IAC’s Webinar Series
This webinar series explores challenges faced by the jewelry industry in the face of climate change and in meeting the UN’s SDGs. They are intended to move diverse stakeholders to a congruent and deeper understanding of the benefits of responsible practice and ethical sourcing and the means of achieving them. IAC’s approach to “sustainability” transcends a sole focus on responsible practice and extends to the future of the industry itself and how education and training of future practitioners are key to achieving it.
October 19, 2022
Why Climate Matters: What You Can and Should Do
Featured participants
Kirsten Hund, Head, Carbon Neutrality, De Beers Group
John Mulligan, Director and Climate Change Lead, World Gold Council (WGC)
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Sponsors
April 20, 2022
Climate and the Precious Metals Industry: Defining and Measuring Your Emissions Footprint
Featured participants
Tobias Schultz, Vice President, Research and Development, SCS Global Services
Vikas Ahuja, Managing Director, SCS Global Services
John Mulligan, Director and Climate Change Lead, World Gold Council (WGC)
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Sponsors
March 8, 2022
Digging Deep: Women’s Roles in the Gold Mining Sector and the Quest for Equity
Featured participants
Adiki Ofeibea Ayiteviem, Vice President, Sustainability & External Relations, Newmont Africa
Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo, Founder and Executive Director, Georgette Barnes Ltd, Founder/President, Women in Mining – Ghana (WIM – Gh)
Daniela Colaiacovo, Co-founder and CEO, Makal
Anny Jaramillo, Mining Engineer and Planning Director, “Chede” Mining Organization
Terry Heymann, Chief Financial Officer, World Gold Council (WGC)
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Sponsors
February 23, 2022
The Jewelry Industry: Perspectives on the Journey to Net Zero
Featured participants
Matthew Kilgarriff, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Richemont
Kirsten Hund, Head, Carbon Neutrality, De Beers Group
François-Xavier Morvan, Sustainability Performance Senior Manager, Kering
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Sponsors
December 13, 2021
Decade of Action: Climate and the Precious Metals Industry
Featured participants
Grant Angwin, Angwin Precious Metals Services LLC
Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)
John Mulligan, Director and Climate Change Lead, World Gold Council (WGC)
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Sponsors
December 8, 2021
The Jewelry Consumer, Sustainability, and Responsible Practice: Crafting Solutions to Meet Increasing Expectations (Part 2)
Featured participants
Jonathan González, Market Development Specialist, Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)
Annabel Davidson, freelance jewelry writer
Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Stephen Lussier, Forevermark Chairman and Executive Vice President, Consumer and Brands, De Beers Group
Sponsors
November 17, 2021
The Jewelry Consumer, Sustainability, and Responsible Practice: Crafting Solutions to Meet Increasing Expectations (Part 1)
Featured participants
Jonathan González, Market Development Specialist, Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)
Annabel Davidson, freelance jewelry writer
Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Stephen Lussier, Forevermark Chairman and Executive Vice President, Consumer and Brands, De Beers Group
Sponsors
October 13, 2021
Better Together: Creating Common Ground in Large- and Small- Scale Mining
Featured participants
Dorian Stiven Sosa, Manager, ASM Company, “Mineros La Maria S.A.S,” Colombia
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Aimée Boulanger, Executive Director, Initiative for Responsible Mining (IRMA)
Nawal Aït-Hocine, Strategic Advisor, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Marcin Piersiak, Director, Alliance for Responsible Mining, Europe (ARM)
Sponsors
September 17, 2021
Words Matter: Trust
Featured participants
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Suki Cooper, Executive Director, Precious Metals Research, Standard Chartered Bank
Tiffany Stevens, CEO/President, Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC)
Rob Bates, News Director, JCK
Sponsor
May 26, 2021
Understanding Recycled Gold
Featured participants
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Aimée Boulanger, Executive Director, Initiative for Responsible Mining (IRMA)
Grant Angwin, Angwin Precious Metals Services LLC
Alan Martin, Responsible Sourcing Manager, London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)
Christina T. Miller, Co-founder, Ethical Metalsmiths and owner, Christina T. Miller Sustainable Jewelry Consulting
Pamela Fierst-Walsh, Senior Advisor for Conflict & Critical Minerals, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB/TFS/TFC), US Department of State
Sponsors
April 28, 2021
Words Matter: Transparency
Featured participants
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Bridge, President/CEO, Ben Bridge Jeweler, A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Sara E. Yood, Esq, Deputy General Counsel, Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC)
Ronnie VanderLinden, President, Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America, the USJC, and the International Diamonds Manufacturers Association; former President, Diamex Inc.
Sponsor
March 24, 2021
Using Responsibly Sourced Gold – Strategies, Benefits, and Case Studies
Featured participants
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Nawal Aït-Hocine, Strategic Advisor, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Conny Havel, Head, Supply Chains and Markets, Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)
Phaedon Stamatopoulos, Director, Sourcing and Refining, Argor–Heraeus
Giorgio Bodei, Director, Production and Planning, Pomellato (Kering Group)
Sponsor
February 24, 2021
Jewelry as Art and Impulse
Jewelers Robert and Lee Morris John Moore, and Author Melanie Grant in Conversation With IAC Founder Lisa Koenigsberg
Sponsor
September 23, 2020
The Power of Words and Their Impact
Featured participants
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Sara E. Yood, Esq, Deputy General Counsel, Jeweler Vigilance Committee (JVC)
Reenah L. Kim, Staff Attorney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
Stephen Lussier, Forevermark Chairman and Executive Vice President, Consumer and Brands, De Beers Group
Ronnie VanderLinden, President, Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America, the USJC, and the International Diamonds Manufacturers Association; former President, Diamex Inc.
Sponsors
August 19, 2020
The Worth of Gold and Diamonds
Featured participants
Mickey Alam Khan, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Luxury Daily
Jeffrey M. Christian, Managing Director, CPM
Kyle Roderick, author, Bejeweled: The World of Ethical Jewelry and Founder, @bijouxreview
Pat Dambe, Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Government Relations, De Beers Group (DBGSS)
Sponsors
July 29, 2020
Responsible Sourcing of Gold and Diamonds in a Post–COVID-19 World
Featured participants
Tiffany Stevens, CEO/President, Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC)
Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Lester Friedlander, President/CEO, Clover II Corporation
Edward Asscher, President, World Diamond Council (WDC)
Norman Mukwakwami, consultant on extractives governance, Pact Global, Levin Sources, and the World Bank, Zimbabwe
Pamela Fierst-Walsh, Senior Advisor for Conflict & Critical Minerals, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB/TFS/TFC), U.S. Department of State
