The Dubai Diamond Conference opened earlier this week (February 21) at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai. The conference is organized by the DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise.
The bi-annual Presidents’ Meeting (February 23 – 25, 2022), organized by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) is the concluding event of the Dubai Diamond Week, and is being held at Almas Tower in Dubai. The three-day event, the first in-person WFDB meeting since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, is attended by presidents and officials from the 29 member bourses of the WFDB.
The Opening Session, which is held in conjunction with the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), features speakers from throughout the diamond world. The event will include working sessions to discuss the state of the diamond industry throughout the pipeline, as well as deliberations concerning future directions for the WFDB. Among the speakers is also Sarine Technologies CEO David Block, who will address the Dubai Diamond Conference themed “The Future of Diamonds”, Rough & Polished reports.
The Dubai Diamond Week (February 21-25) includes the following events:
The Dubai Diamond Conference – February 21-23
JGT Dubai Jewellery Show – February 22-24. The Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) will be bringing eleven Israeli diamond companies to exhibit at the JGT Dubai show. This is the first time that IDI will be presenting an Israel Diamond Pavilion in a Dubai show. The Israeli companies will be showing both natural loose diamonds and diamond jewelry
The bi-annual Presidents’ Meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) – February 23 – 25.
Last week, WFDB President Yoram Dvash commented: “We are thrilled to be able to hold the Presidents’ Meeting in person, especially in Dubai, which is one of the most important diamond trading centers. I am convinced that this event signals a much-desired return to normality, and I am very excited about that. However, we still have much work to do, to steer the diamond industry through the challenges ahead.”
