PALM BEACH, Fla. — The 2026 WWD Beauty CEO Summit, themed “The Innovation Imperative: Creating the Future of Commerce, Culture and Connectivity,” kicked off at The Breakers hotel Monday evening. At the event, top executives and industry experts addressed hundreds of attendees on a variety of pressing themes — from AI to the evolution of retail to brand-building in an uncertain macroenvironment and more.  Here, five key takeaways from the summit’s first full day on Tuesday. Related Articles Change Is Name of the Game Although the Estée Lauder Cos. board chair William P. Lauder remained mum on the status of ongoing merger talks with Puig, he did — perhaps fittingly — advise that: “We have to accept change as a constant.…