IEG: Present and Future
Five days of events to explore the sustainable challenges of the gold and jewelery industry, the role of women in the sector and the post-pandemic scenarios for vintage watchmaking
On the occasion of Vicenzaoro Settembre (10-14 September 2021), IEG brings together institutions, thought leaders and key influencers to tell all the facets of the gold-jewelery and vintage watchmaking sector, explore its future challenges and trace its prospects for evolution. A real think tank for the benefit of national and international industry excellence gathered in attendance for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic period.On the occasion of Vicenzaoro Settembre (10-14 September 2021), IEG brings together institutions, thought leaders and key influencers to tell all the facets of the gold-jewelery and vintage watchmaking sector, explore its future challenges and trace its prospects for evolution. A real think tank for the benefit of national and international industry excellence gathered in attendance for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic period.Below are the highlights of the main events scheduled.
On Friday 10 September, the inaugural talk "The state of the art", organized in collaboration with Il Club degli Orafi Italia, will take a snapshot of the goldsmith-jewelery industry, from extraction to production, from the finished product to distribution, passing for dedicated technologies. The moment of discussion and reflection includes contributions from all the representatives of the supply chain, it will be introduced by the presentation of the updated results of the sector research carried out by the Intesa Sanpaolo Study Center and enriched by the participation of a parterre of excellent representatives of the sector, including Stephen Lussier, Executive Vice-President Consumer and Brands of De Beers Group. Then the look to the future and its challenges, especially in terms of sustainability and women empowerment.
On Sunday 12 September Vicenzaoro will host the highly anticipated "Sustainable Development Goals: meeting their challenge" seminar, organized by CIBJO, the World Confederation of Jewelery and promoted by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The objective is to provide a focus on the implementation and incentive strategies in the sectors of jewelery and the extraction and processing of precious stones of two of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN Agenda 2030: Responsible consumption and production (SDG 12 ) and Gender Equality (SDG 5). With the presence of CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri, Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director of the Responsible Jewelery Council (RJC), Feriel Zerouki, De Beers Senior VP Corporate Affairs, and Philipp Reisert, Managing Partner of C. HAFNER GmbH will be present among others. & Co. KG.
Female voices and professionalism also in the limelight with GEMOLOGY WOMEN ICONS and WOMEN IN JEWELERY, respectively scheduled for Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September. The first is organized by ASSOGEMME and the Italian Gemological Institute, with the aim of enhancing female teamwork, involving, in a comparison on the intangible values of gemological expertise, authoritative Italian gemologists including Raffaella Ascagni, Head Gemologist Buccellati, and Loredana Sangiovanni, Director of the Gemological Laboratory of the Jewelery and Watches Division, Dolce & Gabbana. The second, organized by IEG, takes its cue from the upcoming release of Linda Kozloff-Turner's book "Women in Jewelry" and explores the importance of diversity, inclusion and female wisdom in the jewelry industry with female testimonies from all over. the world.
Always in the name of the values of sustainability, the conference FAIRTRADE - THE ETHICAL GOLD FAIRTRADE TO GET TO THE HEART OF CONSUMERS will open on Saturday 11 September, which will address the need for large and small players to choose an ethical supply chain also in the light of a consumer. more sensitive to the origin of raw materials. Guest Mara Bragaglia, aka Maraismara, who introduced Fairtrade gold in Italy in 2016.
There will also be DIGITAL TALKS, a series of talks and 30 'brainstorming on the hottest topics of digital innovation dedicated to jewelry and watch retailers in collaboration with Confcommercio Federpreziosi and GEM TALKS, organized meetings with expert gemologists from all over the world. in collaboration with IGI (Italian Gemological Institute) for in-depth information useful to all the players in the supply chain, the producer, the wholesaler and the retailer. Also the schedule dedicated to vintage watchmaking, directed by Michele Mengoli advisor of VO Vintage, the IEG event dedicated to all collectors, enthusiasts and curious of vintage watchmaking and jewelry, is full of appointments with experts and prominent figures of the sector.
On Saturday 11 September, the talk "Independent brands and new post-pandemic scenarios" to explore the evolutionary trends of brands in the company, among others, of Mario Peserico, President of Assorologi and Bruno Bergamaschi, founder of the WATCHOUSE forum. On Sunday 12 September the talk "The Future of Watchmaking" will range from sustainability to blockchain to collecting timepieces with the moderation of Dody Giussani, Director of L’Orologio.
Sunday 12 September, Ugo Pancani, Professor in Mechanical and Electronic Watchmaking and Ambassador of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, will hold "The extraordinary world of Vintage: the market, the importance of conditions at the time of purchase, the restoration rule of art and how to take care of the watch over time", an unmissable talk for all fans of vintage watchmaking.rule of art and how to take care of the watch over time ", an unmissable talk for all fans of vintage watchmaking.
For more information on the schedule: https://www.vicenzaoro.com/it/vicenzaoro
