A series of conferences on the luxury industry have take place in the last few weeks and the debate on the future of luxury appears to be of great relevance, as described in this article by Forrest Cardamenis at Luxury Daily. He reports Maureen Chiquet’s talk at The New York Times International Luxury Conference, during which she examines the threats that globalisation and technology represent for the industry in this specific time and encourages brands to look for feminine traits in their leadership roles and enable a better understanding of customers values and desires.