how shared stories strengthen understanding, connection, and belonging at work. A former Deputy Headteacher, Amit is also the creator of the Periodic Table of Emojis, which has reached millions worldwide.
London, United Kingdom
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Throughout his career, Amit has worked with global organisations, schools, and government communities across the UK. His Periodic Table of Emojis reached millions worldwide, helping parents understand digital communication and online safety. Amit has appeared across media platforms and advises organisations on building inclusive cultures that recognise the realities facing modern families. His approach centres on practical strategies for managing digital parenting challenges, helping them to build stronger relationships with their children through communication rather than control.
Growing up as a turban-wearing Sikh man in East London, Amit understands how identity and belonging shape workplace dynamics. He helps leaders create environments where vulnerability strengthens rather than undermines trust. Amit also addresses how organisations can better support employees navigating caregiving responsibilities, health challenges, and neurodiversity, drawing from his own journey.
Audiences gain actionable tools for navigating digital parenting dilemmas, frameworks for improving workplace inclusion, and insight into building workplace cultures rooted in empathy rather than assumption. Amit's presentations combine cultural awareness with lived experience, offering clarity on topics many organisations struggle to address effectively.
Book Amit to bring humanity and practical guidance to conversations about modern family life, workplace culture, identity, and digital wellbeing to your organisation.
Topics, Sessions And Talks
Amit Singh Kalley uses the power of storytelling to explore how personal experiences shape identity, leadership, and workplace culture. Drawing on his own journey, including the loss of his mother to ovarian cancer, becoming a parent to a daughter born with three holes in her heart, receiving an ADHD diagnosis in adulthood, and growing up feeling visibly different, Amit illustrates how stories influence understanding and connection. He demonstrates why storytelling is a critical leadership skill, enabling organisations to foster empathy, compassion, and inclusion. This keynote challenges leaders to recognise that everyone brings a story to work, and that when those stories are acknowledged, cultures become more human, resilient, and inclusive.
Amit Singh Kalley delivers a practical session aimed at parents, teachers, and organisations, shedding light on the online challenges young people face today. He addresses issues like social media, gaming, and unhealthy screen habits, using relatable stories and insights from his viral Periodic Table of Emojis. Attendees will gain essential tools to decode online language, identify warning signs, and foster trust-based communication, empowering them to support children navigating the complexities of the digital world with confidence and empathy.
Amit shares his personal journey as a turban-wearing Sikh man growing up in East London while navigating moments of grief, cultural expectation, and feeling foreign in his own country. He candidly discusses losing his mother to ovarian cancer, becoming a father to a daughter with three holes in her heart, and receiving an ADHD diagnosis as an adult. Through his storytelling, Amit highlights how vulnerability can foster strength and the importance of compassion and inclusion in transforming cultures. Attendees will learn to think differently about identity, difference, and the power of truly seeing one another.
In this deeply relatable session, Amit Singh Kalley reflects on his journey from Deputy Headteacher working with young people with ADHD to recognising similar traits in himself. He discusses the stigma surrounding neurodiversity in the South Asian community and his late diagnosis in 2024. Amit emphasises the importance of breaking cultural silence on mental health and embracing differences. Attendees will gain insights into the lived experiences of neurodiversity, fostering openness, acceptance, and the courage to seek help.
Amit Singh Kalley challenges traditional masculinity through his experiences as a Sikh man influenced by grief, fatherhood, cultural identity, and a late ADHD diagnosis. His talk examines the societal pressures on boys and men to conform to ideals of strength and silence, highlighting the impact on mental health and relationships. Through powerful storytelling, Amit advocates for vulnerability, empathy, and emotional honesty as strengths. Attendees will learn to redefine healthy masculinity and support men and boys in expressing themselves authentically.
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