During the Dubai Diamond Conference in Dubai’s Almas Tower (October 16-17) there will be an in-depth, moderated discussion on the issue of synthetic diamonds.
The panel, titled “Lab-grown diamonds and their disclosure: Is there a problem?”, will be led by Peter Meeus, Chairman of the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) and Tim Dabson, a former De Beers executive. It will be attended by representatives of diamond and jewelry companies and organizations from around the world.
According to a press release, the moderators will ask a wide range of leading industry figures “whether the current detection equipment available is sufficient to uncover synthetic diamonds mixed with natural stones, if sanctions are strong enough to deter such activity, and whether the diamond trade can get ahead of the curve and not appear to always be simply responding to incidents”.
