Eye on the Prize

IAC’s 15th International Gold + Diamond Conference

Presenters

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  • Ivor Agyeman-Duah (Central Bank of Ghana; Director, The Manhyia Palace Museum; adviser to the King of Asante; Ghana’s chief negotiator on restitution with the British Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Fowler Museum, and AngloGold Ashanti)
  • Rob Bates (News Director, JCK)
  • Steve Benson (Director of Communications, CIBJO)
  • Charlie Betts (Managing Director, Betts Metals)
  • Edward Bickham (Senior Advisor, World Gold Council)
  • David Block (CEO, Sarine)
  • Rachel Brandrick (Marketing Director, 886 by The Royal Mint)
  • Brecken Branstrator (Editor-in-Chief, GemGuide)
  • Brad Brooks-Rubin (Partner, Arktouros; former Senior Advisor, Office of Sanctions Coordination, US Department of State)
  • Laurent E. Cartier (Head of Special Initiatives, Swiss Gemmological Institute; co-founder, Sustainable Pearls)
  • Gaetano Cavalieri (President, CIBJO)
  • Emefa Cole (Jeweler, goldsmith, and Curator, Jewelry of the Diaspora, Victoria & Albert Museum)
  • Gina D’Amato (Executive Director, Alliance for Responsible Mining)
  • Ute Decker (Artist-jeweler)
  • Mark Emanuel (Co-owner, David Webb Jewelry)
  • Elizabeth Emma Ferry (Professor of anthropology, Brandeis University)
  • Lester Friedlander (President, Clover II Corporation)
  • Shari Gittleman (Senior Director, Newmont)
  • Tom Heyman (CEO, Oscar Heyman)
  • Kathy Hillelson (CEO, OWL Financial Group)
  • Donell Hutson (Design Director, Citizen Watch America)
  • Estelle Levin-Nally (CEO | Board Member, Levin Resources)
  • Nicolas Luchsinger (CEO, Buccellati)
  • Holly McHugh (Vice President, Sustainability & Social Impact, Mejuri)
  • Jennifer Moriconi (Chief Sustainability Officer, iTraceiT; President, OWIT Brussels)
  • John Mulligan (Head of Sustainability Strategy, World Gold Council; President, Sustainable Development Commission, World Jewellery Confederation [CIBJO])
  • Jaasi Munanka (Head of Legal Operations, Africa, AngloGold Ashanti)
  • Barbara Palumbo (Watch and fine jewelry journalist; creator / editor, WhatsOnHerWrist.com)
  • Rachel Perks (Senior Mining Specialist, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, The World Bank)
  • Kyle Roderick (Journalist; founder and Editor-in-Chief, BIJOUXreview)
  • Carl Rosen (Former Chief Marketing Officer and Museum Director, Bulova)
  • Matthew Schamroth (Partner, M. Schamroth & Sons)
  • Amish Shah (Founder & CEO, ALTR Created Diamonds and J’evar Co.)
  • Lucian Simmons (Head of Provenance Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
  • Ruby Stocklin-Weinberg (Program Manager, GemFair, De Beers)
  • Giorgio de Tomi (Professor, Polytechnic School and Director, Research Center for Responsible Mining, University of São Paolo)
  • Ronnie VanderLinden (Vice President, World Diamond Council)
  • Cristina Villegas (Founder / director, Nature’s Wealth)
  • Laurie Watt (Co-owner, Mayer & Watt)
  • Simon Watt (Co-owner, Mayer & Watt)
  • Lorraine West (Jewelry designer)
  • Kat Weymouth (Director, Diamond and Jewelry Services, SCS Global Services)
  • Sara Yood (President, CEO & General Counsel, JVC)
  • Benjamin Zucker (Author and gem merchant)