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Challenges facing diamond beneficiation in Southern Africa:
How can we make this industry viable and sustainable?
Sunday, 22 November 2015 - Safari Hotel |
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| 17:30 - 19:30 | Pre-Registration | |
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PLEASE NOTE: THE PROGRAMME IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE |
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Monday, 23 November 2015 - Safari Hotel |
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| 07:30 - 09:00 | Registration, Coffee, Networking | |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Namibian National Anthem & AU Anthem Inauguration and addressing the gathering. Keynote: Namibia perspective: challenges facing diamond beneficiation in Southern Africa | Hon. Obeth Mbui Kandjoze, Minister of Mines & Energy, Namibia |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Challenges facing diamond beneficiation in Southern Africa: How can we make this industry viable and sustainable | Chaim Even Zohar (Moderator) Principal of Tacy Ltd; Pranay Narvekar (Co-Moderator), Partner at the management consulting company Pharos Beam Consulting LLP |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Beneficiation in Africa, where we were, where we are now, where are we going and can it be sustainable? | Ernest Blom, President, World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), President, Diamond Bourse, Johannesburg, SA |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee & Networking | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Diamond Beneficiation: Think global. Think Local. | Stephen Lussier, Executive Vice President, Forever Mark, De Beers |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Challenges facing diamond beneficiation in Southern Africa: How can we make this industry viable and sustainable | Maurice Tempelsman, Chairman of the board of directors of Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (LKI) |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Sustainable 'beneficiation' the beginning or the end of a dream? | Burhan Seber, Honorary Consul for the Republic of Turkey in Namibia; Managing Director Hard Stone Processing(Pty.)Ltd.; Former President of DIAMAN |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Marine Mining to Sustain Namibian Diamond Production | Kombadayedu Kapwanga, Managing Director, LLD Diamonds Namibia(Pty)Ltd |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Beneficiation in Challenging Times: Maximizing Revenue Through Strategic Partnerships | Ari Epstein, CEO, Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Beneficiation: global context for diamond cutting and polishing | Shihaleni Ndjaba, Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Diamond Company(NDTC) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Challenges facing diamond beneficiation in Southern Africa: How can we make this industry viable and sustainable | Cecil Khosa, General Manager: Regulatory Compliance for the South African Diamondand Precious Metals Regulator(SADPMR). |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Maximising diamond beneficiation's impact in the poverty fight: A Namibian Perspective | Ndeulipula Hamutumwa, Managing Director of Ongudi Investments (Pty) Ltd |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Panel discussion | Chaim Even Zohar (Moderator) Principal of Tacy Ltd; Pranay Narvekar (Co-Moderator), Partner at the management consulting company Pharos Beam Consulting LLP |
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Tuesday, 24 November 2015 - Safari Hotel |
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| 09:00 - 09:15 | Second Day Conference, Opening Remarks | Chaim Even Zohar (Moderator) Principal of Tacy Ltd; Pranay Narvekar (Co-Moderator), Partner at the management consulting company Pharos BeamConsulting LLP |
| 09:15 - 09:45 | Challenges facing diamond beneficiation in Southern Africa: How can we make this industry viable and sustainable | Hon. Walter Chidakwa - Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Zimbabwe |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | What Namibia and Botswana need to do to make beneficiation work | Professor Roman Grynberg, Professor Economics & Management Sciences, University of Namibia |
| 10:15 - 10:35 | Coffee & Networking | |
| 10:35 - 10:50 | Escort to Ministry of Mines - Vehicles outside the conference venue | |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | The National Earth Science Museum, MME Namibia Shining Lights Exhibition Opening exclusive to the delegation. Heritage Journey. | |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Book Launch: Diamond Book Of Namibia, A Beautiful Journey | Mr.Simeon Niilenge Negumbo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Mines and Energy |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Escort to Safari Hotel - Vehicles outside the conference venue | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Book launch: The Global Diamond Industry: Economics and Development. It brings together a collection of papers covering various aspects of the diamond industry including economics, law, history, sociology and development. | Professor Roman Grynberg, Professor Economics & Management Sciences, University of Namibia |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Challenges facing diamond beneficiation in Southern Africa: How can we make this industry viable and sustainable | Conrad Dempsey, Co – Head of RMB Namibia, Corporate and Investment Banking Division of FNB Namibia |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Conclusive speech - Challenges facing diamond beneficiationin Southern Africa: How can we make this industry viable and sustainable | Kennedy Hamutenya, Diamond Commissioner of Namibia |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Closing Remarks - Namibian National Anthem & AU Anthem | Chaim Even Zohar (Moderator) Principal of Tacy Ltd; Pranay Narvekar (Co-Moderator), Partner at the management consulting company Pharos BeamConsulting LLP |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | GALA DINNER Reception at the Parliament Gardens, Windhoek, Namibia | |
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