The future for gem labs and gem reports in an AI environment
Artificial intelligence is set set to transform the way in which gemstones are identified and graded, and this will change the way in which gem labs operate.
Artificial intelligence is set set to transform the way in which gemstones are identified and graded, and this will change the way in which gem labs operate.
With the diamond market under pressure, and soaring gold prices requiring jewellery manufacturers and traders to seek creative strategies in order to protect price points, the coloured gemstone sector should be in a particularly advantageous position. An expert panel, which was assembled during CIBJO's Jewellery Industry Voices series at the VICENZAORO show on January 18, 2026, discussed whether the industry is meeting its current potential.
With the diamond market under pressure, and soaring gold prices requiring jewellery manufacturers and traders to seek creative strategies in order to protect price points, the coloured gemstone sector should be in a particularly advantageous position. An expert panel, which was assembled during CIBJO's Jewellery Industry Voices series at the VICENZAORO show on January 18, 2026, discussed whether the industry is meeting its current potential.
Speaking during CIBJO's Jewellery Industry Voices program at the VICENAZORO jewellery show on January 18, 2026. Daniel Nyfeler, Managing Director, Gübelin Gem Lab, considered he significant challenges being faced by the global gemstone and jewellery industry in providing verifiable supply chain data on the origin and authenticity, where traditional methods of testing and documentation are vulnerable to counterfeiting and lack interoperability.
Martin Rapaport, Chairman of the Rapaport Diamond Group and a world-renowned diamond industry and market commentator, will deliver the keynote presentation on the the diamond industry and diamond jewellery market, during CIBJO’s Jewellery Industry Voices series, on Sunday, January 18, at the VICENZAORO show in Vicenza, Italy.
The three-day event will take place from October 27 to October 29, 2025. It will mark the start of the World Jewellery Confederation’s Centenary Year, and it fittingly will take place in Paris, the very city where CIBJO was founded.
The three-day event will take place from October 27 to October 29, 2025. It will mark the start of the World Jewellery Confederation’s Centenary Year, and it fittingly will take place in Paris, the very city where CIBJO was founded.
The three-day event will take place from October 27 to October 29, 2025. It will mark the start of the World Jewellery Confederation’s Centenary Year, and it fittingly will take place in Paris, the very city where CIBJO was founded.
The three-day event will take place from October 27 to October 29, 2025. It will mark the start of the World Jewellery Confederation’s Centenary Year, and it fittingly will take place in Paris, the very city where CIBJO was founded.
The three-day event will take place from October 27 to October 29, 2025. It will mark the start of the World Jewellery Confederation’s Centenary Year, and it fittingly will take place in Paris, the very city where CIBJO was founded.