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
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Andrea Hill
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Stuart Pool
Owner | Nineteen48
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Brian Cook
Founder | Nature's Geometry
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Anna Bario
Co-Founder + Designer | Bario Neal
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Anna Samsonova
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Brandee Dallow
Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer | Grandview Klein Diamond
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Brecken Branstrator
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Chelsea Rowe
Graduate Student | Virginia Commonwealth University
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Chikomeni Manda
Partner | Perekezi ASM Consultants
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Cristina Villegas
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Douglas Neves
Cruzeiro, Heritage | Mine
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Eric Braunwart
Founder | Columbia Gem House
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Hannah Smythe
Founder/Designer | Toast
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Holly McHugh
VP Sustainability | Mejuri, Inc.
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Jay Moncada
Owner | Perpetuum Jewels
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Jessica Hudson
Owner and Designer | VIPĀKA Jewelry, Founder | The Nomad Jeweler
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Laura Galvis
Market Development Officer | Responsible Mining (ARM) and Fairmined
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Lisa Levin
Professor Emerita | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
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Mark Hanna
Chief Marketing Officer | Richline Group
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Megan Cochran
Founder/Designer | Megan Cochran Jewelry Design
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Mkhululi Nkosilamandla Ncube
Programmes Officer | African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC)
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Natasha Braunwart
Brand & Corporate Social Responsibility Manager | Columbia Gem House
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Ola Erogbogbo
Owner/Jewelry Designer | Deinte Fine Jewelry
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Pauline Mundia
Vice President | Federation of Small Scale Mining Associations of Zambia and African Women in Mining Association-Southern African Chapter
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Roy Maconachie
Professor of Natural Resources and Development | Dept. of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath
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Saleem Ali
Distinguished Professor of Geography and member of UN International Resource Panel | University of Delaware
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Sara Yood
Deputy General Counsel | Jewelers Vigilance
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Sejal Karavadia
Director, Procurement and Vendor Management | Brilliant Earth
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Shannon Kurzyniec
Graduate Student | Virginia Commonwealth University
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Susan Wheeler
Founder | Responsible Jewelry Transformative | Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference | Susan Wheeler Design
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Torry Hoover
President | Hoover & Strong
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Will Nevins-Alderfer
Owner and Founder | W.R. Metalarts