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Nancy Robey is a business marketing professional whose expertise in the fine jewelry arena is renowned industry wide. She has built an illustrious career holding key executive positions with leading global brands, and is acknowledged as one of the jewelry industry's most prominent members and finest spokespersons.

In her role as Vice President, Global New Business Development of the VNU Expositions Jewelry Group, she created the Couture Jewellery Collection & Conference in 1995, an incomparable forum where the worlds elite jewelry designers gather annually to show their latest collections at this high profile by-invitation-only event.

Today, this innovative show model continues to generate revenue of over $250 million wholesale in at show purchases, and has been highly imitated by other show management companies and set the standard for niche high-end shows. Nancy launched, as well, several VNU Couture offshoots which include previous London,  Monte Carlo, Latin American editions as well as the Couture Diamond Leadership Conference and the Signature Salons by Couture and Couture Pavilion & Club at JANY.

Nancy also spearheaded the 2005 launch of the VNU Fine Jewelry CEO Summit, a conference for $100 million and high volume mass SuperSellers (Sears, Zale, QVC).
In 2006 as Chief Marketing Officer of Collectors Universe (NASDAQ: CLCT) Robey launched the public company's recently acquired gem grading laboratories Gem Certification & Assurance Laboratory and American Gemological Laboratory. In mid-2007 she developed own business to pursue her passion for producing elite niche market jewelry business-to-business events, under The Nancy Robey Partnership Inc. DBA Salon Prive Jewelry Events.