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Bryan Aderhold, CG
Nash James Enterprises LLC
Emeralds – From Mine to Market
Gem Identification – Tools and Tips
Phone: 800.518.8150
Email: bryan@nashjames.com
Edward Boehm, CG
RareSource
World class expert on color & gem mining
Phone: 432.752.3191
Email: edward@raresource.com
Phillip Bosen, CG
Bosen Associates
How to best serve the LGBTQ community
Client Advisory Boards – Utilizing your best clients to grow your business in ways you never expected
Honing your 4 C’s presentation to beat your competition and sell more diamonds
Phone: 802.777.5007
Email: phillip@bosenassociates.com
Mike Botha, RS
Embee Diamonds
Off the Street Diamonds & Recut/Repair
Cutting Demonstrations
Phone: 306.763.3388
Email: mike@embeediateck.ca
Bill Boyajian
Bill Boyajian & Associates
Leadership and Business Development
Phone: 310.691.9562
Email: bill@billboyajianassociates.com
Bruce Bridges
Bridges Tsavorite
The History of Tsavorite and the Scorpion Mine
Phone: 520.907.7969
Email: brucebridges@tsavorite.com
Erica Courtney
Erica Courtney
Gemstones & Client Development
Phone: 323.938.2373
Email: erica@ericacourtney.com
James DeGroot
JewelryStoreTraining.com
Speak Their Language
Create a FRIEND First
Super Clientelling
Phone: 920.492.1191
Email: jim@jewelrystoretraining.com
Rachel Dery, RS
Gem Legacy
Gem Legacy: Holistic Sourcing and the People Behind Colored Gemstones
Phone: 248.933.3406
Email: rachel@gemlegacy.org
Website: gemlegacy.org
Roger Dery, RS
& Ginger Dery, RS
Roger Dery Gem Design
Kilimanjaro, Bangkok or Tucson: Getting to the Source of Your Story
Phone: 248.545.3546
Email: roger@rogerdery.com
Richard Drucker
Gemworld International, Inc.
Market Trends & Industry Issues
Pricing Methodology and Challenges
Value Factors for Colored Gems
Phone: 847.657.0555 ext. 204
Email: rdrucker@gemguide.com
Harold Dupuy
Stuller Inc.
Industry – Facts, Figures and the Future
Lab Grown Diamonds
Phone: 337.262.7700 ext. 4463
Email: harold_dupuy@stuller.com
Frank Farnsworth, RS
Parle Jewelry Designs/Idaho Opal & Gem Corp
World of Opals
Selling more Colored Gemstones
Phone: 208.233.4059 ext. 17
Email: frankf@parlegems.com
John Ford
Lightning Ridge Collection by John Ford
Lightning Ridge Black Opal
Inside a Jewelry Designers Mind
Sustainable Sourcing & Supply Chain
Phone: 409.771.7750
Email: John@LighntningRidgeCollection.com
Website: LighntningRidgeCollection.com
Eric Fritz
University of Arizona Gem and Mineral Museum
Spectroscope Training, Pearls
Phone: 520.358.7923
Email: ericwfritz@email.arizona.edu
Adam Graham, CSA
Joshua J. Jewelry
10 Growth Opportunities in Today’s Jewelry Industry
Email: adam@joshuaj.com
More info
Industry Security Trends, Peak Season Crime Prevention
John Kennedy
& Scott Guginsky
Jewelers Security Alliance
Security in the Jewelry Industry
Contact Experience to schedule
Email: experience@ags.org
Randy Lightfoot, RS
Michael Couch & Associates
Basics of Gemology
Photomicrography of Gem Inclusions
Microscopy as it relates to Identifying Gem Treatments
Phone: 815.342.3981
Email:randy.lightfoot@baileybox.com
Gail Brett Levine
National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA)
Valuting Old Style Diamonds
Gems at Auction; Appraisals
Phone: 718.896.1536
Email: naja.appraisers@netzero.net
Nicoloai Medvedev
Award winning gem cutter (on display at Smithsonian)
Phone: 520.370.4165
Email: nicmed777@gmail.com
Mona Miller, ICGA
Pacific Gem Lab
Identifying & Appraising Period & Antique Jewelry
USPSP
Jewelry Appraisal Report Writing (and more topics)
Phone: 503.274.7022
Email: mona@pacificgemlab.net
Niveet Nagpal, CG
Omi Gems
Colored Gemstones
Building A Brand
Phone: 626.331.4533
Email: niveet@omigems.com
Renee Newman
