JNA Awards 2020 - Jewellery Industry Best Practices

JNA AWARDS • 2020 35 NIRUPA BHATT Senior Advisor, GIA India Nirupa Bhatt served as Managing Director of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) India and the Middle East from 2008 until June 2020 where she launched GIA services to over 60 locations in India, the Middle East and Turkey. Nirupa has since then taken up a new role of Senior Advisor at GIA. An expert in gemstone and jewellery supply chain, Nirupa received several global honours for her contributions to the gemstone and jewellery industry. She has also been an active participant in several industry trade bodies including All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) and Gem and Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI). Nirupa is also an invitee to the marketing committee of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). LETITIA CHOW MEI LAI CHAIR OF THE JUDGING PANEL Chairperson of the JNA Awards Director of Business Development – Jewellery Group, Informa Markets Letitia Chow started her affiliation with the jewellery industry in 1980 when she was appointed Executive-in-Charge of the De Beers Diamond Promotion Service in Southeast Asia. In 1983, she co-founded Jewellery News Asia , and launched the Chinese edition in 1994. In 2012, to meet the needs of the industry, she started the JNA Awards. MARK LEE Research Director, Asia Pacific Institute for Strategy Mark Lee has over 20 years of research and teaching experience in the areas of innovation, strategy and leadership. Mark has worked with multinational and local enterprises, such as Chow Tai Fook, Amorepacific, IKEA, 7-Eleven, MTR, Sino Group, AXA and Crown Motor. He has also been invited as guest speaker by leading associations, including the American Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong Brand Development Council, the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, GS1 and the Hong Kong Exporters’ Association, among others.