Monica Vinader Keynote Speaker

Founder and CEO of Monica Vinader Jewellery
Winner of the 2008 Brand of the Year at the UK Jewellery Awards
Advocate for sustainability

Monica Vinader's Biography

Monica Vinader is the CEO and founder of Monica Vinader Jewellery. Monica grew up surrounded by arts and objects from her parents’ antiques business, an influential force that has guided her entrepreneurial spirit and eye for design. After graduating from art school in London, Monica immersed herself in the jewellery world and worked her way up before deciding to go it alone, creating bespoke pieces from her converted forge in Norfolk, with an office, showroom and workshop all under one roof. As the business has scaled, Norfolk remains at the heart of the design process, where she and her creative team develop all of the collections.

At the debut of the brand in 2008, Monica Vinader won Brand of the Year at the UK Jewellery Awards, and has since been stocked by global luxury retailers including Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty, Net-A-Porter and Boutique 1.

The brand is deeply committed to the ethical sourcing of its products and works closely with suppliers to ensure adherence to its code of conduct. Monica Vinader is a certified member of the Responsible Jewellery Council, which addresses human and labour rights, environmental impact and mining practices within the jewellery supply chain. The brand has also been awarded the Butterfly Mark by Positive Luxury for its outstanding commitment to sustainability.

In 2025, Monica Vinader received the BVCA Inspirational Women Award for her leadership of the high-growth jewellery brand, as well as the Positive Luxury Awards’ Responsible Luxury Business of the Year award. The BVCA accolade recognised her as an inspirational female founder, while the Positive Luxury award highlighted the brand’s pioneering sustainability efforts — particularly its commitment to a circular economy and supply chain traceability.

She has built Monica Vinader from a forge in Norfolk into an internationally stocked jewellery brand, combining founder-led creativity with commercial discipline across design, retail and growth.
She shares practical lessons from scaling a premium consumer brand, from product storytelling and customer loyalty to navigating global luxury distribution through leading retailers.
She brings credibility on responsible business as a sustainability advocate, leading ethical sourcing and supply chain standards recognised by the Responsible Jewellery Council and Positive Luxury’s Butterfly Mark.
She translates sustainability from principle into execution, showing leaders how circularity and traceability can strengthen brand trust, resilience and long-term competitiveness.