Jewellery & Gem Digital World is offering a rich webinar programme today featuring expert speakers representing various segments of the industry.

Powered by the Jewellery & Gem Knowledge Community, the Trend Watch-themed programming is led off by a session with world-famous jewellery artist Wallace Chan at 11am HKT. JNA Conversations: Wallace Chan’s Universe of Artistry delves into the designer’s approach to invention and the inspiration behind some of his groundbreaking jewellery pieces.

Silver jewellery trends take the limelight at 3pm HKT. In JNA Design Talk: Silver Jewellery, Gloria Maccaroni, director of brand development at the Silver Promotion Service (SPS), unveils the latest design trends for the white metal. She also reveals market opportunities in the silver jewellery space that the industry can tap for business recovery. 

At 5pm HKT, award-winning designer Stephen Webster examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on design trends and consumer preferences. JNA Conversations: Jewellery Design Directions likewise touches on design trends for 2021 and effective consumer engagement in the new normal.

Meanwhile, market developments in key sectors of the jewellery trade are the focus of JNA Trade Talk: Pulse of the Industry series and a JNA Awards Trade Talk session (Business landscape in the new normal).

At 12pm today, International Colored Gemstone Association President Clement Sabbagh identifies challenges and bright spots in the coloured gemstone trade, while Sanjay Kothari, Vice Chairman of the KGK Group, shares his views on how businesses could quickly adapt to the new normal at 1pm HKT.

Yoshihiro Shimizu, chairman of the Japan Pearl Exporters’ Association, discusses the current state of Japan’s pearl export market at 4pm HKT.

Capping off today’s webinar programme is a session on Silver Jewellery at 9pm HKT. Featuring some of Guangzhou’s major manufacturers and exporters of silver jewellery and accessories, the event is organised by the China Guangzhou Pavilion of Jewellery & Gem Digital World.

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