Leaders from every global gem and jewellery sector gathered recently for a transformative educational experience at the 2023 GIA Global Leadership Program at Harvard Business School (HBS). The program, held from 19 to 22 June on the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., offered an exclusive experience to explore challenges and opportunities for the gem and jewellery industry using the HBS case study method in a dynamic interchange between renowned HBS faculty members and industry peers.

The custom-designed program, entitled Building Purpose and Resilience in the Face of Uncertainty, focused on the collective experiences of diverse sectors of the jewellery industry during the pandemic, examining the key lessons learned and how to apply them to ensure the vitality and relevance of businesses and organisations for a thriving future.

The next GIA Global Leadership Program at Harvard will take place in June 2024.

Nadja Swarovski, founder of Pegasus Private Capital, said, “The GIA Global Leadership Program left me inspired and motivated - from Harvard’s beautiful campus, fascinating case studies and enticing professors, to GIA’s leadership team and my fellow classmates, leaders of the jewellery industry. The week provided key insight into today’s relevant topics – from sustainable business practices, human leadership, purpose-led organisations, to digitalisation and AI and how their evolution affects us all.”

The 2023 GIA Global Leadership Program was a platform to gain insights, explore innovative strategies and foster resilience.

Tiffany Stevens, CEO and General Counsel of the Jewelers Vigilance Committee, said, “The program is enriching on multiple levels. Not only is it an immersive best-in-class educational experience with the best-known brands in the world, but the curated case studies were bespoke to the most pressing issues in our gem and jewellery industry and led by the preeminent business and organisational scholars in the United States.”