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DUBAI DIAMOND CONFERENCE

THRIVING UNDER PRESSURE

NAVIGATING THE NEW GLOBAL PARADIGMS

11 November 2024

JAFZA One Convention Centre

Programme

 
11 November 2024
08:00 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:30

Opening address

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO, DMCC

09:30 – 09:40

Keynote speaker

H.E. Juma Al Kait, Chief Trade Negotiator for the UAE and Assistant Undersecretary for International Trade Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Economy

09:45 – 09:55

Keynote speaker

Minister Winston Chitando, Chairman of ADPA

09:55 – 10:20

Keynote speaker

Al Cook, Chief Executive Officer, De Beers Group

10:20 – 10:45

The Future of Trade - Regionalisation, supply chain restructuring, innovation, finance and sustainability

Feryal Ahmadi, Chief Operating Officer, DMCC

10:45 – 11:15

Networking break

11:15 – 11:25

Setting the stage

Introduction by Margot Stuart, Co-founder, OriginAll

11:25 – 11:35

Speech: Pioneering Angola's path in a new global paradigm

Miguel Vemba, Director of Mining Operations and Joint Venture Management, ENDIAMA E.P

11:35 – 12:35

Panel 1: Diamonds in Distress - Navigating geopolitical tensions, economic realities & supply chain pressures

Moderated by Avi Krawitz, Founder and CEO, Diamond Gems with Avi Krawitz
Panellists:
Robert Wake Walker, Consultant, WWW International Diamond Consultants
Pranay Narvekar, Partner, Pharos Beam Consulting LLP
Anshul Gandhi, CEO, Choron Group

12:35 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Panel 2: Industry Parallels - Lessons from global trade to the diamond industry

Moderated by Hans Schwab, Co-founder, Originall
Panellists:
Nathalie Ruffin, Head of Operations, Ferring
Laurent Venetz, Executive Vice President, ConsuTrust SA
Wesley Tucker, CEO, Tracr / De Beers Group

15:00 – 15:55

Panel 3: Beyond Compliance – The impact of ESG regulations on diamonds

Moderated by Kieran Dobson, Head of EMEA ESG, S&P Global Sustainable1
Panellists:
Melanie Grant, Executive Director, Responsible Jewellery Council
Allison Charalambous, VP of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability, Brilliant Earth
Vinit Jogani, Director, Diatech Platforms

15:55 - 16:00

DMCC Sustainability Hub

Evgeny Garanin, Senior Manager - Sustainability and Public Affairs, DMCC

16:00 – 16:20

Networking break

16:20 – 17:35

Panel 4: Strategic Change for Value Creation – A call for action

Moderated by Felicitas Morhart, Professor of Luxury Marketing, UNIL; Founder, Swiss Center for Luxury Research; Co-founder, ORIGINALLUXURY
Panellists:
David Kellie, CEO, Natural Diamond Company
Karen Rentmeesters, CEO, Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC)
Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director, Gem Jewellery Export Promotion Council - GJEPC
Mmetla Masira, Managing Director, Okavango Diamond Company
Martin Leake, Special Advisor - Precious Stones, DMCC

17:35 - 17:40

Closing remarks

Mohammed Karam, Head of Business Development, Precious Metals and Stones, DMCC

17:40 – 20:30

Cocktail reception

 
13 November 2024
19:00 - 22:00

Gala dinner

* Agenda is subject to change at any time