Visit to Gems & Jewellery Park, Ankurhati (Optional trip, Registration Closed)

Delegate Registration followed by Networking Lunch sponsored by Kartikey Bullion

Master Class-1: Refining technology

Casting technology

Mr Enrico Cappellini
IKOI spa
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Hazards associated with Refining of Gold

Mr Ankur Goyal
MMTC PAMP India Pvt Ltd
(Download PDF)

Master Class-2: PMLA compliance - What does it mean for bullion and jewellery industry

Mr Surendra Mehta
IBJA

Mr Bhargava Vaidya
BN Vaidya & Associates
(Download PDF)

Mr Rajarshi Kumar
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) India
(Online - Download PDF)

Networking Break

Inaugural session

Ms Sakhila Mirza
LBMA

Mr Vikas Singh
MMTC PAMP India Pvt Ltd

Mr Prithviraj Kothari
IBJA

Mr P R Somasundaram
WGC

Roundtable Discussion: India gold and jewellery sector: Regulation, Reforms and way forward

Interaction with representatives of various regulators

Chair:

Mr P R Somasundaram
WGC

Panellists:

Mr Dibyendu Chakrabarti
DDGE, Eastern Region
Bureau of Indian Standards

Mr Kamlesh Sharma
GM, IFSCA

Mr Kale Sushilkumar Govindrao
Additional Commissioner
Kolkata Customs

Mr Prithviraj Kothari
IBJA

Mr K Mahendran
Karur Vysya Bank

IGC2023 Excellence Awards

Welcome Cocktail Dinner sponsored by StoneX

Announcements

Wellness Session

Special Address

Presentation-1: Understanding rules for import of gold under CEPA with UAE and role of IIBX

Mr Prem Nath
FinMet Pte. Ltd
(Download PDF)

Mr Ashok Gautam
IIBX IFSC Ltd

Session-1: Bullion Markets and Trade in 2022-23

Chair:

Mr Harish Chopra
IGPC - IIMA

Panellists:

Mr Shivanshu Mehta
MCX

Mr Haresh Acharya
Parker Precious Metals LLP

Mr Chirag Thakkar
Amrapali Industries

Mr Anshuman Sharma
StoneX

Mr Ravi Ramakrishnan
JP Morgan

Mr Mohammad Ayyob
Sam Precious Metals

Special Address by World Gold Council

Keynote:

Mr David Tait
WGC

Chair:

Mr John Mulligan
WGC

Panellists:

Ms Sakhila Mirza
LBMA

Mr Albert Cheng
SBMA

Networking Break sponsored by AMS Bullion

Presentation-2: #yellowrevolution

Mr Ketan Kothari
Augmont-Gold For All
(Download PDF)

Session-2: Bullion refining in India

Chair:

Mr Pramod Mohan
FinMet Pte. Ltd
(Download PDF)

Panellists:

Mr Ajay Agarwal
SPMCIL

Mr Harshad Ajmera
J J Gold House

Mr James Jose
CGR Metalloy

Mr Gautam Choksi
Hindustan Platinum

Mr Sadi Ahmad
Sam Precious Metals

Networking Lunch sponsored by SOHAM

Presentation-3: Transforming Traditions - Empowering young leaders and enabling best practices in jewellery industry

Prof. Arvind Sahay
IGPC, IIMA

Presentation-4: Ghana gold mining sector - Opportunities

Dr. Steven Blessing Ackah
Ghana Gold Expo Foundation (Online)

Session-3: Discussion on India gold jewellery market

Chair:

Mr Chirag Sheth
Metals Focus

Panellists:

Mr Suvankar Sen
Senco Gold Limited

Mr Amit Modak
P N Gadgil And Sons Ltd

Mr Ketan Doshi
Modern Impex

Mr Prayas Dugar
India Gem & Jewellery Creation

Networking Break sponsored by AMS Bullion

Session-4: Banks role and bullion market development - Current status and the way forward

Chair:

Mr Neville Patel
HDFC Bank

Panellists:

Mr Manish Goel
ICICI Bank

Mr Harshit Doshi
ICBC India

Mr Manish Gavaskar
RBL Bank Ltd

Mr Kumar Parmani
Yes Bank

Presentation-5: Evaluation of Gold from 1997 till 2023: Risk adjusted return, portfolio diversification and inflation protection

Dr. Renisha Chainani
Augmont-Gold For All
(Download PDF)

Presentation-6: Price outlook on Gold

Mr Philip Newman
Metals Focus

Gala Theme Dinner & Felicitation of Sponsors sponsored by Ariplutus & Shreeji Ornaments

Breakfast for in-house guests

Field Trip (TBA)

Check-out