All Set for JCK 2025 in Las Vegas
Today at the Venetian Palace in Las Vegas, JCK kicks off, the trade show that attracts over 1,900 exhibitors and 18,000 visitors each year. Awaiting them are more than 50 talks and dozens of business happenings
With an average of 18,000 visitors and over 1,900 exhibitors each year, JCK is one of the jewelry industry's leading global events. The 2025 edition kicks off today with three new entries: the opening of the Hong Kong Pavilion, the AGTA GemFair within the GEMS district and, with the first sessions of the more than 50 scheduled as part of JCK Talks, for a parterre of more than 100 experts and speakers selected worldwide. As of tomorrow, Friday 6 June, until Monday 9, a series of other key events will be taking place at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, including, as early as tomorrow evening, the Jewelers Choice Awards Toast, which in JCK's Design Collective Lounge, will see the winners of JCK Magazine's annual awards that editors and retailers voted for.Saturday will be the turn of the JCK Keynote Session: 5 Shark Points for Success with Daymond John from Shark Tank, in the Venetian’s San Polo Ballroom. Entrepreneur, investor and Shark Tank star, Daymond John, will reveal to the audience the marketing strategies needed to build a successful brand. Also on Saturday, at 3 pm in JCK's Design Collective Lounge, the Jose Hess Design Awards Presentation and Ceremony will honor the extraordinary pieces that embody this year's theme: Radiance. The event will be followed at 4.30 pm by the Kering Generation Award x Jewelry, organized in collaboration with CIBJO and Poli.Design.The first edition of Kering's jewelry award will honor emerging talents’ sustainability and innovation in design. Moments of socialization and business will include the daily JCK After Hours Networking events organized in some of the most fashionable lounges and nightclubs in Las Vegas, and the exclusive Plumb Club Gala, scheduled for Saturday evening and on invitation only. Sunday 8 will be the turn of Le Vian's 2026 Red Carpet Revue Trend Forecast, hosted in the Venetian's Lido Ballroom, and Facets, a fundraising evening in aid of Jewelers for Children. Lastly, as part of JCK Rocks, on Sunday 8 June at TAO Beach, rap music icons Snoop Dogg and Jason Derulo will enliven the scene with a concert sponsored by Lovechild by Metal Alchemist x gamma.
