global investment diamond summit executive summary & agenda
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global investment diamond summit | October 21, 2015
A by invitation only summit bringing together high level Wall Street executives, Ultra High Net Worth Investors, and diamond industry executives at the breathtaking
Cipriani 25 Broadway
Showcasing expert speakers from both Wall Street and the diamond industry in thought-provoking workshops, panel discussions, and high impact one-on-one private equity / credit / direct investment deal-sourcing and networking sessions. The evening
event will feature Dr. Ben S. Bernanke, the iconic previous Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
Will also showcase the world’s top 1% of investment quality diamonds, world’s first diamond ETF / diamond currency (under development)
Integrated with tasting of high end vintage wines and Michelin Star Chefs
Financing the $80 Billion Global Diamond Industry Roundtable
The Summit will include a unique ‘Financing the $80 Billion Global Diamond Industry’ Credit Deal Roundtable to boost mezzanine funding / direct investment / credit deals between preeminent global diamond companies and the world’s leading investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and institutional investors. Securitization / collateralization possible with most deals.
CEOs / CFOs from over 30 AAA-rated multinational, middle-market diamond companies are expected to be in attendance | US companies + special delegations from Belgium and India boost international business development opportunities
Targeted Individual Deal Objectives: $50 - $300 million range
wall st. diamond ballOctober 21, 2015
The 2015 event will culminate with the black-tie Wall St. Diamond Ball Michelin Star dinner gala event, which will
feature Dr. Ben Bernanke, the distinguished former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System and former Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the System’s principal monetary
policymaking body.
All proceeds from the silent auction will support the United Nations World Food Programme’s global operations
Agenda
12 pm – 2 pm | ‘Financing AAA-Rated Companies In the $80 Billion Global Diamond Industry’ Roundtable With Luncheon at the Global Investment
Diamond Summit
2 pm – 5 pm | Structured One-On-One Deal-Sourcing Business Meetings
7:45 pm – 8:30 pm | VIP Meet & Greet Photo Opportunity with Dr. Bernanke
8:30 pm – 11:00 pm | Wall St. Diamond Ball with exclusive 15-minute keynote presentation by Dr. Bernanke followed by 15-minute Q&A session
Past Attendees
The high level Wall Street executives and Ultra High Net Worth Investors who have previously attended include:
o the Executive Chairman of the Asian unit of a $900+ billion global fund o the Managing Director of a $49 billion investment management firmo the Vice President of a $1.7 trillion global banking conglomerateo the Director of a $34 billion global consultancy firmo one of the unit heads of New York City's top real estate brokerage firm with
more than $18 billion in annual sales volumeo the Partner of a major law firm with more than 8,000 professionalso Chief Investment Officers from various hedge fundso the CEO of an alternative asset management companyo Designated Market Makers from the New York Stock Exchangeo high level diamond industry CEOs, the majority of which own 9 figure to 10
figure businesses
Honorary Committee
Honorary Committee members of the Summit include:
o Dr. Mark Mobius, Executive Chairman, Templeton Emerging Markets Group, part of the $900+ billion Franklin Templeton Investments
o Alexandra Lebenthal, CEO of Lebenthal Holdingso Madeline Boyd, Co-Chair of CFBTA o Peter Costa, NYSE Governor, CNBC Contributor, President of Empire Executions o Georges Leclere, previous Executive Director of the International Emmy Awardso PD Shah, Portfolio Manager of PDS Capital and New York Mercantile Exchange
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