Rulebreakers vs Robots

Automation is accelerating. AI is everywhere. And for many smart, capable people, the dominant feeling isn't excitement, it's exhaustion. In this session, Sam Conniff explores why compliance has quietly become the default response to automation, and why that loss of confidence, curiosity, and judgement is the bigger risk. It reframes rule-breaking not as rebellion, but as a responsible, necessary mindset for navigating change.

Drawing on cutting-edge research into behavioural science, uncertainty, and the next phase of technological acceleration, Sam explores the mindsets and behaviors required to stay human, decisive, and effective when systems move faster than people. Audiences are introduced to the ideas that the most adaptive individuals aren't simply those who follow new rules quickly, but those who know when to challenge them, reinterpret them, or rewrite them entirely.