Live from Colosseum Berlin · 1–2 Dec 2026
Watch chief supply chain officers and senior leaders from Cisco, The Estée Lauder Companies, Haleon and more live on the Main Stage in Berlin. Then meet the people you want to know in online 1:1s. The online pass is free.
First session Tue 1 Dec, 09:00 Berlin time
On the Main Stage: leaders from 35 companies
About TFEST26
For two days in December, chief supply chain officers, VPs and heads of planning, procurement and logistics gather at Colosseum Berlin to share what is really working: AI in production, resilient networks, faster planning and leading people through change.
The online pass brings the Main Stage, and the people, to your screen.
Who it is for
If you lead supply chain, operations or procurement and cannot be in Berlin on 1 and 2 December, this is your seat in the room.
Chief supply chain and operations officers
The people setting the agenda for global supply chains, and the ones on our stage.
On the Main Stage
What the online pass gets you
The same Main Stage the room in Berlin sees, the conversation around it, and a way to meet the people behind the ideas.
Online 1:1 meetings
From Thursday 3 December, book 15-minute video meetings with the people you want to know. Five steps, all in the portal.
Your profile
Set it up once, as soon as your pass arrives. Say what you know and what you want to learn, and the people you should meet can find you, message you and ask for a 1:1.
The Main Stage agenda
Every session below is streamed live to online pass holders. Open a speaker to read their story, or filter the agenda by format or topic.
Free. Register with your work details and we email you a sign-in link to your online portal.
Today
Register and open the sign-in link we email you.
Before 1 December
Set up your profile, so the right people can find you.
1 and 2 December
Watch the Main Stage live and join the chat.
From 3 December
Online 1:1 meetings, 15 minutes each, by video.
Nothing. The online pass is free. Register with your work details and your pass is emailed to you.
A web browser on a computer, tablet or phone. There is nothing to install. You sign in with your email address and a one-time link, with no password.
The Main Stage runs through the day on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 December 2026, Berlin time (CET, UTC+1). The agenda above has every session's start time, and this page shows the first one in your own time zone.
From Thursday 3 December. Set up your profile, find people by expertise and what they are looking for, and propose a time. They accept or suggest another time, and you both get a confirmation email with the join link. Each meeting is 15 minutes, by video in your browser.
VPs and directors of supply chain
Planning, logistics, manufacturing and customer supply chain leaders running transformation at scale.
On the Main Stage
Procurement and sourcing leaders
Heads of procurement weighing up where AI agents are ready and where they are not.
Typical roles
Transformation, data and AI leads
The people turning strategy into systems, and making the business case for it.
On the Main Stage
Live chat
Every Main Stage session, live from Berlin
Keynotes, fireside chats and panels streamed in full from Colosseum Berlin on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 December, in a large, clear player in your browser.
A live chat beside the stream
Trade reactions with everyone watching online, and put your questions to the speakers when the organisers open them.
Online 1:1 meetings
15-minute video calls with the people you most want to talk to, from Thursday 3 December. You pick who and when; they accept or suggest another time.
A profile that gets you found
You appear in the attendee directory, marked Online, with your expertise and what you are looking for, so the right people can message you.
TFEST25, BerlinSarah Lindqvist
VP Supply Chain Planning, Nordhavn Foods
Copenhagen, Denmark LinkedIn
Leads demand and supply planning across Northern Europe. Moved the business from spreadsheets to a single planning platform and is now testing AI forecasting on fresh products. Keen to compare notes on S&OP with peers in food and drink.
Cisco
Tuesday 1 December · Main Stage·12 sessions, streamed live
Maria Villablanca opens TFEST26 with a data-driven look at where the global supply chain stands as we close out 2026, and what it means for leadership priorities heading into 2027.
Maria VillablancaCEO, Future Insights NetworkWhat does it take to lead a global supply chain when disruption is no longer the exception? In this opening fireside chat, Maria Villablanca sits down with Cisco Chief Supply Chain Officer Chuck Graham to explore how Cisco is building a supply chain designed to adapt, through geopolitical shifts, changing trade dynamics, systemic supply constraints, and rapid technology change. The conversation will explore how Chuck thinks about resilience, decisions and trade-offs behind a global supply chain, and how AI is changing the way Cisco plans, operates, and responds. They'll also discuss what the shift toward agentic AI means for supply chain leaders, not just for technology and processes, but for people, decision-making and the role of the CSCO.
Chuck GrahamChief Supply Chain Officer, CiscoHow do you manage a value chain spanning approximately 150 countries and territories in one of the most dynamic consumer categories in the world? For Roberto Canevari, Chief Value Chain Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies, the answer lies in building a dynamic, connected organization designed for speed, agility and resilience. Roberto will discuss how ELC balances global scale with agile, local responsiveness to quickly evolving consumer expectations. Drawing on his belief that people are a company's greatest competitive advantage, Roberto will share how ELC is combining the strengths of talent and technology to accelerate innovation and adapt to changing consumer demands. This conversation will explore how organizations can bring together people, data and technology to navigate complexity, strengthen performance and deliver for consumers in an increasingly dynamic world.
Roberto CanevariChief Value Chain Officer, The Estée Lauder CompaniesIn corporate restructuring, the strategy is drawn up in the boardroom, but it succeeds or fails on the factory floor. When Henkel made the historic decision to merge its legacy Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care divisions into a single "Consumer Brands" powerhouse, Dirk Holbach was tasked with integrating the massive supply chain networks behind them. The mandate was clear: consolidate overlapping footprints, standardise KPIs, and merge operations across 30+ factories globally. However, Holbach's true mandate was cultural. He had to unite two fiercely loyal, historically separated teams under a single operational roof without cratering morale or losing critical talent. In this exclusive fireside chat, Holbach will detail the human realities of leading an organisation through a monumental transition. Moving beyond the spreadsheet, he will unpack how he secured buy-in from middle management, communicated difficult realities with transparency, and managed the inevitable change fatigue that comes with large-scale M&A and network restructuring.
