Conclave 2026

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10:15am EDT

AWCI Mobile Classroom: Workshop: Modern Watch Timing Equipment: Watch Timers and Their Use Walkway to OsceolaJason Ziegenbein Beyond Bridal: Elevating the Independent Jeweler Experience Congressional BRebecca Boyajian • Wade Clar • Mark Klein • Grant Mobley Luminescence – A Hugely Underrated Physical Property in Gem Testing Olympic AThomas Hainschwang Making the Call - Check List of the Defining Features of the major US jewelry periods from 1850-1950: A Systematic approach Oakmont A & BStarla Turner • Suzanne Martinez The Amazing Natural Diamond Story Royal Dublin BChristopher “Mike” Breeding, Ph.D. • Brenda Harwick The Microworld of Natural Diamonds Royal Dublin ANathan Renfro

11:45am EDT

AI's Next Role in Jewelry Design Royal Melbourne AMike Magee The Art of Intentional Merchandising: Turning Product Into Story, Structure, and Sell-Through Colonial BNan Lung Palmer The Leader You Imagined You'd Be and the One Your Business Actually Needs Colonial AAndrea Lucille Pooler

3:00pm EDT

Attracting the Sustainable Shopper with an Impact-Driven Business Model Congressional BSusan Wheeler • Emily Phillippy • Monica Stephenson AWCI Mobile Classroom: Workshop: Water Resistance: Wet and Dry Methods Walkway to OsceolaJason Ziegenbein Colored Gem Grading and Pricing Workshop Oakmont A & BRichard Drucker Edit to Grow: The Discipline Behind Profitable Jewelry Assortments from Concept to Retail Colonial BNan Lung Palmer What Every Jeweler Should Know About Precious Metals Metallurgy Olympic AJoel Meltzer • Silas Morgan Introduction to Jewelry Forensics Royal Dublin AJohn Cason • Mike Magee • Al Gilbertson, CG Speaking the Pearl Language Royal Dublin BTao Hsu, Ph.D. • Lisa Kennedy

4:30pm EDT

Colored Gem Grading and Pricing Workshop Oakmont A & BRichard Drucker