As in the previous events, the upcoming edition will be held on the trading floor of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York, at 580 Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan.
Gaetano Cavalieri said the message of the Hollywood actor shown on the site of the Diamond Foundry synthetic stones producer damages the livelihood of people in Africa and other countries where the diamond sector is important.
IDE President Yoram Dvash: "Today, we are making an initiative come true that we have waited a long time for: the sale of rough at affordable prices to younger diamantaires. We thank the Panford company and Dudi Shiama on carrying out the project."
The event took place from May 22 to 26 in the exchange's rough trading hall.
His replacement is Bruce Cleaver , who assumes the top job on July 1.
