Program Schedule
August 22, 2024 Seminar on "Recent Advances in Gold Refining & Assaying Technologies"
11:00 am to 12:00 noon
Coffee with Registration
12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Session-1: Implementing ESG in Gold Refining
"ESG in precious metals refinery"
Mr Ankur Goyal
President Works
MMTC PAMP India Pvt Ltd
"Recovery of precious metals from e-waste: Recent updates"
Prof. Deepoo Kumar
Assistant Professor
IIT Bombay
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Networking Lunch
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Session-2: Recent advances in Assaying Gold
"Challenges in 999.9 gold assaying by Cupellation"
Mr Simone Marsan
Head of Analytical Laboratory
Argor-Heraeus SA
"Sampling"
Mr Terance Nkosi
Executive Head: SHEQ and Technical Assurance
Rand Refinery
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Networking Break
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Session-3: Refining & Assaying Technologies: Update from Suppliers
Recent advances in xRF technologies for measuring gold content in jewellery"
Mr Rakesh Bhan
MD - India & Middle East
Fischer Measurement Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd
Recent advances in casting technologies
Mr Enrico Cappellini
General Manager
IKOI spa
Recent advances in ICP OES analysis
Mr Anthony Thomas
Business Development Director-South Asia & Middle East
SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH
To register & attend the 22 Aug refining & assaying seminar, write to ravi@eventellglobal.com & abhinaya@eventellglobal.com and secure your seat.
Day - 1: Friday, August 23, 2024
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Delegate registration & refreshments
11:00 am to 11:10 am
Welcome address
Dr. Chetan Mehta
President - Jewellery
India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA)
11:00 am to 11:30 am
IIBX: How can jewellers’ benefit?
Mr Ashok Gautam
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
IIBX IFSC Ltd
11:30 am to 11:45 am
Glided splendour: A Journey through the World of Gold Jewellery
Mr Rahul Desai
MD & CEO
International Institute of Gemology
11:45 am to 12:30 pm
Complying with PMLA for sustainable business
Mr Surendra Mehta
National Secretary
India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA)
Mr Naved Ansari
Associate Director
Finmet India Pvt Ltd
12:30 pm to 12:50 pm
Presentation : Pure Gold and effect of Impurities on quality of Jewellery
Mr Ankur Goyal
President-Works
MMTC PAMP India Pvt Ltd
End of programme for jewellers who are not registered for IGC 2024
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Special session on gold dore
Ambassador João Samuel CAHOLO
Executive Secretary
ICGLR
Mr Keith Weiner
Monetary Metals
Mr Luis Cabello
Promotion Agency of Peru for Exports and Tourism
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Networking Break
5.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Inaugural Ceremony
Special invitees
Mr Prithviraj Kothari
National President
India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA)
Ms Sakhila Mirza
Deputy CEO
London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)
Mr Sachin Jain
Regional CEO - India
World Gold Council
Dr. Chetan Mehta
President - Jewellery
India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA)
Mr Vikas Singh
MD & CEO
MMTC PAMP India Pvt Ltd
6:00 pm to 6:15 pm
Special address
Mr C K Venkatraman *
MD
Titan Industries Ltd
6:15 pm to 6:45 pm
Launch of SRO for Indian gold industry
6:45 pm to 7:45 pm
Roundtable discussion
7:45 pm to 8:30 pm
IGC2024 Excellence Awards
8:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Welcome Cocktail Dinner
Day - 2: Saturday, August 24, 2024
Announcement
9:05 am to 9:30 am
Special session
9:30 am to 9:45 am
Keynote address
Smt Sundaravalli Narayanaswam
Chairperson
India Gold Policy Centre, IIMA
9:45 am to 10:45 am
Session-1: India Gold Bullion Market and Trade
Speakers:
Smt Sukhvinder Kaur
CGM
State Bank of India
Mr Mohammad Ayyob
General Manager
Sam Precious Metals
10:45 am to 11:15 am
Networking Break
11:15 am to 11:30 am
Presentation: TBA
11:30 am to 12:15 pm
Session-2: Future of Gold Refining
12:15 pm to 1:00 pm
Session-3: Loan against gold: Opportunities and issues
Speakers:
Mr Devendra Kumar Ojha
Commercial Banking
Federal Bank Limited
Mr Pradeep Nagori
Founder
KVIX
Mr Pramod Mohan
Co Founder & Director
FinMet Technologies Pvt Ltd
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Networking Lunch
2:30 pm to 3:15 pm
Session-4: Gold investment demand
Chair:
Ms Sheela Kulkarni
Head of Mkt. Development & Institutional Investors relationships
World Gold Council India
Speakers:
Mr Philip Newman
Managing Director
Metals Focus
Dr. Renisha Chainani
Head Of Research
Augmont-Gold For All
Mr Somnath Mukherjee
CIO & Senior Managing Partner
- Product & Research
Ask Wealth Advisors
3:15 pm to 3:45 pm
Networking break
3:45 pm to 4:00 pm
Presentation: Growth and profitability trends of Indian organised jewellery players
Mr K Srikumar
VP & Co-Group Head
Corporate Ratings, ICRA Ltd
4:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Presentation: Price outlook on gold
Chair:
Ms Soni Kumari
Commodity Strategist
ANZ Research
Speakers:
Mr Joni Teves
Commodity Strategist
UBS
4:15 pm to 5:00 pm
Session-5: Start-ups in gold and gold jewellery industry
Chair:
Mr Ketan Kothari
Director
Augmont-Gold For All
Speakers:
Mr Arjun Khazanchi
Rooba Finance
Mr Veer Mishra
Founder
Plus Gold
Ms Saroja Yeramilli
Founder & CEO
Melorra
Mr Nishchay AG
Co-Founder & CEO
Jar Technologies Pvt Ltd
7:30 pm onwards
Gala Theme Dinner & Felicitation of Sponsors
Day - 3: Sunday, August 25, 2024
8:00 am onwards
Breakfast for in-house guests at Hilton & Hilton Garden Inn
11:00 am
Check-out
* program schedule, agenda subject to change
To know more about registration contact Abhinaya at +91 9343734140 or email at abhinaya@eventellglobal.com