DUBAI DIAMOND CONFERENCE

THE FUTURE OF DIAMONDS

21 FEBRUARY 2022

AGENDA

 
2022 AGENDA

Monday, 21 February 2022

Conference

Ballroom A and B, Atlantis, The Palm

8:00 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 - 9:20

Introduction and welcome from DMCC

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO, DMCC

Setting the expectations from this year’s conference

9:20 - 9:30

Opening Address

HE Dr Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, Republic of Angola

9:30 - 9:45

Introduction to “The Future of the Diamond Industry” and conference flow

• Martin Leake, Special Advisor - Precious Stones, DMCC

• Anish Aggarwal, Co-Founder and Partner, GEMDAX

9:45 - 11:15

Panel 1: Why did diamonds do so well during COVID?

• Bruce Cleaver, Chief Executive Officer, De Beers Group

• Sergey Ivanov, CEO, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, ALROSA

11:15 - 11:45

Morning break

11:45 - 13:15

Panel 2: The New Consumer and Changing Demands

• Beryl Raff, Chairman and CEO, Helzberg Diamonds

• Stephen Lussier, Chairman and Executive Vice-President, Forevermark, De Beers Group

• Shamlal Ahmed, Managing Director – International Operations, Malabar Gold & Diamonds

13:15 - 14:15

Lunch

14:30 - 15:30

Panel 3: Rethinking the Diamond Supply Chain

• David Block, CEO, Sarine Technology Group

• Bernold Richerzhagen, Founder and CEO, Synova

• Rafael Papismedov, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, HB Antwerp

15:30 - 16:00

Afternoon break

16:00-17:00

Panel 4: Perspectives from the trade associations

• Yoram Dvash, President, World Federation of Diamond Bourses

• Ronnie Vanderlinden, President, International Diamond Manufacturers Association

• Edward Asscher, President, World Diamond Council

• Iris Van Der Veken, Executive Director, Responsible Jewellery Council

• Gaetano Cavalieri, President, CIBJO, The World Jewellery Confederation

• Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC

17:00

​Closing remarks ​

18:30-22:00

Gala Dinner

Asateer, Atlantis, The Palm