The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.) announced that it would commence the 2015 JCK weekend with their Diamonds in the Sky Gala in Las Vegas, Nevada. Presentation of the Diamond Empowerment Fund’s 2015 Global Empowerment Award will be made to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Government of the Republic of India in recognition of their global leadership and contributions to democracy, development and the growth and expansion of the international diamond industry. D.E.F. President Phyllis Bergman affirmed, “We are thrilled to honor India at Diamonds in the Sky Las Vegas 2015.”
The Gala celebrates diamonds and the positive impact made by the diamond industry worldwide and will take place in the Four Seasons Ballroom on May 28, 2015.
The Diamonds in the Sky Las Vegas 2014, culminated on a successful note, with a historic gathering of global diamond industry leaders. The 2014 Global Empowerment Award was presented to President Ian Khama and the Government of the Republic of Botswana. Over $1 million dollars was raised to benefit D.E.F.’s global ‘Diamonds Do Good’ mission of supporting education initiatives that help people from diamond communities around the world. Premier Presenting Sponsors include Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, Inc., De Beers Group of Companies Rio Tinto Diamonds, and Signet Jewelers Limited (Kays Jewelers, Jared the Galleria of Jewelry, Zales Jewelers).