DUBAI DIAMOND CONFERENCE

Registration

Opening address

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO, DMCC

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

Keynote speaker

Minister Winston Chitando, Chairman of ADPA

Keynote speaker

Al Cook, Chief Executive Officer, De Beers Group

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

Feryal Ahmadi, Chief Operating Officer, DMCC

Networking break

Setting the stage

Introduction by Margot Stuart, Co-founder, OriginAll

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

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

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

Lunch

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

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

DMCC Sustainability Hub

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

Networking break

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

Closing remarks

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

Cocktail reception