Innov8 Talks Schedule – JWCC | IIJS Premiere 2026

Innov8 Talks at IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026 brings together leading industry experts, innovators and business leaders to discuss emerging trends, technology, manufacturing, lab-grown diamonds, natural diamonds, AI and jewellery business growth. Browse the complete schedule below to explore session timings, topics and speaker details taking place at Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC), Pavilion 1.

Innov8 Talks Schedule – JWCC

Dates: 5–8 August 2026 | Venue: Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC), Pavilion 1 | Category: Innov8 Talks

5 August 2026 (Wednesday)

Time	Topic	Speakers
14:15 – 15:15	Industrial Applications of Lab-Grown Diamonds: Opportunities for India	Harish Vathan (Moderator), Independent Consultant Amit Patel, Founder, Supreme Green Diamonds Pvt Ltd Hiren Kumar, Executive Chair & CEO at HKH Technologies Traun Sharda, Founder & Partner, GreenD Technology Prof M S Rao, Head of InCent-LGD
15:15 – 16:15	Transform or Be Transformed: Rapaport Trade, Claude Code, and the Future of Business	Dan Mano, CEO of Rapaport
16:15 – 17:15	Disruption to Dominance: The Evolution of the LGD Industry	Jayam Sonani, MD of Sonani Industries Chirag Soni, Co-Founder & Director, SGL Labs Rajvi Kotak, Co-founder – Kohira Shanay Parekh, Founding partner, Kira Anil Prabhakar, Knowledge Partner – The LGD Times Reena Shukla, Executive Director – The LGD Times

6 August 2026 (Thursday)

Time	Topic	Speakers
12:00 – 13:00	Turning Precision into Profit – GCAL By Sarine	Angelo Palmieri, President – GCAL by Sarine, New York
13:00 – 14:00	Treasures Of The Sea: The Beauty and Value of Natural Porcelaneous Pearls	Cheryl (Ying Wai) Au, Supervisor, Identification (Pearls)
14:30 – 15:30	Learn how to upgrade manufacturing units into Smart Factories	S. Sthyan, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras Neville Tata, Executive Director, Renaissance Global Ltd. Dattatraya Navalgundkar, Founder Director, C4i4
15:15 – 17:15	Natural diamonds: Desire, Confidence, Collaboration and Leadership	Paul Rowley, EVP, Diamond Trading, De Beers Group Emma Wade-Smith OBE, SVP, Government Affairs Shweta Harit, Global SVP of De Beers Group Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director, GJEPC

7 August 2026 (Friday)

Time	Topic	Speakers
11:00 – 14:00	Jewel Start – Demo Day	No speakers listed
14:15 – 15:15	AI-Powered Growth: Transforming India’s Gems & Jewellery Industry	Parul Bajaj, Managing Director and Partner at BCG
15:15 – 16:15	Tech Innovations in Gold & Jewellery	Samir Jayaswal, Sr. Vice President, IGM
16:15 – 17:15	Can Creativity Make You More Profitable?	Roshni Jhaveri, Jewellery Designer Shachee Shah, Jewellery Designer & Goldsmith Jay Sagar, 4th Gen. Jeweller & Valuer – Asta Guru Manan Mehta, Client Development – Zoya Jewels Richa Goyal Sikri, Luxury Journalist & Author

8 August 2026 (Saturday)

Time	Topic	Speakers
12:00 – 13:00	Double your Export with Government Grants (EPM)	Ashish Sakhardande, Head of IJEX
14:15 – 15:15	Jewellery Photography & Visual Storytelling for Modern Retail	Kedar Naik, Founder, Turtle Story Harshal Kharkar, Founder & Creative Director
15:15 – 16:15	Jewellery Forensics	Arjun Pansari, Director – Education, GIA Forum Javeri, Sr. Director – New Services, GIA India

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