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Gold: Transparency, Trends, and Techniques – Fifth Annual Gold Conference

April 9, 2015 @ 8:30 am - April 10, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Enough Project Policy Analyst Holly Dranginis will speak at the Initiatives in Arts and Culture's Fifth Annual Gold Conference in New York City on a panel titled "The Importance of Building Trust in the Gold Industry: The Journey Toward Responsible Sourcing, and Gaining Consumer Trust in the Retail Market". The panel includes:

  • Holly Dranginis, Policy Analyst, Enough Project
  • Larry Bock, Sales Director, Hoover & Strong
  • David Bouffard, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Signet Jewelers
  • Cecilia Gardner, President, CEO, and General Counsel, Jewelers Vigilance Committee
  • Christina Miller, Executive Director and co-founder, Ethical Metalsmiths
  • Toby Pomeroy, designer, goldsmith, board member, Alliance for Responsible Mining
  • Kenneth Porter, Fairmined Business Development Officer, Alliance of Responsible Mining
  • Rob Bates, Senior Editor, JCK [moderator]

 

Register to attend the Fifth Annual IAC Gold Conference.

 

See below for more information about the conference:

Initiatives in Art and Culture takes a wide-ranging look at gold in its fifth annual international conference devoted to this precious metal. With a focus on jewelry, we explore the underpinnings of gold's abiding emotional power, allure, and enduring value. The use of gold, from the ancient Egyptians to the present, in creating marks of achievement, ranging from trophies to bespoke jewels, wreaths, crowns, and medals, attests to the metal's significance throughout human history. Gold’s importance remains undiminished, and we look to the future with a panel focusing on the education of customers, the next generation of jewelers, and the retail industry.

Techniques and cutting-edge technology are central to creating jewelry and are given considerable focus, as are those who create the jewelry that is an object of desire and a repository of value. The means used to attract the consumer including millennials and the overlooked "Baby Boomer" generation are also explored. Topics range from demographics, to social media and other means that build on and celebrate gold's centrality and allure, including trends and trend forecasting, and developments in the marketplace that resonate with the dominant cultural mood and thus consumer inclinations. Ways that consumers can be confident that their purchases are not only aesthetically and emotionally pleasing but ethically sourced are also addressed, with discussion of building industry trust through transparent reporting, exploration of the journey toward responsible mining, and consideration of FTC updates pertaining to issues such as Dodd-Frank and Made in America. Evening receptions and book-singings complement the formal sessions.

 

The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue (between 34th and 35th Streets), New York, NY

Details

Start:
April 9, 2015 @ 8:30 am
End:
April 10, 2015 @ 6:00 pm