Jean-Raphael Eid
Head of AI - Manufacturing at Arkema
Speaking at TFEST26: Wednesday, December 2 2026 at 10:00–10:30 on the Main Stage: “The AI-Human Equation: Navigating Disruption and Legacy Knowledge”. With Stephanie Wright (Agora Leadership), Grace Metri (Ignizia) and Sarah Gretter (Michigan State University).
About Jean-Raphael
Jean-Raphael Eid is Head of AI for Manufacturing at Arkema. An engineer trained in AI, he built his career in manufacturing, from a plant in China to global roles. Today his job is bringing AI into Arkema's plants.
Session Overview
Featuring representatives from leading AI consortia, industry leaders, and WEF contributors. As organisations accelerate AI adoption, they face a growing challenge beyond technology itself: preserving the experience, judgment, and institutional wisdom that cannot be automated. Workforce transformation is creating new opportunities while simultaneously risking the loss of decades of tacit knowledge. This panel brings together global leaders to discuss how organisations can deploy AI responsibly, capture legacy expertise, and prepare leaders to thrive alongside intelligent systems. It explores strategies for navigating post-restructuring realities, ensuring leadership readiness, and fostering a productive, sustainable AI-human coexistence.
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.