Name   China Luxury Summit 2008 Website   www.chinaluxurysummit.com Details   China Luxury Industry needs an international dialogue throughout its luxury market development. In 2008, we need to gain a deep understanding of the many new circumstances affecting Chinese luxury markets. Examing the new luxury atmosphere by the implications of the two sessions (NPC & CPPCC) in China, what the full potential of Chinese luxury market is, and the complexity of Chinese hi-end market by different wealthy’s behaviour will all be discussed by tailored panels.

Name   The Walpole   Website   www.thewalpole.co.uk Details   Formed in 1992 by top tier British companies, including British Airways, Chewton Glen, Coutts & Co, DAKS Simpson, the Financial Times, The Savoy Group and William Grant & Sons, the membership provides a community for the exchange of best practice ideas to drive business development in both the UK and export markets. For the first time, British excellence was given a collective voice in the increasingly competitive global market: through Walpole these companies aimed to promote, recognise and maintain the highest standards of British commerce and industry. In 2005, Walpole made a strategic decision to refine its mission statement from promoting British excellence to promoting British luxury.

Name   African Fire Website   www.africanfirefoundation.org Details   The Africanfire Foundation is a charitable organization that benefits from the proceeds of the sale of Africanfire jewellery. Our inspiration and continued motivation lie in a strong belief that, by utilising the profits from our valuable natural resources, we can make significant improvements to the living standards of many of the most underprivileged people in the African continent.

Name   World Diamond Council Website   www.diamondfacts.org Details   In July 2000, the World Federation of Diamond Bourses and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association met in Antwerp to discuss, among other things, the concern over human rights violations committed in some diamond producing countries. During this meeting a resolution was passed to create the World Diamond Council (WDC).