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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
08:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:15

Opening Address

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO, DMCC

09:15 – 09:30

Keynote Speaker

H.E. Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade

10:40 – 11:00

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

Feryal Ahmadi, Chief Operating Officer, DMCC

11:00 – 11:30

Networking break

11:30 – 11:45

Setting the Stage

Introduction by Margot Stuart, Co-founder, OriginAll

11:45 – 12:45

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

12:45 – 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

15:00 – 15:45

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

Moderated by Kieran Dobson, EMEA Head of ESG Client Engagement, S&P Global

15:45 – 16:15

Networking break

16:15 – 17:15

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

Moderated by Felicitas Morhart, Professor Dr., University of Lausanne

17:15 – 17:30

Closing remarks

17:15 – 17:30

Cocktail reception

* Agenda is subject to change at any time