Speakers & Moderators

14th March 2019

Technical Symposium
Mr. Rajesh Khosla
Chairman Emeritus
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt. Ltd.
Moderator
1. NABL Accreditation - Overview & Challenges for Gold/Silver Testing Laboratories in Obtaining NABL Accreditation
Mr. N Venkateswaran
Director
NABL
Mr. R Ramprasath
Dy. Director
NABL
2. Role of Spark OES in precious metal analysis.
Mr. Pankaj Deshmukh
Head of Lab.
MMTC-PAMP, India
3. Purity verification of silver during silver refining process in bottom blowing cupellation (BBOC).
Mr. Sandeep Nain
Quality Head, Pantnagar Plant
Hindustan Zinc
4. Role of Third Party Inspection Agency in Dore imported by refineries in India.
Mr. Chetan I Umrania
Dy. Manager, Operations,
Alex Stewart (India)
5. Bullion Futures & Options.
Mr. Shivanshu Mehta
Head- Bullion
Multi Commodity Exchange
6. Optimization of Master Alloys in jewellery manufacturing.
Mr. Nilesh Gupta
President - Skill Development Council
IBJA
7. PMATI -- need of the hour. Purpose, Set up and training modules.
Mr. Avinash Kumbhar
Project Manager
PMATI
8. Technical advancement.
Mr. Ankur Goyal
President Works
MMTC - PAMP India.
Director
PMATI.
9. Role of BIS in Hallmarking of Gold & Silver by Mr. Akshay Kaushik, BIS-Member Secretary - MTD - 10
Mr. Akshay Kaushik
BIS - Member
Secretary - MTD - 10


15th March 2019

Inaugural Session
Shri Suresh Prabhu
Minister of Commerce & Industry, Civil Aviation
Government of India
Mr. Mohit Bharatiya
National President
IBJA
Mr. Govind Verma
CMD
Jewel Trendz Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Vikram Limaye
CEO
National Stock Exchange India Limited (NSE)
Mr. David Tait
Chief Executive Officer
World Gold Council
Mr. Arjun Raychaudhuri
Managing Director & CEO
MMTC- PAMP
Mr. Mrugank Paranjape
MD & CEO
Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)
Mr. Ashish Chauhan
MD & CEO
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
Mr. J. Ravichandran
President
NSE Group
Ms. Rupa Dutta
Economic Adviser
Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Government of India
1. Bullion Exchange and Bullion Bank - A Way Forward
Ms. Manisha Gupta
Editor – Commodities & Currencies
CNBC TV18
Moderator
Mr. Somasundaram PR
Managing Director
World Gold Council, India
Mr. Haresh Acharya
Parker Bullion Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Neville Patel
Vice President
HDFC Bank
Mr. Ravi Varanasi
Chief Business Development Officer
NSE
Mr. Shivanshu Mehta
Head- Bullion
Multi Commodity Exchange
Mr. Nagendra Kumar
Chief Business Officer
National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Mr. P K Singhal
Principal Advisor – Commodity
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
Mr. Prakash Shah
Director, Market Infrastructure and Disruptive Technologies, Asia
World Gold Council
Mr. Ajay Mathur
Head - Precious Metals
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
Ms. Rupa Dutta
Economic Adviser
Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Government of India
2. Management and Marketing in Bullion and Jewellery Trade.
Mr. Arvind Sahay
Head IGPC
CNBC TV18
IIM – A
3. Innovation in Gold and Jewellery Products.
Mr. Prashobh Chandralayam
Executive Director & Partner
IBM India Private Limited
4. Design for Growth.
Ms. Nirupa Bhatt
Managing Director
GIA
Moderator
Ms. Poonam Soni
Founder
Poonam Soni Signature Line Pvt Ltd
Mr. Tejpal Ranka
Partner
Ranka Jewellers
Mr. Anil Bharwani
Partner
Seth Sunderas & Sons
5. Digital Gold, Paper Gold VS Physical Gold.
Mr. Mrituenjay Jha
Commodity Editor
Zee Business
Moderator
Mr. Gaurav Mathur
Managing Director
SafeGold
Mr. Kishore Narne
Associate Director
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
Mr. Arjun Raychaudhuri
Managing Director & CEO
MMTC- PAMP
Mr. Suresh Hundia
Director
Hundia Exports
Mr. Vikram Dhawan
Head Of Commodities
Reliance Asset Management Company
6. Overview of Gold Market.
Mr. Mrituenjay Jha
Commodity Editor
Zee Business
Moderator
Mr. Chirag Sheth
Research Consultant
Metals Focus
Mr. G. Chandrashekhar
Economic Advisor
IMC
Mr. Sajal Gupta
Head - Forex & Rates
Edelweiss Securities
7. Financing In Jewellery Trade.
Ms. Manisha Gupta
Editor – Commodities & Currencies
CNBC TV18
Moderator
Mr. David Gornall
DG Consulting
Mr. Gabriel Nasser
Founder & CEO
TJS
Mr. Bhargava Vaidya
Chartered Accountant
B.N. Vaidya & Associates
8. Image Building in Gold Business.
Mr. Rajesh Khosla
Chairman Emeritus
MMTC - PAMP India Pvt. Ltd.
9. Issues amongst Manufacturer, Wholesaler, Retailer and Hallmarking Agency in Jewellery Trade.
Mr. Anil Singhvi
Managing Editor
Zee Business
Moderator
Mr. Anantha Padmanaban
Chairman
GJC
Mr. Harshad Ajmera
President
Indian Association of Hallmarking Centres Titan
Mr. Saurabh Gadgil
Chairman & Managing Director
PNG Jewellers
Mr. Sabyasachi Ray
Executive Director
GJEPC
Mr. Shailesh Shah
S M D Bullion
Mr. Yogesh Singhal
Director
Y K Jewellers
Mr. Vinod Jain Vadala
Director
V Chains Jewellery Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Rakesh Verma
R K Jewels