More speakers announced for the NAJ Summit

03 Jun 2021

Held this September in the East Midlands, the event now boasts more than forty speakers which include sessions from technical jewellery knowledge to understanding and harnessing power in businesses.

With tickets now available for one, two and three days, attendees can start to plan their attendance at the event and make use of the discounted accommodation on site.

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Heather Callaway, NAJ Vice-Chair said,

The Summit is unique in that it has a Conference that focuses on technical jewellery knowledge, a congress for commercially driven retail business leaders, and seminars for future leaders and people who take responsibility for day-to-day operations.

The Showcase means more suppliers can share their latest and popular collections with attendees and the Members’ Gala Dinner provides an experience for all to catch up and reconnect.

 

New speakers join the programme

Additional speakers in the Valuers ‘Conference, Retail Jewellers’ Congress and Better Business Seminars have been added to the event brochure which include the likes of Joanna Hardy, Maria Maclennan, Emily Barber and Carole Gordon. Elsewhere in the Retail Jewellers’ Congress, Dale Parmenter and Claire Hanna join the lineup alongside Emma Haywood.

 

The Valuers’ Conference

Joanna Hardy, known to many in the sector will a talk ‘Sapphire: A Celebration of Colour’ taking attendees on a journey of the gem, from antiquity to the present day. Also delivering a main presentation at the Conference is Maria Maclennan, whose talk is titled ‘Establishing the 'Chain' of Evidence: Jewellery and Human Identification’. Maria’s talk presents how personal possessions such as jewellery can also play a potentially integral role in investigations of death, crime and disaster.

Emily Barber and Carole Gordon, representing Bonham’s will talk about Jewellery Trends at Auction. Renowned for her expertise and knowledge, Emily has taught and lectured on the history of jewellery at leading institutions as well as being a published author. Carole, Head of the Jewellery Department at Bonham’s Knightsbridge will share insight from the eleven auctions the house runs each year.

 

The Retail Jewellers’ Congress

Dale Parmenter and associate Claire Hanna, experts in business dynamics explore the five voices of power in business. This session has been requested by members of the NAJ’s independent Jewellery retailer community, The JET Business Network under the umbrella of ‘people’. Former Signet lead Emma Haywood also joins the Retail Jewellers’ Congress to share her journey in retail, but also impart her experiences of creating work environments that recognise individuals as well as business needs, a theme expected to be popular on the day.

A number of other additional speakers join other events taking place at the Summit, including NAJ Retail Ambassador Helen Dimmick, Diamond specialist Howard Levine and Marketing and PR guru Sarah Jordan, all of whom feature in the event brochure.

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Rooms can now be booked at the De Vere Staverton Estate for just £89 per night, and attendees can book their one, two and three-day tickets through the NAJ website. A members’ gala dinner on Sunday 12th September also forms a valuable networking opportunity for attendees.

Source: The National Association of Jewellers