GJ Town India

AWDC & ADPA joins for a series of webinars!   The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) partnered with Belgium’s Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs and the African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA) organized a series of webinars on October 14, 21 and 28.  The 2nd African Diamond Conference was scheduled to open in May 2020 at Durban, South Africa. Given the global situation of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference took place via the virtual platform.   The webinars aimed to connect the industry members to share information on the opportunities and challenges of diamond producing countries in Africa as well as the overall situation of the diamond industry.    “Earlier this year, we had to make the difficult decision to postpone the second edition of the African Diamond Conference. However, even though we can’t meet each other in person, it's important to stay connected and exchange knowledge, through our African Diamond Conference: Webinar Series” sai

  2020, the year in which, everything changed!   It’s that time of the year again. The WDC Annual General Meeting is just around the corner, on Monday, October 19, 2020, and so much has changed since last year, both personally and collectively.   Elodie Daguzan, WDC Executive Director said, “ If I quickly look back to October 2019, I was still working at the offices of my former employer, Rubel & Ménasché, in the heart of Paris’ exclusive jewelry district. At the time I represented them in the WDC, and also in the Young Diamantaires’ group, which I will shortly mention.”   Fast forward 12 months, which seem like several years already, and like so many others I am working from home. But now I represent WDC, and in my new capacity I will be delighted to be a host of the first-ever virtual WDC AGM. By nature, I tend to see the best in every situation, but I admit I will miss meeting our members in person. At the same time, I realize that this new format will allow us to welcome mo