Maria Villablanca
CEO at TFEST
Previously spoke at: TFEST24, TFEST25
Speaking at TFEST26: Tuesday, December 1 2026 at 09:00–09:10 on the Main Stage: “Opening Remarks: The State of the Value Chain, December 2026”.
Speaking at TFEST26: Tuesday, December 1 2026 at 17:55–18:15 on the Main Stage: “Day 1 Closing: The Actionable Takeaways Report”.
Speaking at TFEST26: Wednesday, December 2 2026 at 09:00–09:10 on the Main Stage: “Day 2 Opening: Key Highlights from Day 1 and What's Ahead”.
Speaking at TFEST26: Wednesday, December 2 2026 at 16:45–17:05 on the Main Stage: “TFEST26 Grand Closing: The Transformation Scorecard and the Transformer Challenge Prizes”. With Ieva Iesalniece-Lessing (KNIME).
About Maria
Maria Villablanca is the CEO of TFEST, the supply chain transformation event for senior leaders. Previously Co-Founder and CEO of Future Insights Network, she hosts the Transform Talks podcast, interviewing global leaders on supply chain and business transformation. A recognized thought leader with 25+ years of experience, she is ranked among the top supply chain influencers in EMEA.
Session Overview
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.
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.