Dr. Monica Schmickler

Senior Procurement & Value Chain Advisor at Independent Advisor

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

About Dr.

Dr. Monica Schmickler is a senior procurement, supply chain and governance expert with over 25 years of international leadership experience at Mercedes-Benz. Her expertise spans procurement transformation, supply chain resilience, sustainability governance and AI-enabled operating models. Today, she works as an independent advisor, speaker and lecturer, focusing on how organisations move beyond AI hype toward robust procurement foundations, responsible decision-making and real-world value-chain execution.

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.