Featured appearance
Keynote · May 2026
I am standing here today because Andy built our new foundation.
There is someone else who isn't standing yet — not because they aren't capable,
but because their foundation hasn't been built.
That is why this room matters. That is why you matter.
Building Homes for Heroes — 2nd National Capital Golf Classic
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Crystal Springs, VA
Keynote
Golf Classic — May 2026
Recent talk
The literature didn't exist for someone like me, so I am producing it — starting with the tool, then the essay, eventually the research.
Kianni Martinez · Principal Data Scientist · SAIC
Media
39th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Award — Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast
CBS Sunday Morning — Aftermath. A set of interviews given alongside my father
recounting our family's story of resilience following the 2016 Brussels Airport terrorist attack.
Produced by Mary Walsh, correspondent David Martin.
All appearances
May 2026
Building Homes for Heroes — 2nd National Capital Golf Classic
Building Homes for Heroes · Washington, D.C. area
Delivered the keynote address at BHH's second annual golf fundraiser in the capital region. Spoke on service, sacrifice, and the infrastructure of belonging — to corporate sponsors, SAIC leadership, AWS leadership, and two Air Force veterans receiving mortgage-free homes.
Nov 2025
Annual Awards Gala Keynote
Building Homes for Heroes · New York Stock Exchange
Delivered the featured keynote address to corporate sponsors, veterans, and community leaders on the NYSE floor and ballroom. Spoke on resilience, family, and the ten-year mark of the Brussels attack.
Jun 2025
Evanchik Family Golf Outing
Building Homes for Heroes · New Jersey
Attended and represented SAIC alongside BHH at their annual golf fundraiser supporting mortgage-free homes for injured veterans and their families.
May 2025
Sphere 1 Annual Conference
Sphere 1, Inc. · Annual Conference
Attended as part of the BHH family alongside my father, Colonel Kato Martinez (ret.), where Sphere 1 presented BHH with a $25,000 donation in support of the organization's mission.
2016–2017
Resilience Speaking Tour
High schools, universities & military bases · Nationwide
During my year of rehabilitation following the Brussels attack, my father and I gave resilience speeches across schools, colleges, and military installations. The talks that started everything.
2017
CBS Sunday Morning — Aftermath
CBS News · National broadcast
Interviews given alongside my father for the Emmy Award-winning feature on our family's story of resilience following the 2016 Brussels Airport terrorist attack.
Annual Awards Gala — November 2025
Topics
01
Resilience as a Practice, Not a Platitude
Personal keynote. From Brussels to federal AI — what it actually means to keep taking the next step forward. For any audience.
02
AI Strategy for Defense & Federal Missions
For technical and leadership audiences navigating LLM and RAG adoption at scale. Practitioner-grounded, executive-accessible.
03
Disability, Identity & the Future of AI Research
On limb salvage, the gap in the literature, and why the field produces better research when the people asking the questions have lived the answers.
04
The Military-to-Tech Pipeline
For students, veterans, and early-career professionals. What a life of service actually teaches you about building systems that last.
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Available for keynotes, panels, podcasts, and university or military engagements.