All in all, DDC succeeded in offering a great opportunity to bring together all stakeholders to discuss a common sense of purpose and identify the roadmap of continuous improvement. In two days, the conference covered everything from sustainability to issues around undisclosed lab-grown diamonds, financing, reviewing the work of the Kimberley Process, the effect on the industry of the marketing trend of selling diamonds at tenders and auctions, and the impact on the trade in Dubai and India of VAT and the Goods and Services Tax, respectively.
“We got used to having really excellent discussions and networking opportunities at the two previous conferences, and this edition again provided an excellent platform for debates on a global scale by bringing together experts in many different fields,” concludes Blom.
