Wednesday, 8 September 2010

2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium (November 15-16, 2009)

Moderator Chaim Even-Zohar and the chairpeople of the industry workshops that were held November 15 to discuss the topics to be raised at the Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
Antwerp Diamond Symposium 2009 (photo 1)
Antwerp's Governor Cathy Berx, who hosted the Antwerp Diamond Symposium in the Province House, addressing the gathering. (Photo Credit: MDBC)
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Thomas Leysen, chairman of the Belgian Federation of Enterprises, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Photo Credit: MDBC)
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Anish Aggarwal, managing director of Gemdax, addressing the Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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A member of the industry making a point during the industry workshops held on November 15. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Antwerp Diamond Symposium moderator Chaim Even-Zohar delivering his analysis of the current market situation. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Victor van der Kwast, CEO of ABN AMRO's International Diamond & Jewellery Group, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Congress. (Photo Credit: MDBC)
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Iris Van der Veken, the chair of Corporate Social Responsibility Industry Workshop, addressing the open session of the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium on November 16. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Chaim Pluczenik, chairman of the Rough Diamonds Workshop, during the closed industry session on November 15. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Pranay Narvekar, an India-based economist, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Pierre De Bosscher, CEO of Antwerp Diamond Bank, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Congress. (Photo Credit: MDBC)
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Krisztina Kalman-Schueler, managing consultant at Gorham and Partners, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Kaushik Mehta, chairman of the Marketing Aspects Workshop, during the closed industry workshop on November 15. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Chris Ryder, marketing director of BHP Billiton Diamonds, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Congress. (Photo Credit: MDBC)
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Kishore Lall, managing director of Standard Chartered Bank, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Congress. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Kenneth Gassman, a research analyst at IDEX Online, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Dilip Mehta, chairman of the Financial Aspects Workshop, during the closed industry session on November 15. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Sergei Ulin, vice president of Alrosa, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Photo Credit: MDBC)
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P.N. Prasad, CEO of the State Bank of India, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Gaetano Cavalieri, president of CIBJO, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Frank Fensie, chairman of the Polished Diamond Workshop, during the closed industry session on November 15. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Tim Dabson, executive director of Beneficiation at De Beers, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Photo Credit: MDBC)
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P.K. Tataria, deputy general manager of the Bank of India, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Ludo Van Campenhout, Vice Mayor of Antwerp and Alderman for City Development, Sport and Diamonds, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Members of the audience during the open session of the Antwerp Diamond Symposium on September 16. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Patrick Coppens, marketing manager at Rio Tinto Diamonds, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Yugandharprasad Jasti, Antwerp branch head of ICICI Bank UK PLC, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Photo Credit: MDBC)
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Chaim Even-Zohar, moderator of the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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Freddy J. Hanard, CEO of the AWDC, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Photo Credit: MDBC)
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Des Kilalea, an equity research analyst at Canada-headquartered RBC Capital Markets, addressing the 2009 Antwerp Diamond Symposium. (Copyright: Donald Woodrow 2009)
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