Roberto Canevari
Executive Vice President and Chief Value Chain Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies
Speaking at TFEST26: Tuesday, December 1 2026 at 09:40–10:10 on the Main Stage: “Opening Fireside Chat: The Beauty of a Dynamic Value Chain at The Estée Lauder Companies”.
Speaking at TFEST26: Tuesday, December 1 2026 at 12:20–12:50 on the The Lab: “Sustainable Leadership: What Helps Talent Thrive in an Age of Constant Disruption?”. With Melanie Salter (BOOM Global Network).
About Roberto
Roberto Canevari serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Value Chain Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies. In this role, he oversees end-to-end global operations including Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, and Sustainability. Previously EVP of Supply Chain Europe at Unilever, Roberto brings extensive experience from executive roles at Burberry, Carrefour, and Nestlé Water. He is a transformative leader focused on integrating R&D with supply chain strategy to drive innovation, responsible sourcing, and operational excellence.
Session Overview
How do you manage a value chain spanning approximately 150 countries and territories in one of the most dynamic consumer categories in the world? For Roberto Canevari, Chief Value Chain Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies, the answer lies in building a dynamic, connected organization designed for speed, agility and resilience. Roberto will discuss how ELC balances global scale with agile, local responsiveness to quickly evolving consumer expectations. Drawing on his belief that people are a company's greatest competitive advantage, Roberto will share how ELC is combining the strengths of talent and technology to accelerate innovation and adapt to changing consumer demands. This conversation will explore how organizations can bring together people, data and technology to navigate complexity, strengthen performance and deliver for consumers in an increasingly dynamic world.
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.