Program Schedule

Day - 1: Thursday, August 20, 2026
Seminar on "Gold Assaying, Hallmarking & Refining Technologies"
Theme: India Gold Vision: Recycle, Reform & Re-Innovate

10:00 am onwards

Delegate Registration

11:25 am to 11:30 am

Welcome Speech

11:30 am to 11:45 am

Special Address: TBA

11:45 pm to 12:45 pm

Update from Technology Providers

11:45 am to 12:00 noon

Topic: From Refining to Digital Identity: New Automation Technologies for Precision, Recovery and Traceability in Precious Metal Production.

Speaker
Mr Walter Grifoni
Sales Department
Tera Automation

Topic: From Cast Granules to Mechanical Sand "SANDENSE®": Sustainable Innovation in the Production of Silver and Gold Cast Bars.

Speaker
Mr Faoro GianMarco
Sales Area Manager and Customer Service Assistant
IKOI S.p.A.

Topic: Analysis of Precious Metals using SPECTROPORT Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Metals Analyzer – A New Technique

Speaker
Mr Eeresha Ramaiah
Managing Director
NUCLEUS ANALYTICS PVT LTD

12:45 pm to 2:00 pm

Networking Lunch

2:00 pm to 2:45 pm

Session on Assaying

Topic: "Accuracy in Low-Gold Samples Assaying"

Speaker
Ms Sandra Ratsoma
Senior Manager: Technical Assurance and Laboratory
Rand Refinery

Topic: TBA

Speaker
Mr Kanthanathan P
Head of Central Quality
Titan Company Ltd

2:45pm to 4:15 pm

Curated by London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

Workshop on Fire Assay

Topic: "Gold Assaying by the Fire Assay Method: Sources of Error and Their Impact on Precious Metal Settlement."

Speaker
Mr Dippal Manchanda
Technical Director & Chief Assayer
Anchorcert Analytical

Topic: "Fire Assay: Learnings from a NABL Technical Assessor's Lens."

Speaker
Mr Pankaj Deshmukh
Head-Assay Laboratory
MMTC PAMP India Pvt Ltd

4:15 pm to 4:30 pm

Networking Break

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Session on Standards
Chair
Mr Ankur Goyal
President-Works
MMTC PAMP India Pvt Ltd

Topic: "Presentation on London Good Delivery Standards"

Speaker
Mr Neil Harby
Chief Technical Officer
LBMA

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Session on Refining

Topic: "Chemical refining and impact of deleterious elements"

Speaker
Mr Ankur Goyal
President-Works
MMTC PAMP India Pvt Ltd

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Cocktail Reception

End of the Seminar

Day - 2: Friday, August 21, 2026
Theme: India Gold Vision: Recycle, Reform & Re-Innovate

12:00 noon onwards

Delegate Registration

1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Networking Lunch

3:00 pm to 3:15 pm

Announcement

3:15 pm to 3:30 pm

Presentation: Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) - The Path So Far and Where Do We Go from Here?

Topic: "Presentation on London Good Delivery Standards"

Mr Hemant Kaul
Partner & Leader, Research & Insights
BDO

3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

Discussion - 1: Making GMS Work

Chair
Mr Sunil Kashyap
Director
FinMet Pte Ltd
Speakers
Mr Prithviraj Kothari
National President
India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA)
Mr Avinash Gupta
Vice Chairman
GJC

4:15 pm to 4:30 pm

Special Address

4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Inaugural Session

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Keynote Address by IGM

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

IGC Excellence Award 2026

8:00 pm to 10:30 pm

Welcome Cocktail Dinner sponsored by StoneX

10:30 pm onwards

After-Party

Day - 3: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Theme: India Gold Vision: Recycle, Reform & Re-Innovate

9:15 am to 9:30 am

Announcement

9:30 am to 9:45 am

Presentation: India Gold Dore Imports- Context, Continuity and Costs

Mr James Jose
Managing Director
CGR Metalloy

9:45 am to 10:15 am

Discussion-2: Reforms in India Gold Dore Import Regulations

Chair
Mr Pramod Mohan
Co Founder & Director
FinMet Technologies Pvt Ltd
Speakers
Mr Haresh Acharya
Director
Parker Precious Metals LLP
Mr James Jose
Managing Director
CGR Metalloy
Mr Sandeep Uniyal
Head Supply Chain
Sovereign Metals Limited

10:15 am to 10:30 am

Special Address by HK

10:30 am to 10:40 am

Special Address by DBRG

10:40 am to 11:10 am

Discussion-3: Strengthening Trade with Dubai Bullion Market

Chair
Mr Faisal Ahmed
Managing Partner & CEO
AKW Consultants
Speaker
Mr Mohammad Ayyob
General Manager
SAM Precious Metals
Mr Manit M Shah
Group CEO
Palm Holdings

11:10 am to 11:25 am

Networking Break

11:25 am to 11:40 am

Presentation by Abaxx Exchange

11:40 am to 12:00 noon

Special Address

12:00 noon to 12:15 pm

Presentation: Using Electronic Gold Receipts to Transform Spot Gold Markets

Mr Sunil Ramrakhiyani
Chief Business Officer
BSE Ltd

12:15 pm to 12:45 pm

Discussion - 4: Kickstarting Exchange-based Spot Trading in Bullion

Chair
Mr Surendra Mehta
National Secretary
India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA)
Speaker
Mr Chanda Venkatesh
Managing Director
CapsGold Pvt Ltd

12:45 pm to 2:00 pm

Networking Lunch

2:00 pm to 2:05 pm

Announcement - Winners of Scavenger Hunt & Leader Board

2:05 pm to 2:20 pm

Presentation by Monetary Metals

2:20 pm to 3:05 pm

Discussion-5: Meeting all our requirement for jewellery demand from 'Buy-Back' of Old Gold Jewellery.

Chair
Mr Sachin Jain
Regional CEO - India
World Gold Council
Speaker
Mr Varghese Alukkas
Managing Director
Jos Alukkas Group
Mr Amit Modak
CEO and Director
P N Gadgil And Sons Ltd

3:05 pm to 3:20 pm

Networking Break

3:20 pm to 3:35 pm

Presentation: India Gold Investment Demand

Mr Harshal Barot
Principal Consultant
Metals Focus

3:35 pm to 4:05 pm

Discussion - 6: Import Substitution Opportunities in Gold Investment Demand

4:05 pm to 4:20 pm

Presentation on Gold Fundamental Outlook

Mr Michael Stafford
Chief Financial Officer
Rafmoh Gold

4:20 pm to 4:50 pm

Discussion 8: AI Use cases in the Bullion Business

4:20 pm to 4:30 pm

Vote of Thanks

7:30 pm till Late

Casino Royale Gala Dinner

7:45 pm to 8:15 pm

Felicitation of Sponsors

10:30 pm onwards

After-Party

Day - 4: Sunday, August 23, 2026

8:00 am to 10:00 am

Networking Breakfast

11:00 am

Check-out

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