INVITED Speakers
OPENING CEREMONY
Fabio Cascapera
President
DES
Yoram Dvash
President
WFDB
Dr. Jânio da Rosa Corrêa Victor
Secretary of State for Mineral Resources, Government of Angola
Bogolo Joy Kenewendo
Minister of Minerals and Energy of Botswana
Ronnie Vanderlinden
President
IDMA
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
Dr. Jânio da Rosa Corrêa Victor
Secretary of State for Mineral Resources, Government of Angola
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Kirit Bhansali Chairperson
GJEPC
Rob Bates
(Moderator)
Growth Opportunities in The Asian Market
Anoop Mehta
President
Bharat Diamond Bourse
Brijesh Dholakia
Hari Krishna Exports
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
Olivia Landau
Founder & CEO
The Clear Cut
David Bonaparte
President & CEO
Jewelers of America
Tim Goodman
Executive Director & CEO
Yourdiamonds.com
Moshe Salem
Vice President
WFDB
Rob Bates
(Moderator)
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH PRITESH PATEL
Mr Pritesh Patel
President & CEO, GIA (Gemological Institute of America)
Richa Goyal Sikri
Luxury Journalist & Author (Moderator)
The Natural Diamond Experience – A Tale of Nature’s Wonders
Dr. Wuyi Wang
Senior Vice President, Research and Identification, GIA (Gemological Institute of America)
Past Present and Future, Generational Integration in the Diamond Market
Kalpesh Jhaveri
President
Diamond Club West Coast
Cedric Barsamian
General Manager
BFE Diamonds
David Troostwyk
President
London Diamond Bourse
Molefi Letsiki
President
Diamond Gem and Jewellery Association 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
Luxury Journalist & Author (Moderator)
The Unsolved Mystery of Fancy Colour Diamonds
Janak Mistry
CEO
Lexus Diamond, Surat
Roy Safit
CEO
Fancy Diamond Colour Foundation (FCRF)
Richa Goyal Sikri
Luxury Journalist & Author (Moderator)
FROM DEFENSE TO OFFENSE: Winning the Consumer Conversation in the Last 18 Inches
John Pollard
International Gemological Institute
Jacques Voorhees
Icecap.ai
Elizabeth West
De Beers Group
(Moderator)
Presentation by Raluca Anghel of Natural Diamond Council and Rob Bates
Raluca Anghe
Natural Diamond Council
Rob Bates
(Moderator)
Golconda and Ancient Diamonds – A Historical Perspective
Dr Usha Balakrishnan
Eminent Author, Scholar and Jewellery Historian
Richa Goyal Sikri
Luxury Journalist & Author (Moderator)