Special Event

September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair 2019 Event Calendar
(Information as of 6 September 2019)

Pearl Auction
21 – 23 September 2019

Date & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
The 68th Paspaley Pearl Auction* *Admission is by invitation only	Meeting Rooms N200 series, HKCEC	Australian Pearl Centre (HK) Ltd

Diamond Display
16 – 20 September 2019

Date & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
1000 - 1830 ALROSA Diamond Preview* True Colors Auction & Rough Diamonds Preview *Admission is by invitation only	Meeting Rooms 203 - 204, AWE	ALROSA

18 September 2019

Date & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
11am ALROSA Press Breakfast* *Admission is by invitation only (Accreditation by email: YushinaYI@alrosa.com)	Meeting Rooms 203 - 204, AWE	ALROSA

Special Workshop
18 – 22 September 2019

Time & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
1000 - 1830 JMA Special Workshop - J-hub Hong Kong	Hall 1, HKCEC Booth No. 1M028	Hong Kong Jewelry Manufacturers' Association (HKJMA)

Special Display of Jewellery Pieces
18 – 22 September 2019

Time & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
1000 - 1830 Jewellery Design Competition for Hong Kong Secondary School Students' Award - Winning Pieces Exhibition	Hall 1CD Concourse	Gem & Jewellery Alumni Association

Jumuah Prayer
20 September 2019

Time & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
1230 - 1430 Assalaamu Alaikum, Jumuah Prayer	Meeting Rooms 201 A,B,C, AWE	As-Sheikh Yoosuff Mufthi Haniffa from Sri Lanka

Seminars, Media activities and Cocktails
17 September 2019

Time & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
1100 - 1230 GIA GemFest 2019 Topic: GIA iD100^®: Expanded Capabilities Speaker: Dr. Wuyi Wang, Vice President, GIA Research & Development Topic: The GIA Diamond Origin Report: Diamond Traceability Based on Science Speaker: Tom Moses, Executive Vice President, and Chief Laboratory & Research Officer Language: English	Meeting Room 201A, AWE	Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
1400 - 1530 NCDIA Seminar Topic: Beyond Green Diamonds - A Study of Naturally Colored and Treated Diamonds to Solve the Mystery of the Most Difficult Color Origins Speaker: Dr. Thomas Hainschwang, PhD, DUG, Director of GGTL Laboratories Liechtenstein Language: English	Meeting Room 201A, AWE	Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA)
1400 - 1530 2019 JNA Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner* *Admission is by invitation only	InterContinental Hong Kong	JNA Awards

18 September 2019

Time & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
1100 - 1230 September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair - Media Gathering* *Admission is by invitation only	Meeting Room S226-227, HKCEC	Informa Markets
1830 - 2030 September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair Opening Fair Reception* *Admission is by invitation only	Grand Foyer, HKCEC	Informa Markets

19 September 2019

Time & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
0930 - 1200 NGTC & AGA Meeting* *Admission is by invitation only	Meeting Room S228, HKCEC	National Gemstone Testing Centre (NGTC) and Asia-Pacific Gemstone and Technology Standardization Alliance (AGA)
1400 - 1600 NGTC Forum Topic: Identification and Evaluation of Fei Cui (Jadite) Speakers: 1) Ms Ke Jie, Deputy Director of National Gemstone Testing Centre (NGTC) 2)Prof. Mimi Ouyang, H.K. Institute of Gemology (HKIG) and Gemmological Association of Hong Kong (GAHK) 3) Mr Chen Yu, Excutive Vice President of China Gems & Jade Exchange (CGE) 4) Dr Yang Lixin, Director of the Standardization office of National Gemstone Testing Centre (NGTC) 5) Dr Edward Liu, Secretary - General of Gemmological Association of Hong Kong (GAHK) 6) Ms Lisa Tang, Deputy General Manager of National Gemstone Testing Centre (NGTC) Hong Kong Lab 7) Ms Chen Hua, Director of the Technology Department & Foreign Cooperation Department, National Gemstone Testing Centre (NGTC) Moderator: Ms Meng Xiaojun, Press Spokesperson of National Gemstone Testing Center (NGTC), Director of the Publicity and Promotion Language: English ↔ Mandarin (Simultaneous inrerpretation)	Meeting Room S221, HKCEC	National Gemstone Testing Centre (NGTC) and Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China (GAC)
1500 - 1700 JNA Conference Topic: From Inspiration to innovation - the Designer's Journey of Creativity Speakers: 1) Alessio Boschi, Founder & Designer of Alessio Boschi Jewels 2) Sanjay Kothari, Vice Chairman, KGK Group 3) Fei Liu, Founder & Designer of Fei Liu Fine Jewellery 4) Mana Matsuzaki, Founder and Designer of Matsuzaki Inc 5) Sarah Zhuang, Founder & Designer of Sarah Zhuang Jewellery Language: English ↔ Mandarin (Simultaneous inrerpretation)	Meeting Rooms S426 - 427, HKCEC	Informa Markets

