WDC to Discuss KP Challenges at JCK Show

(IDEX Online News) - The World Diamond Council will hold a panel presentation, providing an update on the efforts to resolve current challenges to the Kimberley Process. The JCK Las Vegas event will also cover the implementation of the WDC's System of Warranties.

The panel members will include Dr. Benjamin Chavis, a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement, who is today Co-President of the Diamond Empowerment Fund as well as CEO and President of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.

He will be joined by Eli Izhakoff, President and CEO of the WDC; Susan Jacques, President and CEO of Borsheims; Matt Runci, President and CEO of Jewelers of America and Chairman of the Responsible Jewelry Council; John Hall, General Manager External Affairs, Rio Tinto; Nadim Kara, Campaign Director, Natural Resources of Partnership Africa Canada; and Brad Brooks-Rubin, Conflict Diamond Negotiator at the U.S. State Department. The panel will be moderated by Cecilia Gardner, President and CEO of the Jewelers Vigilance Council and General Counsel of the WDC.

Entitled "Diamond Dialogue: The Challenges of a Robust Kimberly Process," the panel will take place on June 2 at 1:30 pm in the Tradewinds AB room at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.