October 19 & 20, 2021
PRÉCIEUSES CONFLUENCES 2021
Jewelry, Fashion, and Digital Technology: new challenges in a growing luxury market
The 9th “Précieuses Confluences” will take place on Tuesday, October 19 and Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at the Headquarters of the Union Française de la Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfèvrerie, des Pierres et des Perles (UFBJOP) in Paris.
A key event for France’s jewelry industry, Précieuses Confluences is aimed at French and international buyers, decision-makers and brand representatives from all areas of the haute couture, fashion, ready-to-wear, and jewelry industries.
Depending on the status of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be held in-person with the option to attend via video-conferencing.
Networking Day: When Jewelry meets the Fashion World
On Tuesday, October 19, a speed-networking event will be held for Fashion Houses, Couture Houses, Luxury Brands, Accessories Brands, and major players in the French jewelry industry, including workshops, studios, manufacturers, factories, designers, craftsmen, CAO-DAO designers, stones and pearls dealers.
Half-Day Networking on Digital Technology: Innovative Technologies and Jewelry World
This morning event on Wednesday, October 20, will take a look at digital techniques, new technology, and digitalization of the supply chain and will feature a 4.0 workshop, robotics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.
This speed-networking event will bring together the technology and engineering worlds and French brands, workshops, manufacturers, studios, and designers.
Half-Day Networking on Funding: Funding your Growth
On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 20, a speed-networking event will be held for funding entities and companies in the jewelry industry. A major event: the launch of the sector-specific fund to support jewelry and watchmaking companies.
PROGRAM
MODULE 1: When Jewelry meets the Fashion World
To attend Précieuses Confluences, you must be :
- a French or international buyer, decision-maker, brand representative or retailer;
- a representative of a French jewelry workshop, factory, facility, designer, craftsman, stones dealers.
Tuesday, October 19
Registration open from 9.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
Attendees take part in up to 14 30-minute meetings between 9.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.
Breakfast and a buffet lunch will be provided to allow attendees to network throughout the day.
MODULE 2: Innovative Technologies and Jewelry World
To attend this session, you must be :
- a player in the digital sector;
- a French workshop, brand or designer.
MODULE 3: Funding your Growth
To attend this session, you must be :
- a French jewelry workshop;
- a French jewelry brand;
- an institutional investor, private bank or dedicated investment fund.
EVENING NETWORKING EVENT
WORKSHOP AND SHOWROOM TOURS
VENUE
THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNION FRANÇAISE DE LA BIJOUTERIE, JOAILLERIE, ORFÈVRERIE, DES PIERRES ET DES PERLES
58 RUE DU LOUVRE 75002 PARIS
The 9th Précieuses Confluences will be hosted at a prestigious venue – the historic Headquarters of the UFBJOP and spiritual home of France’s jewelers, gold- and silversmiths and lapidaries, where those working in the industry have come together for the past 150 years.
Up to 550 30-minute business meetings will take place on Tuesday, October 19 and Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
Meetings may be held using video-conferencing technology, subject to COVID-19 restrictions.
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All registrations must be approved by the organizing committee.
Union Française BJOP, 58 rue du Louvre – 75002 Paris