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De Beers Among Speakers for March Jewelry Industry Summit
Los Angeles will host the responsible sourcing event a second time this spring.

New York—Organizers of the Jewelry Industry Summit announced they’ll hold another event in Los Angeles in March, and the early lineup has some big trade names.
Scheduled for March 27, the one-day responsible sourcing event will provide programming from leading experts in the industry as well as shared learning and interactive discussions.
Its board of directors announced it will feature speakers from De Beers, the Gemological Institute of America, and Jewelers Vigilance Committee.
Sessions will include a review of sustainability claims made by mined and lab-grown diamond companies, the circular economy in jewelry, and regulatory trends.
Other speakers will be announced soon.
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Event details, ticket information and sponsorship opportunities will be available before January, the board said.
For more information, follow updates on its website at JewelryIndustrySummit.com.
This is the second time the summit has been held in Los Angeles. The most recent event took place in February 2019 in Tucson, Arizona, during the annual gem shows.
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