Chaos Management: Leading Humans Through AI and Anxiety

Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Mark Atkinson, CEO at Mursion; Majd Sakr, Chief Learning Officer at Accenture; Marissa Farrar, Chief People Experience Officer at Turnitin; Karie Willyerd, Head of Strategic Engagements at GP Strategies; Colton Gyulay, Chief Operating Officer at Speak; and Rob Lauber, CEO at XLO Global.In an era defined by geopolitical tension, economic volatility, and rapid AI-driven transformation, the session explored how leaders worked to hold their organizations steady while everything around them shifted. Speakers discussed how to preserve clarity, trust, and belonging across remote-first, AI-mediated global teams, sharing real practices for leading through uncertainty, strengthening cohesion, and sustaining culture as disruption became the norm.