JNA Nov/ Dec 2021

MARKET INTELLIGENCE 52 | JNA Nov/Dec 2021 NAMES 2021 HONOUREES JWA 2021 年度 JWA 公佈入圍名單 This year’s Jewellery World Awards Honourees include some of the industry’s brightest and most innovative jewellers. 今年 的 JWA 獎項入圍者包括了一些業內備受矚目及最富創新力的珠寶商。 T he 2021 Jewellery World Awards (JWA), formerly known as JNA Awards, unveiled the highly anticipated roster of Honourees for its 10 th edition. JWA is also staging a three-part webinar series, with the theme “Leading through Changes and Uncertainty,” sponsored by Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ). The first webinar was held on October 26. Organised by Informa Markets Jewellery, JWA is the only business awards programme that covers the entire mine-to-market pipeline of the international jewellery and gemstone industry. It promotes and celebrates excellence, innovation and best business practices in the global trade – regardless of a participant’s scale of operations, field of expertise and geographical location. An esteemed panel of independent judges reviewed and assessed entries from 10 countries and regions, across five continents. In the end, 33 entries were shortlisted as Honourees. Proving that new ideas and adaptability were vital in moving the industry forward, Industry Innovation of the Year continued to be the most popular category – garnering the highest number of entries out of the eight categories. This was followed by the Outstanding Enterprise of the Year – APAC, which demonstrated the region’s robust growth, agility and adaptability. Letitia Chow, chairperson and founder of JWA at Informa Markets Jewellery, said, “Despite the ongoing challenges brought about by the pandemic, we are encouraged by the responses and number of participants this year, with a third being first-time entrants. Through this programme, we hope to highlight and bring out the positives of the trade as we continue to promote the core values of innovation and excellence.” Among the judges in this year’s competition are James Courage, former chief executive of Platinum Guild International and former chairman of the Responsible Jewellery Council; Albert Cheng, CEO of Singapore Bullion Market Association and international advisor of Shanghai Gold Exchange; Lin Qiang, president and managing director of the Shanghai Diamond Exchange; Dr. Mark Lee, research director of Asia Pacific Institute for Strategy; and Nirupa Bhatt, senior advisor to the Gemological Institute of America, India. “Entrants this year have showcased the industry’s ability to protect and support the workforce in the time of Covid-19. Their innovative approach in utilising online channels to reach out to customers has also helped them navigate these challenging times,” Courage shared. Cheng commented, “I am happy to see that most participants reported steady sales in the past three years, except for a slight dip in 2019. Indeed, the jewellery industry has demonstrated resilience in the time of the JWA 2021 Judging Panel: Albert Cheng, CEO of Singapore Bullion Market Association and International Advisor of Shanghai Gold Exchange; James Courage, former CEO of Platinum Guild International and former chairman of the Responsible Jewellery Council; Lin Qiang, president and managing director of the Shanghai Diamond Exchange; Dr. Mark Lee, research director of Asia Pacific Institute for Strategy; and Nirupa Bhatt, senior advisor to the Gemological Institute of America, India 2021 年度 JWA 評審團：新加坡黃金市場協會首席執行官及上海黃金交易所國際顧問鄭良豪；國際鉑金協會(PGI) 前任首席執行官及責任珠寶業委員會前主席高偉政；上海鑽石交易所 (SDE) 總裁暨董事總經理林強；亞太策略研究所 (APIFS) 研究總監李卓駿博士及美國寶 石學協會(印度)高級顧問 Nirupa Bhatt