The first ever World Diamond Conference, which ended on December 11 in New Delhi, exceeded all expectations of participants and experts, according to a press release issued on the occasion of the end of the conference by the World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDMF). Within two days, the event actively discussed marketing, financing, supply of diamonds and diamonds, pricing policies and the responsibility of diamond companies to the community.
Alex Popov, chairman of WDMF, noted that the conference exceeded not only the expectations of experts, but also his own: "The theme of marketing in the diamond industry was present in all discussions at the conference, and also brought together several presentations and speeches. for the first time representatives of the retail segment spoke, they were able to provide important information on the conduct of business on their part. "
"The two days of the conference were very intense, and it was possible to draw the attention of all players of the diamond industry to marketing and create a positive image of the diamond market," Popov added. "Of course, we represented WDMF and the World Federation of Diamond Exchanges Bourses, WFDB), we express our gratitude to the main organizer of the event - the Gem & Jewelery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), without which the opening ceremony of the conference with the participation of the two worlds new leaders - Vladimir Putin, Russian President, and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. "
WFDB President Ernest Blom noted that WDMF and WFDB were enthusiastic about the proposal to create a special commission for the promotion of diamonds on the world market. "This initiative will help us develop the World Diamond Brand Fund so that the new marketing policy is accepted both by the industry and by the consumers of our products."
Popov said that the first meeting of the special commission for marketing in the diamond industry is scheduled for March 2015, and the second World Diamond Conference - for November next year. "We want to repeat the success of this meeting and make these conferences a glorious tradition," he concluded.