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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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10:35 - 10:50 |
Escort to Ministry of Mines - Vehicles outside the conference venue |
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10:50 - 11:20 |
The National Earth Science Museum, MME Namibia Shining Lights Exhibition Opening exclusive to the delegation. Heritage Journey. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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