In a pioneering move, the First Arabian Watches & Jewellery (AWJ) Roundtable Discussions, held at Dubai’s Emirates Towers Hotel on Thursday, 8 December 2005, brought together a representative cross-section of top-drawer industry and media professionals to deliberate on three pre-determined topics of interest to the trade. To this end, Arabian Watches & Jewellery Magazine empanelled a group of 15 senior industry officials who were especially invited for a two-hour round-the-table discussions on a trio of subjects as follows—Special Orders, Branded Jewellery and Marketing of the Brand. The discussions were moderated by Moaz Barakat, the UAE-based Managing Director, World Gold Council for the Middle East, Turkey & Pakistan.