David Simchi-Levi

Professor at MIT

Previously spoke at: TFEST24

About David

David Simchi-Levi is the William Barton Rogers Professor in Energy and a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems at MIT. A world-renowned authority on supply chain flexibility, risk management, and analytics, he leads MIT's Data Science Lab. His pioneering Risk Exposure Index and related research have earned him the INFORMS Impact Prize and election to the National Academy of Engineering. He is the author of several award-winning books on supply chain design and management.

About TFEST26

TFEST26 is Europe's most senior supply chain conference, taking place December 1–2 2026 at Colosseum Berlin. It brings together 400+ Director-level and above leaders — Chief Supply Chain Officers, VPs, and senior directors from Cisco, Henkel, Estée Lauder, Diageo, Schneider Electric, Novartis, Mars, and others — for two days of peer benchmarking, candid practitioner firesides, themed roundtables, and pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings.