Regenerative Procurement: The New Frontier of Business Value

We’re hosting an intimate dinner in early December at Freemans, one of New York’s most atmospheric hidden-alley restaurants. The evening will bring together senior leaders in procurement, supply chain, packaging, and sustainability to explore the ideas in Elvire’s recently published book Regenerative Procurement: Redefining Value Creation and connect around the future of responsible business.

In this evening session, Elvire Regnier introduces Regenerative Procurement, a forward-looking model that turns supplier relationships into engines of innovation, sustainability, and long-term growth.

Drawing on her book, Regenerative Procurement: From Performance to Resilience, she will show how organizations can activate their ecosystems to deliver measurable impact and build resilience in a turbulent world.

Speaker bio

Elvire Regnier is the Founder of Regenerative-Advisory, a Senior Advisor to global strategy firms, and a former procurement executive for international groups including Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, Bouygues (construction), Avril (renewable energy), and L’Occitane (cosmetics).

Author of Regenerative Procurement: From Performance to Resilience, she helps leaders unleash procurement as a driver of resilience, innovation, and sustainable growth.

A regular lecturer at HEC Paris and ESSEC, she bridges business transformation, ecosystem strategy, and regenerative leadership.

Agenda

6:00–6:45 PM | Welcome

Guests arrive for a welcome drink and networking.

6:45–7:30 PM | Talk & conversation

A short keynote and fireside-style discussion on evolving procurement from a transactional function into a driver of resilience, innovation, and sustainability. Topics include:

• Moving from efficiency to ecosystem vitality
• Building “partner of choice” relationships that drive innovation and trust
• Defining new metrics of regenerative performance: value, resilience, and shared impact

7:30–9:00 PM | Dinner & networking

A seated dinner featuring locally sourced, seasonal dishes, with conversation in a relaxed setting.

About the venue

Freemans is a renowned New York restaurant tucked at the end of a small alley off the Bowery. Known for its rustic elegance and private dining spaces, it offers an intimate setting ideal for discussion, reflection, and connection.