SPEECHES & PRESENTATIONS

SPEECH: Edward Asscher, WDC President

Speech to virtual 2020 WDC Annual General Meeting

19 October 2020

SPEECH: Edward Asscher, WDC President

Speech to virtual 2020 World Diamond Congress of World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA)

14 September 2020

SPEECH: Elodie Daguzan, WDC Executive Director

Speech to Regional Meeting on the Implementation of the Regional Approach on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) and Fight Against Smuggling of Precious Minerals and Stones in the Mano River Union, Freetown, Sierra Leone

25 February 2020

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, WDC President

Discours de clôture réunion plénière PK 2019, New Delhi, Inde

22 novembre 2019

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, WDC President

Speech to Closing Session of 2019 KP Plenary, New Delhi, India

November 22, 2019

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, WDC President

Speech to Opening of KP Plenary Meeting, New Delhi, India

November 18, 2019

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, WDC President

Speech to Russia-Africa Summit, Sochi, Russia

October 23, 2019

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, WDC President

Speech to WDC Annual General Meeting Gala Dinner, Antwerp, Belgium

October 3, 2019

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, WDC President

Report to WDC Annual General Meeting, Antwerp, Belgium

October 3, 2019

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, WDC President

Address to Closing Session of the 2019 Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting, Mumbai, India

June 21, 2019

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, WDC President

Address to Opening Session of the 2019 Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting, Mumbai, India

June 17, 2019

PRESENTATION: Peter Karakchiev, WDC Board Member

Overview of WDC’s revised System of Warranties (SoW), presented at OECD Responsible Minerals Forum, Paris, France

April 24, 2019

SPEECH: Marie-Chantal Kaninda, WDC Executive Director

Discours d’ouverture du 6ème Forum ‘Africa – Belgium Business Week 2019,’ Genval, Belgium (Original in French)

March 3, 2019

SPEECH: Marie-Chantal Kaninda, WDC Executive Director

Opening Address at the 6th Forum of Africa-Belgium Business Week 2019, Genval, Belgium (English Translation)

March 3, 2019

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, WDC President

Address to special meeting on ‘From blood diamonds to peace diamonds: conflict prevention through the Kimberley Process,’ conducted as part of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, USA

February 28, 2019

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, Acting WDC President

Speech addressed to the 2017 World Diamond Council Annual General Meeting

October 15, 2017

SPEECH: Stephane Fischler, Acting WDC President

Speech addressed to the 2017 Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Meeting, Dubai

October 15, 2017

PRESENTATION: Cecilia Gardner, WDC General Counsel

Kimberley Process Certification Scheme: WDC’s role in controlling the trade in conflict diamonds

October 2014