As AI reshapes the world, the rules of leadership are being rewritten. The skills that got us here won’t get us where we’re going.

This keynote isn’t about technology—it’s about the fundamental behavioral shifts leaders must make to thrive. When AI can access any fact instantly, competitive advantage no longer comes from what you know, but from how you think, judge, and decide. AI can’t replace the uniquely human traits that matter most: curiosity, intuition, discernment, and emotional intelligence.

Picture a game of tug-of-war. On one end: tech acceleration moving forward at exponential speed. On the other: industrial-era systems, entrenched thinking, bureaucracy.

Our organizations, our institutions, our operating models are being stretched thinner as the gap widens between the pace of change and our ability to adapt to it.

We’re living in that gap. That space between what’s possible and what we’re prepared for. Between the world AI is creating and the mindsets we’re still defending.

Deepfakes are indistinguishable from reality. AI-generated content floods every platform. Misinformation spreads faster than fact-checking can keep up. The line between authentic + artificial has vanished – and with it, our ability to trust what we see, hear, and read.

Leaders face a challenge: building credibility in a world where seeing is no longer believing. This is the trust paradox – at the very moment we need trust most, the tools to create it are being weaponized to destroy it.