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February 2026

How Boards Find Opportunity in Times of Disruption

In August, Blackhall & Pearl and our friends at the global advisory firm Mondiale Impact gathered leading Australian chairs and directors for an insightful dialogue around the paradigm shifts and strategic questions they are confronting in real time and what may come next amidst the massive disruptions currently underway. Our challenge was how they might find opportunity in the chaos, and we asked them to name the big bets their boards needed to make to ensure their companies and organisations will be thriving in three years.
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February 2026

High Performing Boards Aren’t Leaving Speak Up to Chance

Recently, the Australian Financial Review published an article that called for directors to be more courageous about speaking up in the board room. While insightful, it is important to recognise that there is more to the story about director speak up behaviours.
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February 2026

What Keeps the Superannuation Section Up at Night

With the new year beginning, it is timely to reflect on how the Australian superannuation fund boards navigated 2025. Across our work independently evaluating the performance of superannuation boards with FUM (Funds Under Management) totalling more than $500B, we saw four significant challenges emerge that have been keeping the super sector up at night.
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February 2026

From Digital Denial to AI Dominance: The Boardroom Revolution

Seven years ago, I sat in a research lab in Boston watching as AI analysed a meeting in real-time. Biometric sensors tracked stress levels. Voice analysis detected deception. Facial recognition mapped emotional dynamics. Semantic algorithms predicted decision outcomes before votes were cast. The technology potential was extraordinary, but no one was really interested and some were terrified. Yet the AI revolution has now begun in earnest, and boards are central players and beneficiaries.
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