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7:30am EDT

Registration Nulu

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Keynote Commonwealth BallroomLiz Forkin Bohannon • Wells Fargo Retail Services Networking Area Hours Commonwealth Prefunction

10:00am EDT

Networking Break Commonwealth Prefunction The ASSURE Expo of Diamond Verification Instruments Wheat

10:30am EDT

Best Practices for Budgeting: Approaches to Make it Easy and Worth Your While OakMariel Diaz Building Brand Presence and Community Olmsted 1Ben Smithee • Patricia Carruth • Elyssa Jenkins-Pérez • Cindy Liebel Catching Up With The Edge RyeLenny Prion Featured Speaker: Navigating What's Next: Insights For The Future of Work and Leadership Olmsted 4Seth Mattison GIA with AGS: Past, Present, Future. CharredWade Abel, CG • Jason Quick, RJ • Al Gilbertson Guilds Council Meeting Barley Jewelry Triage Assessing the Damage Olmsted 5CGA • George Fox State of the Industry by De Beers BarrelIvette Stephanopoulos The Challenges of Determining Diamond Geographic Origin GermantownDr. Evan Smith THE PHYGITAL CONSUMER: How Gen Z and the Modern Consumer Shift Their Preference Olmsted 6 & 7Rebecca Foerster TikTok and the Future of Jewelry on Social Media Olmsted 2 & 3Julia Chafe Fluorescence and Diamond Appearance Cherokee TriangleDr. Tao Hsu • Lisa Kennedy Montana Sapphires: History, Gemology, and Identification Old LouisvilleNathan Renfro • Dr. Aaron Palke • Shane McClure

11:30am EDT

Networking Break Commonwealth Prefunction

12:00pm EDT

Bubbling Up: Legal Updates with JVC Olmsted 5Sara Yood BUILD Your Future Olmsted 2 & 3Ben Smithee • Alexandra Brown Colored Gem Grading and Pricing Workshop BarrelRichard Drucker Featured Speaker: Navigating What's Next: Insights For The Future of Work and Leadership Olmsted 4Seth Mattison From Mine to Finger: What is it Really Like at a Diamond Mine? Olmsted 6 & 7Grant Mobley • Tracey Ellison • Moshe Klein • Michael Richards, CG Innovative Solutions That Bring You Closer to Customers & Drive Repeat Business RyeNikki Darkoch • Stephen Alexander, Sr. Net Zero Roadmap for AGS Retailers OakDr. Nitin Dumasia Superdeep Diamonds and Their Significance as Gemstones GermantownDr. Evan Smith The Legends and Lore Behind Favorite Gemstones CharredCG • Isabelle Corvin The Rise of Men's Jewelry: Don't Miss Out on This Lucrative Trend Olmsted 1John Carter • CGA • Brian Bogosian • Todd Cozzolino • Eric Laker • David Mazer, CG

1:00pm EDT

Robert M. Shipley Award Luncheon Commonwealth BallroomGIA

2:00pm EDT

Derby Hat Activation Station Commonwealth Prefunction

2:30pm EDT

Coffee and Dessert Break Commonwealth PrefunctionWells Fargo Retail Services

3:00pm EDT

AGTA Shares Its Love of Colored Gemstones and Cultured Pearls Olmsted 1John Ford • Kimberly Collins • Erica Courtney • Nicolai Israileff Bubbling Up: Legal Updates with JVC RyeSara Yood CGA Refresher BarrelJoel Hassler • CGA Instructor Changing the Diamond Conversation Olmsted 2 & 3Grant Mobley Consultative Selling to Today's Jewelry Buyer Olmsted 5James DeGroot Featured Speaker: Unlocking the Potential of AI & ChatGPT in Your Business Olmsted 4Ford Saeks Gemology's Cutting Edge: Behind the Scenes of GIA's Annual Research Conference Olmsted 6 & 7Susan Jacques • Dr. Aaron Palke • Dr. Evan Smith • Dr. Wuyi Wang MillionHEIR Mindset OakPatrick Carroll • Todd Feldman • Becky Clawson The Retail Gemologist: Why Diamond Science Matters in Retail Now More Than Ever CharredCGA • Randall Lightfoot The Value Factors of Jadeite Jade GermantownDr. Tao Hsu Inclusions in Synthetic Gems Old LouisvilleNathan Renfro • Dr. Aaron Palke • Shane McClure Introduction to Jewelry Forensics Cherokee TriangleAl Gilbertson • Carson Lee • John Cason

4:00pm EDT

Networking Break Commonwealth Prefunction

4:30pm EDT

Building a Natural Color Diamond Jewelry Category Olmsted 6 & 7Kyle Pancis Diversifying Watch Brands: Adapting to the Changing Watch Landscape RyeKathleen McGivney • Barbara Palumbo Featured Speaker: Unlocking the Potential of AI & ChatGPT in Your Business Olmsted 4Ford Saeks Fluorescence in Diamonds BarrelDavid Fisher Gem Sciences Committee Meeting Barley Gemstone Security: It's A Metal Matter Olmsted 1Kevin Reilly • Josh Helmich • Laura Stanley, CGA Instructor • Roland Krainz Retaining Top Talent in the Face of the Great Resignation OakLauren Priori Security for Traveling Salespersons & Carrying Jewelry Outside the Store CharredScott Guginsky The Current Laboratory-Grown Diamond Market GermantownLisa Kennedy The Power of "Why" and Why it Matters Olmsted 2 & 3Ben Smithee Young Titleholders Present Featured Speaker: Foundation for the Future - Creating Unstoppable Teams Olmsted 5Jennifer Azzi

5:30pm EDT

Happy Hour Commonwealth PrefunctionJewelers for Children