Dr. Knut Alicke

Senior Advisor and Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Company

Previously spoke at: TFEST24

Speaking at TFEST26: Dr. Knut Alicke is confirmed for TFEST26 on December 1–2 2026 at Colosseum Berlin. Session details published in the agenda.

About Dr.

Dr. Knut Alicke is a Senior Advisor and Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Company — a senior supply chain executive and thought leader with 25+ years of global consulting experience, including 21 years as Partner and Master Expert. He brings deep expertise in end-to-end supply chain transformation, digital supply chain, S&OP, inventory optimisation, warehouse automation, and AI/GenAI integration. Recognised as a Top 10 Global Supply Chain Influencer (2022–2024), he is a published author and university professor with a track record of impact across 100+ client engagements in manufacturing, pharma, retail, consumer goods, chemicals, and medtech.

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.