Market Disruption : The advent of lab-grown diamonds

The second panel at the 4th Dubai Diamond Conference discussed the technologies used to create lab-grown diamonds (LGDs), namely CVD and HPHT, and how these continue to improve and become highly cost-effective, at a time when costs of mining are increasing. Moderator: Anish Aggarwal, Founder, GEMDAX Panelists: Amish Shah, President, ALTR Created Diamonds Stuart Brown, CEO, Mountain Province Stephen Lussier, Chairman and Executive Vice President, De Beers William Shor, Managing Partner, Caspian VC (CVC)