Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – October 31, 2012: The inaugural Zimbabwe Diamond Conference 2012 will be held at the Elephant Hills Hotel and Resort in Victoria Falls from November 12 to 13, 2012. Top leaders from diamond centres, including India, Antwerp, Dubai, South Africa, Ramat Gan and New York as well as the KP Chair Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic will be delivering speeches where three hundred delegates are expected to participate in the conference.
In addition to mining ministers from South Africa, Angola, Namibia and DRC, the Zimbabwe Diamond Conference 2012 will also showcase the top leaders of the Zimbabwe diamond mining industry, on the second day of the conference.
These speakers will include Goodwills Masimirembwa, Chairman of the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation; Dave Kassel, Chairman of New Reclamation Group (Pvt) Ltd.; Ramzi Malik, Director of Diamond Mining Corporation; Obed Dube, CEO of Marange Resources (Pvt) Ltd.; Jiang Qingde, Chairman of Anhui Foreign Economic Construction (Group) Co. Ltd.; Zebra Kasete, CEO of Murowa Diamonds; and Richard Mvududu, Chairman of the Diamond Beneficiation Association of Zimbabwe.
The keynote speaker on the second day will be Abbey Chikhane, KP Monitor for Zimbabwe who also served as the first Chairman of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.
“I am happy and proud to be part of the conference which will serve to shed light on the diamond mining activities in Zimbabwe,” said Chikane. “As the country KP Monitor, I have been witnessing tremendous changes and improvement in the mining landscape in the country. Today, all diamond mines in Zimbabwe have reached international standards and stand as a model for many diamond-producing countries.”
The Honourable Dr. Obert Moses Mpofu, Minister of Mines and Mining Development of Zimbabwe adds: “I am proud to see the support of so many international leaders for this initiative. We hope the Zimbabwe Diamond Conference 2012 will give our country the opportunity to show our strength to the international community. The moment has come to explore and unlock Zimbabwe’s diamond potential together.”