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Meri Stevens
Chief Operations Officer
Kenvue
Speaker Bio
Meri has successfully led organizations through times of challenge to maximize shareholder value and operational efficiency. She is a digital and technology focused lean leader who has built, transformed and run manufacturing, logistics & distribution, procurement, engineering, and overall operations at multiple global businesses across diverse industries in more than 100 countries at Kenvue, Johnson & Johnson, Newell Rubbermaid, Tyco, Bertelsmann, Knoll Furniture and General Electric.
She is a purpose-driven leader dedicated to mentoring the next generation of leaders and STEM professionals. She proudly serves as an executive sponsor of the Women at Kenvue impact network and actively champions the company’s Access to STEM program. Committed to education and community engagement, she is the Vice Chair of the Smithsonian Science Education Center Advisory Board.
Meri holds a B.S. in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Industrial Management, both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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She is a purpose-driven leader dedicated to mentoring the next generation of leaders and STEM professionals. She proudly serves as an executive sponsor of the Women at Kenvue impact network and actively champions the company’s Access to STEM program. Committed to education and community engagement, she is the Vice Chair of the Smithsonian Science Education Center Advisory Board.
Meri holds a B.S. in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Industrial Management, both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Session
Monday, 20 July, 2026 01:45 PM - 02:45 PM BST
Case Study Roundtable: Delivering ROI Through AI and Digital Twins
Meri Stevens,
Chief Operations Officer, Kenvue
Most companies are pursuing the integration of AI technologies in their operations, but only a small number have discovered how to do so with a sustained ROI. Meri Stevens, COO for consumer products company, Kenvue, will share learnings from their value journey, including the ability to build differentiating digital capabilities atop imperfect foundational systems, leveraging venture-capital-type program governance for speed and scale, eliminating the “blockers” that live in end-to-end flows, and placing focus on better decision making through the adoption of capabilities versus deploying technology. This interactive session will include a moderated group roundtable discussion.
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