Appearances & talks

Speaking

I've spoken at high schools, colleges, and military bases on resilience. I've addressed corporate rooms and defense leadership on AI strategy. I've stood at a podium at the New York Stock Exchange and told my family's story. The rooms are different. The through-line is always the same.

Featured appearance
Keynote · November 2025
BHH doesn't just build homes — they rebuild lives. I stand here today as proof that kindness matters. That family matters.
Building Homes for Heroes Annual Awards Gala · New York Stock Exchange, New York City Keynote
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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.
2017 · CBS News · Emmy Award Winner
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May 2026 upcoming
Building Homes for Heroes — 2nd National Capital Golf Classic
Building Homes for Heroes · Washington, D.C. area
Invited speaker at BHH's second annual golf fundraiser in the capital region, continuing the family's decade-long relationship with the organization.
Upcoming
Nov 2025
Annual Awards Gala Keynote
Building Homes for Heroes · New York Stock Exchange
Delivered a heartfelt address to corporate sponsors, veterans, and community leaders in the NYSE ballroom. Spoke on resilience, family, and the ten-year mark of the Brussels attack.
Keynote
Jun 2025
Evanchik Family Golf Outing
Building Homes for Heroes · New Jersey
Attended and represented SAIC alongside BHH at their annual golf fundraiser supporting specially-adapted mortgage-free homes for injured veterans and their families.
Appearance
May 2025
Sphere 1 Annual Conference
Sphere 1, Inc. · Annual Conference
Attended as part of the BHH family alongside my father, Colonel (ret.) Kato Martinez and siblings, where Sphere 1 presented BHH with a $25,000 donation in support of the organization's mission.
Appearance
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.
Keynote
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.
Media
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, underrepresentation in tech, and why the field needs voices like mine now more than ever.
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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