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World Ruby Forum Announces Lineup of Speakers
The event is scheduled for Nov. 4 in Bangkok in association with the CIBJO Congress.
Bangkok--The organizers of the World Ruby Forum have announced the lineup of speakers for the 2017 event.
It is scheduled for Nov. 4 in Bangkok in association with the CIBJO Congress.
The event will kick off with Duangkamol Jiambutr, director of the Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand, moderating a panel about gem and jewelry marketing with Santpal Sinchawla of Sant Enterprises; Henry Ho, chairman emeritus of AIGS and president of Jewelry Trade Center; Andrew Cody of Cody Opal; and former ICA President Paolo Valentini.
Richard W. Hughes of Lotus Gemology will speak on “Seeing Red: A Passionate Guide to Ruby” and Vincent Pardieu of VP Consulting and Cedric Simonet from Akili Minerals Services will talk about ruby deposits in areas like Africa, Madagascar and Greenland.
Gemfields CEO Sean Gilbertson and Nay Win Tun, chairman of the Ruby Dragon Group of Companies in Myanmar, both will address mine-to-market issues, while CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri will address corporate social responsibility.
Didier Giard, president of the French Association of Gemmology, also will speak, presenting his findings on rubies during a panel discussion.
Another panel moderated by gemstone specialist Pornsawat Watanakul will include such renowned gemologists as Boontawee Sriprasert of the Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand; Lu Taijin, National Gemstone Testing Center; Hpone Phyo Kan Nyunt, Gubelin Gem Lab; and Hanco Zwaan, Netherlands Gemmological Laboratory.
For more information or to register for the event, visit WorldRubyForum.com.
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