Innov8 Talks Schedule – BEC | IIJS Premiere 2026

Innov8 Talks is the knowledge-sharing platform of IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026, featuring expert speakers and industry leaders discussing the latest trends, innovations and opportunities across the gems and jewellery sector. Browse the complete schedule below to plan your visit to the sessions at BEC Hall 6.

Innov8 Talks Schedule – BEC

Dates: 6–9 August 2026 | Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), Hall 6 | Category: Innov8 Talks

6 August 2026 (Thursday)

Time	Session	Speakers
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM	Positioning of Luxury Jewellery in India: Consumer Behaviour & Brand Building	Milan Choksi, CEO & Founder, Jewels by Moksh Ankit Mehta, Co-Founder & CEO, Walking Tree Stanislas de Quercize, Board Member, Messika & Former CEO, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels Anish Singh, Professor & Consultant in Luxury, President – Bhartiya Paris Club
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Retail Transformation: Omnichannel, Tech and Consumer Behaviour	Sandeep Kohli, Chief Executive Officer – Novel Jewels
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM	Color Origin Determination of Diamonds: Challenges and Possible Opportunities	Dr. Wuyi Wang, Senior Vice President of Research & Identification
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM	Provenance as Promise: Turning Origin Into Opportunity	Amit Pratihari, Managing Director, GIA India

7 August 2026 (Friday)

Time	Session	Speakers
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM	The Impact of Fluorescence on Diamond Appearance	Yun Luo, Director, Metrology & Quality Control, GIA
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Secrets of Leveraging Social Media for Business Growth	Laura Inghirami, Internationally Recognised Jewellery Expert Agata Jankowiak, Jewellery Influencer & Founder, Blingsis Shohista Turdiyeva, CEO, The Jewellery Pursuer David Brough, Editor, Jewellery Outlook
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM	How to Use Social Media to Grow Your Jewellery Business	Mihir Ferrao, Senior Vice President – Account Management, Dentsu Media Vinod Thadani, Chief Digital Growth Officer, Dentsu Media
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM	Tech Innovations in Gold & Jewellery	Srinivas L, Joint MD & Joint CEO, 63SATS Cybertech

8 August 2026 (Saturday)

Time	Session	Speakers
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM	GJEPC Awards – 20 Under 40	Speakers to be announced.
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM	GIA School Launch	GIA School of Gemology & Jewellery Arts
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Gold As A Service	Mike Oswin, Global Head, World Gold Council (WGC)
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Gold & Silver Pricing Mechanism: Understanding Market Dynamics and Forecasting Future Trends	Jeffrey Christian, Founding & Managing Partner, CPM Group
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM	The Mindset Behind Building PNG Jewellers	Saurabh Gadgil, Chairman & Managing Director, PNG Jewellers
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM	Gold @ $10,000! Trends, Opportunities and Future Readiness	Speakers to be announced.

9 August 2026 (Sunday)

Time	Session	Speakers
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	Solitaire Festival of India by Divine Solitaire	Divine Solitaire
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Workforce Challenges Forum: Addressing Talent, Skills & Workforce Transformation in the Jewellery Industry	Ashish Mandloi, Head (HR & Administration), Rosy Blue Jaideep Kewalramani, CEO, TeamLease EdTech Sudhir Sohoni, Founder Director, Purple HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM	The Eye of Innovation	Navin Sadrangani, Founder, NYUZ & The Jewellery Ivangelyst Janak Mistry, Founder & Managing Director, Lexus SoftMac Rohit Hudke, CEO, RINGS & I
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM	Funding Growth in Gems & Jewellery: Beyond Traditional Working Capital	Maulik Shah

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