INVITED Speakers
OPENING CEREMONY

Fabio Cascapera
President
DES

Ronnie Vanderlinden
President
IDMA

Yoram Dvash
President
WFDB
African Leadership in the Diamond Pipeline: Building Strong Societies through Diamonds

Ahmed Bin Sulayem
President
DMCC

Bogolo Joy Kenewendo
Minister of Minerals and Energy of Botswana
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Kirit Bhansali Chairperson
GJEPC

Rob Bates
(Moderator)
Growth Opportunities in The Asian Market

Anoop Mehta
President
Bharat Diamond Bourse

Kent Wong
Managing Director
Chow Tai Fook Jewelry

Lawrence Ma
President
Diamond Federation of Hong Kong

Lin Qiang
President
Shanghai Diamond Exchange

Rob Bates
(Moderator)
Building Natural Diamond demand worldwide

Amber Pepper
CEO
Natural Diamond Council

David Bonaparte
President & CEO
Jewelers of America
James Evans Lombe

Moshe Salem
Vice President
WFDB

Olivia Landau
Founder & CEO
The Clear Cut

Tim Goodman
Executive Director & CEO
Yourdiamonds.com

Rob Bates
(Moderator)
The Natural Diamond Experience – A Tale of Nature’s Wonders

Dr. Wuyi Wang
GIA
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH PRITESH PATEL

Mr Pritesh Patel
GIA

Richa Goyal Sikri
(Moderator)
Past Present and Future, Generational Integration in the Diamond Market

Brijesh Dholakia
Member
Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030

Cedric Barsamian
General Manager
BFE Diamonds

David Troostwyk
President
London Diamond Bourse

Molefi Letsiki
Chairperson
Diamond Dealers Club of South Africa

Rob Bates
(moderator)
Identifying Your Diamonds with AI and Nano Particles

Dr Daniel Nyfler
MD,
Gubelin Gem Labs, Switzerland

Janak Mistry
CEO
Lexus Diamond, Surat

Richa Goyal Sikri
(Moderator)
The Unsolved Mystery of Fancy Colour Diamonds

Janak Mistry
CEO
Lexus Diamond, Surat

Roy Safit
CEO
Fancy Diamond Colour Foundation

Richa Goyal Sikri
(Moderator)
Geopolitics, Sanctions, Traceability and Import Restrictions

Alan Cohen
President
The London Diamond Bourse

Kalpesh Jhaveri
President
Diamond Club West Coast

Tom Moses
VICE President
The GIA

Rob Bates
(Moderator)
Golconda and Ancient Diamonds – A Historical Perspective

Dr Usha Balakrishnan
Eminent Author, Scholar and Jewellery Historian

Richa Goyal Sikri
(Moderator)
