The 6th annual Dubai City of Gold conference will focus on the subject of ‘Value Chain & Integration’, the theme finalised by its organisers Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group. The discussions would reflect upon the contribution of the industry to national economies, integrated marketing, certification, diamond grading and the future of the coloured stones industry, within the backdrop of cooperation required across the supply chain. %% The conference will be held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Department of Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Airlines. It is scheduled from April 12-13, 2008, at the Park Hyatt, Dubai. It would host over 500 delegates from the GCC, Europe, America, the Indian sub-continent and South Africa and international speakers from various sectors of the industry. Speakers include Gaetano Cavalieri, President, The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO); Andrew Cody, President of International Coloured Stones Association; Ali Mohammed Safar, Director of Directorate of Precious Metals & Gemstone Testing, Bahrain Ministry of Industry & Commerce; Ian MacDonald, Executive Director, Gold and Precious Metals, DMCC; Moaz Barakat, Managing Director, Middle East, Pakistan & Turkey, World Gold Council; Martin Rapaport, Chief Executive Officer, Rapaport Group; David Fernandez, Head of Asia Sovereign Research, JP Morgan Chase Bank; and James Steel, Chief Commodities Analyst, HSBC Bank. %% The 6th Dubai City of Gold Conference is held in association with the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) which has been its acting sponsor for six consecutive years. Other sponsors include Transguard Security Services, ABN Amro Bank, Standard Bank, World Gold Council and HSBC & National Bank of Dubai. The Dubai City of Gold Conference was established in 2003.