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DDG Virtual Global Conversation Addresses ‘Bridging Barriers: How to Nurture Diversity in Your Business and Enhance Sales’

Featuring an exclusive interview with Botswana’s ambassador to the U.S. and permanent secretary in charge of diamond mining in Botswana.

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4 years ago

March 9, 2021

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(PRESS RELEASE) Diamonds Do Good’s third Virtual Global Conversation will address how increasing diversity and inclusion within your company is good for your business. DDG has convened designers, retailers and dignitaries from around the world for the event, which will take place March 11 from 11 a.m. to noon EST.

Rebecca Foerster, president of both Diamonds Do Good and Alrosa USA, will kick off the event with an in-depth interview with key governmental leaders of Botswana, one of the world’s top diamond-producing nations. Foerster will chat with His Excellency Onkokame Kitso Mokaila, Botswana Ambassador to the United States; Mmetla Masire, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy; and Botswana-based designer Boitshoko Kebakile of House of Divinity.

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Diamonds Do Good co-founder Sally Morrison, PR Director of Natural Diamonds at De Beers will then moderate a revealing and inspiring discussion between innovative jewelry designers and key American retailers from both the luxury and mass-market sectors. Designers include Lola Oladunjoye of Paris-based Lola Fenhirst, Roxanne Rajcoomar-Hadden of London-based RRH Jewelry, and Lorraine West of Brooklyn-based Lorraine West Jewelry. Retailers on the panel will be Kecia Caffie, SVP and General Manager at Piercing Pagoda, and Jennifer Gandia, co-owner at Greenwich St. Jewelers, a leading independent jewelry store in Soho, New York City.

The event is free, although donations to support Diamonds Do Good’s beneficiaries are greatly welcomed. Donations of $50 or more will receive a Thank You gift. To make a donation click here.

Registration is free and can be found by clicking here or going to Diamonds Do Good’s
homepage.

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