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Monday, 7th February 2005 (5744 views)

The Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group (DGJG) is organising its third City of Gold conference for this year, being described as a unique global industry event which will address key challenges faced by the sector.<br/><br/>A host of important figures are supporting the event and the Dubai Metals & Commodities Centre (DMCC) is also helping to organise the conference, according to strategiy.<br/><br/>Figures set to speak at the event include the managing director for marketing and jewellery at the WGC, Philip Olden, AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Field Mineral Services.<br/><br/>Over 300 people are expected to attend and 20 industry experts will take part from countries including Turkey, the UK and Switzerland.<br/><br/>Tawhid Abdullah, chairman of DGJG, said: "A focused and coordinated effort towards integrated marketing of 'jewellery' as a single category - be it diamond, pearl or any other precious metal - especially targeting youth and modern consumers, is critical to the future success of our trade."<br/><br/>The conference will focus on three key topics - an integrated global jewellery market, identifying new marketing opportunities and branded products.<br/><br/>"The conference is an important event in the development of Dubai into a hub for the regional and global gold sector," Colin Griffith, DMCC's executive director for the gold and precious metals sector added.<img src="http://directnews.dehavilland.co.uk/dn.gif?feedid=196&itemid=7745719"/>

 

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