The third day of the 39th World Diamond Congress concluded on 16th September with a session addressed by World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Yoram Dvash and International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) President Ronnie VanderLinden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WFDB President Yoram Dvash said, \u201cThis has been a World Diamond Congress that we will never forget.\u201d He noted that participation had been high despite the long online sessions, and deemed the first virtual Congress an overall success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dvash called on the members of the world diamond industry to work together for the good of all. \u201cThe future of the world diamond industry is largely in our hands. If we adopt solidarity and unity, we have an opportunity to accomplish great things. And if we update our practices to reflect the values and desires of the younger generations of buyers, we have a very good chance of winning them over as devoted customers,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The closing session also included an explanation of the new System of Warranties (SOW) that will be officially launched next year, by Peter Karakchiev, Head of International Relations of Alrosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Congress was culminated by a presentation by David Kellie, CEO of the Natural Diamond Council (NDC), who revealed the NDC\u2019s new generic advertising campaign and global ambassador, Ana de Armas. The campaign highlights love, family and relationships, is headlined by \u201cFor moments like no other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caption: Yoram Dvash, WFDB President (upper left), Peter Karakchiev, Head of International Relations of Alrosa (upper right) and Ronnie VanderLinden, IDMA President at the closing session of the World Diamond Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The third day of the 39th World Diamond Congress concluded on 16th September with a session addressed by World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Yoram Dvash and International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) President Ronnie VanderLinden. WFDB President Yoram Dvash said, \u201cThis has been a World Diamond Congress that we will never forget.\u201d He noted…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,96,100],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-5440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bulletin","category-diamonds","category-in-focus"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n