21st Century Jade: Why it’s prized and how it’s tested and valued
Pearl update: New types, fakes, treatments and jewelry styles
Non-traditional Colored Gems; Jade: Pearls
Phone: 626.282.3781
Email: reneenewmangg@yahoo.com
Dacques Nini
Dacques® Rare Beautiful Jewels
Mogôk, Myanmar, The Land of Rubies
Vietnam and Significance of Spinel
Sri Lanka’s Bounty and many more topics
Phone: 832.374.0008
Email: dacquesnini@gmail.com
Barbara Palumbo
Adornmentality/
What’sOnHerWrist
Jewelry & Watch Trends; Marketing to Women; Influencer Marketing
FTC Guidelines
Phone: 215.668.8995
Email: adornmentality@gmail.com
Jon Phillips, CG
Corona Company
Canadian Diamonds
World Diamond Market
Phone: 416.761.5529
Email: jonp@coronacompany.com
Nathan Renfro
Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
Speaks to GIA/AGS joint groups
Phone: 760.603.4000 ext. 7733
Email: nrenfro@gia.edu
Gary Roskin
International Colored Stone Association (ICA)
Latest on Laboratory-Grown Diamonds
Diamond Grading
The Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender
The Hope and Wittelsbach Blue
Colored Gemstones
International Gem & Jewelry Trade Shows
Email: gary@gemstone.org and
groskin1@comcast.net
David Rotenberg, ECGA
David Craig Jewelers
Appraisals: In depth, to the correct standard
ASET
In Store Security
Phone: 215.968.8900
Email: david@davidcraigjewelers.com
Keith Scott &
Rebecca Klein Scott
TALLsmall Productions
Several topics on Communication,
Networking and Negotiation
Phone: 443.540.0125
Email: keithandrebecca@tallsmallproductions.org
Shelly Sergent
Somewhere In The Rainbow Gem and Jewelry collection
Phone: 602.696.4242
Email: shelly@somewhereintherainbow.com
Jennifer Shaheen
Technology Therapy Group
Digging Into Digital – What’s Happening Now
Capture and Convert: Mapping the Customer Journey; eCommerce and Social Selling; Multi-channel Marketing and Tracking
Phone: 401.231.7620
Email: js@technologytherapy.com
Dr. James Shigley
Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
Speaks to GIA/AGS joint groups
Phone: 760.603.4019
Email: jshigley@gia.edu
Jeff Skaret
Changing the way we sell diamonds
Building your store brand—Who are you, What do you do, and Why?
Segmenting your market and clients for more effective marketing and sales
Putting Lab-grown diamonds in their place (understanding the current market and creating real differentiation that strengthens your credibility)
Phone: 612.325.9332
Email: jskaret@gmail.com
Chris Smith
American Gemological Laboratories (AGL)
Detection and Treatments
Phone: 212.704.0727
Email: chsmith@aglgemlab.com
Ben Smithee
The Smithee Group
How to Win in the Age of Digital Experience
Phone: 817.938.0750
Email: ben@thesmitheegroup.com
Peter Stavrianidis, CGA
Venus Jewelers
Networking; Public Speaking; Team Building
Email: peter.s@venusjewelers.com
Sheahan Stephen
Sheahan Stephen Sapphires Inc.
Sri Lankan Sapphire Expert
Phone: 503.805.6832
Email: sheahan@sssapphires.com
Tiffany C. Stevens & Sara Yood, Esq.
JVC
FTC Jewelry Advertising Guidelines
Intellectual Property
Anti Money Laundering and Compliance
Sales Tax Changes
Employment Matters
Quality Control of Inventory
Undisclosed Lab Grown Diamonds
Responsible Sourcing
Phone: 212.997.2002
Email: tiffany@jvclegal.org
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Regional Field Agents
Security in the Jewelry Industry
Cybersecurity
Contact Experience to schedule
Email: experience@ags.org
Parcel Pro
Business Insurance and Payment Solutions
Insured Transportation
Contact Experience to schedule
Email: experience@ags.org
Wells Fargo Retail Services
Wells Fargo finance program and AGS private label credit card
Contact Experience to schedule
Email: experience@ags.org
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