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Join George Read, along with Nathan Williams from Minespider and Robert Wake-Walker from WWW International Diamond Consultants, for a discussion on the diamond market. The discussion will start with a primer conversation with Paul Zimnisky, a diamond analyst, on the impact of Russian sanctions.
VP Business Solutions at 6ix
SVP, Corporate Development at Star Diamond Corporation
Mr. Read is a diamond exploration geologist with over 39 years of international experience. After graduating in geology and geochemistry from the University of Cape Town (BSc. Hons., 1983), Mr. Read joined De Beers in South Africa. During his 12 years with ...
Independent Diamond Analyst at Paul Zimnisky Diamond Analytics
Paul Zimnisky Diamond Analytics is an independent data analysis and consulting proprietorship specializing in the global diamond industry and related fundamentals. The principal, Paul Zimnisky, CFA, is recognized as a leading analyst in the industry. His wo...
Team at 6ix Inc
Founder & CEO at Minespider
Minespider is an enterprise-ready platform for supply chain transparency. We help companies prove the origins and responsibility of their products by collecting ESG and compliance information in digital product passports that attach to products with a simpl...
Diamond and Gemstone Industry Consultant at WWW International Diamond Consultants
A fluent Russian speaker, Wake-Walker was raised in Moscow, where has father, Richard Wake-Walker, set up De Beers’ first office in the Russian capital shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union. A lawyer by profession, Robert Wake-Walker returned to the di...
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WEBVTT NOTE Transcription provided by Deepgram Request Id: 1e0cc647-7548-490d-a7d9-e57525650a4d Created: 2024-05-28T19:18:07.053Z Duration: 3559.6787 Channels: 1 00:00:08.940 -- 00:00:10.760 Awesome. Well, good morning or good afternoon, depending 00:00:10.760 -- 00:00:12.040 on where in the world you're logging in 00:00:12.040 -- 00:00:13.820 from today, or good evening, even some people 00:00:13.820 -- 00:00:15.400 on the panel. Thanks so much for joining 00:00:15.400 -- 00:00:17.220 us for today's event on the Diamond Market, 00:00:17.220 -- 00:00:19.820 featuring Nathan Williams, CEO of MindSpider, Diamond and 00:00:19.820 -- 00:00:22.600 Gemstone industry consultant, Robert Wakewalker, and George Reed 00:00:22.600 -- 00:00:24.760 of Star Diamond. Before that portion of today's 00:00:24.760 -- 00:00:26.279 event begins, we're going to be starting off 00:00:26.279 -- 00:00:28.880 with a primer on diamond sanctions in Russia, 00:00:29.040 -- 00:00:31.060 Diamond expert Paul Zaniski. Paul, great to be 00:00:31.060 -- 00:00:33.480 here with you. Thanks for having me. Awesome. 00:00:33.740 -- 00:00:35.920 So a couple of just really brief questions 00:00:35.920 -- 00:00:38.260 to lead off. But I'd love to start, 00:00:38.760 -- 00:00:40.900 as the primer says, to tell us about 00:00:40.900 -- 00:00:43.080 how Russian sanctions have impacted the market for 00:00:43.080 -- 00:00:43.920 diamonds globally. 00:00:44.239 -- 00:00:45.600 Yeah, so I guess just to set the 00:00:45.600 -- 00:00:48.060 stage and provide you with the backdrop. So 00:00:48.160 -- 00:00:50.739 shortly after the invasion, probably within just a 00:00:50.739 -- 00:00:52.080 few weeks, the US 00:00:52.920 -- 00:00:53.420 implemented 00:00:54.059 -- 00:00:56.559 3 rounds of sanctions on 00:00:56.980 -- ...