Gems and Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) recently conducted the 4th edition of its monthly interactive platform ‘Jewel Talks’, which brings together industry experts and aspirants pursuing career in the industry. The programme was held at GIA, Mumbai and was addressed by Hetal Vakil, Founder, Vakil’s Institute of Jewellery Design and Binit Bhatt, CEO, GJSCI. The event was attended by members of Women Jewellers Association (WJA) and GIA students.

Vakil spoke on the topic ‘Luxury Selling – Next Level’ and Bhatt covered ‘Emotional Intelligence’.

Jewel Talks commenced in January this year and has received tremendous response both from experts who have spoken and learners who have participated.

Hetal Vakil said, “Events like Jewel Talks are grooming grounds for the next-gen custodians of Gems & Jewellery Industry. It has been an amazing experience interacting with the fresh talent and learning the new perspective they bring in.”

Premkumar Kothari, Chairman, GJSCI commented, “Jewel Talks is an integral path for GJSCI that leads towards our ultimate goal of a well-organized Gems &Jewellery Industry. Through this, we are welcoming the young talent to come and explore this sector through the unparalleled experience of industry experts. This will encourage the youth to choose gems & jewellery as a career and in-turn carve a better future to the industry.”

“We started off with Jewel Talks as a raw concept and are now overwhelmed to see immense response driven by this initiative. Over the last four months, we have seen the number of attendees only growing which indicates a promising future of the gems & jewellery sector,” said Binit Bhatt.