At IIJS Premiere 2025, GJEPC once again honoured the brightest young minds driving change in the gem and jewellery sector through its much-anticipated “Forty Under 40” initiative. This prestigious platform celebrated the new wave of talent redefining the industry with fresh ideas, entrepreneurial spirit, and a commitment to driving meaningful change.
Here’s the list of winners:
| Sr. No | Name | Company | City | Age |
| 1 | Naman Kala | Kinu Baba Jewellery (India) Pvt. Ltd. | Jaipur | 39 |
| 2 | Priya Maheshwari | Empriyal | Jaipur | 39 |
| 3 | Ravi Malviya | Ravi Malviya Industries Pvt Ltd | Ahmedabad | 38 |
| 4 | Mehulkumar Dungrani | Varni Gems | Mumbai | 34 |
| 5 | Karan Bothra | Whitefire Diamonds India Pvt Ltd | Chennai | 34 |
| 6 | Gaurav Jain | Maasilver Hub India Pvt Ltd | Mumbai | 34 |
| 7 | Dhyey Mehta | Semsons Tech Llp | Mumbai | 32 |
| 8 | Aashni Shah | Gold Star Elite Jewels Private Limited | Mumbai | 29 |
| 9 | Aayod Jain | Trident Jewels Pvt Ltd | Mumbai | 28 |
| 10 | Nishi Avnip Kothari | Vasupati Jewellers India Pvt. Ltd. | Mumbai | 27 |
| 11 | Amrit Tayal | Anmol Jewels | Hyderabad | 26 |
| 12 | Dhwnil Vaghani | Roomy Exports | Mumbai | 26 |
| 13 | Riya Shah | Kama Jewelry Private Limited | Mumbai | 22 |
| 14 | Novil Ranawat | Swarnshilp Chains & Jewellers Pvt. Ltd. | Mumbai | 28 |
| 15 | Vikram Mehta | Mehta Gold And Diamonds | Bengaluru | 35 |
| 16 | Kushal Shah | Aura Jewels | Mumbai | 28 |
| 17 | Adit Bhansali | Firefly Diamonds | Mumbai | 28 |
| 18 | Suvrat Mittal | Shree Jee Jewellers | Jaipur | 32 |
| 19 | Deepak Surana | Vijay Gems And Jewellery | Bengaluru | 37 |
| 20 | Ankita Kothari | Anan Jewels India Llp | Mumbai | 36 |
| 21 | Harshit Garg | Derewala Industries Limited | Jaipur | 28 |
| 22 | Joita Sen | Senco Gold Artisanship Pvt. Ltd | Kolkata | 40 |
| 23 | Ankit Agarwal | Sagarmal And Sons Ventures Pvt Ltd | Patna | 38 |
| 24 | Aneesh H Kumarr | Indriya – Aditya Birla Jewellery | Mumbai | 38 |
| 25 | Mahendar Bafna | Navrathan Jewellers Pvt Limited | Bengaluru | 37 |
| 26 | Antony Prince | Prince Gold And Diamonds India Pvt. Ltd. | Chennai | 34 |
| 27 | Kashish Gupta | Talla Jewellers Pvt Ltd | Jammu | 33 |
| 28 | Shashwat Shah | Shah Virchand Govanji Jewellers Private | Valsad | 40 |
| 29 | Savrabh Bardia | Anoopchand Tilokchand Jewellers Pvt. Ltd. | Raipur | 39 |
| 30 | Yogesh Soni | L.Gopal Jewellers Pvt.Ld. | Guwahati | 38 |
| 31 | Yash Gupta | Sri Alankar Jewellers & Sons | Ranchi | 34 |
| 32 | Khushi Ganna | Vishwas Jewels Pvt Ltd. | Bangalore | 24 |
| 33 | Avr Shree Smaran | Avr Swarnamahal Jewelry Limited | Salem | 23 |
| 34 | Dhiaan Srinivas | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited | Coimbatore | 32 |
| 35 | Vrinda Arora | S Factor | Jaipur | 36 |
| 36 | Vijaykumar Mangukiya | Dhani Jewels Pvt.Ltd | Surat | 39 |
| 37 | Mahavir Jain | Shankesh Jewellers Ltd | Mumbai | 39 |
| 38 | Dhruval Dholakia | Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt Ltd | Mumbai | 26 |
| 39 | Ansh Anand | Punjab Jewels | Indore | 24 |
| 40 | Vedant Anand | Punjabi Saraf | Indore | 23 |