Global Diamond Leaders To Speak At Zimbabwe Diamond Conference

(IDEX Online) – Global diamond industry leaders will deliver keynote speeches at the November 6-7 Zimbabwe Diamond Conference 2014.

The speakers will include Eli Izhakoff, Honorary President of the WDC, the WFDB and CIBJO; Ernie Blom, President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB); and Gaetano Cavalieri, President of CIBJO.

The conference will take place in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, on the theme of ‘Completing Zimbabwe’s Diamond Potential for the Future’.

Izhakoff said: “I look forward to participating in this high-profile event. Zimbabwe is a significant diamond producing country and can evolve into an important trading center which will benefit all its citizens.”

Meanwhile, Blom commented: “Zimbabwe, with its vast mineral resources is well positioned to take advantage, as a major supplier of rough diamonds, in a world market that has seen challenges with current supply lines.”

The conference will be moderated by diamond industry analyst Chaim Even-Zohar, President of Tacy Ltd.