9:00 am CST

2020 Conference Schedule

9 November 2020

Conference Opening

A session by Andrea Hill and Susan Wheeler
Hill Management Group | 'Werx Brands and Responsible Jewelry Transformative

10:30 am CST

Responsible Gem Boutique - Moyo Gems

A session by Jennifer Gandia, Stuart Pool & Monica Stephenson
Greenwhich St. Jewelers, Nineteen48 & Anza Gems

11:15 am CST

Responsible Gem Boutique - Virtu Gem Zambia

A session by Mara Bragaglia, Virtu Gem, Mukosha Mulenga & Pauline Mundia
Maraismara, Virtu Gems, Eleora Gems & Virtu Gem

12:00 pm CST

Responsible Gem Boutique: Virtu Gem Malawi

A session by Hannah Becker, Virtu Gem & Percy Maleta
Virtu Gems & Maleta Gems and Jewels

12:45 pm CST

Responsible Gem Fair - Nineteen48

A session by Liz Kantner & Stuart Pool Nineteen48

1:30 pm CST

Responsible Gem Fair - Nature's Geometry

A session by Brian Cook, Liz Kantner & Jill UnwinNature's
Geometry & She's Lost Control

2:15 pm CST

Responsible Gem Boutique - Columbia Gem House

A session by Eric Braunwart & Sabrina Columbia Gem House

3:00 pm CST

Responsible Gem Fair - ANZA Gems

A session by Jennifer Dawes & Monica Stephenson Anza Gems

3:45 pm CST

Responsible Gem Fair - Perpetuum Jewels

A session by Dana Bronfman & Jay Moncada
Dana Bronfman & Perpetuum Jewels

4:30 pm CST

Responsible Gem Fair - Capricorn Gems

A session by Ian Bone & Melissa Quick
Capricorn Gems & Steve Quick Jeweler

10 November 2020

9:00 am CST

Supporting the SDGs through our jewelry

A session by Ms. Emily Achor, Kirsten Dales, Jorden de Haan, Andrea Hill, Dr. James McQuilken and Prof Nellie Mutemeri
PACT, Pact World (INGO), Hill Management Group | 'Werx Brands, Pact and MutConsult

10:00 am CST

What Can Be Done About Mercury?

A session by Angel Camacho, Susan Keane, Christina Miller, Bossissi Nkuba & Benjamin Vauter
Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council, Christina T Miller Consulting, Catholic University of Bukavu & Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

11:15 am CST

Large Scale Diamond Mining: What Still Needs to be Addressed?

A session by Edward Asscher, Brad Brooks-Rubin, Pamela Fierst-Walsh, Juliane Kippenberg, Joanne Lebert & Shamiso Mtisi
Wolrld Diamond Council, The Sentry, US State Department, Human Rights Watch, IMPACT & Kimberley Process Civil Society and Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA)

2:15 pm CST

Choco Jewelry

A session by Juana Méndez
Independent Researcher, Fundación ACUA, Colombia

3:00 pm CST

Gemstone Panel: Bringing Value Back to Source Countries

A session by Monica Gichuhi, Marcena Hunter, Chiko Manda and Mukasiri Sibanda
VirtuGem | AGEC, Global Initiative, Perekezi ASM Consultants & Tax Justice Network Africa

6:00 pm CST

Maxima - a Group Screening

A session by Máxima Acuña and Claudia Sparrow
(Maxima will NOT be personally present at the event) & Maxima

7:45 pm CST

Q&A with Maxima Producer Claudia Sparrow

A session by Andrea Hill, Claudia Sparrow and Susan Wheeler
Hill Management Group | 'Werx Brands, Maxima & Responsible Jewelry Transformative

Speakers

  • Stuart Pool

    Stuart Pool

    Owner | Nineteen48

  • Brian Cook

    Founder | Nature's Geometry

  • Anna Bario

    Co-Founder + Designer | Bario Neal

  • Anna Samsonova

  • Brandee Dallow

    Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer | Grandview Klein Diamond

  • Brecken Branstrator

  • Chelsea Rowe

    Graduate Student | Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Chikomeni Manda

    Partner | Perekezi ASM Consultants

  • Douglas Neves

    Douglas Neves

    Cruzeiro, Heritage | Mine

  • Eric Braunwart

    Founder | Columbia Gem House

  • Hannah Smythe

    Founder/Designer | Toast

  • Holly McHugh

    VP Sustainability | Mejuri, Inc.

  • Jay Moncada

    Jay Moncada

    Owner | Perpetuum Jewels

  • Jessica Hudson

    Jessica Hudson

    Owner and Designer | VIPĀKA Jewelry, Founder | The Nomad Jeweler

  • Laura Galvis

    Laura Galvis

    Market Development Officer | Responsible Mining (ARM) and Fairmined

  • Lisa Levin

    Lisa Levin

    Professor Emerita | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

  • Mark Hanna

    Mark Hanna

    Chief Marketing Officer | Richline Group

  • Megan Cochran

    Megan Cochran

    Founder/Designer | Megan Cochran Jewelry Design

  • Mkhululi Nkosilamandla Ncube

    Mkhululi Nkosilamandla Ncube

    Programmes Officer | African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC)

  • Natasha Braunwart

    Natasha Braunwart

    Brand & Corporate Social Responsibility Manager | Columbia Gem House

  • Ola Erogbogbo

    Ola Erogbogbo

    Owner/Jewelry Designer | Deinte Fine Jewelry

  • Pauline Mundia

    Pauline Mundia

    Vice President | Federation of Small Scale Mining Associations of Zambia and African Women in Mining Association-Southern African Chapter

  • Roy Maconachie

    Roy Maconachie

    Professor of Natural Resources and Development | Dept. of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath

  • Saleem Ali

    Saleem Ali

    Distinguished Professor of Geography and member of UN International Resource Panel | University of Delaware

  • Sara Yood

    Sara Yood

    Deputy General Counsel | Jewelers Vigilance

  • Sejal Karavadia

    Sejal Karavadia

    Director, Procurement and Vendor Management | Brilliant Earth

  • Shannon Kurzyniec

    Shannon Kurzyniec

    Graduate Student | Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Susan Wheeler

    Susan Wheeler

    Founder | Responsible Jewelry Transformative | Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference | Susan Wheeler Design

  • Torry Hoover

    Torry Hoover

    President | Hoover & Strong

  • Will Nevins-Alderfer

    Will Nevins-Alderfer

    Owner and Founder | W.R. Metalarts