Conclave 2026

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9:00am EDT

AI Yourself Calm: Smarter Systems for the Business Behind Your Craft Colonial BMariel Diaz Diamond Minds: Who Shaped Our Understanding of Diamond? Olympic BElizabeth West Future-Proofing Your Jewelry Business: Lessons from the 20 Under 40 Congressional AAmanda Gizzi The Magic Is in the Details: What Jewelry Design Teaches You About Buying, Merchandising, and Building a Collection That Sells Itself Augusta AAndrea Lucille Pooler Introduction to Jewelry Forensics Royal Dublin AMike Magee • Al Gilbertson, CG The Microworld of Natural Diamonds Royal Dublin BNathan Renfro

10:30am EDT

AWCI Mobile Classroom: Workshop: Modern Watch Timing Equipment: Watch Timers and Their Use Walkway to OscolaJason Ziegenbein Creating Collectors the Crayola Way Augusta AShelly Sergent Selling to Gen Z in 2026: What Actually Works Now Congressional AJen Cullen Williams

2:30pm EDT

AI's Next Role in Jewelry Design Royal Melbourne AMike Magee Natural Diamonds Have Never Had a Better Story. Is Your Team Telling It? Augusta AGrant Mobley Our Changing Jewelry Industry Colonial AHarold Dupuy, FGA Secret Teachings of a Gem Buyer: Field-Tested Techniques for Unlocking Value in Estate Jewelry Olympic ABert Esterhuysen, CG Selling with Proof: How Digital Storytelling and Provenance Drive Diamond Sales Congressional AMoshe Klein • Mahiar Borhanjoo (Un)Natural Beauty: Treatments in Ruby & Sapphire Royal Dublin AAaron Palke, Ph.D.

4:00pm EDT

AWCI Mobile Classroom: Workshop: Cell Replacement, The Right Way Walkway to OscolaJason Champion From Owner to Legacy Builder: Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders Colonial AStephen Barnes Recent Advances in Laboratory-Grown Diamond Screening Technologies Olympic BGuy Borenstein Scaling the Sparkle: The Manufacturing Roadmap for Automated Faceting Olympic ALee Haynes