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Mujeres Brillantes - Third World Meeting concludes with success
Ali Pastorini, President of the group, said that Mujeres Brillantes was such a great success because of intense work and cooperation of all the women around the world.
"I am very happy with this new phase of Mujeres Brillantes, I did not expect that in such a short time we would have a Booth in a prestigious Jewelry Show, this is due to the hard work of all the women around the world, especially those from Spain who understand the power of raise the voice in the current scenario ", said Ali Pastorini. This year the event focused on the commercial activities highlighting the members' brands. Mujeres Brillantes had a special Booth where visitors from all over Europe had the opportunity to visit and meet the designers and promote the B2C and B2B.
The participants of the event made a visit to the IGE (Spanish Gemological Institute), held round table discussions with Directors of International Associations about the present and future of the jewellery industry and networking between the members.
To conclude the Third World Meeting, some brands participated in the Mujeres Brillantes Runaway Jewelry Show presenting their new collections.
Victoria Quiri, Rough&Polished