SC-EE Spring 2026 Keynote: Built For Turbulence, Pascal Finette

Built for Turbulence - Leading Organizations That Strengthen Under Stress

The anxiety is understandable. Artificial Intelligence, Private Equity consolidation, tariff volatility, commodity swings — the disruptions hitting foodservice supply chain aren't arriving one at a time, and no single forecast covers all of it. But anxiety narrows focus, and narrow focus is the enemy of strategic thinking.

Pascal Finette reframes the moment: staying the course is no longer a strategy. Drawing on nearly three decades at the forefront of technology and organizational change — including roles at eBay, Mozilla, and Google.org — he introduces a practical framework for spotting weak signals before they become disruptions, maps the state changes already reshaping the industry, and makes a data-backed case that building organizational muscle is what separates leaders who gain from disruption from those who are simply managed by it.

You'll leave with a wider lens and a new way of reading what's coming.

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Pascal Finette is the Co-Founder and Chief Heretic at radical, a boutique advisory firm that helps leaders build organizational capacity and turn volatility into competitive advantage. Over nearly three decades in technology, Pascal has led transformations at era-defining companies including eBay, Mozilla, and Google.org.

At eBay, he founded the Platform Solutions Group in Europe. At Mozilla, he led the Open Innovation Lab and Office of the Chair. As Principal at Google.org, he invested in social impact organizations globally. He also served as faculty chair for entrepreneurship at Singularity University.

Pascal is the bestselling author of “Disrupt Disruption: How to Decode the Future, Disrupt Your Industry, and Transform Your Business” and the forthcoming “Built for Turbulence: How to Lead Organizations That Strengthen Under Stress” (2026). He founded GYSHIDO, a global productivity movement, and co-founded The Women’s Impact Alliance.

Called a “prophet” by Germany’s ARD television and named one of the top 100 Internet influencers by Wirtschaftswoche, Pascal brings refreshing honesty and zero tolerance for BS to helping leaders navigate uncertainty.

He’s a frequent speaker at Berkeley Haas, Stanford, London Business School, HEC Paris, and ESADE.