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‘Facets’ Diamond Conference to Return in 2023, Organizers Say
First held in Antwerp last year, the second edition of the conference is slated to take place this October in Botswana.
A shot from the opening day of the first Facets diamond conference, held in Antwerp, Belgium in September 2022. The event is slated to return in the fall, this time taking place in Gaborone, Botswana. (© Antwerp World Diamond Centre)
Gaborone, Botswana—The government of Botswana and the Antwerp World Diamond Centre have announced they are teaming up to hold a second Facets conference later this year.
“Facets 2023–Motswedi Wa Khumo-Diamonds for Change” is slated for Oct. 24 and 25 in Gaborone, Botswana. (“Motswedi wa khumo” translates to “the source of wealth” in Northern Sotho, one of the languages spoken in Botswana.)
Organizers said the conference will gather heads of state, government representatives, and industry leaders and experts to discuss the challenges ahead for the global diamond industry, with a focus on diamond-producing countries.
Botswana Minister of Minerals and Energy Lefoko Moagi said: “Botswana’s achievements in the past decades are a testimony to how diamonds are an agent for change.
“Facets 2023 will build further on this theme by zooming in on how we can transform this change into sustainable models that will anchor the positive impact of the industry for generations to come.”
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“Facets 2023–Motswedi Wa Khumo-Diamonds for Change” is slated for Oct. 24 and 25 in Gaborone, Botswana. (“Motswedi wa khumo” translates to “the source of wealth” in Northern Sotho, one of the languages spoken in Botswana.)
Organizers said the conference will gather heads of state, government representatives, and industry leaders and experts to discuss the challenges ahead for the global diamond industry, with a focus on diamond-producing countries.
Botswana Minister of Minerals and Energy Lefoko Moagi said: “Botswana’s achievements in the past decades are a testimony to how diamonds are an agent for change.
“Facets 2023 will build further on this theme by zooming in on how we can transform this change into sustainable models that will anchor the positive impact of the industry for generations to come.”
Facets 2023 follows “Facets: Diamonds in the Age of the Consumer” held in Antwerp, Belgium, in September 2022, which AWDC CEO Ari Epstein described as a “resounding success.”
“It is no coincidence the second edition of Facets is taking place on African soil. More than 60 percent of the world’s natural diamonds are mined in Africa, with the diamond industry as an important lever to building sustainable economic growth, positively impacting people and the planet on various levels,” Epstein said.
“We are honored to partner with the government of Botswana, the leading diamond-producing country, to continue the inclusive dialogue we initiated in Antwerp last year and together ensure that Africa’s voice is heard.”
Pre-registration for Facets 2023 is available now online.
More details about speakers and topics will be availably shortly, organizers said.
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