Reimagine Our Future Together: Inside ELC ’s 2025 Supplier Summit
ELC ’s 2025 Supplier Summit united strategic global partners to reimagine our future together...
Company Feature, Jun 5, 2025
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC ) hosted our 2025 Supplier Summit on Wednesday, May 28 in New York City. With this year’s theme, Reimagine Our Future Together, the Summit brought together ELC executives, brand and value chain leaders, and strategic suppliers from across the globe for a full day of alignment, collaboration, and recognition.
The event featured keynote presentations, breakout sessions, supplier awards, and networking designed to spotlight the innovation, agility, and shared responsibility that will fuel ELC’s next phase of growth and transformation.
(From left to right) Roberto Canevari, Executive Vice President, Chief Value Chain Officer, ELC, Jane Hertzmark Hudis, Executive Vice President, Chief Brand Officer, ELC, Stéphane de La Faverie, President and CEO, ELC, Berenice Vettore, Chief Quality Officer, ELC, Quentin Roach, Chief Procurement Officer, ELC.
The Summit began with welcome remarks from Quentin Roach, Chief Procurement Officer, ELC, who reinforced the importance of partnership in driving mutual success. He then introduced Stéphane de La Faverie, President and CEO, ELC, who provided valuable insight into ELC’s Beauty Reimagined strategic vision and underscored that ELC’s transformation depends on bold and disruptive innovation, speed, and agility, while never comprising on quality.
We see a great opportunity to deepen our strategic relationships with our partners to drive scale and reignite growth. Together, we have an incredible opportunity to build a more profitable and innovative future for us all.
Stéphane de La Faverie
President and CEO, The Estée Lauder Companies
Quentin Roach, Chief Procurement Officer, ELC, delivers opening remarks at ELC’s Supplier Summit.
Jane Hertzmark Hudis, Executive Vice President, Chief Brand Officer, ELC; Roberto Canevari, Executive Vice President, Chief Value Chain Officer, ELC; and Berenice Vettore, Chief Quality Officer, ELC, addressed the attendees, Each shared their distinct views on how supplier partnerships can fuel ELC’s growth across innovation, operations, and brand execution. These collective remarks set the tone for the day and reinforced ELC’s commitment to building long-lasting, value-aligned supplier relationships rooted in trust, transparency, and excellence.
During the Supplier Summit, ELC also honoured the following suppliers who demonstrated excellence across various categories.
- For Excellence in Total Commercial Value:
- Givaudan Fragrances Corporation
- Microsoft Corporation
- For Excellence in Collaboration & Innovation:
- Intercos Group
- DSV A/S
- For Excellence in Service, Agility, & Resilience:
- Axilone
- Decoded (Monks Agency)
- For Excellence in Quality:
- Cosmax INC.
- For Excellence in Environmental, Social, & Governance:
- Autajon
- TAG Worldwide
Following the award ceremony and a networking lunch, the Summit transitioned into a series of "Inspiration Sessions" designed to foster open dialogue and creative collaboration. In each session, teams explored new ways of working, how to drive further efficiency and effectiveness, and ideas for enhancing innovation and consumer centricity.
The day closed with a talk from guest speaker Colin O’Brady, an American Professional Endurance Athlete, Motivational Speaker, and Adventurer. His message challenged attendees to rethink their limits and lead with bold thinking in the pursuit of success.
The key takeaways from the Supplier Summit – as well as ELC’s strategic vision and expectations – will be shared with ELC’s broader global supplier network as a follow-up from the event. The company will continue to depend on our strong ecosystem of suppliers across our end-to-end value chain to drive innovation, resiliency, and speed and enable our Beauty Reimagined strategic vision. To learn more about how ELC partners with suppliers, visit ELCompanies.com.
As we look ahead, we will place a revolutionised focus on our expectations of our partners to drive best-in-class performance and joint value. Thank you to our suppliers for your commitment to dreaming the possible and reimagining the future together!
Quentin Roach
Chief Procurement Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies
