The India Gold Policy Centre (IGPC) at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) is set to host its 8th Annual Gold and Gold Markets Conference on March 3-4, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The prestigious event will be inaugurated by Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, and will serve as a vital platform for discussions on gold policy, trade, investment trends, and market developments.
Bringing together key stakeholders from across the gold and precious metals industry, the two-day conference will witness participation from government officials, policymakers, financial regulators, bullion traders, market analysts, and leading industry executives.
The conference will focus on India’s evolving gold ecosystem, highlighting key policy reforms, trade dynamics, digital gold innovations, investment strategies, and the role of bullion in the global financial landscape. Attendees can expect:
✅ 30+ distinguished speakers
✅ 15+ research paper presentations
✅ Expert-led keynote addresses
✅ High-impact panel discussions
With a strong emphasis on shaping India’s gold market policy and fostering international collaborations, the IGPC IIMA Annual Gold Conference 2025 promises to deliver valuable insights and strategic perspectives that will help drive the future of India’s gold and bullion industry.
Day 1 Highlights – March 3, 2025
The conference will commence with an inaugural ceremony featuring dignitaries such as Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director-IIMA, and Shri K Rajaraman, IAS, Chairperson, IFSCA. This will be followed by the declaration of MCX Awards by Mr. Shivanshu Mehta from MCX.
The first panel discussion, moderated by Mr. P R Somasundaram, will focus on consignment-based gold imports and value addition. A keynote session by Shri K Rajaraman will address India 2047: Transforming the Precious Metals Landscape.
Subsequent sessions will cover topics such as the role of IIBX in dore imports, India’s competitiveness in jewellery manufacturing, and research presentations on gold pricing, market orientation, and portfolio diversification. The evening will conclude with a networking dinner.
Day 2 Highlights – March 4, 2025
The second day will open with policy insights from Prof. Sundaravalli Narayanaswami, Chairperson-IGPC, followed by research presentations on gold benchmarking, price volatility, and digital gold platforms.
Key discussions include a session on Bullion Exports from India: Achieving the $10 Billion Target, featuring industry leaders such as Mr. Ankur Goyal (MMTC-PAMP), Mr. Sabyasachi Ray (GJEPC), and Mr. Neville Patel (HDFC Bank).
Full Schedule IGPC IIMA Annual Gold Conference 2025
Day 1 | Monday, March 3, 2025
09:00 – Registration
10:00 – 11:15 | Lamp Lighting & Inauguration
Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director, IIMA
Prof. Sundaravalli Narayanaswami, Chairperson, IGPC & Faculty, IIMA
Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India
Shri K Rajaraman, IAS, Chairperson, IFSCA
Welcome Address
Prof. Sundaravalli Narayanaswami, Chairperson, IGPC, Faculty, IIMA
Inaugural Address
Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director, IIMA
Chief Guest’s Address
Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India
Declaration of MCX Awards
Mr. Shivanshu Mehta, MCX
11:15 – 11:45 | Tea Break
PANEL – I | 11:45 – 12:30
Topic: Beyond Consignment-Based Gold Imports – Balancing Trade and Value Addition
Moderator: Mr. P R Somasundaram, Industry Expert, Gold and Precious Metal Sector
Panelists:
Mr. Manish Goel, ICICI Bank
Mr. Surendra Mehta, IBJA
Mr. Haresh Acharya, Parker Bullion
Mr. Mahendran K, KVB
Ms. Rupa Dutta, EXIM Bank
12:30 – 13:00 | Keynote Session
Speaker: Shri K Rajaraman, IAS, Chairperson, IFSCA
Topic: India 2047 – Transforming the Precious Metals Landscape
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break & Screening of World Gold Council Corporate Film
PANEL – II | 14:15 – 15:15
Topic: Dore Imports: Evaluating the Role of IIBX in the Evolving Ecosystem
Moderator: Mr. Ramakrishnan Padmanabhan, IFSCA
Panelists:
Mr. Ketan Kothari, Augmont Gold Refinery
Mr. Ashok Gautam, IIBX
Mr. Shivanshu Mehta, MCX
Mr. James Jose, CGR Metalloys
Mr. Snehal Soni, MMTC-PAMP
Paper Presentations – Session 1 | 15:15 – 16:00
Chair: Mr. P R Somasundaram, Industry Expert, Gold and Precious Metal Sector
The GUT Theory: Exploring the Nexus of Gold, Uncertainty, and Public Trust
Dr. Vighneswara Swamy, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
Interactions of GPR, EPU, and VIX with Financial, Commodity, and Energy Markets: A Wavelet Analysis in the Indian Context
Ms. Bisma Raina, IIT Ropar
Prof. Samaresh Bardhan, IIT Ropar
Customs Duty Revisions, Informal Trade Decline, and Global Gold Flow in Kerala’s Retail Gold Market
Dr. Mujeebu Rehman, PMA SAFI Human Resources Institute
Dr. Shahul Hameed MM, SAFI Human Resource Institute, Malappuram
16:00 – 16:15 | Tea Break
PANEL – III | 16:15 – 17:15
Topic: How Can India Really Be a Competitive Jeweller – Is It Policies or Lack of Innovation?
Moderator: Mr. Sachin Jain, Regional CEO, World Gold Council
Panelists:
Prof. Priya Narayanan, Faculty, IIMK
Mr. Mihir Vyas, Group Mars
Mr. Chirag Sheth, Metals Focus
Prof. Anand Jaiswal, Faculty, IIMA
Mr. Kinjal Shah, Responsible Jewellery Council
Mr. Rajesh Rokde, GJC
Paper Presentations – Session 2 | 17:15 – 18:30
Chair: Prof. Anindita Chakrabarti, IIT Kanpur
Gold Saving and Investment Behaviour of Indian Households
Ms. Gunjan Khandelwal, Shyam Lal College
Mr. Dibyendu Maiti, Delhi School of Economics
Market Orientation in an Evolving Market: Theoretical and Policy Implications for Gold Jewellery Retailing in India
Prof. Priya Narayanan, IIMK
Gold as a Portfolio Diversifier and Hedger for Other Assets: Evidence from the Russia-Ukraine War and Israel-Hamas War
Prof. Ritesh Patel, Institute of Management, Nirma University
Ms. Shimoli Shah, IGPC-IIMA
Analyzing State-wise Expenditures of Gems and Jewellery in India
Ms. Ilma Rizvi, IGPC-IIMA
Golden Shackles: A Cultural and Economic Paradox
Dr. Aparna Raj C, IGPC-IIMA
Day 2 | Tuesday | 4 March 2025
09:30 – 09:45 | Policy Insights for India
Prof. Sundaravalli Narayanaswami, Chairperson-IGPC, Faculty-IIMA
09:45 – 10:00 | Trademarks Related to Precious Metals and Jewellery: An Empirical Assessment of Class 14 Trademarks in India
Prof. M P Ram Mohan, Faculty-IIMA
Mr. Vijay Venkitesh, CDSA, IIMA
10:00 – 10:15 | Benchmarking the Price of Gold in India Using a Regime Detection Model
Prof. Abhiman Das, Faculty-IIMA
Panel IV: Digital Platforms in the Web 4 Era
Moderator: Mr. Sankalp Goyal, Book My Diamond Pvt. Ltd.
⏰ 10:15 – 11:15
Mr. Chirag Thakkar, Amrapali Gujarat
Mr. Gaurav Mathur, Safe Gold
Mr. Gernot Hinteregger, GoldInvest
Mr. Sachin Jain, World Gold Council
Mr. Arvind U., AUC Ventures
Mr. Harshit Gupta, MMTC-PAMP
Paper Presentations – Session 3
Chair: Prof. Priya Narayanan, IIM Kozhikode
⏰ 11:15 – 12:15
Currency Volatility and Indian Gold Prices: A Multi-Currency Study
Mr. Harihar Mohapatra, IGPC-IIMA
Volatility Spillover in Gold Asset Classes: A Time-Varying Parameter Vector Autoregression (TVP-VAR) Approach
Ms. Neeti Jain, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Mr. Hardik Gupta, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Dr. Niti Nandini Chatnani, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Dr. V. Raveendra Saradhi, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Gold in Transition: Analyzing the Lead-Lag Relationship Between Indian Commodity Spot and Futures Prices in the Post-COVID Period
Dr. Anil Pandey, Saveetha College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, SIMATS
Dr. Vijaylakshmi, Saveetha College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, SIMATS
Dr. Gunitha Arun Chandokh, Saveetha College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, SIMATS
Whether Formal Financial Inclusion Affects Household Jewellery Expenditure? Evidence from India’s Districts
Ms. Anumeha Saxena, IGPC-IIMA
12:15 – 12:30 | Keynote Session
Shri S. C. Das, Hallmarking Department, Bureau of Indian Standards
12:30 – 12:45 | Regulatory Framework of IFSCA in the Precious Metals Ecosystem: Governance, Compliance, and Market Development
Mr. Pradeep Ramakrishnan, ED-IFSCA
12:45 – 13:00 | Viksit Bharat – Vision 2047 for the Gold Industry
Mr. Sachin Jain, Regional CEO, India, World Gold Council
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break
Paper Presentations – Session 4
Chair: Mr. Mahendran K
⏰ 14:00 – 15:00
A Study on HR Practices in the Gold and Jewellery Industry in Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Prof. R Balasubramanian, Rajagiri Business School
From Glitters to Gigabytes: The Rise of Digital Gold
Prof. Bharti Harnal, Ex-Professor, Delhi University
Strategic Acquisition and Value Addition of Gold Resources for India
Mr. Anmaya Agarwal, IGPC-IIMA
All That Glitters Also Has a Shadow – An Exploratory Research on the Lives of Gold Karigars in India and a Sustainable Solution Based on the Middlemen Perspective in the Sector
Ms. Shreshtha Bhattacharya, Exneco
Panel V: Bullion Exports from India – Achieving the $10 Billion Target
Moderator: Mr. Johnson Lewis, FinMet
⏰ 15:00 – 16:00
Mr. Ankur Goyal, MMTC-PAMP
Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, GJEPC
Mr. R Arulanandan, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Dilip Narayanan, Malabar Group
Mr. Haresh Acharya, Parker Bullion
Mr. Neville Patel, HDFC Bank
Mr. Ramakrishnan Padmanabhan, IFSCA
16:00 – 16:15 | Vote of Thanks
Prof. Sundaravalli Narayanaswami, Chairperson-IGPC, Faculty-IIMA
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