Eighteen companies with offices in the World Jewelry Hub will be joining a delegation of the Panama Diamond Exchange to Colombia from July 6-8, 2015. The delegation is headed by led by Judy Meana, PDE Vice President, and Ali Pastorini, WJH Director of Marketing.

The visit will include a B2B networking event on June 7 in Bogotá, at which the PDE delegation and members of the Colombian jewellery trade will touch base with one another, and be provided the opportunity to set up additional meetings over the following two days. The event will also feature a presentation about the World Jewelry Hub and its development programme.

Home to Latin America's third largest economy, Colombia's luxury product market is currently growing at a rate of about 20 percent per annum, among the highest in the region. Sales of high-end products exceeded $350 million in 2013.

Among the PDE member companies scheduled to join the PDE Colombia roadshow are: AA Diamondz, De Viany Jewelers, Niru Group GemDiam (KiranGems), Gran Sabana Diamonds, Jesus Yanez, LaForgia, Mogador, MP Diamonds, Niru Group Panamis Diamonds, Pazpro (Avi Paz Group), PSD Diamonds , Rosy Blue, Schnitzer Diamonds, Shlophili, Superior Diamonds and Yakubov Group Panama.