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ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 THE GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
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AWE— Loose Stones – Diamonds & Gemstones
Date: 1st – 5th March 2016 (Monday to Friday)
HKCEC— Finished Jewellery Products
Date: 3rd – 7th March 2016 (Wednesday to Sunday)
The third edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong International
Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show (HKIDGPS), featuring 1,886
exhibitors with loose stones and jewellery raw materials at
AsiaWorld- Expo, and the 33rd edition of the HKTDC Hong
Kong International Jewellery Show (HKIJS), offering finished
jewellery collections of 2,502 exhibitors at Hong Kong Con-
vention and Exhibition Centre, welcomed more than 80,000
buyers from 147 countries and regions, up 5.4 per cent over
last year.
GJEPC organized India Pavilions which were located at 4
different halls catering to different Indian exhibitors from all
categories of gems and jewellery industries.
Indian Diamond & Gemstone Pavilion was combined
located in Hall 11, 7 & 2 of Asia World Expo (AWE) with 40
exhibitors showcasing Loose Diamonds and 44 exhibitors
showcasing Gemstones.
Finished Jewellery section under India Pavilion was located
in Hall 5E and Concourse Area of Hall 5E with44 exhibitors.
Highlights of India Pavilion
Area
: 1833 sqm
Booths
: 203
Exhibitors
: 128
BASELWORLD 2016 - 17 – 24 MARCH
2016 – BASEL, SWITZERLAND
GJEPC facilitated Indian companines participation for the
18TH consecutive year at BaselWorld 2016 which was held
from 17-24 March 2016. India has always been the key player
at Baselworld shows & the response to the India Pavilion at
Baselworld has always been very encouraging.
This year GJEPC facilitated the India Pavilion with 13 of its
member exporters at Baselworld 2016 along with Council’s
promotional booth N01 (Hall no.3.1) to promote Council’s
activities
In order to give exposure to more no. of exhibitors GJEPC
along with the Organisers for the first time in Baselworld
created a “Table Space” concept for the members of the
Council so as to give them a low cost option in place of
full booth set up for testing the market the show which has
always attracted best of the buyers from across the world.
Highlights of India Pavilion
Area
: 123 sqm
Booths
: 15
Exhibitors
: 13
BUYER-SELLER MEETS
Apart from participation in international shows the council
organizes region specific Buyer-Seller Meet (BSM). The
BSM’sare specially designed events to boost direct
interaction between Indian manufacturers and buyers from
particular region/markets. BSM enables the buyer delegates
to meet each manufacturers on one to one basis with pre-
scheduled factory visit, Seminar discussion and networking
evenings.
INDO -US JEWELRY BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
April 30 – May 3, 2015, Chicago, USA
The 3rd Indo-US Jewellery Business Development Confer-
ence was held in Chicago from April 30 to May 3, 2015 with
interactive sessions wherein participants discussed plans
and issues of mutual concern.
A central component of the Council’s 2015 strategic plan for
marketing was to improve business between its members and
their U.S. retail customers. The conference was developed
out of a need to improve strategic marketing plans and to
