Endiama, Angola's national diamond company, revealed the keynote speakers of the two day Angolan Diamond Centenary Conference 2013 that is scheduled for June 20 and 21 in Luanda at the Epic Sana Hotel in Luanda city center.

The conference will bring together the leaders of the diamond industry as well as several Ministers of Mines from leading African diamond-producing countries.

Keynote speakers such as Susan Shabangu the Minister of Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa; Dr. Obert Moses Mpofu, the Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Republic of Zimbabwe and Martin Kabwelulu Labilo, the Minister of Mining of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will provide attendees with insights from their respective roles covering topics ranging from mining to polishing diamonds.

Endiama announced today the participation of important delegations from Antwerp, Dubai and Mumbai and the engagement of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) as key note speakers at the conference.

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the executive chairman of the DMCC, said, "The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, a Dubai government initiative, is delighted to reach out to more African producers to use Dubai's platform to optimize and maximize returns on the Angolan diamonds. Endiama’s rough diamonds are of the finest purity and quality and we are actively pursuing traders to collaborate with the Angolan government to the benefit of both our nations. We stand ready for another 100 years of engagement with Endiama as a true example of forward looking mining investments."

Stephane Fischler, the president of the AWDC, added, “As the historical trading center for diamonds, Antwerp is looking forward to share its experience and knowledge with the Angolan government to ensure together a responsible, profitable and sustainable diamond industry to the benefit of both partners and our global stakeholders.”

The chairman of the GJEPC, Vipul Shah, also stated, “We are looking forward to the Angolan Diamond Centenary Conference 2013, which will offer a unique opportunity for the Indian traders to have direct access to the Angolan rough market. We are particularly enthusiastic about Endiama reaching out to several trade centers for active participation in this conference. The GJEPC is planning to bring about 20 rough trading companies with them to attend the Angolan Diamond Centenary Conference 2013.”

The participation of a broad forum of speakers has been confirmed including Eli Izhakoff, the president of the World Diamond Council, Abbey Chikane, the first chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, Peter Meeus, the chairman of the Dubai Diamond Exchange, Lin Qiang, the president of the Shanghai Diamond Exchange, Reuven Kaufman, the president of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York, Ari Epstein, the CEO of the AWDC and Mark Van Bockstael, the chair of the working group of diamond experts of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.