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JNA Awards 2018, seventh edition of the "Oscars" of the Jewellery industry, organized by UBM Asia is accepting entries. The award champions best business practices in the jewellery and gemstone community by recognising and promoting companies and individuals that demonstrate outstanding leadership, innovative thinking, and sustainable and socially responsible strategies, with a focus on their contribution in Asia, and whose ideas and actions have made a positive impact in the trade and communities. Interested enterprises and individuals can self-nominate or nominate others in 13 different categories as follows:
Lifetime Achievement Award (nominated by the organiser)
Brand of the Year – Retail
eSupplier of the Year
Industry Innovation of the Year (business model, management process, marketing or branding initiatives, manufacturing process, product development, technology and gemological research, among others)
Manufacturer of the Year – Jewellery
Manufacturer of the Year – Cutting & Polishing
Outstanding Enterprise of the Year – ASEAN, Japan & Korea
Outstanding Enterprise of the Year – Greater China
Outstanding Enterprise of the Year – India
Retailer of the Year (500 outlets and below)
Retailer of the Year (501 outlets and above)
Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Young Entrepreneur of the Year (age 40 and below)
Entries will be evaluated by an esteemed panel of judges comprised of six international industry experts, namely:
Albert Cheng, Advisor to the World Gold Council and former Managing Director, Far East (WGC)
James Courage, former Chief Executive of Platinum Guild International (PGI) and former Chairman of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Lin Qiang, President and Managing Director of the Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE)
Mark Lee, Research Director of Asia Pacific Institute for Strategy
Nirupa Bhatt, Managing Director of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in India and the Middle East
Yasukazu Suwa, Chairman of Suwa & Son, Inc
To enter the JNA Awards, interested parties must complete and submit their entry forms no later than midnight (Hong Kong time) of 30 April 2018. The honourees or shortlisted entrants will be announced on 21 June 2018 at the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair.
