AGENDA
Monday 29th 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 30th 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