RAPAPORT... Jewelry Television® (JTV) will host gemstone specialists as part of the network's ongoing effort to educate customers about trends in gems and jewelry for the third annual Gem Lovers' Conference. The three-day event will be held at JTV's corporate headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee from July 16 to 18.
"This conference gives our customers an opportunity to learn from the best in the business," said JTV's president and CEO, Timothy B. Matthews. "It also gives us a wonderful opportunity to enjoy some time with our JTV family of customers." Attendees will gain valuable insight and enlightenment into the incredible world of gemstones with exposure to approximately 30 world-renowned experts.
The keynote speaker will be Shelly Sergent of Somewhere in the Rainbow. Class sessions will be conducted by gemstone experts including, Doug Hucker, the CEO of the American Gem Trade Association; Antoinette Matlins, an author and former gemology editor for National Jeweler; Amanda Adkins, from the television series Prospectors; Craig Lynch, the owner of Ouellet & Lynch and Bryan Lees of Collector's Edge Minerals Inc. JTV stated that 30 speakers in all will address attendees and it will debut a new jewelry collection, Bellarri.
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