At the 2026 Louisiana Association of Business & Industry (LABI) Annual Meeting, futurist Jonathan Brill delivered a luncheon keynote on “Thriving in the Age of Radical Change.” With trade wars, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts, and AI all converging at once, Brill argues we’re headed into a “rogue wave” of disruption that most organizations simply aren’t prepared for. Drawing on examples from cutting-edge AI research to the US Navy, he lays out a practical framework for leading through radical change — including why the biggest barrier to AI transformation isn’t technology at all, it’s trust.
Watch the full keynote below:


