Monday 29^th March 2004 

16.00 – 18.30           Registration -       

19:00 - 21.00           Welcome Reception

                                       Indochine Restaurant, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai

Sponsored by G.I.A

Welcome: Sultan bin Sulayem, Chairman, Ports Customs & Free Zone Authority

Guest Speaker:  Dr Mohammed Khalfan bin Kherbash, Minister of Finance & Industry, United Arab Emirates

Tuesday 30^th March ‏2004 

08:00  - 09:00           Registration

Al Ameera Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hotel

09:00  – 17:00                 Meetings

Al Ameera Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hotel

09:00 – 13:00                    

·         Chairman’s Report- Mr Eli Izhakoff

·         Mr. Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman, De Beers Group of Companies

                                       An Overview of the Kimberley Process

·         Mr. Abbey Chikane, Immediate Past Chairman, The Kimberley Process

·         Mr. Tim Martin, Chairman, The Kimberley Process

·         H.E. Viatcheslav Shtyrov, President, Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

NGO Perspectives

·         Mr. Ian Smillie, Partnership Africa – Canada

·         Mr. Alex Yearsley, Global Witness

·         Ms. Corinna Gilfillan, Global Witness

·         Open Discussion

13:00 – 14:30           Luncheon

Awtar Restaurant

14:30 – 17:00          Bankers’ Perspectives on the Diamond Trade

·         Moderator: Mr. Peter Gross, Senior Vice President & General Manager, ABN Amro Bank International Division, Belgium

·         Open Discussion

20.00 pm                         Meeting Point-Main Entrance, Convention Centre, Grand Hyatt

Dubai – Transportation will be arranged

20.30 pm                         Gala Dinner, Peregrine Ballroom, Arabian Court

One&Only Royal Mirage Hotel

                                              Sponsored by ABN AMRO

Wednesday 31^st March ‏2004 

09:00 -12:30                    Meetings

                                       Al Ameera Ballroom. Grand Hyatt Dubai

                                       Executive Director’s Report

·         Mr. Matthew Runci, Executive Director, WDC

                                       Technical Report

·         Mr. Mark Van Bockstael, Chairman, Technical Committee, WDC

General Counsel’s Report

·         Ms. Cecilia Gardner, General Counsel, WDC

·         Open Discussion

12:30 – 13:00                  Press Briefing by Mr. Eli Izhakoff,  Mr. Tim Martin, Mr.
                                      Tawfique Abdullah

13:00 - 14:30           Luncheon

                                       Andiamo Restaurant

15.30                              Meeting Point – Convention Centre, Grand Hyatt Dubai

Transportation arranged

Desert Safari & Desert Dinner

                                      Hosted by Dubai Metals & Commodities Centre

or

17.00                              Meeting Point – Convention Centre, Grand Hyatt Dubai

                                      Transportation arranged

                                       Desert Dinner (no Desert Safari)

                                       Hosted by Dubai Metals & Commodities Centre