Opened
from 19th & run through 24th January
Started
from Friday, 19th January, VicenzaOro, the International Jewellery Show, with a
full calendar of new entries and events. Attended the opening ceremony, Lorenzo
Cagnoni, President of Italian Exhibition Group Spa (IEG), Matteo Marzotto,
Executive Vice President of IEG, Corrado Facco, Managing Director of IEG and
Ivan Scalfarotto, Under Secretary of State for the Ministry Economic
Development.
The
Show is open with the Visio.Next Summit, a meeting dedicated to the future of
luxury and jewellery. The Fiera di Vicenza stage hosts a panel of high level
speakers, chaired by Alan Friedman and introduced by a presentation from
Claudia D’Arpizio, Partner of Bain & Company and Responsible for Vertical
Fashion & Luxury.
Sitting
on the panel are Carlo Capasa, President of the Camera Nazionale della Moda
Italiana (National Chamber of Italian Fashion), Matteo Marzotto, in his dual
role as Executive Vice President of IEG and President of Dondup, Diego Nardin,
CEO of Fope S.P.A, Licia Mattioli, CEO of Mattioli S.P.A and Vice President for
Internationalization at Confindustria, Adi Al Fardan, Founder of Adi Hasan Al
Fardan Jewellery Trading, Andrea Panconesi, Founder and President of
LuisaViaRoma S.P.A.
And
it is exactly the concept of Visio.Next that will be the recurring theme of
VicenzaOro January 2018, a projection of the Show into the future, where
multi-channel distribution, brand enhancement, traceability and sustainability
will increasingly become the focal points in relations with new consumers.
To
confirm its international character, the Show is hosting more than 1,500 brands
of which 80% already exhibited at the previous editions of VicenzaOro. The
brands are exhibiting in an area of over 25,000 sqm with a growing incidence of
brands from the high range segment, much to the satisfaction of Italian
Exhibition Group's strategy to create and enhance the community. In fact, the
number of top range brands attending VicenzaOro January has risen by + 10%.
Now
standing at 40%, the number of international exhibitors from over 35 different
countries, is also growing, confirming the Vicenza event's consolidated role as
a hub for the jewellery sector.