Vicenzaoro Dubai opened its doors to more than 6000 visitors and buyers from over 110 countries.
The inaugural event—held April 23 to 26 at the Dubai World Trade Centre—is being billed as a ‘super show’ serving one of the world’s biggest luxury markets for gold and diamond jewellery.
About 500 top brands from more than 25 countries exhibited at the show, which was divided into four clusters: Global Brands, Fine Jewellery and National Pavilions, Gemstones and Diamonds, and Packaging and Supply.
Organized by DV Global Link, a joint venture between Fiera di Vicenza and the Dubai World Trade Centre, the show kicked off with a ribbon cutting by His Highness Sheikh Hasher Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, director general of the Dubai department of information.
Corrado Facco, vice-chair of DV Global Link and managing director of Fiera di Vicenza, said the show’s debut was in line with organizers’ expectations and “achieved very positive results.”
“Despite unfavourable economic circumstances and geopolitical contexts in notable major markets for the global jewellery industry, the success of the inaugural event has strengthened our resolve to continue expanding the show over the next few years, especially in tactical capacity areas, such as high-end consumption and luxury product absorption,” Facco said.
“This super show is a strategic operation for both Fiera di Vicenza and the international jewellery industry—the Dubai event has the capacity to connect global suppliers with emerging customers in the Far East and Africa. We hope this first edition represents the prologue of a great success story, one where DV Global Link builds its standing as a global player and Vicenzaoro Dubai establishes a position as one of the world’s top five events for the international B2B jewellery and goldsmith sectors by 2020.”
Look for a full report in the June issue of Jewellery Business.
Next year’s Vicenzaoro Dubai is set for April 14 to 17.
