IIGC 2012 Programme Schedule
Day 1: 24th Aug'12 Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Centre
12 noon – 5:00 pm Hotel check-in, delegate registration at HICC Delegate Kit Courtesy: State Bank of India
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch Courtesy: DGCX
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Master Class
Price Volatility and Hedging Solutions in Gold
Hedging bullion price exposures using options contractss
Overview on mining and refining costs
At GR 1 & 2 Hall
Mr. Bimal Das, ScotiaBank
Mr. Anindya Boral, CME Group
Mr. Rohit Savant, CPM Group
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Networking Tea/coffee break Courtesy: Bullion Bulletin
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Inaugural Function

Special address: Why are gold/silver markets so volatile? Would volatility continue? How to deal with it?

Roundtable Discussion

"Innovative and financially inclusive reforms for the Indian bullion industry"
Dr. Anup Pujari, IAS, DGFT
Mr. Jignesh Shah, MCX
Mr. Prithviraj Kothari, BBA
Mr. Rashesh Shah, Edelweiss Group
Mr. Chanda Sreenivas Rao, AP Bullion Association
Mr. Jitendra Jain, BBA
Mr. G Srivatsava, Foretell

Mr. Philip Klapwijk, Thomson Reuters GFMS

Mr. Prithviraj Kothari, BBA
Mr. Rajan Venkatesh, ScotiaBank
Mr. Rajesh Khosla, MMTC-PAMP
Mr. Pradeep Nagori, Edelweiss Bullion
Mr. S K Jindal, Jindal Dyechem
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Award Ceremony Courtesy: BBA
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Fashion show followed by DJ Courtesy: AP Bullion Association
8:00 pm – 10:30 pm Gala Cocktails and Dinner Courtesy: BFX, Bourse Africa, GBOT, MCX-SX, National Spot Exchange, SMX
Day 2: 25th Aug'12 Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Centre
9:00 am – 9:10 am Audience price poll-1 Courtesy: Quant Commodities
9:10 am – 10:10 am Session-1: Aligning expectations and growing together

Presentation-1: Taxation on gold, silver and platinum - India vs. Rest of the world

Deliberation-1: Working with the Government for growth and development of the Indian bullion industry
Mr. Nishant Shah, Economic Laws Practice

Mr. Haresh Kewalramani, BBA *
Mr. Mayank Khemka, Khemka Group of Cos
Mr. Chanda Sreenivas Rao, AP Bullion Assoc
Mr. Harshavardhan Choksi, Shri Choksi Mahajan, Ahmedabad
Mr. Venkatesh Babu, The Jewellers Assoc Blore
Mr. Padamchand Kankariya, Jodhpur Jewellers Association
10:10 am – 10:40am Deliberation-2: Nurturing long-term sustainable cross-border partnerships Mr. Bhargava Vaidya, BN Vaidya & Associates*
Mr. Jeremy East, Standard Chartered Bank
Mr. Philip Clewes Garner, HSBC
10:40 am – 10:45 am Launch of CPM Handbook Mr. Rohit Savant, CPM Group
10:45 am – 11:20am Networking Tea /coffee break Courtesy: SVBC
10:45 am – 11:20am one-to-one business meetings Courtesy: Edelweiss Bullion
11:20 am – 12:30pm Session-2: Paper Vs. Physical: What does the Indian consumer want?
Presentation-2: Minted products market- where are we? What is the potential? How do we develop the market?
Presentation-3: Trends in Indian Jewellery markets
Presentation-4: Structured product in bullion – recent trends
Deliberation-3: Indian bullion refining – what does the future hold for us? International experience
Mr. Ketan Kothari, RSBL
Mr. Amresh Acharya, World Gold Council
Mr. Sumatichand Gouti
Mr. Biju Samuel, Quant Capital

Mr. Rajesh Khosla, MMTC PAMP*
Mr. V K Agarawal, Shirpur Refinery
Mr. Michael Mesaric, Valcambi
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Session-3: Pushing reform agenda into marketplace
Deliberation-4: Innovations at the global exchange marketplace
Mr. Sameer Patil, MCX *
Mr. Anindya Boral, CME
Mr. Samir Shah, DGCX
Mr. William Barkshire, HKMEx
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Networking Lunch Courtesy: ScotiaMocatta
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm One-to-one business meetings Courtesy: Edelweiss Bullion
2:15 pm – 2:45pm Session-4: Professionalizing family business: Roadmap to capture new opportunities
Presentation-5: Presentation by a successful entrepreneur who has transformed his family business into a professional one Presentation-6: Steps towards professionalizing family business
Mr. Shrikant Zaveri, TBZ
Prof. Parimal Merchant, SP Jain Institute
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Session-5: Platinum: The untapped opportunity in the Indian market
Deliberations-5: Platinum: opportunities in waiting?
Mr. Mathew Turner, Mitsubishi Corp *
Mr. Terry Harris, Johnson Matthey Asia
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Networking Tea /coffee Break Courtesy: SVBC
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm One-to-one business meetings Courtesy: Edelweiss Bullion
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Presentation-7: Role of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in Indian Bullion Industry Mr. N K Mathur, STC
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Session-6: Price outlook
Deliberation-6: Price outlook on gold, silver & platinum
Mr. Jeffrey Rhodes, INTL Commodities *
Mr. Philip Klapwijk, Thomson Reuters GFMS
Mr. Rohit Savant, CPM Group
Mr. Mathew Turner, Mitsubishi Corp
Mr. Jeremy East, Standard Chartered Bank
Audience price poll-2 Courtesy: Quant Commodities
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Summary of the conference Mr. S K Jindal, Jindal Dyechem Industries
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Entertainment Courtesy: RSBL
8:00 pm – 11:00pm Cocktails and Gala Dinner Courtesy: Shreeji Trading
*Moderator
Dress Code - Conference: Formal, Cocktails/Dinner: Formal/Semi-Formal