Indo-Euro Jewelry Summit will be Hold in November
By Dilipp S Nag www.diamonds.net
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) will hold the third edition of Indo-Euro Jewellery Summit from November 15 to 20, 2011 in Mumbai. The summit will include a series of high-level meetings between the top 20 European retailers and leading Indian jewelry manufacturers.
''The Indo-Euro Jewellery Summit aims at strengthening India ties with European nations,'' said Rajiv Jain, GJEPC’s chairman. ''The summit, since 2009, has played a vital role in penetrating in the region and connecting with major players on one on one basis.''
GJEPC stated that over the years, almost 30 major European retailers joined the summit to learn and experience more about the Indian jewelry manufacturing sector.
''Our research has shown that the top 100 jewelry retailers from Europe represent some 7,000 points of sale. This means that we have attracted more than 60 percent of the European top 100 potential to India with this unique tool,'' said Filip Van Laere, the chief executive of Diamond Dreams@Work, the consultants who helped shape and implement the different summits. ''While there is still a sizable potential left, I believe we have created a major gate to India for other retailers to follow in the steps of their colleagues.''
GJEPC said that the summit will see participants from France, Germany, Poland and Eastern Europe as well as a major jewelry retail chain from South Africa. For the first time, the participants will also include wholesalers, TV jewelry channels and one of the leading luxury retailers from France, the council added.
Participants from India include Asian Star, Core Jewellery, Fine Jewellery, Goldiam International, Indigo Jewellery, Inter Carat Jewelry, Inter Gold, KBS Designs, Kiran Jewels, Patdiam Jewellery, Priority Jewels, SNC Jewels, Stellar Jewellery, Sunjewels International and Uni-Design Jewellery.
GJEPC, which has 5,500 members, is the apex body of the gem and jewelry industry in the country and operates under the supervision of India’s Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
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