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INDIAN JEWELLER (IJ) Dec - Jan 2020

How did we fair in 2019? It was one of the toughest years for jewellers. From the rise in gold prices to hike in import duty and a lack of demand from consumers - jewellers faced all kinds of challenges insights from Industry Experts

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Special RepoRt<br />

Indian Jewellery Excellence Symposium<br />

IndIa’s FIrst Jewellery<br />

excellence symposIum<br />

India’s first Jewellery Excellence Symposium organised by GJSCI held in<br />

Mumbai was a big success where experts from all over the world where<br />

invited to share their knowledge on various topics<br />

The Indian Jewellery Excellence<br />

Symposium that took place in Mumbai<br />

on <strong>Jan</strong>uary 8 and 9 was nothing short<br />

of an indulging affair. From key note speakers<br />

to renowned jewellers and retailers, it saw the<br />

presence of the prominent members of the<br />

Gems & Jewellery industry. The event was<br />

not only informative but was also a medium<br />

to enlighten the who’s who in trade on the<br />

pressing issues of the industry and how we can<br />

benefit by sharing gained knowledge.<br />

Manish Kumar, MD and CEO, National<br />

Skill Development Corporation (NSDC),<br />

Sanjay Kothari, Chairman, GJSCI, Rajiv Garg,<br />

Executive Director and CEO, GJSCI, Rupa<br />

Dutta, Economic Adviser - Department of<br />

Commerce, GoI, Anantha Padmanabhan,<br />

Chairman, GJC, Pramod Agarwal, Chairman,<br />

GJEPC and VP, CIBJO inaugurated India ’s<br />

first Jewellery Excellence Symposium. A great<br />

initiative by GJSCI with the support from<br />

various industry partners made this event a<br />

success. The two-day event witnessed leading<br />

national and international experts from the<br />

industry, who shared their knowledge and<br />

exchanged ideas through various topics such<br />

as, Innovative use of 3D-Printing for high<br />

quality jewellery making including metal<br />

124 | december 19-january <strong>2020</strong> | <strong>INDIAN</strong> <strong>JEWELLER</strong>

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