Former EU President to Open Dubai Diamond Conference
February 16, 15
(IDEX Online News) – Herman Van Rompuy, the former president of the European Union (EU) will be the opening speaker at the Dubai Diamond Conference 2015.
The conference, which is organized by the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), will focus on financing, synthetics, corporate governance and ethics in the diamond trade with a focus on stimulating innovation and growth in the African, Middle Eastern and Asian diamond industry.
“We are honored to welcome Herman Van Rompuy, the former EU president and prime minister of Belgium as keynote speaker at the Dubai Diamond Conference 2015,” said DDE chairman Peter Meeus.
“There are currently strong commodities trading relations in place between Europe and the Middle East, but we can always do more to seek out new opportunities and we look forward hearing Mr Van Rompuy’s view on what the future holds for the diamond trade in particular.”
The two-day Dubai Diamond Conference 2015 will take place from April 21-22 at the Almas Tower.