Conclave 2026

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9:00am EDT

AI Yourself Calm: Smarter Systems for the Business Behind Your Craft Colonial BMariel Diaz AWCI Mobile Classroom: Workshop: Screw Driver & Tweezer Maintenance Walkway to OscolaJason Champion Diamond Minds: Who Shaped Our Understanding of Diamond? Olympic BElizabeth West Frontiers in Colored Stone Origin Research: Jade, Opal, Demantoid, and Peridot Royal Melbourne AAaron Palke, Ph.D. 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 Casting 101 for Non-Casting Jewelry Professionals Olympic AJoel Meltzer • Silas Morgan Colored Stone Treatments in the 21st Century Royal Melbourne ANicole Ahline Creating Collectors the Crayola Way Augusta AShelly Sergent Selling to Gen Z in 2026: What Actually Works Now Congressional AJen Cullen Williams The New AGS Appraisal and Report Standards Olympic BJoel Hassler, ACGA

2:30pm EDT

AI's Next Role in Jewelry Design Royal Melbourne AMike Magee 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 (Un)Natural Beauty: Treatments in Ruby & Sapphire Royal Dublin AAaron Palke, Ph.D. The Amazing Natural Diamond Story Royal Dublin BJames Shigley, Ph.D. • Brenda Harwick

4:00pm EDT

AWCI Mobile Classroom: Workshop: Cell Replacement, The Right Way Walkway to OscolaJason Champion From Mine to Market: Using Tech to Sell Gemstones and the Stories Behind Them Augusta AMonica Stephenson • Madeline Fraser 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 The Repair Experience Blueprint: Turning Every Intake Into Lifetime Revenue Augusta BJimmy Lawson