World
James Bond Star Fronts New Natural Diamonds Campaign
Actress Ana de Armas promotes natural diamond designers and brands
23.09.2020
First-Ever Virtual World Diamond Congress Opens on September 14
The first ever virtual 39th World Diamond Congress start Monday
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) will hold the first virtual 39th World Diamond Congress this week. The WDC will begin tomorrow (September 14) and run through September 15.
The 39th World Diamond Congress, a biennial gathering of the WFDB and IDMA, was originally planned to be held in Hong Kong in November 2020, but has been moved to a digital format due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The opening session (September 14, 17:30-18:15), titled “Diamonds in the Next Normal”, will feature the following speakers: Yoram Dvash, WFDB Acting President; Ronnie VanderLinden, IDMA President; Edward Asscher, WDC President; and Gaetano Cavalieri, CIBJO President. This will be followed by a webinar about Get Diamonds by CEO Kim Pelletier.
The closing session on September 15 (18:15-19:15) will feature the following speakers: Yoram Dvash, WFDB Acting President; and Ronnie VanderLinden, IDMA President. This will be followed by the webinar “What you need to know about the System of Warranties” by Peter Karakchiev, Head of International Relations Alrosa.
Click the link for more details and to join the webinars.
More News
- World
Christie’s First Online-Only Auction Rakes in $1.5 Million
The top lot of the sale was a necklace by Graff that sold for $325,00022.09.2020 - World
IDEX and UNI Diamonds Launch “First Fully-Transparent Price Guide”
The Natural Diamond Price Guide “provides up-to-date wholesale market prices guidance”21.09.2020 - World
Report: LVMH Delays $16.2 Billion Tiffany Buy
The deal, which was supposed to be concluded on August 24, has now been pushed to November 2403.09.2020 - World
De Beers: Diamond Journey “Crucial” for Consumers
Buyers “are now conscious about what they buy and the brands they associate themselves with”31.08.2020 - World
Alrosa to Maintain “Zero Buyout Requirement” for its August Sales
The company provides its clients “with an opportunity to purchase only the goods they need”27.08.2020
Most Popular
- World
GIA INVITES RESEARCHERS TO APPLY FOR FELLOWSHIPS IN GEMOLOGY-RELATED FIELDS
The one-to-two year fellowships encourage researchers to pursue full-time academic research5.01.2017 - World
HOW WILL LAB-GROWN DIAMONDS AFFECT THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY?
Leibish Polnauer raises several interesting questions on synthetics in a new video7.07.2019 - World
THAILAND: AIGS LAB WARNS OF FAKE GEMSTONE REPORTS
The lab issued a warning after identifying fake gemstone reports bearing the AIGS logo23.07.2018