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)