INAUGURAL LAB-GROWN DIAMOND SYMPOSIUM

Opening Addresses

• Dr Martin Leake, Special Advisor – Precious Stones, DMCC
• Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO, DMCC

Agenda Outline

• Anish Aggarwal, Co-founder and Partner, Gemdax

Keynote Speech: Trends in Lab Grown

• Toby Cruse, General Manager – Rough Diamonds, Diamond Foundry

Panel One: Industry Economics

MODERATOR

• Anish Aggarwal, Co-founder and Partner, Gemdax

• Hasu Dholakiya, Founder, Craft Lab Grown Diamonds
• Heather Ingraham, Diamond and Bridal Buyer, Hyde Park Jewelers
• Liang Weizhang, Senior Strategy Advisor, Crysdiam Technology Co., Ltd.
• Dr Snehal Patel, CEO, Bhanderi Lab Grown Diamonds

Coffee and Tea Break

Keynote Speech: Past Mistakes and Future Problems

• Tom Chatham, Chairman of the Board, Chatham Created Gems

Panel Two: Marketing and Branding

MODERATOR

• Anish Aggarwal, Co-founder and Partner, Gemdax

• Amish Shah, Founder, ALTR Created Diamonds and J’evar
• Laura Chavez, Founder, Lark & Berry
• Vandana M. Jagwani, Founder, Vandals
• Vishal Mehta, Founder and CEO, Lumex DMCC

Lunch Break

Panel Three: Reputation and Sustainability

MODERATOR

• Anish Aggarwal, Co-founder and Partner, Gemdax

• Nirav Jogani, Director and Vice Chairman, RSM Astute and Lemon Consultech Groups
• Pooja Sheth Madhavan, Founder and Managing Director, Limelight Lab-Grown Diamonds
• Roland Lorie, CEO, International Gemological Institute (IGI)
• Miraj Patel, Chief Sales Officer, Greenlab Diamonds

Keynote Speech: Lab-grown Diamonds for Next-Generation Applications and Conversation with Dr Martin Leake and Arnav Mehta

• Dr M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Senior Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
• Arnav Mehta, Managing Director, Star Blue Jewels
• Dr Martin Leake, Special Advisor – Precious Stones, DMCC

Open Forum and Next Steps

• Dr Martin Leake, Special Advisor – Precious Stones, DMCC

Closing Remarks

LGD Symposium Celebration