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TRENDS CATWALK
11.00, 12.30, 15,00
INSPIRATION THEATRE
10.00 – Is Your Retail Store Designed for Success? How to Achieve Breakthrough Results for Your Business
11.00 Today’s jewellery retailers are operating in an ever more competitive marketplace. Not only are they challenged
by the growth of omni-channel retail but they also need to attract and retain the best brand partners, all of who are vying for space in-store. Journey with retail design consultants Innovare Design as they walk you through some best practice insights and innovations and show you how to achieve breakthrough results for your jewellery retail presence.
Lloyd Blakey, Founder & Creative Director, Innovare DesignRebecca Sharman, Client Services, Innovare Design
11.30 – In Conversation With...77 Diamonds on Luxury Jewellery and the Online Challenge
12.30 This fascinating talk will delve into selling luxury online, focusing on creating profit margins in a new digital
world. Journalist Claire Adler will discuss the online jewellery space and the competitive threats the UK industry now faces with Tobais Kormind, Co-Founder and Managing Director of 77Diamonds.com.
Host: Claire Adler, IJL Editors’ Choice Judge, Luxury Writer & Communications Consultant
Speaker: Tobias Kormind, Co-Founder & Managing Director, 77Diamonds.com
13:00 – Luxury Overview of 2018 and Beyond: What’s Coming Next?
14:00 Paola De Luca, Founder of The Futurist, shares her insights on upcoming consumer attitudes, style influences,
design directions, key items, colours and materials.
Paola De Luca, Founder & Creative Director, The Futurist Ltd
14.00 – The Empowering Women Panel
15.00 Inspirational women from the UK jewellery industry will be on stage discussing the opportunities and challenges
women in the industry face, and how professionals can work together to support and empower one another.
Host: Stacey Hailes, Editor, Professional Jeweller
Panellists: Victoria McKay, Chief Operating O cer, London Diamond BourseHayley Quinn, Managing Director, Swarovski UKRuth Bewsey, Director, Daisy LondonHarriet Kelsall, Founder, Harriet Kelsall Bespoke JewelleryHelen Dimmick, Managing Director, Green + Benz
15.30 – In Conversation With... Stephen Webster and Yunus & Eliza (sponsored by the Goldsmiths’ Craft 16.30 & Design Council)
Jos Skeates, Council member and former chairman of the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council, speaks to iconic British designer Stephen Webster about his incredible career and his advice for emerging jewellery design talents. Rock Vault alumni Yunus Ascott and Eliza Higginbottom of Yunus & Eliza will also be on hand to share their experiences of growing a successful brand.
Host: Jos Skeates, Member, Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council, and Owner, EC One Speakers: Stephen Webster, Founder & Designer, Stephen Webster
Yunus Ascott and Eliza Higginbottom, Founders & Designers, Yunus & Eliza
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10.00 – The Fast-Track to Social Media Success in 90 minutes
12.00 This workshop has been designed for jewellery brands and retailers already using social media but not being
consistent or e ective with their social media and digital marketing campaigns. In this action packed and informative session, digital marketing strategist Warren Knight will fast-track you through the exact process that turns visitors into prospects and then into repeat customers all in 90 minutes. The first 10 people through the door will receive a free copy of Warren’s Think Digital First book, written and designed specifically for the jewellery industry.
Warren Knight, Social Media Strategist & IJL 2017 Chief Social Media Editor
12.30 – Getting Personal: What You Need to Know About Personalisation
13.30 With 75 per cent of e-commerce leaders saying that personalisation is their top business priority, this session
explores what is meant by personalisation online and looks at examples of best practice.
Host: Ruth Faulkner, Editor, Retail Jeweller
Speaker: James Knowles, Acting Head of Commercial Content Operations, Retail Week
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