AT THE JCK LAS VEGAS JEWELRY SHOW 2012
Rapaport Breakfast and Conference at the JCK Las Vegas Show Sunday, June 3, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012: Mandalay Bay, Banyan Ballroom & South Seas Ballroom
Rapaport Breakfast
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Rapaport Breakfast with Martin Rapaport Keynote Address:
"State of the Diamond Industry"
Don’t miss the annual State of the Industry address by Mr. Martin Rapaport, Chairman
of the Rapaport Group. Find out how your diamond supply and sales are being impacted
by global forces and hear analysis of the global economy, diamond supply and demand,
the influence of changing social demographics on diamond purchasing and the outlook
for diamond prices.
Rapaport Fair Trade
Jewelry Conference - How to Boost Your Business by Securing an Ethical Supply Chain
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Consumer demand for socially responsible products is a mega-trend. Learn how you
can increase your sales by ensuring the legitimacy of your jewelry. Featured panelists
include Zimbabwean human rights activist Farai Maguwu, De Beers’ Forevermark President
Charles Stanley, and Alan Martin of Partnership Africa Canada. We will identify
the ethical challenges and opportunities facing the industry and hear from these
experts and others on how to create, sustain and market your own ethical supply
chain.
Rapaport Certification
Conference
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Market for Diamond Certificates – Is there a grading game going on with some
diamond laboratories providing better grades than others. When does over-grading
become fraud? Are there any rules? How does over-grading affect consumers? Who grades
the graders? What can we learn from RapNet about the pricing for diamonds with different
grading reports.
The conference is free and open to all; however, you
must register in advance
here or via email
conference@diamonds.net or call +1-702-893-9400.