Above image: A double-decker bus in Hong Kong with a LukFook "Love is Beauty" advertisement. (Source Paul Zimnisky)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS–
Paul Zimnisky is often invited to speak at institutional investor and industry conferences around the world. He has given keynote presentations on the diamond industry in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Some examples are available below.
To inquire about Paul's speaking availability, please email or call +1-917-806-4555.
> Swiss Gemmological Society Central Conference 2025
Location: Wilen (Sarnen), Switzerland —Seehotel Wilerbad
Date: June 16, 2025
Location: Munich, Germany —Trade Fair Center Messe München
Date: February 22, 2025
> 2024 Angola International Diamond Conference [Agenda]
Location: Saurimo, Angola —Diamond Development Hub
Date: October 23, 2024
> Speaker Series at Bharat Diamond Bourse [Agenda/Slides/Video Clip 1,2,3,4,5]
Location: Mumbai, India —Bharat Diamond Bourse
Date: October 11, 2024
> AGA Virtual Conference 2024 [Agenda/Video]
Location: Virtual
Date: June 19, 2024
> Private Event
Location: Calgary, Canada
Date: June 19, 2024
> National Jeweler Webinar: My Next Question [Video Clip 1, 2, 3]
Location: Virtual
Date: January 23, 2024
> Kimberley Intl. Diamond Symposium [Agenda/Slides/Video Clip 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Location: Kimberley, South Africa —Horseshoe Inn
Date: August 24, 2023
> 2nd China Intl. LGD Development Congress [Highlight Video]
Location: (Hybrid) Online/Guangzhou, China —Sheraton Guangzhou Panyu
Date: May 25, 2023
> National Jeweler Webinar: My Next Question [Video Clip 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Location: Virtual
Date: February 16, 2023
> US-India Jewelry Industry Trade Symposium [Agenda]
Location: New York, USA —Consulate General of India
Date: November 19, 2022
> Private Event
Location: New York, USA
Date: July 26, 2022
> Private Event
Location: New York, USA
Date: July 12, 2022
> OGG, SADPO, GSSA Diamond Short Course [Agenda]
Location: Virtual
Date: June 20, 2022
> China Intl. Lab-Grown Diamond Development Congress [Agenda]
Location: (Hybrid) Online/Guangzhou, China —Guangzhou Diamond Exchange
Date: May 18, 2022
> Continental Buying Group Roundtable Meeting
Location: Orlando, USA —Hyatt Grand Cyprus
Date: January 20, 2022
> Angola International Diamond Conference [Agenda/Slides]
Location: Saurimo, Angola —Diamond Development Hub
Date: November 25, 2021
> Africa Mining Forum: Lab-grown vs. Natural Diamonds [Agenda]
Location: Virtual
Date: August 28, 2021
> Jewelers of America National Convention [Agenda/Slides/Video Clip 1, 2]
Location: Virtual
Date: July 19, 2021
> SAIMM Diamond Conference [Agenda/Slides]
Location: Virtual
Date: June 9, 2021
> HSBC Local Insights: The Future of Jewelry [Agenda]
Location: Virtual
Date: May 19, 2021
> CIBJO Webinar: Digging Down Into the Data [Agenda]
Location: Virtual
Date: July 30, 2020
> Jewelers of America National Convention
Location: New York, USA —InterContinental New York Barclay
Date: July 27, 2020 (Canceled due to pandemic)
> AWDC 2nd African Diamond Conference
Location: Durban, South Africa —Fairmont Zimbali Resort
Date: May 6, 2020 (Canceled due to pandemic)
> AWDC Webinar: Rough Market Q&A With Paul Zimnisky [Transcript]
Location: Virtual
Date: April 29, 2020
> Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Convention [Slides]
Location: Toronto, Canada —Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Date: March 2, 2020
> Guangzhou International Jewelry & Diamond Conference [Slides]
Location: Guangzhou, China —Clifford Hotel
Date: November 21, 2019
> The 2019 Northern Miner Diamonds in Canada Symposium [Slides]
Location: Toronto, Canada —TMX Broadcast Centre
Date: June 20, 2019
> HSBC Global Emerging Markets Investor Forum [Agenda]
Location: New York, USA —Lotte New York Palace
Date: June 11, 2019
> Brazilian Diamond Geology Symposium [Slides]
Location: Salvador, Brazil —Hotel Deville
Date: November 5, 2018
> HSBC Finance for Global Change Forum [Agenda]
Location: New York, USA —New York Public Library
Date: September 24, 2018
> The Inaugural Northern Miner Diamonds in Canada Symposium [Slides]
Location: Toronto, Canada —Fairmont Royal York
Date: June 11, 2018
> Mines and Money Conference [Slides]
Location: New York, USA —Hilton Midtown
Date: May 9, 2018
> Mining Indaba Conference [Slides]
Location: Cape Town, South Africa —Cape Town International Convention Centre
Date: February 6, 2018
> AWDC African Diamond Conference [Agenda]
Location: Brussels, Belgium —Egmont Palace
Date: November 14, 2017
> INTERTECH Industrial Diamond Conference [Slides]
Location: San Francisco, USA —Airport Marriott Waterfront
Date: April 20, 2017
> Scotiabank Commodities Outlook Conference [Slides]
Location: Toronto, Canada —Arcadian Court
Date: January 12, 2016