Last year's Luxury Women Leaders Summit 2025 on April 9 in New York attracted senior executives from more than a dozen luxury sectors from around the world to discuss how to navigate industry, organization and career in a tumultuous year. Seen here are speakers (from left to right) Cristina Cheever of Cheever Curated, Diana Kemppainen of the Princess Grace Foundation–USA, Caroline Mayhew Gardner of The RealReal and Jamie F. Kerr of The Ritz-Carlton Company (now Hilton Luxury)
We’ve got more than two dozen executives at the conference across different luxury sectors discussing various opportunities and challenges they face in the workplace, their industry sector and across markets.
More importantly, these luxury leaders are willing to share how they navigate their careers, companies and categories in an uncertain market beset with changing consumer behavior and geopolitical upheaval. Here are some topics:
The State of Luxury and Beauty
State of Luxury Resale: What it Portends for Fashion and Leather Goods
The Hidden Architecture: How Smart Women Lead Bigger with AI
In the World of Private Travel, One Jet is Not Enough
What’s on the Minds of the HNW and UHNW? Insights from the Yachting Set
How to Work with a Global Clientele
How Leadership Styles are Evolving with Workforce and Job Requirements
Building a Community: How Chief Empowers Women Leaders
UBS: Bridging the Funding Gap in Women’s Wellness and Wellbeing Efforts
Growing Professional Presence with Corporate Impact
Purpose, Presence, Power: Turning Superpowers into Impact
Brand Partnerships: Strategic Collaborations to Leverage Shared Audiences, Resources and Credibility
Amplify Your Presence with Purpose: How Instagram and LinkedIn Can Polish Your Image
The Art of Negotiation at Work, Home and Play
Creating Disparate Streams of Revenue: How Condé Nast Does It
In Conversation: How I Help Clients Design a Rolls-Royce Car
Pivot: Crafting a Midcareer Transition to Great Effect
Tech to Real Estate – or Clicks to Bricks: Choosing a New Career Path
From Retail Executive to Entrepreneur: Lessons in Reinvention and Leadership
Dexterity, Vigilance and Capital Generation: Alert Leadership at its Best
Working with Macro Forces Beyond Your Control
Cybersecurity Measures to Protect the Luxury Leader’s Lifestyle
Circle: Uniting Capital, Culture and Continuity
Insurance Strategies for Luxury Lifestyles
Exit: How to Successfully Chart Your Company’s Sale