20 September 2019

Time & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
0800 - 1000 Gem-A ATC Breakfast Meeting* *Admission is by invitation only	Meeting Room S227, HKCEC	The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A)
0900 - 1300 Gübelin Gem Lab Workshop Topic: Provenance Proof Blockchain: A practical introduction on how to use the first truly open and free tracking system for all types of coloured gemstones Speakers: 1) Daniel Nyfeler, Managing Director, Gübelin Gem Lab 2) Klemens Link, Head of Development, Provenance Proof Language: English	Meeting Room S228, HKCEC	Organised by Gübelin Gem Lab Supported by Provenance Proof
1100 - 1200 Centdegres Seminar Topic: A new Jewellery Paradigm: The Shift from Manufacturing to Brand Ownership Speakers: Matthieu Rochette Schneider, Centdegrés General Manager	Meeting Room S227, HKCEC	Informa Markets
1430 - 1800 Centre for Gemmological Research Seminar Topic: Emerging Origin in the Fine Coloured Gemstone Market Speakers: 1) New localities vs new gem treatment techniques Dr. Miro Ng, President, Centre for Gemmologoical Research 2) Mission to Greenland: An Alternative Ruby Locality Prof. Pornsawat Wathanakul International Consultant, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart Unversity, Bangkok, Thailand 3) "Gemstone localities"- The winds of change in the trade Mr Dominique Dufermont Professor, LECOLE Van Cleef & Arpels 4) Propensity to consume in colored gemstones within Mainland China Ms Joyee Zhao Chief Editor, Daily Jewellery Language: English ↔ Mandarin (Simultaneous inrerpretation)	Meeting Rooms S426 - 427, HKCEC	Organised by Centre for Gemmological Research Supported by Daily Jewellery
1430 - 1700 GIC Seminar Topic: 2019 HK Gems and Jewelry Show Special Seminar " Current Status and Future of Lab-grown Diamond Industry in China" Presentations (20 minutes each, total 80 minutes) Speakers: 1) Dr. Jun Shu (CUG) Advances in synthetic gem materials 2) Prof. Andy Shen (CUG) Current Status and advances in lab-grown diamond identification 3)Mr. Leon Guo (Founder of CARAXY) The Evolution of Lab Grown Diamond Market in China 4) Mr. Leo Wu (YF Investment Management Co. Shanghai) Lab-grown diamonds and its market in the eyes of an investor Round table discussion (30 minutes) Language: English	Meeting Rooms S224-225, HKCEC	Gemmological Institute, China University ofGeosciences, Wuhan (GIC)
1730 - 2000 Shanghai Kimberlite Diamond Jewellery Parade & Gala Dinner* *Admission is by invitation only	Grand Foyer, HKCEC	Shanghai Kimberlite Diamond Jewellery Co., Ltd

21 September 2019

Time & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
1030 - 1230 ACODES Panel Discussion Topic: Emerald Harmonization Speakers: 1) Mr Thanong Leelawatanasuk, Deputy Director, Gem and Jewellery Institute of Thailand (GIT) 2) Mr Gabriel Angarita, CEO, CDTEC Gemlab 3) Mr Gagan Choudhary, Director, Gem Testing Laboratory, Jaipur 4) Mr Guillermo Galvis, President of ACODES 5) Ms Ke Jie, Deputy Director, National Gemstone Testing Centre (NGTC) Language: English ↔ Mandarin (Simultaneous inrerpretation)	Meeting Rooms S226-227, HKCEC	ACODES
1400 - 1700 GAHK 40^thAnniversary Seminar Theme: Scientific Research, Professional Practice and Knowledge Creation 1) The Prospect of Guatemala Fei Cui in China Market Speakers: Professor Mimi Ouyang, Honorary Chairlady. The Gemmological Association of Hong Kong 2) Red Ruby or Pink Sapphire, that's the Question. Where is the boundary between colour varieties of gems? Speaker: Dr Michael S. Krzemnicki, Director, Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF, Switzerland 3) China National Standard "Turquoise Grading" Speaker: Professor Dr Yang Mingxing, Dean, Gemmological Institute, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China 4) New Explanation on Blue Sapphire Coloration Speaker: Dr Pornsawat Wathanakul, International Consultant, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand 5)The Current Issues of Testing Technology and Countermeasure for freshwater nuclear cultured pearls from China Speaker: Professor Qi Lijian, Tongji University, Shanghai, China 6) Spinel 2019 Speaker: Dr Dietmar Schwarz, Research Manager, ICA GemLab Bangkok, Thailand Moderator: Dr Edward Liu, Secretary and Education Director, The Gemmological Association of Hong Kong Language: English and Putonghua	Meeting Room S223, HKCEC	Organised by The Gemmological Association of Hong Kong (GAHK) Co-organised by Gem-A (UK) and Informa Markets
1400 - 1800 Guild Gem Seminar Topic: Specific Origin determination for Colombian Emeralds Speakers: 1) Mr Andrew Lucas, Vice President of Guild institute of Gemology 2) Mr Darwin D Fortaleche R, Chief Gemologist (HK) Guild Gemlab Language: English	Meeting Room S226-S227, HKCEC	Guild Gem Laboratories
1430 - 1530 Shanghai Kimberlite Diamond Jewellery Parade* *Admission is by invitation only	Grand Foyer, HKCEC	Shanghai Kimberlite Diamond Jewellery Co., Ltd

22 September 2019

Time & Event	Venue	Organiser(s)
0900 - 1300 Gubelin Academy Alumni Event Topic: About Padparadscha Sapphires Speakers: Helen Molesworth, Managing Director of Gubelin Academy	Meeting Room S228, HKCEC	Gubelin Academy

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