Dubai Diamond Conference Panel to Focus on Lab-Grown Diamonds

(IDEX Online News) – Lab-grown diamond will be among the topics discussed at the upcoming Dubai Diamond Conference.

The panel discussing the issue of lab-grown diamonds will include Edward Asscher, president of the World Diamond Council; Ernest Blom, president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses; Marc Brauner, co-CEO of IGI Worldwide; Sabyasachi Ray, executive director of the GJEPC and Audrey Tcherkoff, general manager Middle East at Robert Wan. The panel will be moderated by Peter Meeus, chairman of the Dubai Diamond Exchange and journalist Albert Robinson.

“Synthetic diamonds are an important issue for the diamond industry,” said Blom. “We really need to have a clear-headed debate about the size and nature of this issue. The synthetic diamonds sector has a niche within the overall market. I am not opposed to them as long as they are correctly disclosed. This panel, and the conference in general, will provide the opportunity for an exhaustive view of the current diamond trade."

The second Dubai Diamond Conference will be held from April 21-22.