The Jewellery Industry Voices seminar, which took place on January 19, 2025, during the VICENZAORO Jewellery Show in Vicenza, Italy, considers the phenomenon of price volatility in the precious metals markets, and looks at alternative strategies that may be used in the jewellery sector to mitigate their negative impacts and to gain advantage from price upswings.

The seminar was moderated by David Brough, Editor and Publisher, Jewellery Outlook. Panellists included Jonathan Jodry, Group Business Development Director, Metalor Technologies SA; Tim Schlick, CEO, Platinum Guild International (PGI); Damiano Zito, CEO, Progold S.p.A.; Dr. Jonathan Butler, President, International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI); and Andrew Morton, Managing Director, Weston Beamor Ltd.

The seminar was organized together with Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, and  was hosted by VICENZAORO’s organizer, the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), and is part of a joint CSR and sustainability educational programme for the jewellery industry, presented by CIBJO and IEG, which has been recognized by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.