Philippe Mellier, Chief Executive Officer of the De Beers Group
The 2015 Presidents' Meeting will host Philippe Mellier, Chief Executive Officer of the De Beers Group, as keynote speaker. He accepted the invitation to the event slated for June 14-16, at the Hilton hotel on Tel Aviv's seaboard.
"Mr. Mellier will be a most welcome speaker and participant," Ernest Blom, President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), said. "The WFDB, together with its sister organization the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), represents more 95 percent of all the individuals and companies that manufacture and trade in diamonds, worldwide. It is therefore the trade's most important forum and we're very much looking forward to Mr. Mellier's insights and observations."
Mr. Mellier will be offering his "Perspectives on the Diamond Industry."
IDMA President Maxim Shkadov said "The Presidents' Meeting is a perfect platform to keep the dialogue with the producers going and IDMA's members will no doubt wish to engage Mr. Mellier in their discussions."
The 2015 Presidents Meeting is hosted by the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) and the Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association (IsDMA).
IDE President Shmuel Schnitzer, who is also a WFDB Honorary President, said, "The global diamond industry and trade is experiencing enormous change and it is certainly living in interesting times. Change has become the only constant in our business, but we need to remember that the common goal of our trade, and for that matter of all the participants in the upcoming Presidents' Meeting, is to ensure that our future will be bright, sparkling and prosperous. He too expressed it as an honor to have Mr. Mellier among those who headline the Presidents' Meeting.