18th Gemmological Symposium announces speakers

The Association Française de Gemmologie (the French Association of Gemmology) is releasing information about the subjects to be addressed by the high-level speakers at the 18th Paris Gemmological Rendez Vous. The prestigious annual gems symposium will take place on September 9, 2019, at: l’ASIEM, 6 rue Albert de Lapparent, Paris, France.

 

This is the initial speakers list, 1: Alan Bronstein, President of the Natural Color Diamond Association since 2017, 2: Alan Bronstein became involved with natural color diamonds in 1980 as a trader, 3: Aurélien Delaunay, director of the French Laboratory Of Gemmology (LFG), 4: Richard Duffy, CEO of Petra Diamonds since April, 5: David Fisher, Principal Scientist, De Beers Technology, Synthetic Diamonds, 6: Stéphane Fischler, President of the World Diamond Council & the moderator of the symposium is Didier Giard, President of the French Association of Gemmology and a member of the French Academy of Overseas Sciences.

 

At the occasion Didier Giard said, “This year’s symposium will be taking a comprehensive look at diamonds," added Giard. “During a period of many challenges to the natural diamond industries including synthetics and a volatile international market, we are very proud to host such distinguished members of the diamond industry. They will be giving us their considered views, backed by years of experience, on the diamond industry from many different angles.”

 

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