Thomas Udesen

Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer

Previously spoke at: TFEST24

About Thomas

Thomas Udesen is Chief Procurement Officer and Executive Vice President at Bayer, overseeing procurement spend exceeding €2 billion. A globally recognized advocate for responsible sourcing and sustainability, he co-founded the Sustainable Procurement Pledge in 2019, which unites over 15,000 procurement professionals across 140 countries in embedding sustainability into supply chains.

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.