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January 2010
19th January, 2010
Varda Shine: Address to DTC Sightholder Cocktail Party

London 19th January 2010 Thank you Nicky, thank you Gareth. May I also extend my welcome to you all, and offer my best wishes for the New Year to those I have not yet had the chance to speak to. Of course, it is not just a New Year that we are entering, but also a new decade which, it must be said, offers great promise for the diamond industry.
- VS cocktail speech (PDF, 50KB)
19th January, 2010
Gareth Penny: Remarks at DTC Sightholder Reception

Nicky, thank you for your remarks and for your leadership during these extraordinary times. Your experience, fortitude and wisdom have set an example for all of us. And on a personal note, I am grateful for your guidance and counsel during this period.
- GPHP 2010 cocktail speech (PDF, 30KB)
19th January, 2010
Nicky Oppenheimer: The Case for Optimism

DTC Sightholder Reception, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
19 January 2010

A warm welcome to all, not only to this reception, but also to a new year, a new decade and what many have been calling a ‘new normal’.
- NFO 2010 cocktail speech (PDF, 22KB)
October 2009
15th October, 2009
Gareth Penny addresses Business Action for Africa conference

Gareth Penny, Managing Director De Beers, recently addressed a conference organised by Business Action for Africa (BAA), the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). The theme was 'Building a Common Future with Business'.
- Gareth Penny speaking at BAA conference
June 2009
23rd June, 2009

Address to Kimberley Process Intersessional

Presented by Andrew Bone on behalf of Eli Izhakoff
May 2009
26th May, 2009

Nicky Oppenheimer: Renewing Africa’s Competitive Spirit: Lessons and Opportunities from the Global Economic Crisis

Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman at De Beers recently spoke at the African Day celebrations at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
July 2008
2nd July, 2008

Gareth Penny addresses the World Diamond Council gala dinner

Gareth Penny - Today, the WDC is seen as the legitimate and authoritative voice of the international diamond community...
1st July, 2008

Chairman's Report to World Diamond Council Annual Meeting

Eli Izakhoff - Twelve months ago we deliberated on our position and response to a series of challenges that some described as the "perfect storm"...
June 2008
11th June, 2008

Gareth Penny addresses the Council on Foreign Relations

Gareth Penny, the Managing Director of De Beers Group talks about the role of business in Africa.
April 2008
29th April, 2008

"Diamonds, development and democracy"

Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman, De Beers addresses the annual Lubbock Lecture in Management Studies, Said Business School, Oxford University.

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De Beers’ response to African Diamonds 10th March, 2010
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Cheltenham, February 2010 – Curtis Fitch, a leading provider of eSourcing solutions, today announced that Gartner, Inc., a leading independent provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, has positioned Curtis Fitch in the visionaries quadrant of the latest Magic Quadrant for Strategic Sourcing Suites report. The report evaluated software providers based on their “Ability to Execute” and “Completeness of Vision” on a global basis.
Breaking the Barriers 2nd March, 2010
Diamond giant De Beers Consolidated Mines (Ltd) (DBCM) has achieved a great deal in its empowerment of women, not only in executive management but more especially at an operational level.

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