Fiera di Vicenza and Italian trade Commision – ICE in collaboration with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council - HKTDC presents Jewellery trends and the best of Made in Italy powered by TRENDVISION Jewellery + Forecasting Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre 5th - 9th March The 2013 edition of the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show (HKIJS) provides an exceptional stage for Italian Jewellery, a key player in a rich programme of events and meetings organised through a joint project between ICE - the Italian Trade Commission – and Fiera di Vicenza in cooperation with the Hong Kong Trade Development CouncilHKTDC From 5th to 9th March, the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center will be hosting an alltime first: an area dedicated to Macro Trends in the Jewellery industry, powered by TRENDVISION Jewellery + Forecasting, the Fiera di Vicenza independent observatory specialized in the jewellery, watch and fashion accessory industry global trends and styles research. At the HKIJS (Hong Kong International Jewellery Show), TRENDVISION Jewellery + forecasting will be offering a structured programme of initiatives focused on Italian Jewellery, which will be presented during the press conference, organised with ICE - Italian Trade Commission and scheduled on Tuesday, 5th March (Oasis Area – Hall 3D Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre;5 to 6 pm) held by Paola Guida, the Italian Trade Commissioner for ICE in Hong Kong & Macao, Emanuele Guido, Business Development & International Marketing Manager of Fiera di Vicenza and Paola De Luca, the TRENDVISION Jewellery + Forecasting Creative Director and Forecaster. Trends will be playing a leading role at the “Jewels of Italy” Parade, the catwalk show organized every year by the Italian Trade Commission, programmed on Wednesday 6thMarch in the Sky Lobby at 46°@ Central Plaza in Hong Kong, where Masterpieces provided by 60 Italian companies will be under the spot, interpreting the four Macro trends identified by TRENDVISION'S creative direction: Surreal Garden, Decorama, Folk-Luxe, High Vibrancy. The programme also includes meetings and seminars focused on the presentation of TRENDS to the HKIJS audience. Producers, buyers and retailers will be able to participate in the “Monitoring global trends of jewellery for strategic marketing” Seminar to be held on 6th March (11.30 am to 12.30 pm) in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre HKTDC - Training Room C. Powered by Fiera di Vicenza in collaboration with the HKTDC, the Seminar aims to inform the traders about the most distinctive product characteristics of each trend and to offer useful business development information to designers, buyers and opinion leaders. The “Media Breakfast” meeting, scheduled on Thursday morning, 7 th March in the TRENDAREA (Concourse Area Booth No. Cr – D01 4th Floor) aims to outline the TRENDVISION Jewellery + Forecasting project skills to the international press in order to promote the Italian production through its innovation, design and high quality manufacture strategies. The initiatives promoted by Fiera di Vicenza with the VICENZAORO brand during the HKJIS 2013, are not only the result of the cooperation between the trade show organiser - Hong Kong Trade Development Council - and ICE, but also a successful disclosure of the whole jewellery contents generated by the Italian industry. VICENZAORO key player position will be a reference point for all topics concerning future Trends in the jewellery, watch and accessories fields through ad hoc promotion of the very best and distinctive elements of Italian production within a global context. TRENDVISION Jewellery + Forecasting is a unique research, analysis and forecasting platform and, with its travelling format, is able to directly interact with producers, distributors, designers, Institutions and the media from all the worldwide strategic jewellery markets. Due to the skills developed in the trends analysis and forecast related to the future consumer behaviours in the jewellery field and with its profound knowledge of the Asian market, TRENDVISION Jewellery + Forecasting has selected trends strategic for all the traders (both exhibitors and buyers) who will be gathering in Hong Kong. The area (Concourse Area Booth No. Cr – D01 4th Floor), powered by TRENDVISION Jewellery + Forecasting, will be set-up on the 4th floor of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, will be providing an organised layout of showcases that, through jewellery displays and metaphorical elements and pictures installations, will describe the four inspirational Trends. The TRENDVISION Jewellery + Forecasting Area will provide an immediate overview of the jewellery forecasting activities that TRENDVISION Jewellery + Forecasting develops, and it will be an increasing added value to Buyers and other Key Players attending the Show clear and trusted directions for their purchases.