Inspiration Theatre holds The Great Debate The Great Debate 2011, hosted by The Birmingham Assay Office and IJL was truly international. Guest speakers Gaetano Cavalieri, President of CIBJO and Catherine Sproule, Chief Operating Officer of the Responsible Jewellery Council brought a global dimension to the Debate, as Stephen Webster’s film chronicling his visit to the artisanal mines of Peru and their involvement with Fairtrade Fairmined are introducing gave the audience a first hand insight into some of the issues.


Michael Allchin, Chief Executive of The Birmingham Assay Office, who chaired the Debate, said “this year’s debate was intended to demonstrate some of the genuine progress that has been made in the past five years. CIBJO’s new Centre of Excellence in Antwerp, the growing number of companies certificated to RJC and the launch of Fairtrade Fairmined Gold are all extremely positive moves forward. We were very pleased to have such influential speakers who are committed to making a difference and we really appreciated them sharing their experiences. We all recognise there is still a very long way to go and it was encouraging that the questions put to the panel were intelligent, positive and progressive. Our objective in staging The Great Debate has always been to provoke thought and prompt action and we feel that we have once again achieved that goal.”


If you missed any of the sessions scheduled then take a look on our website to download a selection of presentations from the speakers at www.jewellerylondon.com/presentations 10


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