Zimbabwe Diamond Conference

6th and 7th Nov – In Videos

The excitement of a fantastic conference – the Zimbabwe Diamond Conference came to an end on November 7th, 2014.

For those who were there, it was an excellent 2 days of learning about the direction of Zimbabwe’s diamond sector.

For those who missed it, make sure you make it to the 2016 event.  And in the meanwhile here are video reports on this event.

As part of WTI’s efforts at trade promotion with Zimbabwe,  WTI has planned a business delegation to visit Harare, Zimbabwe in the first week of December.  This business delegation will get an opportunity to see the new opportunities in the Zimbabwe diamond business. To nominate an industry business or organization for this delegation, please send us a message before November 20th, 2014.  Click here to complete the form.

 

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Hon. Walter K. Chidakw,
Ministry of Mines and Mining Development,
Zimbabwe

The speech given by the Honorable Minister, summarized the background of diamond mining in Zimbabwe and the progress made by the sector.  The Honorable minister then touched upon the challenges faced by the Zimbabwe diamond sector and how the government plans to solve them.

Hon. Minister Chidakw covered many important topics in his address,

• He highlighted the need for skill development to have a stronger middle income class in the country.
• Support for local cutting and polishing units by way of policy changes.
• Recognized that the process of value addition and benficiation will require further changes and incentives.
• The need for bringing new methods of mining to improve efficiencies in the mining sector.
• Invited joint venture partners on Zimbabwe’s development journey which will benefit Zimbabweans and the international partners.

Here is the complete video of the Honorable ministers speech –

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Official Report of the Event

 

The conference had an outstanding lineup of delegates and speakers from around the globe.  An audience of around 1000 participants made this event a grand success.

Below is the official post event video report.

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The speaker list for the Zimbabwe Diamond conference was as follows

Guest of Honour

His Excellency Cde. Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe

Honorable Speakers

Hon. Walter K. Chidakwa (MP)
Minister of Mines and Mining Development Republic of Zimbabwe

Prof. Francis Gudyanga
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development
Republic of Zimbabwe

Eng. Bernardo Campos
Vice Chair
KPCS Republic of Angola

Hon. Ngoako Ramatlhodi
Mnister of Mineral Resources
Republic of South Africa

Hon. Isak Katali
Minister of Mines & Energy
Republic of Namibia

Hon. Martin Kabwelulu Labilo
Minister of Mining
Democratic Republic of Congo

World Mining Leaders

Mr. Carlos Sumbula
President
Endiama

Dr. Robert Mhlanga
Chairman
Mbada Diamonds (Private) Ltd.

Mr. Andrey Polyakov
Vice President
Alrosa

World Diamond Trade Leaders

HE. Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Executive Chairman
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority

Mr. Ernie Blom
President
World Federation of Diamond Bourses

Mr. Eli Izhakoff
Honorary President
WFDB, WDC, CIBJO

Mr. Gaetano Cavalieri
President
CIBJO

Mr. Peter Meeus
Chairman
Dubai Diamond Exchange

Mr. Reuven Kaufman
President
Diamond Dealers’ Club of New York

Mr. Lin Qiang
President
Shanghai Diamond Exchange

Mr. Moti Besser
Managing Director
Israel Diamond Exchange

 

 

 

 

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