Dr. Dirk HolbachFormer Chief Supply Chain Officer, Consumer Brands, HenkelAs multinational networks become increasingly complex, the traditional top-down supply chain model is evolving. At the end of 2025, global hygiene and health company Essity recognised this shift, establishing a brand new "Supply Chain Enablement" function to drive economies of scale and standardise working methods across its sprawling, decentralised production network of approximately 150 countries. In this exclusive fireside chat, newly appointed CSCO Ilham Smaali will unpack what it truly means to shift from traditional supply chain management to an "enablement" mindset. Drawing on her extensive cross-industry experience leading global logistics and planning for powerhouse brands like Nike, The Estée Lauder Companies, and Procter & Gamble, Smaali will share her playbook for driving end-to-end transformation without stifling local agility.
Ilham SmaaliChief Supply Chain Officer, EssityOrganisations have invested heavily in talent pipelines, yet leadership readiness has never been under greater pressure. As AI, hybrid work, and generational shifts redefine the workplace, technical expertise alone is no longer enough. This session explores how tomorrow's supply chain leaders must combine emotional intelligence, human connection, and adaptability to lead through increasing complexity. Join senior industry executives as they challenge conventional approaches to leadership development and explore what it truly takes to build resilient, future-ready organisations.
Stephanie WrightVice Chair, Agora LeadershipIlham SmaaliChief Supply Chain Officer, Essity
Hanno BruemmerIndependent Advisor, Former Head of Supply Chain & Logistics, Covestro
Stacey WeismillerPresident and CEO, American Manufacturing Futures InstituteProcurement and supply chain teams still spend much of their day moving information between inboxes, PDFs, spreadsheets and the ERP: chasing order confirmations, checking invoices against purchase orders and following up on late deliveries. GeneralMind looks at where AI agents now take on that operational work, from requests for quotes to invoice matching and shipment tracking, and what a leadership team needs in place before letting them run: reliable ERP data, clear approval rules and a way to decide which transactions an agent may handle on its own. A view of where agents in procurement are ready for production today and where people stay in the loop.
A clear-eyed assessment: which autonomous use cases are genuinely running in production today, which are in pilot, and which remain marketing narratives. Panelists share specific deployments including the guardrails, escalation protocols, and failure modes they have built in.
Baris OzmanDirector, Supply Chain & Logistics Europe, AUTO1 Group
Agnieszka RomaniukVice President Supply Chain, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Grace MetriFounder and CEO, IgniziaWhat does it actually take to lead a large-scale, end-to-end supply chain transformation while keeping the business running? Four leaders driving change in very different contexts (a global multi-brand drinks business, a PE-backed healthcare and hygiene company, a regulated pharma distributor spanning 130+ countries, and a global food and beverage company) share how they sequence change, win cross-functional and board-level buy-in, balance cost against resilience and service, and make transformation stick culturally, not just on the org chart.
Neha SinghVP Global Planning Transformation, Diageo
Anna SpartyGlobal Director Supply Chain, Schülke & Mayr
Alex JohnsonFormer Chief Supply Chain & Business Transformation Officer, Clinigen
Bill PapantoniouGlobal Customer Supply Chain Director, NestléHow modern network design tools weigh resilience against cost when trade policy and demand keep shifting. Drawing on a large-scale consumer-products network rebuild, this session walks through reconfiguring production and distribution footprints to absorb disruption and limit tariff and trade exposure, using strategic redundancy, regional capacity, and dual-sourcing, without eroding the cost base. Case data: a global manufacturer reconfigured its network to cut disruption recovery time by 40% and reduce landed cost by 12%, while building in capacity to flex against supply shocks.
Abdelaziz SalahVice-President IFP Supply Chain, Kimberly-Clark
Birgit FuchsVice President Supply Chain Automotive, Infineon Technologies
Susanne LehrfeldSenior Director E2E Supply Chain CE, Kenvue
Yannis PapantonisGlobal Product Director, NovartisA joint keynote. AI is transforming how supply chains analyse data, predict risk, and automate decisions, which requires leadership to redefine and elevate. The most critical decisions are often made with incomplete information, where experience, judgement, and intuition become decisive competitive advantages. This keynote provokes a new leadership model that integrates IQ, EQ and SQ to elevate leaders to maximise the potential ahead of us. Discover why the future belongs to leaders who know how to leverage AI, and the freedom that comes with it.
Vineet KhannaFormer SVP Global Supply Chain, NestléStephanie WrightVice Chair, Agora LeadershipMaria Villablanca synthesises Day 1 into a 'Top 10 Actions' report: the ten most specific, actionable insights from the day's panels, firesides, and workshops. Includes live audience polling to capture the collective intelligence of 400+ senior leaders.
Maria VillablancaCEO, Future Insights NetworkTimes are Berlin time (CET, UTC+1). The agenda can still change.
The online pass is for the live Main Stage on 1 and 2 December. We will email pass holders if recordings become available.
Senior supply chain, operations and procurement leaders who cannot be in Berlin. 400+ people are expected at the event itself.
No. The online pass covers the Main Stage livestream, the chat and meeting people online. It does not include entry to the venue.
