Ilham Smaali
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Essity
Previously spoke at: TFEST25
Speaking at TFEST26: Tuesday, December 1 2026 at 10:40–11:10 on the Main Stage: “Opening Fireside Chat: Orchestrating Global Scale & The Shift to Supply Chain "Enablement"”.
Speaking at TFEST26: Tuesday, December 1 2026 at 12:20–12:50 on the Main Stage: “Beyond the Talent Pipeline: Rebuilding Leadership for an AI Generation”. With Stephanie Wright (Agora Leadership), Hanno Bruemmer (Covestro) and Stacey Weismiller (American Manufacturing Futures Institute).
About Ilham
Ilham Smaali serves as Chief Supply Chain Officer at Essity, leading the newly established Supply Chain Enablement function focused on economies of scale in sourcing and fulfillment. She joined Essity in 2023 as Vice President Global Planning & Logistics before being appointed to the Executive Management Team. Ilham previously held senior positions in manufacturing, logistics, and planning at The Estée Lauder Companies, Nike, and Procter & Gamble, bringing broad experience across consumer goods and luxury sectors.
Session Overview
As 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.
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.